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Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Pondering cycles

I spent much of yesterday pondering, and now I know.
I want a Harley Davidson

Rodger the Real King of France 1/30/2007 08:06:00 AM 17 Comments

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Anonymous said...: I have collected Harleys for years. I can assure you, you will love it. I can also predict something. The loudest critics of Harley (and thus your choise) will be people who never owned one.
Tim; 1/30/07, 10:19 AM
Anonymous said...: Sure would be good therapy.

Rode a '52 Panhead for about twelve years. All bikes before and after paled in comparison.

Just watch out for the cages... they're all out to get you. wmprof; 1/30/07, 10:22 AM
Anonymous said...: Yes, my son.
But do you deserve one?

There are many unworthies out there ridin' around like they're somebody... like they know the difference, but a Harley deserves more than an owner/rider... it deserves a worthy master.

Are you worthy?
I'm leaning towrds... yes.; 1/30/07, 10:55 AM
Rodger the Real King of France said...: Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!; 1/30/07, 11:59 AM
Peter said...: Be a lot cheaper and easier to just pour oil all over the floor of the garage.
I rode them back when they were a transportation choice instead of a lifestyle. I made poor choices back then. There are simpler ways to get 'roids.; 1/30/07, 12:03 PM
Anonymous said...: I've got a newer Sportster 1200, and I love it. It's the "smallest" Harley model, but don't let that fool you; it's quite a muscle bike and a joy to pilot. When I go for rides, I often refer to is as "motorcycle therapy"; you'll see what I mean. Just make sure you have somewhere to ride that isn't choked with traffic constantly; riding in heavy traffic sucks to high heaven. Open roads outside of a city are best.

One quibble that may give you pause: I also got a high-end Harley riding jacket to go with the bike; its really nice, armoured and all that. Inside there is a large eagle emblazoned logo captioned, "An American Legend". Right under that is a tiny tag that says, "Made in China". I wish I was kidding; I'll send a picture if you want.; 1/30/07, 12:20 PM
Anonymous said...: the call of the motobike.

turns errands into rides.

yep, mighty fine.; 1/30/07, 1:22 PM
Anonymous said...: I sold my Norton when I was 21. It was trying to kill me. MCs at our age are faster than ever. And our reflexs, well. I'd love to hit some open roads again on a MC but I might have put some smarts on.

I've been out with several nurses over the years. You know what they call MC riders, don't you?

Of course I jump out of airplanes and snowboard, so I'll just STFU. Golden is kind of a jumping off spot in the summer for bikers as they take to the mountains. Some real beautiful bikes. Enjoy Rog.
MM; 1/30/07, 2:18 PM
Anonymous said...: God
Mother
Country
Holy Davids Son :-); 1/30/07, 3:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Allow me to be the voice of reason... BMW.

Casca; 1/30/07, 3:03 PM
Anonymous said...: This will piss alot of people off. Its true though. If they are motorcyclists instead of image junkies, and really just like harley it makes since. If you just want a motorcycle because you want to ride, dont get a harley. If you want to fit in with a bunch of people who sit on harleys buy a harley.
If you compare
Any Japanese, British, or Italian bike with the substandard, backwards, and poor quality of Harley its a clear choice what to buy.
Harley got scared when the evil japanese showed up.
I ride a ninja. I wave a every rider I see. The people who dont wave back are on harleys.
The people that ask "When are you going to get a real bike?" All on harleys.
The people sitting at the bar, instead of riding, on harleys.
Do some research before you plunk down your hard earned cash.
Harley is a scam. All noise.
No lean angle.
Crappy brakes.
Engine that was outdated 50 years ago.
Poorly designed forks.
Poorly designed frame.
Made with imported parts. Dont let them tell you buy American. Its just like every other vehicle made here. The parts are made overseas and imported.
They say the sport bikes are made of plastic. Take a look at the frame under the Aero package. Its extraodinarly high tech. The brakes are outstanding. The forks are outstanding. The comfort of something like the Honda VFR is amazing.
If you would like proof of anything I have said I will be glad to provide it.
Just for fun ask a harley dealer the exact Hp per liter the engine makes.
Its pathetic.
Harley should be the freaking best bike on the road. It should be able to out compete any other bike in existence. Instead, they make junk and charge 4 times what everyone else does for quality.
My name is Steve W. just so you know who I am.; 1/30/07, 9:06 PM
Anonymous said...: Steve W just proved my point.
Tim; 1/31/07, 11:13 AM
Anonymous said...: Spend less, get more, let the harley guys burn with jealousy - get a Victory.; 1/31/07, 12:41 PM
Anonymous said...: I see your point Tim. I just will not ever own one. If I thought they were wonderful I would buy one.
At one time they were one of the greatest bikes in the world. Today all they are is nostalgia for four times the price. The whole its a feeling thing just doesnt fly with me. The fact that they are poorly enginered, and backwards, somehow making them worth a premium, is one of the biggest frauds ever.
The only high performance engine they have is made by porshe.
The injection system is japenese. The tires are french. The rows and rows of shiny chrome pieces in the dealership are made in Tiawan, and China.
Buy a Victory, Triumph, Ducatti, Motto Guz, buy a Star, Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki. If you HONESTLY compare the features vs. cost of any other bike on the road, Harley should be out of business. I dont hate Harley. I think they wussed out. I am ashamed of Harley. This is America. We should have the BEST bikes in the world. Nicky Hayden should of won Moto GP on a Harley. The Italians, the Japanese, the Brits should be chasing US. The fact is they arent, and harley hasnt done crap. The Japanese showed up and they ran away and made uncle sam slap the evil japs with a import tax. They went to race. Saw they couldnt win and went home.
18,000$ for 70 hp, and 700 lbs.
10,000$ for 180 hp, and 450 lbs.

18,000$ for pathetic brakes.
10,000$ for brakes that can stand a bike on its nose.

The Country that built the P-51 that built the F-86, that went the freaking moon. Is getting beatin by the freaking Italians. Harley should be great. They spend all the extra they charge on advertising. NOT performance.

Its like buying a atari and playing pong and talking about how awesome the graphics are.

Steve W.; 1/31/07, 4:06 PM
Anonymous said...: I never was a motorcyclist but I got a kick a few years back hearing that Harley prizes it's rumble,which is said to sound like 'potato'....pa-ta-to-pa-ta-to-pa-ta-to.....; 1/31/07, 8:05 PM
Anonymous said...: Then too,I remember reading a story where a railroad passenger said that the clatter of the cars sounded like..Heimie Manooch,Heimie Manooch,Heimie Manooch......; 1/31/07, 9:19 PM
Chap said...: I love the look of these things. Back in '38, the Commies stole bike plans from the Nazis, and when the wall fell the factory went capitalist and now they have the old style--with sidecar--cheaper than most bikes, reliable, only thing they really changed was Japanese carb and brakes. The Air Force guys what have them here swear by them.

The other bike common here in Nebraska is the Victory--made by Polaris. nice looks but expensive and you get crap for buying a bike made by a snowmobile company.; 1/31/07, 11:57 PM

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