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I spent the weekend driving some twisty roads in Arkansas (in a car...) Lucky for me there was the mother of all poker runs scheduled at the same time, which meant I spent a huge amount of time stuck behind one Harley or another and I paid a lot of attention to what they did in the corners. The rear suspensions of most of them didn't like to hit any serious bumps while leaned over. It was actually pretty interesting to watch. Some responded so badly, I wouldn't have wanted to be on them. Based upon what I saw, I'd want to pick something that had a fair amount of travel in the rear end, even then, I might upgrade the rear shocks...
In other news, I once rode a Sportster and found that it had the worst handling and brakes of any bike I've ever ridden. Head shake, weaves, standing up on the brakes, it had so many bad habits I wouldn't ride one across town. No clue what the rest of them are like.
JR
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