Quote from: big kim on June 11, 2018, 03:32:28 PM
Age is a number. 61 this year, go  to  the punk Rock festival each year &  ride a Harley Sportster (883R, stage 1  tune), Big Twins are for old people!

Hehe, I have a 2015 Harley Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low. As of now I ride pretty much all year long. Here where I live we don't get snow, and a leather jacket is plenty enough for the lowest temperatures we normally get in the winter. However,  I have been honestly wondering if I'll still be able to ride it once I've been on hrt and the effects of losing upper body muscle kick in. I've read so much about transgender women losing muscle and strength after being on hrt, so I am expecting that I'll most likely lose strength as well. My Harley is nearly 1,000 pounds so I'm hoping I'll still be left with enough strength myself to continue riding it. Then again, it could end up that once I'm well into transition, I may not lose much strength, but I might lose the confidence to ride it anyway. We'll see what results hrt will bring me lol.

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Quote from: Lady Skylar on June 12, 2018, 08:51:16 AM
Hehe, I have a 2015 Harley Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low. As of now I ride pretty much all year long. Here where I live we don't get snow, and a leather jacket is plenty enough for the lowest temperatures we normally get in the winter. However,  I have been honestly wondering if I'll still be able to ride it once I've been on hrt and the effects of losing upper body muscle kick in. I've read so much about transgender women losing muscle and strength after being on hrt, so I am expecting that I'll most likely lose strength as well. My Harley is nearly 1,000 pounds so I'm hoping I'll still be left with enough strength myself to continue riding it. Then again, it could end up that once I'm well into transition, I may not lose much strength, but I might lose the confidence to ride it anyway. We'll see what results hrt will bring me lol.

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There are a number of videos out there showing you how to pick up some big bikes and this may be a smaller bike but the principle is still the same. You can't brute force it but you can still pick up a heavy bike.

Quote from: Dena on June 12, 2018, 03:19:42 PM
There are a number of videos out there showing you how to pick up some big bikes and this may be a smaller bike but the principle is still the same. You can't brute force it but you can still pick up a heavy bike.

Yeah, not my bike. Trust me, I've seen guys with the same model bike as mine drop them at motorcycle rallies/poker runs, and it takes at least 2 big men minimum to pick them up. My bike is big and bulky with a trunk and hard saddle bags. It weighs between 950 to 1,000 pounds. One person alone is not picking this bike up by themself unless they are a power lifter, and even then they'll probably have a hard time due to the way you would have to hold the brake lever on the handlebars while picking it up to keep it from moving. I bet you would have a hard time finding a video of just one person lifting a Harley Ultra Electra Glide Classic.

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How about 911 pounds?

Quote from: Dena on June 12, 2018, 06:23:56 PM
How about 911 pounds?

You know for sure that motorcycle is 911 pounds? Have you ever tried to lift one yourself? Is this video you personally recorded,  and maybe you saw her ride the motorcycle to that demonstration, and then start it up and leave? I've been riding more than 40 years and I've never seen a single person lift a bagger by themselves. If she was able to lift a stock motorcycle alone, then yes I'm impressed, but in reality that motorcycle could have possibly had all the electronics stripped from the fairing, as well as the heaviest parts stripped/modified from it just for the purpose of this demonstration. I don't mind admitting I myself couldn't do it no matter what. The main reason is I've had a spinal fusion, several herniated discs,  and I have degenerative disc disease. I can't imagine even attempting to lift my bike especially after I start hrt and lose strength.

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I like my horse power on four wheels instead of two so I haven't had first hand experience with motorcycles. My roommate was into motorcycles including a Gullwing and a large BMW touring bike. As for the 911 pounds, that was what was posted on youtube so I don't have direct personal knowledge that the weight is correct. Last but not least, if I had that much work done on my back, I would be very very careful with it. I am not even sure I would want to risk a bike injury under those conditions however I have never had the fever so I would be conservative in my risk taking.

Quote from: Dena on June 12, 2018, 09:02:26 PM
I like my horse power on four wheels instead of two so I haven't had first hand experience with motorcycles. My roommate was into motorcycles including a Gullwing and a large BMW touring bike. As for the 911 pounds, that was what was posted on youtube so I don't have direct personal knowledge that the weight is correct. Last but not least, if I had that much work done on my back, I would be very very careful with it. I am not even sure I would want to risk a bike injury under those conditions however I have never had the fever so I would be conservative in my risk taking.

I understand you completely. I actually haven't been on the bike since last December. I had my spinal fusion surgery at the end of January, and the doctor told me 6 months at a very minimum before he thinks I should ride again. So I still have a couple of more months before I even attempt to ride it again. Hell I still may not even have the strength in my back by then to lift the bike off of the kickstand. It's all good though because I seriously have been considering if this bike even remains in my future because of its size anyway. Like I mentioned earlier, with all the stories I've read about transgender women losing upper body muscle and strength, I'll likely just get rid of the motorcycle anyway. My ultimate goal is just be happy and enjoy living my life as a woman. That to me is worth the trade off.

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