How hard can you ride a Harley Davidson Heritage Softail?

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  • How hard can you ride a Harley Davidson Heritage Softail? Well let's find out as we go floorboard to floorboard on this Texas Backroad called Nameless road.
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  • @yankinoz1956
    @yankinoz1956 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Nice ride!! My 2020 Heritage doesnt scrap and I go through curves pretty hard.

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah the 2017 only has a 25 degree lean angle

    • @brianhoppenrath8379
      @brianhoppenrath8379 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have the same bike and only scrape in roundabouts

    • @brianhoppenrath8379
      @brianhoppenrath8379 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He said he had several close calls

  • @tommontague5721
    @tommontague5721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Floorboards on cruisers like Heritage are to be set a little loose, not cranked down tight. That way they gently fold up when you lean into a turn and scrape. I live in the mountains and scrape all the time. The first time you experience floorboard scrape through a turn it might startle you but, it's no big deal.

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, it's no biggie. I scrape on my sport tourer when I'm getting on it ... that is a little more questionable 😁

  • @jamesemond7290
    @jamesemond7290 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    For those of you who don’t know, he was killed a month after posting this video. He sounded like a nice guy, but you can’t ride like that every day without it eventually catching up with you. My motto is, “ride to live another day.” I crashed in my early 20’s riding like this. I should have died that day but miraculously I didn’t. I did, however, spend the next 18 months in and out of surgery. But what hurt me the most was how much I hurt my family, especially my mother. I saw the video of this guys funeral; he had a lot of friends and family, and it seemed a wife. When we ride we have to be mindful of those who love us along with those who we love. I don’t know why but a part of me feels like I knew him.

    • @FranBunnyFFXII
      @FranBunnyFFXII ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did he die on a motorcycle? Or do we not know?
      I ride my fat boy pretty hard, like they do a sport bike or those king of the baggers riders.
      The big problem I see with this guy's riding is he's not motoGP leaning over the tank into the turn, he's counter leaning, which means he's adding more lean angle than necessary.
      I personally ride really fast and hard, but I also wear a motoGP level helmet, and an airbag vest.

    • @threeboardsfour
      @threeboardsfour ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I had a quick look and there is a memorial video on his channel. In the comments it confirms that it was a bike accident.
      Have to say he 's not hanging about in this video, and that's on an easy going cruiser.

    • @ozziejim8472
      @ozziejim8472 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh wow very sad.

    • @carolkellison9359
      @carolkellison9359 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      He wrecked at an intersection... not actually going really fast. Hit an obstruction in the road and it threw him. My brother was an easy guy to know...I can see why you feel like you did. It's been one year now and we miss him very much.

    • @bigsleez8655
      @bigsleez8655 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Damn thats really sad. Rest in peace bro

  • @maximusblueline8546
    @maximusblueline8546 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You were rippin man! Great video

  • @ronrobertson59
    @ronrobertson59 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Sounds like every Harley I ever owned cornering. I'm on my 2nd set of foot boards on my 72 FLH.

  • @brsha8762
    @brsha8762 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great video! Bike sounds fkng great.. looks great.. nice road... just a great little video

  • @RayRicDay
    @RayRicDay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good video. Spain is plenty of twisty roads and my Heritage 2018 needs lean way further to touch the floor. I understand that 2017 and previous models have shorter lean angles?

  • @motomoj
    @motomoj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love it! Scraping every time.

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Side to side babeh 😁

    • @NoThanksnothanks
      @NoThanksnothanks 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dadwithabikeI got a 2008 SHC and I do the same exact thing, lol. I lean too hard. I have had to back off a bit, my gf doesn’t like it.

  • @Eduardo-1976
    @Eduardo-1976 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I loved this video, souch a great ride, sorry he passed away, rip

  • @RunCMDmoto
    @RunCMDmoto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Do you feel the need to lift your leg a bit when it starts scraping so the floorboard can fold? I usually stop leaning when I start scraping but wonder if I could push it a little farther if I do this…

  • @johnmacri7440
    @johnmacri7440 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best color ever

  • @darryllengyel2278
    @darryllengyel2278 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the ride bro

  • @shoomapadoo1141
    @shoomapadoo1141 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great ride!

  • @RunCMDmoto
    @RunCMDmoto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Rest In Peace brother ✊🏽- thanks for all the awesome content

    • @Slum187
      @Slum187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Waittttt whattttt?

    • @vmarsfiles
      @vmarsfiles 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea people keep saying he had a motorcycle accident and passed away but I'm not sure if its true.

    • @ssstryker6136
      @ssstryker6136 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just google his handle and Indian. Another gone to soon. Rip

    • @RunCMDmoto
      @RunCMDmoto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@vmarsfiles it’s definitely true. Unfortunately 😞

    • @CindyDC
      @CindyDC ปีที่แล้ว

      😔

  • @hootertexas9711
    @hootertexas9711 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Looks like a really nice ride! There’s not much down here around corpus. Mostly just straight farm roads. I hear you scraping those pegs lol!

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah it's great riding around Austin

  • @ZildjianMan30
    @ZildjianMan30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Looks fun! Sounds fun!

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is .... sounds faster than it is

  • @captainchris93
    @captainchris93 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yo! That 2017 heritage was my first bike! That exact color! Totaled it though.....Great bike!

  • @iSPELLinAMERICAN
    @iSPELLinAMERICAN ปีที่แล้ว

    That initial sound is just your warning angle, still got a couple more degrees to go 😆

  • @coryable8256
    @coryable8256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome ride. I'd like to ride like that here in California, but we have a really bad deer problem.

    • @JohnnyRebKy
      @JohnnyRebKy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea here in Kentucky deer hunt you like heat seeking missiles. I miss one by a inch just about every time I ride. I got to the point where my rides aren’t enjoyable anymore because of it.

  • @SaskRiderMoto
    @SaskRiderMoto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sounds like you had a second mic close to the floorboards haha.
    I have not ridden enough yet to start dipping that much and going that hard into corners. Loved it haha.

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha, naw it was just extra clear coming into the mic in the helmet 😁

  • @rcanoli99
    @rcanoli99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nice ride! I enjoyed tagging along... curious if your floorboards are extra low or what...I've got FB on my shovel (WG) and I don't scrape them unless I lean a lot more than you did - at least I think so... Anyway thanks for posting I never been to Texas it was nice seeing a close-up, real pretty! edit: btw you like going fast fast I see...American model I'm sure that's MPH not KPH ... A steady 70 and hitting 90? Jeez...Rock on!

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes it's in MPH. The bike isn't lowered but the lean angle on the 2017 heritage is only 25 degrees

  • @wcraiderevo8078
    @wcraiderevo8078 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I was gonna say that that has to be lower than my 97 Heritage. I ride aggressively in the mountains of North Carolina, home, and rarely scrape...fun times though.

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, it's not lowered. My other bike is a sport tourer and I scrape the feelers on that as well. The 2017 heritage only has a 25 degree lean angle though.

    • @wcraiderevo8078
      @wcraiderevo8078 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dadwithabike I push mine through the twisties...gotta have some fun. Got stopped once by a deputy who was curious how many times I scraped going up the mountain...😁. He has the same year with only 5k miles on it.

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@wcraiderevo8078 hahaha, awesome

  • @MessyGarageBMW
    @MessyGarageBMW 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks like a fun ride.

  • @darryllengyel2278
    @darryllengyel2278 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Let’s go bro

  • @LilYeshua
    @LilYeshua ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ouch!
    My brother broke in the chrome foot boards on the one I used to have.

  • @quintindykes9085
    @quintindykes9085 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice video!

  • @noahfenton1835
    @noahfenton1835 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome footage... Do you use gopro from your chest?

  • @ajvalerio86
    @ajvalerio86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    We are gonna miss you brother! Rest in peace dude 🖤

  • @billbarrett6285
    @billbarrett6285 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I live in Central Texas too. I'm in the process of trying to buy gear to take the MSF amd then planning to get a Heritage.
    I'm 6'3" about 215-220. I need XL Tall in shirts and jackets. I'm looking foe gear that will be good for this area eith all the heat. What gear do you use in the summer and what do you recommend?

  • @RoysMotoVentures
    @RoysMotoVentures 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice ride. I don't ride that hard in the corners, LOL. That's beyond my capabilities.

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha, well the lean angle on these are pretty low

  • @bradlozano2571
    @bradlozano2571 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your just out having fun👍😎

  • @Za.brah323
    @Za.brah323 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you convinced me to get a soft tail

  • @DanielDraper-ki4hr
    @DanielDraper-ki4hr 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What year model is your Heritage?

  • @ananda_miaoyin
    @ananda_miaoyin 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You might try learning off the bike to this inside deeper. Helps decrease the angle of the bike itself in a turn.
    I have an 05 Softail deluxe and that thing is LOW.
    Your floorboards sound just like mine....

  • @MyDunnLife
    @MyDunnLife 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    RIP man

  • @user-gy4tx2mq2n
    @user-gy4tx2mq2n 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had that exact bike color and everything. LOVED it but the lean angle is trash. I now have a roadglide ultra and it feels like a sport bike in the mountains compared to the heritage.

  • @swolepatrol2139
    @swolepatrol2139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Was this his last video? Really will miss dadwirabike

  • @touch84g15
    @touch84g15 ปีที่แล้ว

    My 2019 softail deluxe is 28 degree lean angel

  • @ChrisVanMiddelkoop
    @ChrisVanMiddelkoop 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    yeah you need to do some more body positioning

  • @barrybarnes96
    @barrybarnes96 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    that really is sub par. how does the fat bob have so much more lean angle?

  • @benwhitey999
    @benwhitey999 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey man, just want to say your footage is gorgeous! Do you mind telling me your camera settings? Also do you use ND filters?

  • @williamokeefe9677
    @williamokeefe9677 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Just saw this, nice ride. Love the roads there, I used t ride the Hill Country out of New Braunfels. My 2012 heritage scraped all the time.

  • @psychoticmemories2583
    @psychoticmemories2583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Scraping pegs is fun until the pavement has a lip that catches your floorboard and lifts the rear tire.

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's only happened on my sport tourer when the center stand catches. But you just ride it out

  • @chrisgargan28
    @chrisgargan28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I rented a Heritage Softail in New Hampshire when the races were going in Laconia. My buddy was on a Buell.I was trying to keep up with him and a ground down the underside of the footboards. I felt like I was riding a recliner. A pig of a motorcycle.

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, it's a true cruiser for sure. It's a nice ride though

    • @zippahead
      @zippahead 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Big cruising motor cycles aren't for everyone. Ride what you can handle.

    • @chrisgargan28
      @chrisgargan28 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zippahead It's an absurdly easy bike to handle. That's the problem, it wallows, There's no performance.

  • @vashspecter
    @vashspecter 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I got a 2008 softail deluxe as my first bike, long story on why, not my choice. I’ll have to get used to this sound

  • @mikef3300
    @mikef3300 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have to turn my 95 springer softail like a Mack truck when turning left because of the 3” belt drive. 😳

  • @PaulsMotoZen
    @PaulsMotoZen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would have enjoyed the ride a bit more if I was riding it. I also would not have scraped my bike at all while riding. I just do not have the funds to keep replacing parts to scrape.

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's only feelers on the boards ...

  • @billbarrett6285
    @billbarrett6285 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Careful! Your really scraping the floor boards and don't want to low side " riding it like you stole it". 😊 What year is hour bike? I believe the lean angle is better on the Heritage in the latest model year or 2.

    • @dieselbaldwin
      @dieselbaldwin 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The creator of this channel passed away FYI…

    • @billbarrett6285
      @billbarrett6285 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@dieselbaldwin I'm very sorry to hear that.

  • @scottwinkelmann1494
    @scottwinkelmann1494 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My rule of thumb is... if it isn't throwin sparks on the corners it ain't low enough..lol

  • @olebilly
    @olebilly ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I lean my heritage so much my handle bars scrape the cement. Jk

  • @terralriver
    @terralriver 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    On that particular Heritage, there's not enough lean angle.

  • @PhenomProductions23
    @PhenomProductions23 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is how Harleys should be Ridden!

  • @Apeshyte1
    @Apeshyte1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    RIP John.

  • @jamesb.armstrong5433
    @jamesb.armstrong5433 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I could scrape both sides of my H-D FXR

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, cruisers are pretty easy to hit side toside

  • @jimsmusic3906
    @jimsmusic3906 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not seeing how all this dragging is a good thing.

  • @petergrundy8081
    @petergrundy8081 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Far out he wrings the neck out of that HERITAGE

  • @JJnATX
    @JJnATX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this route and ride it, lime creek, marble falls all the time.. Let's sync up sometime for group ride!

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah it is a great ride for sure

  • @thelatenightbar
    @thelatenightbar 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    But was it fun !? :)

  • @user-cd9gk7lj9p
    @user-cd9gk7lj9p 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    until the bike scrapes the ground

  • @briancronin6073
    @briancronin6073 ปีที่แล้ว

    yeag

  • @bonwana2275
    @bonwana2275 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should try counter steering

    • @mohamedkamal2515
      @mohamedkamal2515 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sadly he won't... he died in a crash few months ago. We miss this man

  • @clarkbutts2210
    @clarkbutts2210 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would not ride that fast through the curves,its just not safe.

  • @Kenny-iq6zv
    @Kenny-iq6zv ปีที่แล้ว

    What happened to John

    • @brianhoppenrath8379
      @brianhoppenrath8379 ปีที่แล้ว

      He crashed in a intersection at a high speed, not sure which bike.

    • @carolkellison9359
      @carolkellison9359 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@brianhoppenrath8379 he really wasn't going that fast according to the video. There's was an obstruction in the intersection and it threw him. It was his new one not the Harley. It's been a year and I miss my brother like crazy...you guys stay safe

  • @markh.harris9271
    @markh.harris9271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your floor-boards are too low. I never scape the floor-boards on my Heritage Softail Springer (2003) and I ride it hard, leaning as much or more than you are in this video; something is wrong. You're going to high-side that thing if you're not careful. its not pretty.
    marcus

    • @dadwithabike
      @dadwithabike  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not lowered and the lean angle on a 2017 heritage is only 25 degrees. Thanks though

    • @John-ob7dh
      @John-ob7dh ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Truer words were never said it seems .R.i.P

  • @TonVerkleijT3
    @TonVerkleijT3 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rather slow curves compared to European standards. Look at the videos from a guy called Schaaf, then you will see tight corners.

  • @tonebebop7656
    @tonebebop7656 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why would you ride like that? Get a sport bike if your doing it like that. They at least stop quicker vs having to replace your floorboards because you grounded them off. Dumb. Your definitely going to die doing that so rip.

    • @justinh5982
      @justinh5982 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He passed away not long after this video was published. Please be considerate.