{"id":22296,"date":"2021-07-28T19:32:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T00:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/?p=22296"},"modified":"2021-07-31T08:52:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T13:52:39","slug":"trailboss-to-roadking-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/2021\/07\/trailboss-to-roadking-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Trailboss to Roadking – day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
Vegas to Zion national park.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m spending the month of August in Montana again. Figured I\u2019d do a fun little week MC trip with the lady on the way out to MT. I considered a week trip from Denver to MT but then thought Vegas to MT had more scenic stuff and national parks.<\/p>\n
So I rented a 2021 Harley Roadking for the week. I wanted to try something different.<\/p>\n
I have a herniated disc L5\/S1 which is annoying. Hopefully it doesn\u2019t act up on this trip. Fingers crossed.<\/p>\n
Vegas is a great location to start this week road trip but Vegas is disgusting, I won\u2019t be back. Fremont Street was fun for a little bit.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s as hot as a Tijuana hooker in hell.<\/p>\n
Once we got an hour outside Vegas the scenery became great.<\/p>\n
Initial impressions of the Harley…<\/p>\n
Kickstand makes me nervous.<\/p>\n
Bike sends vibrations through my head on highway which I\u2019m not used to.<\/p>\n
So far the bike is working out great.<\/p>\n
Passenger seat is like a living room sofa.<\/p>\n
Damn the bike is heavy as fuck.<\/p>\n
Clutch is a cable not hydraulic, and cable feels like it\u2019s gonna snap.<\/p>\n
Transmission is pretty bad. Finding neutral is the worst out of any bike I\u2019ve ever ridden. Maybe previous renter warped clutch plates?<\/p>\n
In Zion now and exploring. Views are great.<\/p>\n