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shawn_b Ex Member	harley look-a-likes 07/24/05 at 10:27:42 Is it just me all the new bikes look like a harley $hiterson maybe it's just me but i'm sick of seeing harley look likes i hate harleys i don't want to ride one!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'( shawn
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Reply #1 - 07/24/05 at 11:15:12

C'mon shawn ... a Bike is a Bike is a Bike ... they're all good ... in fact H.D. has set the style "benchmark" for many Japanese-built Cruisers (i.e. Vulcan 800A similar to Softail Standard, 'Zuki Intruder 1500 similar to H.D. Fatboy, etc.). Even our beloved LS650's are equal parts Classic Brit Thumper and Harley Sportster.
Like it or not, Harleys are not only "American Icons", but Icons of the motorcycle world in general.

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shawn_b Ex Member	Re: harley look-a-likes Reply #2 - 07/24/05 at 11:18:10 why cant they go back to the 70's&80's look ???
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Reply #3 - 07/24/05 at 11:26:12

Hi shawn ... you must be on-line now as well ... as for the 70's/80's look ... well, lets just say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder ... each decade as had it's style winners and losers as far as m/c's go ... the so-called Baby Boomers have been the largest segment of the Bike buying demographic in recent years ... and are drawn to familiar styles that are influenced by the classic Bikes of even earlier decades (you know, the full fendered look, the chopper look, the bobber look, et al ...). It's all about the numbers baby ...

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shawn_b Ex Member	Re: harley look-a-likes Reply #4 - 07/24/05 at 11:33:16 that true i just wish i had a choice not look a like hd or death trap\sportbikes
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: harley look-a-likes Reply #5 - 07/24/05 at 11:38:01 8)Well shawn ... have a look for a 2000/01 Kawasaki W650 ... vertical twin, classic Bonneville look-a-like or a mint shape 1989/90 Honda GB500TT ... a single cylinder classic "Cafe Racer" look-a-like ... both beautiful machines!
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Reply #6 - 07/24/05 at 11:43:36

You have to separate the motorcycle from the people -- both the corporate management that pimps out the Harley name/logo and the RUBs and Posers and Want-a-bees that purchase them without understanding what they are getting.

Just to help you along, this is a Harley Rider:

As for choices, Triumph has the Bonneville looking very much like it did in the '60's.

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shawn_b Ex Member	Re: harley look-a-likes Reply #7 - 07/24/05 at 11:49:44 lol
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Reply #8 - 07/24/05 at 11:49:53

They build what the market wants. And the market wants V-twins. The only inline 4s they sell are those repli-racer plastic fantastic 2 wheeled coffins. Which folks out here buy as powertrain donors. There is a bobber that comes into work running a GSX-R 1100 motor in a classic Amen style swingarm frame. Others are rigid ZX9, rigid FJ1200, of course the CBRs in classic chopper frames, etc. The death knell sounded for the 4s a long time ago.
Good bad or indifferent, yuppies want v-twins. And yuppies drive the consumer market. You want a nice 4? I've got a 1978 CB750K for sale at work. $1695, as is, where is. You pick up.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: harley look-a-likes Reply #9 - 07/24/05 at 11:56:15 Maybe it's just me but I'm almost getting to where there are very few truly ugly bikes. Some aren't my style and some are more comfortable than others but they're all bikes. I am a fan of both the old Indian Chiefs and the latest BMW 1200's (though I'd prefer the same bike with an 800cc engine of the same design).
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shawn_b Ex Member	Re: harley look-a-likes Reply #10 - 07/24/05 at 11:57:53 i would love one but 1.i live in ohio 2.if the thing dies are parts easy to find 3.that why they go use by the balls ??? shawn p.s die yuppie scum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: harley look-a-likes Reply #11 - 07/24/05 at 11:59:00 WD wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07: Good bad or indifferent, yuppies want v-twins. And yuppies drive the consumer market. I think they're mostly middle-aged now though. Does that make them mauppies?
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Reply #12 - 07/24/05 at 12:17:13

Shawn, to answer your questions... Carb kits are 69-74, 75-77, 79-end of production run. 1978 bike needs earler or later carbs installed when the rack goes bad for any reason, no aftermarket carb parts for 1978. Headlight is a proprietary sealed beam that "Honduh" no longer makes. Everything else is available. Cheap trash Taiwanese knock-off stuff, but, it's there and it's affordable.

Getting in a 1982 CB750F-SS later in the week. You want a "giant killer" vintage four? You buy the bike, I'll ride it to your door step. Just buy me a train ticket to get home. I DON'T fly anymore.
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Oh, my new helmet sticker says it all. Silly Yuppies, Trailers Are For BOATS!!!

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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: harley look-a-likes Reply #13 - 07/24/05 at 12:20:36 Love that sticker!
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