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Title: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Canam370 on October 20, 2010, 11:08:10 pm
There seems to be a bit of noise about Harley ownership at the moment - given that the majority of the forum users seem to be approaching mid to late life (I declare this in almost total ignorance 8)) and plenty of people are having a say on the topic maybe some fun is to be had with this poll. Just pretend that this has something to do with VMX....at least its not arguing about classes.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Nathan S on October 20, 2010, 11:24:01 pm
Where's the "Would prefer to eat someone else's boogers" option?

 ;D
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 20, 2010, 11:26:20 pm
Where's the "Would prefer to eat someone else's boogers" option?
 ;D

Ive seen the knockers before end up leading the line dancing at the HOG rally...Nathan seems like one of those  :D
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Evil Rudy on October 20, 2010, 11:30:06 pm
heh heh

marc with a "c" funny.

rudy laugh
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 20, 2010, 11:51:55 pm
heh heh

marc with a "c" funny.

rudy laugh
yeah Rudy being used for describing anything other than children exposing themselves to each other...hysterical
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 20, 2010, 11:53:15 pm
sorry Rudy thought you were taking the piss out of me spelling my name with a C. But you have to love the fast come back   ::)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 20, 2010, 11:55:49 pm
Where's the "Would prefer to eat someone else's boogers" option?
 ;D

I mean it doesn't push my boat out but if Nathan wants to eat other people mucus,  then we can always bag some up for him I guess.  :D
Title: Re: Harley ownership
Post by: mx250 on October 21, 2010, 12:10:44 am
Talk about 'loaded' questions.

How about I wouldn't own/ride one of the POS's if it was given to me.

Count 1 for me on this account.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Nathan S on October 21, 2010, 12:15:43 am
Marc, I never said that I wanted to do it - just that it would be preferable to owning a Harley.

Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: matcho mick on October 21, 2010, 01:36:31 am
what do HD's & cattledogs have in common?










they both like to ride in the back of utes ;D, :P
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Hardex on October 21, 2010, 06:12:22 am
Yea I had a FXR H.D. back in the ninties but i alright now  ;D
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: AdamN on October 21, 2010, 06:27:58 am
Harley Davidson have perfected the art of turning petrol into noise without the added by-product of horsepower or handling ability.
You couldn't give me one of the buckets of puss for any money, stupid air compressor on wheels. IMHO they don't even look nice.
Potato potato potato potato potato potato potato potao potato potato

Adam
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: jimg1au on October 21, 2010, 06:38:03 am
i dont like road harleys BUT
i would own a factory xr750 flattracker AND factory wartecooed(not evo leagle) 1000cc road racer also any of the rebadged twin water cooled(again) twin 2 stroke road racers.
jim
some mates talked me into going to a harly show and someone davidson was there 1st display had the above bikes in i wanted to leave after that but had to stay an other 3 hours looking at the 2nd bigest piles ohf sh t ever the other being the bigest the jap versions of the same type of bikes
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: worms on October 21, 2010, 06:40:35 am
i thought you guys were talking about the HD 350 desert racer and came to have a look,
oh NO it's F--king roadbikes.!!!!!!??????????????????????????

dont forget your handbags boys

cheers worms

Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: TM BILL on October 21, 2010, 06:42:56 am
Never owned one never will (except maybe an MX 250 ). To me they look and sound agricultural and in my work i can tell you they are unrealible and fall over a lot ( hey its great for buisness ) .

It seems and many owners of other brands will agree that harley owners (or is it just harley riders) have an attitude and dont acknowledge other riders on the road WTF is that about  ::) are they really that embarrased or just dissapointed with their ride  ???

I take my hat off to the harley marketing dept though , they really have done a number in convincing thousands of middle aged blokes that if they ride a harley and get some tough stickers instant cool  :P

Yes i have ridden a couple of harleys and compared to jap bikes half the capacity they were SLOW ( good thing really because the brakes were shit ) HEAVY, and handled like a loaded wheel barrow with a flat tyre.

Obviously some people get the best out them , Marc posted a pic in another thread of a bloke racing one at Wanganui , that bloke rides the wheels off that thing and runs mid pack . To me that shows HE the rider has talent and on a Jap or Italian bike would probably run up front.

Hey Canam maybe you should add Nathans sugestion to the poll , as not a lot of people are voting on the current options  ;)



Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: yamaico on October 21, 2010, 07:04:44 am
I thought the common bond among us was motorcycles. I've got a Harley that I've had for 25 years and never had a problem with it. Admittedly it's slow and doesn't handle or stop particularly well, but my wife likes riding on the back of it, and it still gets me from A to B. They are dead simple to work on, should the need arise, and mine is worth considerably more now than what I paid for it.

Unfortunately the wanker element has spoilt it for the enthusiast....
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: asasin on October 21, 2010, 07:06:17 am
Chicks dig them as they can sew a golf ball in the seat and  ...........
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: suzuki43 on October 21, 2010, 08:15:00 am
When I get a vasectomy and hence get fat(ter) and turn gay (like our sheepdogs always did after being desexed) I will buy a Harley, leather chaps and get a tough sticker (tattoo).
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Canam370 on October 21, 2010, 08:32:12 am
There ya go TM BILL ;D
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: TM BILL on October 21, 2010, 08:36:10 am
If I had wanted to make a life long career out of working with the mentally retarded, I would have either gone into
Special Ed or opened up a Harley-Davidson dealership..."  - Christopher T. Shields (Black Echo)



Did you know 95% of all Harleys are still on the road?
The other 5% actually made it home.

Is it true that Harleys are chick magnets?
Yes, but only if the chick has a steel plate in her head.

What's the cheapest way to get another 50hp from your Harley?
Trade it in on a Kawasaki.

Why don't Harley riders sit on their bikes when the sidestands are down?
They're afraid to lean over that far.

What's the difference between a Harley and a Harley owner's home?
The Harley costs more and has fewer wheels.

How do you now you're riding a Harley?
While coming off an exit-ramp you get passed by a Vespa.

Why don't Harley riders wave at sportbike riders?
Because they don't want to drop their tools.

How do you know all the aftermarket parts you bought for your Harley are worth the money?
You finally break into the 15's in the quarter mile.

Where can you find the world's largest collection of Harley jokes?
At Sturgis

What do you call a group of Harley Owners with a collective IQ of 120?
Sturgis!

How do Harley engineers tell if a bike is worthy of the Harley name?
They check to make sure the exhaust noise in decibels exceeds the horsepower rating.

Why don't Harley owners smile?
Once you realized you got conned into paying $25,000 for an outdated piece of $#!+ would YOU be smiling?

What's the difference between a Harley Davidson and a vacuum cleaner?
The location of the dirtbags.

Why do Harleys have fringe?
So you can tell if they're moving.

How do you know your Harley is handling great?
You can almost keep up with the logging trucks when you're riding in the
canyons.

How is a Harley Davidson like an old dog?
They both like to ride in the back of pickup trucks.

What is the difference between a Harley Davidson and an old dog?
The dog can get in the back of the pickup by itself.

Why couldn't the Harley mechanic repair the doorknob?
Some things just can't be fixed with only a hammer and a rope.

What's the difference between a Harley taken to Daytona on a trailer and one that's being ridden there?
The one on the trailer is going about 30mph faster.

Why do all Harley owners have trailers??
So they can go around corners faster!

You know you're a Harley rider if...

....you're unable to let your bike simply IDLE at a stop light.

....you confuse the word "character" with the more accurate term
"engineering flaws."

...."water cooled" means standing on the side of the road, in the rain, waiting for a your buddy to come in his pickup truck.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 21, 2010, 08:37:59 am
It seems and many owners of other brands will agree that harley owners (or is it just harley riders) have an attitude and dont acknowledge other riders on the road WTF is that about  ::)

No I try and avert my eyes when confronted with the lesser brands when I am on the road....
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: TM BILL on October 21, 2010, 08:46:32 am
It seems and many owners of other brands will agree that harley owners (or is it just harley riders) have an attitude and dont acknowledge other riders on the road WTF is that about  ::)

No I try and avert my eyes when confronted with the lesser brands when I am on the road....  looking down trying to understand why this thing is so SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: worms on October 21, 2010, 08:57:11 am
It seems and many owners of other brands will agree that harley owners (or is it just harley riders) have an attitude and dont acknowledge other riders on the road WTF is that about  ::)

No I try and avert my eyes when confronted with the lesser brands when I am on the road....  looking down trying to understand why this thing is so SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
hey look there's an ant, boy! there moving, oh watch out for that worm ;D
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Captain Bilko on October 21, 2010, 08:57:33 am
Fark it must be a slow week.
Even 'Sonny' Barger tried to get the Hells Angels ridin' something else years ago. Apart from the hard core bikies I think only accountants and bank clerks ride 'em these days. ::)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 21, 2010, 09:00:03 am
Kehrist Bill don't blame the Harleys for not waving, with 21" front wheel better have both hands on the bars
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: NR555 on October 21, 2010, 09:40:20 am
I don't even think of them as motorbikes.  You can hose them off at the lights in a Corolla.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 21, 2010, 10:16:59 am
Its the thinking mans motorcycle ......

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a17/ObsessedOCCFanTim/Orange%20County%20Choppers/boredinLondon1.jpg)




Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: mx250 on October 21, 2010, 10:22:52 am
Its the thinking mans motorcycle ......

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a17/ObsessedOCCFanTim/Orange%20County%20Choppers/boredinLondon1.jpg)





fork you Marc, half me crumpet just got sprayed over my keyboard  ;D.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: shorelinemc on October 21, 2010, 10:23:10 am
Chicks dig them as they can sew a golf ball in the seat and  ...........
sadly i have had a customer who had done this -to a yzf600 yamaha  do you know how hard it is to keep a straight face when asking this knob whats wrong with the seat and said wanker in all honesty said its a golf ball man the chicks dig it ,my mechanic,a mate and another customer went bolting to the door you could hear them all laughing outside
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: mx250 on October 21, 2010, 10:42:40 am
Chicks dig them as they can sew a golf ball in the seat and  ...........
sadly i have had a customer who had done this -to a yzf600 yamaha  do you know how hard it is to keep a straight face when asking this knob whats wrong with the seat and said wanker in all honesty said its a golf ball man the chicks dig it ,my mechanic,a mate and another customer went bolting to the door you could hear them all laughing outside
It's a good thing I wasn't eating crumpet as I read that - ity would have being de ja vu  ;D.

Goes to show, you don't have to own a Harley to be a wanker.  ;D.

This thread is worth it's weight in gold  :D.

(does the ether weigh anything?  ::)).
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Hoony on October 21, 2010, 11:59:02 am
heh heh

marc with a "c" funny.

rudy laugh
yeah Rudy being used for describing anything other than children exposing themselves to each other...hysterical


good quip and even better excellent come back.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: jimg1au on October 21, 2010, 01:55:19 pm
harley joke
some one davidson said
90% of all harleys ever made are still on the road
out of the crowd
thats right the other 10% made it home
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Kenny-A on October 21, 2010, 07:28:11 pm
Hey...here is one for the Harley owners...nothing but steel and quality.

(http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae117/huskyfast/PC040003Medium.jpg)

Cheers
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 21, 2010, 07:59:53 pm
Nice bike Kenny ....Yeah my bike uses soft tail deuce tank, best looking Harley tank of the lot

(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg71/marcFX_photo/CopyofSANY0337.jpg)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Nathan S on October 21, 2010, 08:03:40 pm
Hey...here is one for the Harley owners...nothing but steel and quality.


You're talking about the light pole in the background, right?
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: TM BILL on October 21, 2010, 08:21:27 pm
Hey...here is one for the Harley owners...nothing but steel and quality.

(http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae117/huskyfast/PC040003Medium.jpg)

Cheers


Did you have to wait long for the tow truck  ;)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Canam370 on October 21, 2010, 08:24:41 pm
biggest problem was the owner nearly starved coz he wouldn't eat boogers :D
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: TM BILL on October 21, 2010, 08:27:20 pm
Nice bike Kenny ....Yeah my bike uses soft tail deuce tank, best looking Harley tank of the lot

(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg71/marcFX_photo/CopyofSANY0337.jpg)

Marc can you move that black thing so we can get a better look at the harley  ;D
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Mike52 on October 21, 2010, 08:37:50 pm
My Dad loved harleys.
All the cops had em back then and if you had a Velo or some other english bike you could have a lot of fun on a saturday night. ;D
Or so he said ;)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Curly3 on October 21, 2010, 09:12:04 pm
I don't know how true it is but apparently in the 40's & 50's they made L/H throttle Harleys & Indians for the Police so they could still shoot right handed.
Anybody know if this is fair dinkum or just another Harley myth?
If someone gave me one or I had more money than sense, I'd probably have one.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: yamaico on October 21, 2010, 09:21:00 pm
"You're talking about the light pole in the background, right?"

All this ridicule coming from a Volvo driver - unbelievable.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Nathan S on October 21, 2010, 09:22:16 pm
If someone gave me one or I had more money than sense, I'd probably have one.

I think this is true of most Harley owners. Trouble is that most of them have more money than sense when they've got $3.25 in loose change and a half-eaten Snickers bar.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Kenny-A on October 21, 2010, 09:32:29 pm
nice mixture - MarcFX
I personally love the deuce shape....A mate of mine has just fitted a fixed rear guard and single seat to his rocker C...Man it looks like a wide ass deuce.
Here is another pic of my previous HD....yep its an EVO....Heritage

Cheers

(http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae117/huskyfast/IMG_2357Medium.jpg)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: firko on October 21, 2010, 10:00:59 pm
Notwithstanding the findings of the above poll......I'm curious to know if the guys who are so rabidly taking the piss at Harleys have ever actually ridden one? Just curious.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: firko on October 21, 2010, 10:13:49 pm
These Harleys do it for me.
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/harley%20mono%20tracker.jpg)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/Web-Surfer_005_fs.jpg)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/CAFE%20HARLEY.jpg)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: mx250 on October 21, 2010, 10:38:40 pm
Hey...here is one for the Harley owners...nothing but steel and quality.

(http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae117/huskyfast/PC040003Medium.jpg)

Cheers

Funny, I see nothing but chrome and bling and an overweight, no ground clearance, over-engineered, ancient engineering, air compressor for an engine, characterture of a motorcycle  ::).

And, other than being a convoluted form of modern art  ::), a complete waste of money, time, talent, space and resources. Yeah, I know; I'm a philistine, sorry  :P.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Nathan S on October 21, 2010, 10:44:20 pm
Tell us what you really think Graeme!

Firko:
Harleys are like gay sex - I have no issues with other people enjoying it, but I don't need to try it to know that it's not for me.

Flat-tracker-esque ones are OK - at least the old XR750s were good at something.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Turtle.Inc on October 21, 2010, 10:54:55 pm
Firko:
Harleys are like gay sex - I have no issues with other people enjoying it, but I don't need to try it to know that it's not for me.

I'd be reckoning some of the Harley riders reading this thread might just introduce you with your current opinion, just an observation :-X
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 21, 2010, 11:01:51 pm
Firko:
Harleys are like gay sex - I have no issues with other people enjoying it,

I think Nathan is telling us where his mind is at .... I think Nathan likes to watch :o
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Nathan S on October 21, 2010, 11:04:18 pm

I'd be reckoning some of the Harley riders reading this thread might just introduce you with your current opinion, just an observation :-X

So you're saying that Harley riders are usually gay rapists?
That's a big call!
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Turtle.Inc on October 21, 2010, 11:09:11 pm

I'd be reckoning some of the Harley riders reading this thread might just introduce you with your current opinion, just an observation :-X

So you're saying that Harley riders are usually gay rapists?
That's a big call!

Ok i'll rephrase that, they might just fork you one way or another :-\
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 21, 2010, 11:09:48 pm


So you're saying that Harley riders are usually gay rapists?
That's a big call!
[/quote]

it is a big call, but I don't know Nathan I get the impression your in denial and would probably go quietly
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Nathan S on October 21, 2010, 11:16:51 pm

it is a big call, but I don't know Nathan I get the impression your in denial and would probably go quietly

Interesting offer Marc! :o
And I will have to disappoint you by saying no.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 21, 2010, 11:52:14 pm

Interesting offer Marc! :o
And I will have to disappoint you by saying no.
[/quote]

Its cool Nathan, but you know the Volvo Owners Club will have you eventually  ::)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: DT_Mania on October 22, 2010, 12:33:30 am
*A little story of Harley Ownership*

As far as I can see the major advantage of owning any Harley, perhaps the only advantage, is that you can drop a line on a woman about owning one and get her on the back before she knows what's hit her. By the time she's clocked that it's one of those stupid badged Harleys made in Italy it'll be too late to back out.

This was the theory that caused me to hand over 200 notes for a non-running 250 single cylinder stroker. To be fair, it looked quite rakish in its way and the chassis was in good nick. I spent many an idle moment sitting on the wee beastie, playing demonically with the throttle even though the engine was as dead as a corpse.

At first I thought the refusal to start was a decade's worth of crud in the carb. I spent a day cleaning the gunge out, grinding the float valve in and blowing compressed air through the jets, causing the local garage owner to rush out to see what I was doing with his air-hose.

That was a waste of time as the engine still refused to start or even make encouraging noises. A new spark plug didn't help, but I noticed that the spark was more yellow than blue. That led to the points which were a battered mess that couldn't be cleaned up. Halfords was raided for a similar set and after some serious bodging they were fitted. The spark was still poor but there was a bit of growling in the combustion chamber.

Only after fitting a newish coil and HT lead off an MZ did the engine come to life. Unlike many a Wop machine the kickstart was on the right side and didn't need much effort. I'd eliminated all the connectors and switches in the ignition circuit, the only way to stop the engine was to pull the HT lead off or stall the bike.

The test ride revealed that the bike would clang into first gear then refused to come out unless the engine was stalled when it'd go back into neutral. In a frenzy of revs it'd put 25mph on the clock and leave the whole area in smog until the engine had a chance to clean itself out.

The poor gearbox was caused by an almost complete absence of lubricant. I poured in some car gearbox oil and was rewarded with a change that if not slick could crunch through the gears. It felt quite similar to an MZ ETZ250 I'd once owned but was better in so far that it rarely fell out of gears once they were engaged. At times, though, the whine of the gears meshing drowned out both the engine and exhaust noises!

Once I was convinced there was some life left in the motor, I bought a new battery, rewired the lights and horn, cleaned up the seized front disc and generally gave the machine a good going over. Being a two stroke single meant that regular maintenance was merely checking the ignition timing and adding oil. An MOT was passed first try, with some nice comments about the bike from the tester.

If he'd actually ridden the HD rather than given it a cursory going over he'd have been a damn sight less enthusiastic. The front brake barely worked, the tyres felt very brittle and grinding vibes came in every time I used the throttle in anger. Being lazy I put the bike up for sale for £600 but the only guy to turn up just laughed at me, saying he thought I had one of the single cylinder four strokes for sale, which for a while Harley also badged. He reckoned the best thing I could do with the stroker was pop it into the nearby canal.

There followed an amusing two months when I used the Harley for the daily commute. In the dry it was passable as long as I didn't expect to do more than 70mph. Thereafter the single cylinder vibes tried to destroy the chassis. Wet weather was also nasty as the rain got into the switches, making the lights and horn go berserk. It's not too much fun to sit at traffic lights with the horn blaring away and sparks coming out of the switch cluster!

The Pirelli tyres were also crap in the rain, probably because they were ancient and had gone brittle. I wasn't of a mind to spend money replacing them and the Harley only weighed about 300lbs, therefore easy to grapple with when sliding along the road. The front brake just didn't want to work in the wet, there was sod all engine braking and the rear drum was either on or off (as was the rider if things went seriously wrong).

The few times the Harley hit the deck I got away with bruises to myself, and dented tank and silencer, plus the usual bent levers, to the bike. Whenever it slid down the road it protested by refusing to start for the next half hour. There was thus no chance of doing a runner from some irate cager whose pride and joy had been hit by the Harley or quickly removing myself from the scene and packs of giggling school children who invariably popped up out of nowhere whenever I came off.

No sooner had I become used to the handling than the clutch went BANG! The drum had cracked up then exploded. Somehow, the gearbox avoided self-destruction although the kickstart's ratchet was devoid of teeth. Now, where the hell was I going to find a new or used clutch?

Er, nowhere as it happened. The one quote I had for machining one out of solid indicated they were going to make it out of gold! The chassis, tyres apart, was in reasonable nick, so it seemed a pity to throw the bike away or sell it as a non-runner. After a few bottles of Newcastle Brown I decided the solution was to fit a 125cc engine. This would make the hack attractive to learners as well as halving my insurance bill. In the end, a tuned Yamaha RXS100 engine was forced in. It was a very tight fit, needed some filing of the engine cases and levering to get it to settle down nicely. It didn't look half bad by the time I'd finished.

Despite the small capacity, this motor turned the bike into a real screamer that would put 80mph on the clock, cover the area in smog and a wonderful wail out of the spannie. It took six months and 10,000 miles of flat out riding to wear the engine out.

By that time I'd found some used bits that helped me do a thorough rebuild to the Harley engine. Brand new piston and barrel, good clutch, some kickstart bits and a better carb. The crankshaft showed no signs of wear and the gearbox only had a few small score marks on the teeth despite the whining noises.

I had the same starting problem as before. Just didn't want to get going again until I coerced some mates to push me up and down the street a few times. When the motor fired, the violence of the power pulse caught me out. For the first time there was enough power to do a wheelie. Wow!

After 200 miles of running in, the top speed turned out to be 97mph on the clock, which was wildly optimistic as my mate on a Beemer reckoned it was only 85mph. Vibes were much reduced, possible to cruise flat out if the wriggling tyres and non-existent brakes were put out of my mind. The brake was improved with a used Brembo caliper, new hose and fluid, but still left me gasping with fear on a few occasions.

By the time I'd finished with the Harley it looked very smart, ran well, stopped reasonably, was an excess of fun to ride and cost sod all to run (fuel was 60mpg). The only thing that persuaded me to sell was an offer of £850!

Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: asasin on October 22, 2010, 06:12:22 am
Harleys , gay sex and forking . Oh shit Ive come to the wrong Forum ,No wait it is OZ VMX?? bugger they have got in!
My wife loves Harleys , I think it is a houswife polishing fettish.
 I personally would not have one but hey I own coopers so who am I to comment

Pehaps harleys could have there own sub group in the forum . naaaaaaa f.;;'k em

Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: AdamN on October 22, 2010, 06:20:18 am
Gotta dis-agree Firko, I have never ridden a Harley, and I pray to God that I never have get the chance to do so :D.
I have a perfectly good 1000cc big v-twin in my garage, one which goes around corners with ease, starts and stops as required, does wheelies and looks good ;)

All jokes aside, Dad has a VT750 Honda-Harley, which I have taken for a spin, and I found the cruiser riding style of having your feet under your hands very off-putting , not my king of riding style. And the fact that it doesn't lean too far before sparks appear, make me all the happier to keep my VTR1000 ;D.

But each to their own - but if any Hardly rider are reading, do the right thing and stay on the freeways instead of blocking up all the roads with corners please ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: jimg1au on October 22, 2010, 06:37:15 am
firko
i am on your side as i have saaid befor on this thread i like xr750 s and racing harleys.i have ridin a few types sporty to lowriders they are ok but not my kind of bike.a lot of my mates have them and some will make money on them if they sell because they bought them when they were chep and are motly shed dewllers so f/a klms on them. i myself am a cb1100r honda guy or even a 1000cc vf the nice racing style one.
jim
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: crash n bern on October 22, 2010, 06:43:59 am
33 years of using Harley's for daily transport.  I've owned Flatheads, Knuckleheads, Panheads, Shovelheads Evo's and twincams, Sporsters and Buells.  I've crashed them, worn them out, rebuilt them, restored them, customised them, chopped them and built ones out of scrap.  

I still don't get what the fuss is about. They're just a motorcycle that serves a purpose.  Nothing more nothing less.

People say their slow.  I used to wind them out to 220kph how much faster do you need to go?  Buy a turbocharged Hyabusa if you need more.

People say they don't handle I've hit 4"x4" lumps of wood, bricks, smashed cars, killed wallabys, jumped drainage ditches, left the road at 130kph into dew covered padocks, run out of highway and mowed down trees etc, and they handled it better than most bikes that would of gone down and left me dead or in IC.

Unreliable? Unreliable is the people who work on bikes and make them so.

Modern Harleys are good for up to 200,000k's  The only maintenance is oil changes. They run seperate clutch, gearbox and engine oil. So oil always runs clean.  

They're not everyones cup of tea and wouldn't expect them to be.  But as a general purpose work horse for racking up miles and doing a job, I find them hard to beat.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: DR on October 22, 2010, 07:00:40 am
Not really a Harley enthusiast but...

(http://motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/classic_bikes/1952_harley_125.jpg)

this Harley does it for me..a seriously simplistic 1952 HD 125cc ;)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: suzuki43 on October 22, 2010, 07:12:31 am
Forced gay sex,and Harleys,wheres Evil Rudy when we need him???
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: worms on October 22, 2010, 07:41:22 am
for crying out loud, really who gives a rats arse, this is a VMX forum, youve had your week of fame , now take a break and get into something else, is the site so inane that that we need a week of this shit, Ive love road bikes and have 2, @2008 R1200gs BMW and a 1979 GL 1000, so f--king what. aw gee! my road bikes are better than yours, unless your a sick bastard like Graham and race a road bike on grass track,. anyway this thread is killing my brain cells, at least we need popcorn with one of the other theards going at the moment, go freaky, go wasp! at least it's VMX ;D

ever seen a brain dead worm?
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: suzuki43 on October 22, 2010, 07:45:03 am
Ever seen a brain alive Worm you mean??? :-*
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Graham on October 22, 2010, 08:00:39 am
 unless your a sick bastard like Graham and race a road bike on grass track, sico.


ever seen a brain dead worm?
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If they havent they will soon,   >:(
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: mx250 on October 22, 2010, 08:11:40 am
for crying out loud, really who gives a rats arse, this is a VMX forum, youve had your week of fame , now take a break and get into something else, is the site so inane that that we need a week of this shit, Ive love road bikes and have 2, @2008 R1200gs BMW and a 1979 GL 1000, so f--king what. aw gee! my road bikes are better than yours, unless your a sick bastard like Graham and race a road bike on grass track, sico. anyway this thread is killing my brain cells, at least we need popcorn with one of the other theards going at the moment, go freaky, go wasp! at least it's VMX ;D

ever seen a brain dead worm?
Lighten up Worms. I hope everyone else has taken it in good humour (and I think they have). I've had some absolute belly laughs at the banter coming from both sides.

Take every thing I say with a grain of salt, a very large grain. I'm a motorcycling slut - I'll ride anything and enjoy it, even a Hardly ;D.

The ride is everything, what you ride is coincidental  ;).

The only thing that is more fun than riding is bagging out your mate's choice  ;) 8).
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: worms on October 22, 2010, 08:18:05 am
opps, it was compliment Graham, but you wouldnt be the first to want to squash me.


looks like I'll be a brain dead, squashed worm and looks like a bullet has been put in this thread.

Worms
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Graham on October 22, 2010, 03:16:20 pm
you know where you can stick your complement trev ,or I could help place it for you.
 ;D
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: worms on October 22, 2010, 03:28:41 pm
so the challenage is still on ;D

can we have a shortend race like, first to the first cnr wins?

Cheers Worms



hey it's a thread hijack, i'll be getting up peoples noses again ;D



Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: TM BILL on October 22, 2010, 05:13:34 pm
A worm up the nose does sound unpleasent  ;D
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 22, 2010, 05:28:51 pm
Lighten up Worms. I hope everyone else has taken it in good humour (and I think they have). I've had some absolute belly laughs at the banter coming from both sides.

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God leave it to a BMW rider, they are as dull as their bikes, I have ridden a couple and you would get more of a thrill out of a Quakers meeting. Still they usually do come with luggage big enough for your lawn bowls.  :o
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 22, 2010, 05:34:13 pm
I guess one thing is BMW come with a great range of touring accessories for those long trips through Europe

(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu143/CatatonicBug/Bike%20Photos/BMWWWIIbikewithsidecar2.jpg)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: shorelinemc on October 22, 2010, 06:34:27 pm
bavarian money waster ;D
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Canam370 on October 22, 2010, 06:40:34 pm
KTM = Kosts Too Much
Suzuki = Name begins with a $ sign

 and on it goes ;D
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: mx250 on October 22, 2010, 07:31:35 pm
I guess one thing is BMW come with a great range of touring accessories for those long trips through Europe

(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu143/CatatonicBug/Bike%20Photos/BMWWWIIbikewithsidecar2.jpg)
Gives defensive riding a whole new meaning  ;D.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Mike52 on October 22, 2010, 07:35:46 pm
I guess one thing is BMW come with a great range of touring accessories for those long trips through Europe

(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu143/CatatonicBug/Bike%20Photos/BMWWWIIbikewithsidecar2.jpg)
Gotta get me one of THOSE .
Had to drive to BRIZ today and followed 2 B doubles stuck behind a guy towing a caravan with a speed range of between 60 and 100k.
Then took a side road only to come across a guy in a late model SS with a liking for 80k .
That unit looks like it might have the answer fitted.
Mike
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Curly3 on October 22, 2010, 07:37:03 pm
Perfect sidecar for Freaky to take Walter on :P ;D :P ;D :P ;D
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: LWC82PE on October 22, 2010, 08:54:20 pm
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I don't know how true it is but apparently in the 40's & 50's they made L/H throttle Harleys & Indians for the Police so they could still shoot right handed.
Anybody know if this is fair dinkum or just another Harley myth?

Yes correct, ive seen it on the army models too, and not only do they have the throttle on the left they have it so accelerating is when your roll the throttle FORWARD  :o Combine that with hand gear change and foot operated clutch and they become a bit tricky to ride. When i did an Indian i put the throttle on the right operating normally and made the left grip the distributor advance.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: dalesween on October 22, 2010, 10:29:03 pm
Yes i have seen one in the flesh,OMG confusion city.

cheers Dale.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: oldskool on October 23, 2010, 12:43:08 am
the v-rod engine is a road version of the harley road race bikes.the road version was engineered in the porsche factory in germany by porsche engineers believe it or not but true.cheers gary
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: crash n bern on October 23, 2010, 09:20:58 am

God leave it to a BMW rider, they are as dull as their bikes, I have ridden a couple and you would get more of a thrill out of a Quakers meeting. Still they usually do come with luggage big enough for your lawn bowls.  :o

I owned a Beemer once. It was so effecient it was boring.  The hardest part was staying awake while riding it.  Talk about sensory deprivation, it was weird, almost like fying.  I could feel and hear the wind but nothing else. 
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: dkupf on October 23, 2010, 09:34:52 am
As a Goldwing rider I can relate to what your saying Crash & Bern  :) Darcy
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 23, 2010, 10:32:46 am
the v-rod engine is a road version of the harley road race bikes.the road version was engineered in the porsche factory in germany by porsche engineers believe it or not but true.cheers gary

Not exactly, the V Rod has nothing in common except the basic layout of the VR1000, it is much larger engine and I am not really sure what the MoCo were thinking, my guess is the V Rod would end up a platform for a larger engine for the big twins.

Except Harley riders won't accept water cooling.

Harley out sourced development to Porsche related engineering studio as it was cheaper... the VR1000 was built to run US Superbikes, twins races which it did quite decently but wasn't a Ducati and didn't have the same $$$$$ race program.

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q218/exemplar1/Harley%20Museum/P8201895.jpg)

(http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx134/fransgvk/HD-VR1000-1994.jpg)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: suzuki43 on October 23, 2010, 10:39:34 am
Hey Tokyo Rose,
Yuck that bike is disgusting,they definitely need to stick to cruisers.
Hey found a mint F yet??
Youre spending too much time left hand typing over Harleys mate  -FOCUS son!!!!
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 23, 2010, 10:42:06 am
Buell had a good race bike XBRR that could run pretty hard in twins racing and a road version that would have been cool. Like CCM with B50 motor, there was not much left of the original Harley sportster engine, Buell improved it a lot.

But Harley would not allow production as it had full fairing, like the VR1000 Harley believed that full fairings pitched their bikes straight at the Japanese makers, so that's why Buells have weird half fairings

Buells demise started with the Buell blast which the MoCo pushed them to build.

(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r99/Brad_Raph/Picture013.jpg)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 23, 2010, 10:43:50 am
Hey Tokyo Rose,
Yuck that bike is disgusting,they definitely need to stick to cruisers.
Hey found a mint F yet??
Youre spending too much time left hand typing over Harleys mate  -FOCUS son!!!!

Mate you are right, this is just something I do while Pornhub is buffering.... I am off out the door to look for an F.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: tony27 on October 23, 2010, 12:33:43 pm
I don't know how true it is but apparently in the 40's & 50's they made L/H throttle Harleys & Indians for the Police so they could still shoot right handed.
Anybody know if this is fair dinkum or just another Harley myth?
A family friend had an indian like that, right hand twisted to alter ignition timing
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: firko on October 23, 2010, 03:32:27 pm
I reckon this post might just be dead. ::)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/COFFIN.jpg)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Marc.com on October 23, 2010, 03:41:43 pm
yep time to put it to sleep
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: TM BILL on October 23, 2010, 07:09:08 pm
No the poll closes on the 25th and i want to see 50 people prepared to scoff boogers with Nathan  ;)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Canam370 on October 23, 2010, 10:53:58 pm
Want to close off this thread? I will but I'll have to have a poll for a consensus...... ::)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Canam370 on October 26, 2010, 11:17:22 pm
Well thats it. No overwhelming numbers against Harleys. I can also conclude that pro Harley voters are better mannered than the negative mob as the pro's wont eat boogers. Must just be nicer people......... ::)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: Nathan S on October 27, 2010, 09:05:55 am
I raced a Harley once. It was quite the race - he would get away a bit then I would catch him. As I passed, he nodded in respect for a well fought duel. I waved back as I pedalled away.
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: TM BILL on October 27, 2010, 10:07:54 am
I raced a Harley once. It was quite the race - he would get away a bit then I would catch him. As I passed, he nodded in respect for a well fought duel. I waved back as I pedalled away.
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Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: VMX247 on December 21, 2010, 05:41:05 pm
We've been shopping today  ;D  took these on the phone camera.
Nice rebuild on the Baja, also boy child was facsinated with the DTracker with rear brake and gear stick on the one side !! ?

(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/vmx247/Pic_1221_036.jpg)

(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/vmx247/Pic_1221_037.jpg)
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: TM BILL on December 21, 2010, 05:45:28 pm
what is that allison ? a rebaged Flymo  ;D
Title: Re: Poll - Harley ownership
Post by: VMX247 on December 21, 2010, 05:55:02 pm
what is that allison ? a rebaged Flymo  ;D

Fork knows,its a HD showroom-give em credit for tidyness  ;)  ;D
Here something real collectable  :P
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Museum-Quality-Rare-Harley-Dealer-Vest-Promo-Item-NOS-/140266105063?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20a882e8e7
cheers