Grazuh,
Your bike is beautiful. The look is stunning, but I get most impact from the nameplate under the handlebars. I have ridden my own bikes and others with apehangers. I regularly ride a friends wide glide since he lusts after my TBA and I let him ride it sometimes on 30-40 mile trips.
He rides my bike a lot easier than I do, so I really don't mind. But after the short trip, my upper back hurts and my lower arms are almost numb from my elbows being held pointing to far out. My buckhorns let my elbows point downward, taking the stress off the joints. I can ride my bike as it is now for 14 hours (with short refuel breaks) without pain or aching. Maybe you young guys can handle it better.
Speaking of handling, several road track experts have studied the lean factor in steering by adding a stationary set of bars with a throttle attached. They have found that leaning alone will net a turn of about 5 degrees before the gyroscopic effect of the the spinning wheels straightens the bike up. Countersteering will follow through a turn and hold you in your lean. There is a good book called "Total Control" by Lee Parks that explains the science of riding a motorcycle. This is a must read for safety reasons if nothing else. It is geared toward the high speed track rider, but we "laid back cruisers" need to know a lot of this also. Especially if you're replacing your hero nuts every few months.
Ride Safe,
Dennis
