Whats wrong with me

[suzuki43]

I dont care how you paint the picture Tokyo Joe.I still reckon its your mid life crisis driving this love of American Iron.
Come back to the dark side Luke,and the joys of Montesa's...and all things homosexual.....

[Marc.com]

I dont care how you paint the picture Tokyo Joe.I still reckon its your mid life crisis driving this love of American Iron.

Mate give it time for your midlife to arrive, you will experience a chemical change that will compel you to buy a Z4 BMW ragtop, in your case a toopee and knock around with the neighbours daughter. 

[FAT-TOY]

  And when you go to buy a jap copy of a harley it will be a lot cheaper than the original, because they dont keep their resale value like the harley does.  And it wont matter either that most of them look like (a pack of old queens in drag) at least they are technically better designed.  But there will still be heaps of wankers and fags who will still ride their harleys and heaps of bad drivers wearing hats who will keep driving their swedish taxis and they will all still love them even if you dont.

[Marc.com]

  And when you go to buy a jap copy of a harley it will be a lot cheaper

I would rather pay the Harley price and get the oats before they went through the horse.

The problem in a Jap custom is people will always know you pussed out at writing the cheque.... no matter how much they sugar coat it people who buy chap hogs all know in their heart they f*&ked up and generally end up buying the real deal.

But by all means if you are comfortable with an Intruder between your legs.

[firko]

eez you blokes I can't beleive your trying to cover up the short comings of Harley's by starting the old rubbish a Volvo crap.

Yep great cars, no argument from me, they led the industry in a lot of things but they're sooooo damn boring. I've owned three, a classic PV444,  122 and a  245 wagon and as honest and reliable as they were, they were ordinary cars to drive. Sort of a Scandinavian beige Camry.

[Marc.com]

eez you blokes I can't beleive your trying to cover up the short comings of Harley's by starting the old rubbish a Volvo crap.

Sort of a Scandinavian beige Camry.

Thats it Firko tell it like it is. When i think Volvos I think Lessos and Dogs and 'Baby on Board' decals. Nobody with the right amount of testosterone would ever set foot in one.

[Marc.com]

hmm one car is Swedish and was total disaster for Ford .... and another car was top seller,

[Marc.com]

gues you can improve the Vulva a bit

[oldfart]

Marc ,  but by all means if you are comfortable with an Intruder between your legs 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsSTwuOKRKI&p=36FA0B2E7AD3D8F4&playnext=1&index=27

[Nathan S]

...they were ordinary cars to drive.

Either you shouldn't have had auto ones, or you were driving them wrong. Maybe the 122's were destroyed by the US emissions laws?

Even the 'Camrys before there were Camrys' 240s are actually brilliant handling cars in stock form. The "problem" is that they kinda use the French method of handling - keep the wheels on the ground no matter what, even if it means heaps of bodyroll. This does not fit with the simplistic Australian stereotype of "feels like a gokart - must handle well hey!" (   x10000), but nor does it mean that they handle badly...

http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=172878&highlight=240+inspiration

Imagine doing this in a stock HZ or LH... And then try to imagine doing it without dying...

[pancho]

No1 Harleys are a bit agricultural.
2 volvos were beaten by others on a number of there 'inventions. i.e. '38 ford laminated glass.

the 'v' twin is very little wider and not as tall as a single of HALF the capacity.
Because the pistons do not come to rest similtaneously at the end of each stroke [as in a twin], the flywheel weight for equivalent smoothness need not exceed that necessary for a single half the size.
The v twin will provide a greater capacity in less bulk and less weight than ANY other arrangement. Any one who looks into various engine layouts will soon discover that all the different layouts have various advantages. Some big advantages.
 If I wanted a powerful road machine [i don't] i'd go for the Harley I cant remember what its called that one pictured that has the Porsche heads cheers pancho.

[oldfart]

Pancho   ....V rod

[Lozza]

Geez you blokes I can't beleive your trying to cover up the short comings of Harley's by starting the old rubbish a Volvo crap. If you have been in a car crash and survived you more than likely can thank Volvo designs for the safety features that are in every car on the road 
eg: Volvo Safety Achievements Year by Year
    * 1944 Safety cage
    * 1944 Laminated windscreen
    * 1959 Three-point safety belts in the front as standard
    * 1960 Padded instrument panel
    * 1964 Prototype of the first rear-facing child seat is tested in a Volvo
    * 1966 Twin-circuit triangular (three-wheel) backup braking system
    * 1966 Crumple zones
    * 1967 Seat belts in the rear
    * 1968 Head restraints front
    * 1969 Three-point inertia-reel safety belts in the front
    * 1972 Three-point safety belts in the rear
    * 1972 Rear-facing child seat and child-proof door locks
    * 1972 Volvo Experimental Safety Car (VESC)
    * 1973 Energy-absorbing steering column
    * 1974 Energy-absorbing bumpers
    * 1974 Petrol tank relocated for enhanced safety
    * 1978 Child booster cushion for children
    * 1982 Under-run protection
    * 1982 Door mirrors of wide-angle type
    * 1984 ABS, anti-locking brakes
    * 1986 Brake lights at eye level
    * 1986 Three-point safety belt in the middle of the rear seat
    * 1987 Safety belt pre-tensioner
    * 1987 Driver's airbag
    * 1990 Integrated booster cushion for children
    * 1991 SIPS, side impact collision protection
    * 1991 Automatic height adjustment of front safety belts
    * 1993 Three-point inertia-reel safety belt in all seats
    * 1994 SIPS, side-impact airbags
    * 1997 ROPS, Roll-Over Protection System convertible (C70)
    * 1998 WHIPS, protection against whiplash injuries
    * 1998 IC, inflatable curtain,
    * 1998 DSTC, Dynamic Stability and Traction Control
    * 2000 Volvo Cars Safety Centre inaugurated in Göteborg on 29 March
    * 2000 ISOFIX attachments for child seats
    * 2000 Two-stage airbag
    * 2000 Volvo On Call safety system
    * 2001 Volvo Safety Concept Car (SCC)
    * 2002 RSC, Roll Stability Control
    * 2002 ROPS, Roll-Over Protection System SUV (XC90)
    * 2002 Lower cross-member at the front - protection system for oncoming cars
    * 2002 Development of virtual "pregnant" crash-test dummy
    * 2003 PACOS - Passenger Airbag Cut-Off Switch
    * 2003 IDIS, intelligent system for driver information
    * 2003 Patented new structure at the front reduces collision forces
    * 2003 Bangkok's Traffic Accident Research Centre (TARC) is inaugurated
    * 2004 BLIS, system for information about the offset rear blind spot
    * 2004 DMIC, door-mounted side airbag for convertibles
    * 2005 Presentation of Volvo's co-driver system
    * 2005 Multi Lock, combined alcolock and lock for the safety belt and key for speed restriction (research project)
    * 2006 ACC, Adaptive Cruise Control
    * 2006 Personal Car Communicator (PCC)
    * 2006 Collision warning with brake support
    * 2006 Active Bending Lights (ABL)
    * 2007 Integrated two-stage child booster cushion
    * 2007 CWAB, Collision Warning with Auto Brake
    * 2007 Driver Alert Control
    * 2007 Lane Departure Warning
    * 2008 Alcoguard
    * 2008 Pre-Prepared Restraints
    * 2008 City Safety, low speed collision avoidance
    * 2009 Adaptive Cruise control with queue assist
    * 2009 Collision Warning with full auto-brake and pedestrian detection

you forgot the.....
  * 1975   automatic stopping a green light with a NO RIGHT TURN sign assist
   * 1976  I can stop anywhere especialy in a clearway switch
   * 1977  must do 10kmph LOWER than the speed limit over-ride
   * 1978   auto emergency brake at  red light 500m away sensor
   * 1979   auto 'hog the right hand lane' at 10kmph below the legal limit over-ride

[oldfart]

  * 1981  bowlers hat added to rear parcel shelf

[lukeb1961]

I recall a silver turbo Volvo back in the 80's making a lot of V8 hoons look pretty lame. A sleeper, yet VERY quick car.