Ok guys, I asked for it, I got it. Rob, you win....only 'cause of the number of letters. It has nothing to do with the first part of it being 100% correct and the pretty wife part, ha ha.
I'm going to have to take a pass on all the others and stick with my "Els" pick. Only thing now is my thinking about what CR said. Sounds kinda Mexican to me but as long as it doesn't sound Liberian or Ethiopian, I can handle the handle. New license plate is ELS V8. Can't get too hurt with that one.
As far as the ride report Rick, it's been 'interesting" but great. Here on the real twisties in the mountains, the 300 tire is not so agile as the 240 or 250 was. You can feel the transition putting it hard over. There's also a bit of that "chopper bounce" in the hard corners which I quite frankly enjoy. Long stretch (wheelbase), bit of frame flex. I personally love rigid frame bikes because of this reason. On the straights and otherwise "normal" roads, you would think there's a full blown suspension. Absortion of bumps through the tires, forks and frame makes it feel not hardly different than any other road bike I've owned.
What Phil is going to really get off on is the motor. For many years I was one of those guys that played the bigblock vs smallblock game with buds. "Small"block eh, yeah it's a nice "girls" motor, ha ha. I knew better hanging at the track over the years but it's still fun to do. This motor will level that playing field. It's always been about attitude to me with the bikes and the DART motor has lots of snotty attitude. The guys I got to visit with in Daytona told me they thought the sound and lope were just as good as most bigblocks. Phils trike combining that powerplant with a for real Powerglide is a kick in the ass for sure.
You guys are a bunch of laughs. Thanks for all the recommendations both serious (yeah right) and otherwise. These V8 bikes and the guys who ride them are as good as it gets.
Els aka Elsboss aka ElsV8 aka Lucky Bastard aka Elschopperels aka Els Bells aka Bigfatbastardwidthenicelogcabinprettywifeblahblahblah...
After 5 years, 3 bikes, 2 trikes of Boss Hosses, I've now been without for about 3 years. In spite of liking the handle, it's somewhat traitorous considering I'm now a member of the V8Chopper family.
(I think Fast Eddie called me that once) so I'm probably going to just go with "Els" and leave it at that.
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But you kind of did ask for suggestions.
