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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> The Cafe >> Sometimes you can just tell... /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1354214837 Message started by Serowbot on 11/29/12 at 10:47:17 |
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Title: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by Serowbot on 11/29/12 at 10:47:17 This dude's no poser... :-?... http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt82/serowbot/bod.jpg |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by Dave on 11/29/12 at 11:23:59 Looks like something Norman Rockwell would have painted! |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by Pine on 11/29/12 at 12:24:36 /agree 8-) |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by verslagen1 on 11/29/12 at 13:10:05 yep, butterfly on the back is a dead give-a-way 8-) |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by MiCTLaN on 11/29/12 at 15:48:45 of course he is... it's not a Harley |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by ZAR on 11/29/12 at 18:39:57 70747E69717C731D0 wrote:
Rather smart of him,don't you agree? Seriously,he picked a scoot he could ride instead of wrenchin! I sure wouldn't take my dog out on something I KNEW was going to break down ;) |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by MiCTLaN on 11/29/12 at 20:48:07 160D1E4C0 wrote:
Indeed. He actually rather reminds me of my dad... until fairly recently I don't think he ever owned a motorcycle that had parts from only one manufacturer, and we used to hoard milk crates for bike stands and luggage like this. :) |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by Serowbot on 11/29/12 at 21:48:58 I think the dog's in charge... it's he that insisted on a reliable Jap bike instead of a Harley... He hates to walk... :-?... |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by thumperclone on 11/30/12 at 00:32:53 serious k9 |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by ColoS40Girl on 11/30/12 at 19:10:31 Okay you guy! :( Have any of you ever rode a Harley? If you have you would not be making these disparaging comments. I have to say I prefer my Harley over the S40. The power is amazing and the ride smooth. I am proud to be a Harley owner. And, the bike is not wrenched like you are implying At least I have not been left on the side of the road like I was on my 2012 S40. Just say'n Now, don't flame me for my honest and knowledgeable remarks. :) |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by 360k+ on 11/30/12 at 19:28:20 06252424232F18232E2F394A0 wrote:
I agree 100%. In the old days Harley got a bad rap for being unreliable oil leakers (actually the old Brits were just as bad). After the employees bought the company and redesigned the bikes (the Evo's), the bikes were reliable and well engineered. I put 70k on an UltraGlide, and another 30k on a 1200 Sporty (both Evo) without any failures or breakdowns. In fact, I remember giving a few rides to folks who's Japanese bikes did breakdown. |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by WD on 12/01/12 at 16:39:17 And I found just the opposite, wouldn't have another post 1964 Big Twin for love or money. Off hand, I've had 1 1920 HD Sport Twin, 2 1936 EL Knuckleheads, 2 pre-64 Pans in 50s frames, a 57 FL in an EL frame (with VL Springer), 2 K model flathead 45s, 5 Ironhead Sportsters, 2 Evo Sportsters and a 93 FXWG that ate 4 engines and 6 transmissions in 6 months. I don't count the Shovelheads (66, 68 and 70), they were a bad idea from the word go. Minor problems with the Pans and Knuckles when they were put back in service. Fed 2 of the Ironheads to the Snake River in Idaho. All 3 Shovels and all 3 Evos grenaded their engines and/or gear boxes. My Savage hasn't been much more reliable the last 4 years or so than the late model HDs were, just easier to push into the barn. |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by Serowbot on 12/01/12 at 17:04:17 Yes,.. I've ridden Harley's... I'm not a fan... .. but, the biggest rip against them, is the superiority complex that often (not sayin' always), goes along with them... We've taken a lot of snubbery from Harley folk on the road whilst out on our Savages... The criticisms are in jest,.. and play against that... Some members here, have Harley's right now... |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by 360k+ on 12/01/12 at 18:05:09 796A2E0 wrote:
Actually, you're not saying the opposite, or maybe I wasn't clear. The pre-Evo stuff was pretty crappy, and I concur - would never own one, at least not as a daily rider. There was very little real engineering in the early days. If a part broke, they just made it stronger instead of understanding WHY it broke (I think concepts like "force moment" were not well understood before computers and simulations)! The old Harleys reminded me of old brit cars that were designed by mechanics instead of engineers. 7264736E76636E75010 wrote:
Understand it's tongue-in-cheek, but that's a people problem, not a machine problem. It is however, one I happen to agree with many times. Many Harley riders have their heads so far up, ummm, in the air, they don't understand that we all part of a bigger brother (and sister) hood. |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by ColoS40Girl on 12/01/12 at 19:10:58 2E382F322A3F32295D0 wrote:
I do not disagree that some HD owners are snobs. I have experienced it too on the S40. Blame the people not the bike. I do understand you are making these comments in jest. |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by ZAR on 12/01/12 at 20:36:31 5452414A0A0600010A330 wrote:
I agree 100%. In the old days Harley got a bad rap for being unreliable oil leakers (actually the old Brits were just as bad). After the employees bought the company and redesigned the bikes (the Evo's), the bikes were reliable and well engineered. I put 70k on an UltraGlide, and another 30k on a 1200 Sporty without any failures or breakdowns. In fact, I remember giving several rides to folks who's Japanese bikes did breakdown.[/quote] ColoGirl as a matter of fact I rode HDs for years,and I will state without a doubt that I much prefer my Savage or most any Brit bike over the overpriced,over-rated bikes from HD. HD may make a passable product now but The ones I've ridden in the last few years leave me cold. They have no heart or soul to them,much like driving a four-door sedan. For those that like it,that's fine....for me,I'll stick with the thumpers and Limey twins ;) |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by Serowbot on 12/02/12 at 02:26:07 Harley's used to be motorcycles,.. and, although there are still some motorcyclists that ride them,... they have become butt jewellery for yuppie snobs... weekend warriors, wearing all the HD gear and skull bandana, and riding to the Starbucks to discuss the latest loud pipes and chrome doo-das to dangle from their rear end...... If you go into a Harley dealership nowadays,... it looks like a Vidal Sassoon hair salon... ... and besides that,... I can't afford one... ;D... What?... me bitter?... :-?... CGirl... We just be kiddin'... We're a Savage site... so we joke about butt jewellery and rocket jockeys... On their site, they joke about putt putt girly bikes like our Savage... It's all just in fun... ... 'till we let the air out of their tires... Bwa-ha-ha-ha!... :-?... |
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Title: Re: Sometimes you can just tell... Post by ColoS40Girl on 12/02/12 at 17:58:01 Well, the beauty of living in the USA is we can all freely voice our opinions and still get along. Today at the Toys for Tots ride I spent as much time looking at metric bikes as I did looking at the Harley's. It was great seeing a Suzuki GS250 sitting amongst the larger bikes. To me, it is not what you ride but rather you do ride. And, yes I guess I can be called a yuppie weekend warrior on an over priced, mod out bike but it makes me happy and that is all that counts in my book. For 2013, I found a few work assignments that I can actually ride to in and out of state. I can't wait and yes I will be on the Harley on all but one trip. ;) |
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