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Hi everyone,
I have a question and would value the opinions of the folks who post here. I purchased a new Vulcan 900 Classic. When I bought the bike my wife told me she did not want anything to do with it and would not ride with me. To make a long story short today she ask if I would take her "around the subdivision". Well nearly 2 hours later and many miles of highway and back roads later, I may have a problem. She had such a great time that what I thought would be a 15 minute shot ended up being much more. Now the problem. The 900's manual seems to indicate a max load of 397 pounds. Together with helmets an jackets we are near 500 pounds. See the problem
, how badly will I shorten the life of this bike if we ride two up?:frown: It didn't seem to have any trouble with acceleration or braking today. As expected the MPG dropped a little. I suppose that I could go back to the dealer and see how badly I will get beat down on trading a bike with 1000 miles that I've had for three months. (lol)
I have a question and would value the opinions of the folks who post here. I purchased a new Vulcan 900 Classic. When I bought the bike my wife told me she did not want anything to do with it and would not ride with me. To make a long story short today she ask if I would take her "around the subdivision". Well nearly 2 hours later and many miles of highway and back roads later, I may have a problem. She had such a great time that what I thought would be a 15 minute shot ended up being much more. Now the problem. The 900's manual seems to indicate a max load of 397 pounds. Together with helmets an jackets we are near 500 pounds. See the problem