I just don't get all the Harley digs... (formula, Mini, versa)

[catman]

Good post, Gunluvver2. I'm also 62 and have ridden over 250K. "United we stand, divided we fall". The Vulcan 900 looks like a sweet ride. Everyone that rides is my bro (or sis) unless they act the fool.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by Belinda_Cooperstone1

As the bros and I always say "If I have to explain it you would not understand" perhaps there are a few here who get this quote?

Oh its very easy to understand for the most part... buy a Harley, turn into a weekend warrior. Put on obnoxiously loud fart pipes to be "cool".

All bark, no bite. Anyone with a performance soul laughs their arses off as they drive next to a pack of Harleys, with their ape-hangers and exhaust loud enough to make eardrums bleed. Silly stuff.

[catman]

I don't ride a Harley, but to be fair, Harley riders aren't all like that. I'm always pleased to see one and not feel it damaging my hearing. I think they sound good if they aren't too loud, but I wouldn't choose a bike because of the way it sounds anyway.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by catman

I don't ride a Harley, but to be fair, Harley riders aren't all like that.

Never said they were. But 9 out of 10 are too loud, too slow, too expensive.

[catman]

I agree that many are just flat too loud, but slow and expensive don't matter to many people. Expensive may even be considered a badge of affluence by some, therefore a good thing.

[plf86]

Slow and Expensive....

they go fast enough to get a speeding ticket and thern some, not everyone is in a race.

Expensive, yes they are, I would have loved to get one but I like my V star just fine. It is also slow comapredtothe crotch rockets, but I am enjoying myself.

too loud, some are and some arent.

[catman]

Originally Posted by plf86

Slow and Expensive....they go fast enough to get a speeding ticket and thern some, not everyone is in a race.

That's a good way of putting it. I like to hold my old scooter WFO once in a while, but there aren't any places around here to really wind it up without taking a big chance on a ticket or having some imbecile pull out in front of me.

[mateo45]

Recently came across this video called "Biker Dreams", billed as "a critically acclaimed, revealing and funny chronicle of the Harley-Davidson biker sub-culture in all it's diversity". They included an interview with a yuppie-looking couple from Seattle, decked out in new leathers on their new Harley, and headed for Sturgis:

Gal: "Sittin' on a Harley makes you feel tough!"
Guy: "Yeah, it's kinda an escapism, 'cuz if you want, you can growl at somebody and they'll be scared, even if you're a nice guy!"

So actually, it was "funny" after all...

[mikeyyc]

Originally Posted by Belinda_Cooperstone1

As the bros and I always say "If I have to explain it you would not understand" perhaps there are a few here who get this quote?

Try me. Consider it your rider SAT.

[catman]

Yeah, I want to see you 'splain it too, Belinda. I'm really not prejudiced against Harleys (I like just about everything with two wheels and a motor), but your sort of superior attitude intrigues me.