A 25-mile commute through Russian traffic and a powerful two-wheeled samurai sword, and you get a video showing the "quick" way to work. Sometimes this two-wheeler even becomes a one-wheeler as rare empty stretches of road disappear when the nose goes skyward.
you're are more than welcome...I'd steal your screen name but I couldn't "measure up"...I didn't realize that until tonight...the things you find out on a forum!
#237. To: Flintlock, Freedomsnotfree, farmfriend, Lod, Critter (#232)
Rice grinder copy of HD you'd be lucky to get 25k miles out of.
This coming from a man who owns four Rokon's??
;-) j/k
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I was just kidding. No motorcycle thread is complete without dragging in that red-headed stepchild ;-)
__________________________________________________________ "This man is Jesus, shouted one man, spilling his Guinness as Barack Obama began his inaugural address. When will he come to Kenya to save us?"
The best and first guarantor of our neutrality and our independent existence is the defensive will of the people and the proverbial marksmanship of the Swiss shooter. Each soldier a good marksman! Each shot a hit! -Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
OK, OK, but seriously, let's be COMPLETELY honest and fair here. We BOTH know 1 or maybe even 2 people that ride rice burners that aren't either gay OR metro- sexual. I mean, seriously...LOL!
#254. To: Freedomsnotfree, Flintlock, crutter (#248)(Edited)
OK, OK, but seriously, let's be COMPLETELY honest and fair here. We BOTH know 1 or maybe even 2 people that ride rice burners that aren't either gay OR metro- sexual. I mean, seriously...LOL!
OK, OK, but seriously, let's be COMPLETELY honest and fair here. We BOTH know 1 or maybe even 2 people that ride rice burners that aren't either gay OR metro- sexual. I mean, seriously...LOL!
You hog riders think very highly of yourselves don't you. Just about every person I see riding a Japanese cruiser ride them for several reasons, none of which includes being gay or "metro-sexual".
The reasons are;
They're relatively inexpensive to buy and maintain
They look good
They ride and handle well
They have a good amount of power
The people who ride them don't need that Harley-Davidson logo to make themselves feel like "real men"
A lot of Harley riders are pretty decent folks too, although there are some stuck up snobs who think just because they ride a Harley, they're super cool. Such people apparently have a self esteem issue, and need a big expensive bike to boost their egos and feel important. That, and they think it helps them score with chicks.
"The real deal is this: the royalty controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen
A lot of Harley riders are pretty decent folks too, although there are some stuck up snobs who think just because they ride a Harley, they're super cool. Such people apparently have a self esteem issue, and need a big expensive bike to boost their egos and feel important. That, and they think it helps them score with chicks.
Wrong on all counts.....bitch!
I ride a Hog cause it's the best road bike and they last....period.
"The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally not a 20 percent traitor" - Ronald Reagan
lurker...I joke with folks all the time, but the fact is, I have friends that ride Honda's, Yamaha's, Kawasaki's and I have a friend that just bought a Can AM Spyder that I rode the other day and it was a hoot...it's all good. I happen to like Harley's, but anything that gets you out of a "cage" and lets you smell the air and feel the wind works for me. But seriously...Harley's ARE a chick magnet...everyone that rides one finds that out real quick...LOL
Let's see you get your Hardly up to 110 with two people on it.
don't put any money on that bet...mine pulls like a freight train at 110 and has loads of speed left in it...that six speed lets you cruise all day at 100 plus...I personally don't like crusing at much over 80...but out West, we'd cruise between 85-95 for miles.
I hear ya...they had the Myrtle Beach bike rally last month and it went off without a hitch...after that was black biker week and apparently they literally tore the town up...shootings, looting, stabbings, stealing...crazy stuff. One news paper article I read had the headline as "8 Hours of Hell". From the article it looks like things were pretty much out of control for a while...I'll bet that's the end of bike week at Myrtle Beach...we'll see.
I ride a Hog cause it's the best road bike and they last....period.
Most people I know who've owned Harley's are constantly fixing them, and spend as much money in "upgrading" the bike to make it work the way it's supposed to work as they spent buying it new.
Not only that, but from what I've read, Harley Davidson service sucks ass where they usually fuck up the bike worse than it was when it came to the shop, charge an arm and a leg, and take months to perform a two hour fix.
And like I said, it's pretty obvious that there are some who buy Harleys because they need it to feel like a "big man".
"The real deal is this: the royalty controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen
It seems a lot of these posers go to extreme lengths to disguise the fact they're rice riders.
Did you know that many Harley parts are made in China? So what do THEY burn, soy sauce?
"The real deal is this: the royalty controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen
Well that's cool. I WAS thinking of a Harley myself awhile back, just didn't have the funds to get one. Ended up fixing my old Honda, an 84 Shadow. It gets around, and didn't set me back 18 grand or more.
"The real deal is this: the royalty controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen
After a little reading, just about EVERY HD part is made in CHINA since 2005. They are only assembled in the US, everything else is made in China or Mexico.
On the other hand, the Honda VTX is made in Ohio from 100% US MADE parts.
"The real deal is this: the royalty controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen