The WORST Place to Ride a Harley Street Bob 114!! 

By the way good topic , city riding 👌 I have the 2022 FXBB 114 with Orange tank badge and mostly black. I feel this M8 is designed for the outskirts of the city, the country roads along the coast of California, oh greetings from Central Valley California. You point out the gears and I agree with you. You point out the brakes on the M8 , I've been giving my brakes alot of consideration and what I can do to make them better. The M8 does require some skill to handle overall and works well in open roads not within the city. Good video bro !

I can’t find them now, but I purchased air deflectors for my Deluxe. It was my first ever “upgrade” on the bike. They are made by Kuryakyn. I ride in Las Vegas heat all the time and what a difference on my legs!!! Well worth the money!!!

The most fun I had riding in Philly was on our Honda Rebel 250. Super light weight, not a huge amount of power, small enough to squeeze past almost anything. It was a blast ripping that thing through the city and up the drives to Chestnut Hill from Fishtown.

It's one reason why I love my sporty. It's perfect for the area I live in here in the Ozark mountains. It also does great in the city. I even had some older gentlemen on baggers telling me they wish they had a smaller bike like me. Even more so, I can still take it on an interstate road trip once a year and it does just fine.

Glad to see that stop signs in Philly are optional. I'll remember that when I get a chance to get back down there.

I was out for a ride today on my 107. It was 22/23 here in the UK, so pretty hot(for us). I agree with the 1st and 2nd gear. 1st is too choppy, especially for tighter turns and 2nd is a little too lumpy. I try to do it in 2nd as Motorman suggests, a little back brake and a bit of throttle and clutch control. Not easy though. Also agree, the M8 gets hot, my rear cylinder deactivation was coming in a lot. The weight, I am ok with now after nearly 5k of riding. My bike is in it's element on open fast roads though. Great, informative video. Thanks

Love the Street bob paint it all black..in the city we split lanes all day

So.... I agree 100% about 1st gear, and I'd add that 2nd is also short.

I rode a ktm 690 all through Seattle qute a bit and the only reason i enjoyed it is because its a small bike that can go anywhere. Id rather ride a motorcycle through any city than drive a car through the city. Also you can park a bike anywhere. Super helpful

It's not the fairing & bags that would bother me in the city. It's HDs heavy clutch and air-cooled engine that gets hot in stop & go riding. If I was doing that on the daily, I'd get an electric bike.

Unfortunately, sometimes I have to work downtown . there’s never parking for a work van so I up charge for parking tickets

If you’re going to do mostly city riding, then honestly, a scooter is what you want. My ‘04 Honda silverwing scooter is so much more convenient in stop and go than my ‘21 Low Rider S, Obviously. Even though my silverwing is a 600cc, 550 lb bike, it’s like a mini bike compared to my 680 lb Harley. That said, my Harley still gets the vast majority of use regardless of where I’m going just because it’s so much cooler and it’s more fun to ride. The torque on hand with that 114 is too good to pass up. But I needed a bike that I could ride for pleasure, around town, city commuting on the highway, and traveling, and the Harley softail is a great compromise for an all around motorcycle, imo. I also specifically wanted the extra weight of a big Harley cruiser here in Oklahoma where the wind is constantly trying to kill anyone on twos.

I don’t even like driving through center city. You would need two heads to stay aware on the bike. Stay safe.

I personally try and avoid riding in downtown DC and Baltimore as much as I can just for the simple fact that the roads are GOD AWFUL.

I don't like going down there in a car... couldn't imagine going on a bike

When I was iin Manhattan for a short stay I didnt see many motorcycles there, I suppose it wouldnt make sense .

Single front disk brake, not a fan of. I'd still buy that bike, looks like a lot of fun to ride.

It's pain riding any motorcycle in city ,I must say though I have 22 streetbob and Honda rebel dct ,I must say my Honda rebel 1100 dct automatic lot better in city

City riding sucks, and yet I do it every day LOL

The worst place to ride with any bike is any place where the pigs are lol

What fairing do you have?

Yea....lets meet up and hop on my road glide 🤣

I wouldn't ride a Grom through there.

Did you ride past CCP?

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Grom ftw