Harley Davidson

[Fencer]

HD has bought a sponsorship in the UFC fight tonight

Center ring large logo and top rail ad.

Market it baby, market it

Did you catch the slogan?

 

[Toecutter]

"No Bike on Earth would make a better boat anchor"

Truth.org

 

[Old Michael]

"If it's not important to get there...."

 

[dcarver]

"No Bike on Earth would make a better boat anchor"
Truth.org

"If it's not important to get there...."

You have HD envy. They simply are the best bikes in the world and are the only bikes worthy to be in the octagon. Unlike your little sissy Japanese bikes, the Harley's stand tall and proud and make a statement for all to see and hear. American might, no rice required!

[SIZE=8pt](stirring it up, is the soup ready yet?)[/SIZE]

 

[Old Michael]

"No Bike on Earth would make a better boat anchor"
Truth.org

"If it's not important to get there...."

You have HD envy. They simply are the best bikes in the world and are the only bikes worthy to be in the octagon. Unlike your little sissy Japanese bikes, the Harley's stand tall and proud and make a statement for all to see and hear. American might, no rice required!

[SIZE=8pt](stirring it up, is the soup ready yet?)[/SIZE]

I like HD people more than I like HD's.

What's a hundred horses between friends?

(Geez, here comes my nurse! Gotta turn off the lights now. 'nite.)

 

[dcarver]

Nurse Nancy?

 

[FJRSTAR]

"No Bike on Earth would make a better boat anchor"
Truth.org

"If it's not important to get there...."

You have HD envy. They simply are the best bikes in the world and are the only bikes worthy to be in the octagon. Unlike your little sissy Japanese bikes, the Harley's stand tall and proud and make a statement for all to see and hear. American might, no rice required!

[SIZE=8pt](stirring it up, is the soup ready yet?)[/SIZE]

What's da' difference between a Harley and a Hoover?

 

[Jagermeister]

Hey, support the working man! Thousands of Harley mechanics depend on them!

 

[FJRSTAR]

Hey, support the working man! Thousands of Harley mechanics depend on them!

Amen to that!

 

[Mooseonagoose]

Seems like pretty harsh talk to me, 'specially when statistically 97-98% of the Harleys ever built are still on the road!

Thats true, .......the other 2-3% actually made it home!

 

[exskibum]

"The Only Bike Worthy to be in the Octagon"

*YAWN*

This is EXACTLY the sort of laughably arrogant, image based crap that I dislike about Harley and some of their worshipers. Just what is it that makes it the only one worthy of being in an elite martial combat arena? Its agility, power, endurance or versatility? Harley? *Snort*

A Harley is what it is -- it's the cool old '56 Ford Pickup I wish I still had in some ways. It IS two wheels, a nice slow cruise with no place in particular to go (I wouldn't ride it to bars), and maybe even a babe magnet. But it isn't anywhere near the kind of performance motorcycle I like to ride 99% of the time.

Instead of being analogous to the trained multiple discipline skills and hyper fitness of MMA fighters, this bit of Harley marketing relies on the brutal image of one fighter bloodying another. There's that Harley "image" **** again. More of the same BS from Harley: co-opting an image to help persuade a potential buyer that he can spend his way into the bad boy "lifestyle", physical toughness and a big ****. Pretty much the opposite of what counts in the MMA ring -- the one with the bad guy image but lesser skills is the guy getting counted or carried out of there.

To each his own, I guess. But it's hard to fault Harley for marketing (joke that it may be) that sure as hell works.

BTW, St. Pierre continues to be a no-hype class act, as well as one of the very best in a MMA ring (hear what he said about being the "interim" champ after kicking Matt Hughes's ass again?).

 

[USMC CWO]

I've owned a HD and liked the bike a great deal. Owning an HD is more about the community than the bike. I've never been to a rally that was as much fun as Sturgis. On the other hand, I believe HDs are very overpriced. You can get a more comfortable, better performing bike for considerably less money.

 

[GunMD]

BTW, St. Pierre continues to be a no-hype class act, as well as one of the very best in a MMA ring (hear what he said about being the "interim" champ after kicking Matt Hughes's ass again?).

This event was the first UFC event that I've ever watched. I always had the idea in my head that UFC was more like WWF (WWE) and had exactly ZERO interest in seeing it. I watched last night because I was invited to a friends house and felt like seeing some of my buddies that I hadn't seen in a while. Turns out I actually enjoyed the events. And I was VERY impressed by the class act behaviour that both Hughes and St. Pierre displayed.

 

[scmagna]

What's da' difference between a Harley and a Hoover?

With a Hoover, the dirt bag is on the inside.

 

[Rondo777]

Seems like pretty harsh talk to me, 'specially when statistically 97-98% of the Harleys ever built are still on the road!

Of course there still on the road, between the time they spend being repaired and the time the owners spend daily cleaning the oil spill from under them they accumulate almost no miles. That plus the fact that you've so grossly overpaid for it to begin with that the mere thought of retiring it is completely out of the question. Just keep throwing money at it and it will be on the road for ever.

Thats true, .......the other 2-3% actually made it home!

 

[FJRSTAR]

What's da' difference between a Harley and a Hoover?

With a Hoover, the dirt bag is on the inside.

din, ding, ding! ( the location of the dirt bag)

Funny story.

My best friend Pete (who turned 77 this year) had just told his wife Evelyn this joke about the Harley and the Hoover. Over the years she has gotten a little tired of all the jokes Pete constantly tells.

They went to the shopping mall. As they got out of their Jeep there was a rider getting off his Harley. Evelyn decides (after a little dissussion of bikes between Pete and the rider) that she would ask the Harley rider the difference between a Harley and a Hoover. Pete is shaking his head tying to get Evelyn to not tell the joke. She tells it anyway.

Pete could not believe she did it. She did it on purpose to shut him up because he is always telling jokes of all kinds. The Harley rider was not really amused at first but he got over it.

We still laugh about that when we think about Harleys and Hoovers.

 

[git-r-dan]

This last year has brought me to hanging out with the Harley crowd due to NO fjr riders in the area that ride. They have been, on the most part, receptive to my "metric". Clyde, one of my new founded buddies, just had his new Harley repaired under his extended warranty plan. Seems that Harley's problem with the cam tensioner shoes is pretty profound. This item wears out around 35k. Clyde drives long trips often and when it failed, caused major damage. His explanation was that Harley figures that most owners drive short distances letting their warranty expire before reaching the failure mileage. Another Harley friend that drives long distances purchased an aftermarket cam with gear drive before the part failed mitigating future engine failure. :huh: These guys just take it in stride as if it's part of the challenge of riding a Harley.

Just doesn't seem worth it. As this is my first mc, I will always think back to the friend that told me, "Don't get a Harley. What you want is a sport-touring bike ... like a Yamaha."

 

[Toecutter]

I will always think back to the friend that told me, "Don't get a Harley. What you want is a sport-touring bike ... like a Yamaha."

"Friends don't let friends buy Harleys". Unless they are owners themselves, then "Misery loves company" applies.

It's a great bike to putt around and look cool on, if that's your gig....

 

[Bustanut joker]

U F C? What that stand for... never heard of it. Some kinda slap at clowns????? :dribble:

As in... U FU..IN' CLOWNS? :lol:

:jester: