Like many motorcyclists, I've owned a number of bikes, and bikes from a variety of styles for road riding. From the Honda XL250 Enduro I got most my first miles on, to probably 6 or 7 cruisers, one or two standards, a vintage sportbike (Ninja 900, aka "the Top Gun bike"), 2 Kawasaki Concours sport tourers, and among the cruisers a Harley Sportster and a Street Glide.
Currently I have a ride one of the Concours and the Street Glide. Before that it was one of the Connies and a Sportster. So I had a fairly big sport-tourer and a Harley as my bikes for most the past decade.
What I noticed, especially if riding them back-to-back, or the next day, is I actually rode differently depending on which bike I was on. Not only did they handle differently (side note-the Sportster handled more like a sport-tourer than any other cruiser I've owned, and with good power-to-weight, it was one of the quicker bikes I've owned), I rode differently-often more aggressively on the Harleys. More attitude, more "this is my lane/space". That's not to say at times I have fully used the Connie's impressive roll-on speed, even as a 30 year old bike! But there is just something about being on the Harleys, at least to me.
Do you find yourself riding differently on different bikes if you own more than one? How about if you've switched styles? I'd love to read your comments about this!
