Whats wrong with me

[Davey Crocket]

At least you havent got the yellow thing happening on that one Marc.

[Marc.com]

At least you havent got the yellow thing happening on that one Marc.

nah that was the last Girl friend mate, she had the body of  Hawaiian bikini contest winner but came with a lot of issues

[Marc.com]

under construction

[TooFastTim]

Though I must admit when I pull up at the lights on my big twin bike and my snow ho on the back I feel like a god

Yeah well, in the land of the rising sun you're probably the size of a lesser diety  ('cept for those funny wrestler fellows).

I'm (we're?) not anti Harley, just anti half the pratts that ride them. A couple of years ago a bunch of us were having a "serious" discussion (earnest is any conversation after 8 beers each, serious is a conversation after 12 or more beers each). Among us were several ex South African enduro champions and one mentioned he had just bought a Harley. You could have heard a pin drop. The derision that followed was hilarious but eventually he got his point across. That point was that as competitive motorcyclists we see motorcycles as an extension of our competitive drive and if we were to buy an R1 or equivalent we'd be dead within weeks. A Harley invites you to sit back and enjoy the ride. I've not dissed a Harley since.

[Marc.com]

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A Harley invites you to sit back and enjoy the ride. I've not dissed a Harley since.
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don't worry I have a healthy loathing for the posers as well. I bought my first Harley for the reason that i wanted a bike that was less disposable and I could build a relationship with, my Harley did me proud and out lasted 3 different women  . Only reason I swapped bikes is my wife didn't like being the 4th ass on that seat 

[TooFastTim]

Only reason I swapped bikes is my wife didn't like being the 4th ass on that seat 

Change the seat not the bike you wally 

[Marc.com]

So Harley fans, do I stay with the Z bars or go apes again.  BTW bike is 106 with big valve ported heads and very scientific combination of squish and compression. Flat bars seemed prudent for holding on to it. 

[suzuki43]

That seat might interfere with the crotchless chaps bro

[Canam370]

Fat 'T' bars, 6" rise.

[Nathan S]

.... there is a Harley race heritage that exceeds any other bike on the planet. Harley for me is about twins that can really post some numbers and may even go around corners.

When? If they made a good bike in 1923, then great - doesn't really give their 2010 offerings any credibility.
My mate's grandfather used to do stuff like fit Norton heads onto Harley bottom ends (and jam them into open wheel racing cars). Even when he was doing this in the 1960s, he reckoned the only benefit the Harley engines offered was swept volume... Everyone else has move further than HD in the last 50 years - and not many of them began with something as technically flawed as a 60* V-twin.

If you think that they're cool, then great.
And I'll agree with you, if you talk about how good their pre-war and immediately post-war offerings were, by the standards of the day.
But a performance Harley by 2010 standards, is polishing a turd.
Buell made some cool & fast bikes for sure, but they were mostly impressive thanks to the techniques used to get those turds shining. The fact that there is no longer a Buell motorcycles says a lot, GFC or no.


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[BultacoMacca]

I get the attraction of some non bike guys now wanting to recapture their lost 'tough youth' by buying the biggest loudest bike they can find, but what is the attraction of the stupid Skull mask.
Are they trying to look like Jim Carrey (Mask..the movie) They really look pretty lame to me.

I'd guess the real old school bikie brothers would be cringing to think that these guys are all on the same bikes that they used to think were badass..... now unfortunately they are as common as a Honda postie bike.
(Probably because they're reliable now)

[firko]

I'm (we're?) not anti Harley, just anti half the pratts that ride them

That covers it for me. Why does performance have to be the criteria for every bike we want to own? Sure Harleys are a bit prehistoric but they've got a shitload more personality than a truck full of R1s. If you don't feel that, you'll probably never own one. If you do, you've probably already got one.
(I personally don't feel that attraction but I fully understand why others do.)

[Marc.com]

Oh yes Firko, I am not asking everyone to slip on their crotchless chaps and buy theme bikes. You are right Buell built some fast bikes up until today and they are still around as Eric Buells racing concern.

Just don't omit the experience from your list of things to do. Harleys are like VMX bikes, you can always blame the bike.

[Marc.com]

this is what my Harley fantasies look like. The only thing that I reckon is worse than the born again HOG bikers fagging about with their bandannas on is when one of their old scrubbers tries to get in on the act and some clown buys her a bike.... so there you go my hate is wimmin on Harleys unless they are out back or chained to them.

[vmx42]

this is what my Harley fantasies look like. The only thing that I reckon is worse than the born again HOG bikers fagging about with their bandannas on is when one of their old scrubbers tries to get in on the act and some clown buys her a bike.... so there you go my hate is wimmin on Harleys unless they are out back or chained to them.

So Marc, are you are saying that your wife will be fine with this '5th Ass' on the seat of your Harley?