Posted on 03/30/2005 3:01:07 AM PST by Melas
I will vouch for all of the above facts. There is just something about riding down the road on my Triumph Bonneville and getting lots of "thumbs up" and hearing "Hey, that's a beautiful Triumph", that makes me feel great. Of course, folks at the John Kerry street corner ralley didn't much care for it last year when I pulled up to the stoplight and opened up the throttle and drowned them all out with my roaring Bub exhaust system :)
Harley only makes two colors: Black and ugly.
Back in the 90's the local HD dealer for central Fl was "Dick Farmer". All the dealer shirts had huge lettering above their logo:
"DICK FARMER'S H-D"
If you owned one, you wore it inside out. :-)
Brother, I wish I had an answer. All I know is that the man or woman who thought of it, is a marketing genius, because I would have sworn durng that particular meeting that the socks would never move.
Gives new meaning to the phrase, "bumper crop"
Adding more tools and extra bars of Lava soap is the top choice for those who ride vintage Brit iron. ('65 Norton Atlas, '61 BSA 441)
Here, we call them Liquorcycles. How many DUIs you got?! ;-)
I dont get the whole Harley scene. In an $ effort to be different, cool, individual, unique, whatever, they all end up looking the same,(walking Harley endorsements), so whats the point. I dont get spending 20k on 70year old technology that everyone else has.
Save some money buy a real bike (Ducati
) thats designed to perform.
May my VFR - R.I.P - way to dangerous out there for me.
Include the BMW's in your test rides and enjoy the process!
LOL, I've actually found it's the other way around. The GW riders go back to HD when they're too old or infirm to handle 1,000 pounds of bike.
Oh, I don't know about that. I commuted 40 miles into downtown Boston for a number of years on the Wing and and found it more enjoyable than the the same commute on my cruiser.
Ah, got ya. Thanks!
I think it depends on what type of riding and the type of bike. Not all Harleys are good for long distances or around town. Same with sport bikes and racers. I am not much on them, but I think BMW makes a nice cruiser. I hear they are the smoothest. Some Harleys are smooth and several are not. Also, what's the insurance costs? Yamaha and Suzuki know have Harley clones which arent too bad. But they aren't Harleys, only half the price. If you come to Daytona, I know you can rent a Harley from Robinsons and also all week long they have free test rides from all the manufacturers at the Speedway. Next one is in October at Biketoberfest (at least I think they do free rides there. I know for a fact they do during Bike Weeks in March).
Most of the differnce between Tridents and Rocket IIIs is seen in the forward cant of the cylinders. In 1975, Triumph used these same blocks to make room for congress-mandated electric starters. That was the year of the death of British iron's uniqueness: They made them move the shifter to the left side, brake to the right, etc.
Mine's the only bike I've ever owned, and I'm hesitant to mount an American or Japanese bike, afraid I'll get into a stress situation and instinctively hit the shifter, trying to stop.
At one charity ride, there were several hundred Harleys, and 1 Ducati! lol
Mark
Snortin' Nortons and Moto Guzzis are nice old bikes. If I run across anyone interested in your Norton, I'll let you know.
CBR 600 Bump!
Pasta burner!
Mark
About to surrender?
Mark
Harley seems to offer less and less for the money.
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