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American greatness. There is also just something about a Harley that Harley owners understand that many others just cannot. Are they absolutely better in every category than all of the others, no, but once you get that HD in your veins, it's hard to get rid of it, lol.
pride of ownership, while the other guys spend all their time looking for just the right ruler so they can come up with a way to win a dick measuring contest.
Only stereotype as a Harley guy that bothers me is when people think I hate *** bikes. Generations of HD riders out there now that embrace the old rice we started out on. Like the older cats love Triumph. Especially love Honda and Yamaha, but have more fun on a Harley. Just the way it is for me.
mostly true, certainly funny, and like I said above...entertaining. If you think those new Indians are sex on wheels I'd hate to see youre version of what sex on heels looks like, lol.
On one hand you complain HD recycling the same thing since the 70's...look at the indians, last one rolled off the line in '53 and the new ones are just an ugly version of those imho. Better engineered I'm sure, but pot, meet kettle.
Actually my true love is this, but the OP insisted on America F Yeah!
And all comments are in good fun. As I've said a couple times, any bike is a good bike.
I've never owned a Harley and probably won't anytime soon because it'll be a long while until I can justify spending the money. I have taken advantage of a few demo days though, and put an '83 FLH back on the road with my brother.
I'm not so close-minded as to not see the appeal. Maybe it wasn't always the case, but they ARE quality bikes nowadays. I don't know of any manufacturer with better fit-and-finish. A few match them, but I know of none better.
I'd imagine it's kind of like driving a Rolls Royce versus a Ferrari. There's something pleasant about riding an overweight tank that rumbles beneath you. Sure, you can't tear up canyons like you can on an R1 that'll blow it away in any performance measure, but it's just as fun, only in a far different way.
For now, I'm too "logical" though and have to stick with bikes that are lightweight, get good MPG, have ABS, and cost less than $10,000. Which pretty much eliminates all Harley's. Someday, I'd love a Fat Bob, or something similar.
I've never owned a Harley and probably won't anytime soon because it'll be a long while until I can justify spending the money.
There are ways to own one and not break the bank though. I too thought that they were out of my price range, but I checked into them again a few years ago and was surprised on some of the reasonable prices that are out there. It was actually do-able again for me if I chose to get back into it.
All I can say is these definitely aren't the motorcycles for introverts, loners or those of us that stay behind the pack.
Love them or hate them, Harleys seem to be an inadvertent image enhancer.
I'd hate to be on some sort of group ride with the only HD and when meeting up with another group, they all assume I'm the leader.
I got my first bike, an HD, in 1990. Love them but do not currently own one.
The first thing that got me was the looks and style. They just look like 'real' motorcycles compared to pretty much everything else. Also, when you take a closer look at them..there's no fakery about them. Little to no plastic parts made to mimic actual functional mechanicals. Pretty much everything you see on the bike is what it looks like it is. They really are traditional motorcycles, and they are all that they need to be. I liked the sound too.
No one buys one thinking they're gonna take it to the track and do 50 laps against sportbikes with it. That's why I always get a chuckle over these internet knuckleheads that bust on HD for it's power, handling and braking. They remind my of my bud's over the years that didn't ride HD. They couldn't afford, never owned or never rode one but somehow had a stick up their a** about HD and seemed to know all about how much trouble they are. For the record, none of my HD's had mech or quality issues.
To date I've owned 25 bikes. Half a dozen of them were HD. I loved pretty much all my bikes but none of the Japanese or German bikes come close to the soul experience of an HD. My current bike is a Honda, it's a great bike but it does not have the kind of 'life' to it that an HD has.
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