krashdragon
Well-known member
But the Harley's nice to have when you just want to putt along and smell the flowers...I concur that most of the "dumb comments" I get about "Harleys" come from people that don't even own or ride motorcycles.
I have been in "spirited" discussions with a few Harley owners at work. When the dust had settled all the other camp could come up with is that Harleys have "style". My final reply is that if one has to have style with no substance what are you trying to compensate for?
Never did quite understand the "Harley cache". I've riden a friend's Road King.
Why would I want to ride a bike that has 1/2 the horse power, 2/3 the torque, over 1 1/2 times as heavy, costs 1 1/2 times as much, vibrates so much you got to take a pee every 1/2 an hour. The rear suspension has barely over 2" of travel and when you hit some pot holes you are nearly bucked out of the saddle. The fasteners are notorious for coming off, have a history of leaking oil and is so loud your ears ring after being on it all day.
My bike straight out of the box can out accelerate it, out turn it, out lean it, out brake it. Costs less to purchase, costs less to insure it, cost less to maintain it.
I have to admit a certain degree of satisfaction on my ride through the Ozarks and San Juan Skyway in Colorado is coming out of the six of a loping Harley and watching it recede in my rear view mirror as he tries to catch up or keep up through the twisty turnies....and realizes he has no chance in XXXX, you can literally see the shoulders just slump down and they give up after a turn or two.
A couple of my friends have pages of photos of scenery... including many impressive shots of gorgeous wildflowers....but they keep stopping to take the pics! On, one rides an Harley Glide, the other a Yamaha Road Star....
The BAD thing about the sportibkes ...and i'm referring mainly to my Bandit 1200 here, dont' have the Feejer yet... is that they MAKE you want to go fast! (Like that's a bad thing!)
I won't even try to keep up with sportbikes or even those noisy little cars with tin can exhausts when I'm riding the Deuce, i just ride at a point where I feel comfortable... Funny thing is, I usually get there before the kids with the sportbikes...
Mary