robermv32
Active Member
Ok, so I installed my Gen 3 awhile ago and have been satisfied with the results....that is until yesterday. I'll set the stage. Ride, 2010 FLHX. Weather Sun and clear skies. A little wind but nothing to be concerned with. Temperature in the mid 60's. Trip was 120 miles round trip to get parts for my boat trailer.
Here's the problem.....I'm cruising along with the tunes blasting and a crisp wind in my face. The apples are ready along the finger lakes and the smell is in the air. The road I'm on is US 20 across central New York. This road has many curves and hills along this section and it is 4 lane on many of the hills. So what's the problem with the Gen 3 ? Only that you can REALLY get into the performance aspect again. Cutting around a sweeping right hand curve across a valley with a large hill approaching the urge to just add the power was, well, overwhelming. And I did. I topped that hill and looked down at the speedo and it said.....79mph. Holy molly...79 at my age...and she was still pulling!! I had just let off the throttle and sure enough....there coming at me is a member of the newest graduating class of the New York State Police Academy. His eyes are as big as the apples I've been seeing.
I was already on the shoulder and off the bike when he came rolling up. Boy those lights are pretty. We were discussing the situation when he got a call for a motor vehicle accident and he told me it was my lucky day. Boy was it. Fines are tough in New York. Off he went and I continued on....with a new respect for the GEN 3. Man, that thing is fun.
Here's the problem.....I'm cruising along with the tunes blasting and a crisp wind in my face. The apples are ready along the finger lakes and the smell is in the air. The road I'm on is US 20 across central New York. This road has many curves and hills along this section and it is 4 lane on many of the hills. So what's the problem with the Gen 3 ? Only that you can REALLY get into the performance aspect again. Cutting around a sweeping right hand curve across a valley with a large hill approaching the urge to just add the power was, well, overwhelming. And I did. I topped that hill and looked down at the speedo and it said.....79mph. Holy molly...79 at my age...and she was still pulling!! I had just let off the throttle and sure enough....there coming at me is a member of the newest graduating class of the New York State Police Academy. His eyes are as big as the apples I've been seeing.
I was already on the shoulder and off the bike when he came rolling up. Boy those lights are pretty. We were discussing the situation when he got a call for a motor vehicle accident and he told me it was my lucky day. Boy was it. Fines are tough in New York. Off he went and I continued on....with a new respect for the GEN 3. Man, that thing is fun.