The Dark Side
So it was early May and I was due to get my full lic back in June, every day I had been putting up the road past the Sydney dealer on my stupid p’s restricted Chinese chopper daily….Yep I truly looked like the bear picture posted elsewhere.
Originally I went in to check out the victory high ball, because Polaris for some reason give service personnel and veterans a better warranty and some extras when you buy, but as I walked into the dealership, there she was, dark and overpowering, much like that hooker at, oh wait, another story for another time.
Anyway just like that hooker, I walked straight up and mounted her, Betty her name was, but I wouldn’t find that out till we met again. It was love/lust, and her sheer curves that had me. I didn’t even take her for a ride that day, as I knew she had been with many others, but I could tell her balance was perfect, and her engine had many a good write up, so I took the plunge and married her younger untouched twin sister unseen.
Just like her older hooker sister, she took me for more than she was worth, and I got all the options, why hold back on such a fine piece of machine….
Well 10 June came, 7am, lined up at the RMS, doors open lic reinstated, I caught ataxi to the dealer to meet my promised Betty, but I was too early so I had to wait sipping on macca's coffee, feeling like a junkie waiting got the score to arrive….I had already handed back my mail order bike thanks to NCAT, she turned out to be a lesbian (lemon) and the pimp paid me handsomely as I handed back that worn out girl.
Well just like the showroom ho, Betty the younger sister was exceptional, she had me wrapped around in her arms the minute we hit walking pace, I knew I would never want to let go, and when I got out onto the street, she showed everyone in Sydney peak hour just what she could do to me, and I could do to her as I dropped the throttle and drifted up the road, opps forgot, new tyres!!….
Well the story ends much like the playboy books of old. She’s now my regular gal and we have fun together every day, wet, dry, lube on the road, or not…
Now to be honest, she has been a great ride, yep you might hear me go on about the clutch being a bit funky when it’s cold, but boy is she perfect. I am so glad I put the apes on her as the stock bars would have been painful for a daily commute, but the 16” allows me to lane filter and not think about side mirror slams…
Her family has been great to me too, I took her in for a check-up to make sure she was still ok after the first weekend (yep 800km in 2 days) and she was divine, they even fixed up the tiny scratch where I just couldn’t hold her up after a biq squat session at the gym….Tip for newbies, no awkward hill parks with fatigued quads, if you think dropping is embarrassing, try lifting her on your own with legs that had been squatting 150kgs for an hour!
Anyway, would I change anything no, well maybe stage 2 cams but after the write ups I am holding back a few months. But the stage 1 and high flow air made all the difference, I ride with a patched club although I am not a member and even those seasoned brothers have been impressed. I notice that I can take corners a lot harder than my HD brothers, brake faster, and pull away just that little bit more.
Would I recommend a DH, absolutely, would I recommend an Indian as an all-weather daily ride, HELL FNG YEAH. She has by far been the best bike I have ever owned and not just because it’s my first real bike after my long court induced vacation.
Will I go back to a HD or another brand, well that’s up to Polaris, but as far as the bike is concerned, keep giving me babies like that to ride like I stole, and I will keep buying, provided I get the ongoing support of people like Chris in Sydney.
So are there down sides, Yep, my thoughts would be
- Only the Victory brand has exclusive offers for veterans. For whatever reason despite asking numerous times given the same ownership I kept getting a resounding NO! WTF, I could have had a heap of us come it and buy up????????
- Go stage 1 on day 1
- Don’t do windshields
- Don’t do std bars, not if you need to traverse city streets
- Don’t buy it if you want bags, go a chieftain and scale things off it, I think it would have been cheaper and a better solution than my aftermarkets
- Don’t keep the chrome, matt black all round is a 5-10min wash and citrus juice polish (not really a polish but it is citrus juice and literally dishwashing liquid I use, no bike products)
- Really consider heated grips, as without the windshield you may want it
My final parting comment, bikes like these are not to be kept, and babied, I hear all the time, I can’t ride her, I’m trying to keep the km’s down for re-sale. That’s like saying I don’t bang my Mrs much I am keeping her in good nick for the next guy, seriously WTF!
This bike is unstoppable, and will have s*** house resale value because it’s not a HD so, if a DH is for you, cause you like the bad ass look, then be a bad ass, and ride it all year in all weather, and like you stole it, it won’t disappoint, it won’t hurt you, but be a little cautious in the wet as it does at times feel like I am riding over ball bearings
Anyone want specifics, instead of this soft porn episode let me know and I will be more specific, but this Dark Horse has probably made me a customer of Polaris for good.
