Drove A Harley
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RE: Drove A Harley
I would never buy one on principle alone. That isn't synonymous with me never picking up a cruiser at some point tho. I would never give money to a company that was so arrogant about their product that they charge 10 grand more for a bike the evil japanese brands are offering. Seriously, other than the HD name what extra do you get for such a high price tag?
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RE: Drove A Harley
ORIGINAL: pacemaker
I would not be so hard on Harleys, but the attitude I get from the guys/girls that ride them, make them an easy mark for me. No offense to your Uncle by the way. Here Harleys are expensive & those that buy them are 'Buying the lifestyle' as well. Whatever a persons rides is their business & I respect that but I expect the same in return. One on one, a Harley owner is a decent sort of person (mainly) two or more are Dicks. I've had problems with these types for years, but if I had just spend a great deal of money buying one & probably a great amount more putting on the 'extras' & then got rounded up on the esses by a guy on 500cc twin Jap bike, I'd probably feel peeved as well.
I would not be so hard on Harleys, but the attitude I get from the guys/girls that ride them, make them an easy mark for me. No offense to your Uncle by the way. Here Harleys are expensive & those that buy them are 'Buying the lifestyle' as well. Whatever a persons rides is their business & I respect that but I expect the same in return. One on one, a Harley owner is a decent sort of person (mainly) two or more are Dicks. I've had problems with these types for years, but if I had just spend a great deal of money buying one & probably a great amount more putting on the 'extras' & then got rounded up on the esses by a guy on 500cc twin Jap bike, I'd probably feel peeved as well.
Wolfy, those kinds of comments just make me want to do the complete opposite of what you said. So from now on, I will make it a point to say drove instead of rode.
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RE: Drove A Harley
my best friend has a buell firebolt (the 1200)... the bike sounds like a continuous fart, and the cooling fan is louder than the bike itself.
I also rode a buell blast for the MSF course. That thing was kinda fun. I'd love to own one and beat the **** out of it.
as for a real harley, negative. although i'd like to someday...
I also rode a buell blast for the MSF course. That thing was kinda fun. I'd love to own one and beat the **** out of it.
as for a real harley, negative. although i'd like to someday...
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RE: Drove A Harley
I've ridden plenty. I'll ride anything, they're all fun, just depends on what kind of riding you want to do. If I had the money, I'd probably have at least 12 bikes. I mean, you don't just have one pair of shoes do you? You also don't play 18 holes of golf with one club eh? I can appreciate all bikes, from a chicken chaser to a gold wing. When I want to zip around the twisties, a sportbike is cool, hit the trails and get some views, a dual sport is the ticket, gonna just head off in a direction for a few days with no hurries, than a cruiser is it. I have enough bikes, but my next one will either be a nightster or a road king. As for the price, deck out a jap cruiser and they really aren't far from a harley's price tag
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