K-9 handling

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[bigdogtech01]

Hey Guys,
I got a possible oppurtunity to get a '09 K-9. I was wondering how the handling is on them in both the slow speed turns and normal road curves. I used to own a '04 AIH Texas Chopper so I know all about the raked front end and wide rear tire. The Texas Chooper was kind of a bitch when turning slow and it needed more room in the twisties. The dealer tells me the K-9 is 100 times better handling then the Texas Chopper. Also, for the guys that ride two-up, how is the ride with a passenger? Do your ladies complain or is it comfortable for them? I currently have a '09 Mastiff and a HD Night Train and I am thinking of going with a K-9 as my only bike. Reason for this is because I can only ride one bike at a time and choppers kick ass!! I just don't know if I should give up my Harley.

The I.H Chopper is a hell of a nice ride, my feeling is it rides a little nicer than the K-9, but the K-9 is a hell of a nice ride as well plus the company is still alive and kickin and you can get parts for them a whole lot easier. Trying to find certain parts on an I-H is a nightmare, nice bikes, they all are. Harleys, well just think how many of them Damn things are on the road, way too many. Get yourself a K-9 and you'll be styling.:up:

 

[cyclecat]

I have a buddy with an '07 Texas IH. I've ridden it and my '06 K-9 back to back (before it was mine, so not a biased opinion). From the pull of the clutch, the handling, fit, finish and the ergonomics overall, the K-9 outshines the IH.

Now that the K-9 is mine and I get to ride it like I stole it, it handles unbelievably well. The long front end feels so planted in turns. I scrape pegs and pipes all the time. In slow speed turns just lean. I mean lean like you want to drag your elbow on the ground, it will turn on a dime.

Slow speed turns have actually become fun. Lean in and whip the hell out of the bars and you leave that 300 rear tire thinking, "damn, what did he just do to me!"

 

[stryfox]

Ask Curdog (JJ), a member here and I ride with him.

He traded in his Mastiff for a K-9 and said the K-9 rides and handles MUCH better than the mastiff.

Rick, the BDM truck driver, said in his opinion, the Mastiff is BDM's worst handling bike. And he has riden them all. He was putting on and helping with the test ride event at the local dealer a few weeks ago.

Another members wife was dead set on buying a Mastiff and settled on a K-9 in Daytona and took it home.

I think you will really like the K-9 if you have riden a Texas Chopper.

big dog and vairous reviews say the coyote is the best handleing of the bunch. The coyote seems to be the same as the mastiff but with a 250 rear tire. Am I missing something here?