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PKRWUD · 10-16-2001, 01:01 AM

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You just described half of the"help" post people here. I guess you don't think much of Mustangs either, seeing as how they're always having trouble idling, or starting, etc.

Give me a break.

I have a great deal of respect for you, but your age came through on this one. Yes, today Harleys have become trendy, and to purchase a new one is to follow the herd. It was not always this way. I didn't buy my first Harley to be a rebel. In fact, I built my first Harley myself. Harleys are like Mustangs in that they are much better looking, appreciate attention to detail, can be easily worked on by the owner, and will last a lifetime. How many 1960 Yamaha's do you see in your neighborhood? I guess I just find it hard to believe that there are people today who don't remember what it used to be like before Harley became the number one selling motorcycle in the world. Everybody who rode worked on their own bike. Harley repair shops didn't exist because there wasn't any customers. Parts, sure, but any wrenching was done by the rider. You could climb on your bike with a small tool roll, and drive cross country several times. Any repairs that became necesary were usually fixable on the spot. You didn't need to go buy some overpriced special order item at the local Honda dealer. I really find it fascinating when my wrenching friends (I'm talking about you now) criticize such an awesome customizeable vehicle. It's not entirely your fault, though. You have never owned one. If you had, your feelings would be different.

P.G.-
You, in a very wise and mature moment, did what I failed to do; made the correct observation. Different strokes for different folks. I have owned Jap bikes before, but they just don't compare. They are disposable. My tastes changed, too. It's been my experience that as a biker ages, he tires of the crotch rocket, and gains an interest in what the Harley has to offer. I trust that one day you will see what I mean. I'm sorry for attacking your post the way I did. That is really out of character for me. But, you hit a nerve. I too am armed to the teeth with facts and figures that prove helmets are more dangerous, and more, but I don't want to fight over it. Being in the wind is what it's really all about to me, even if it's on an old Honda.

I'm undecided about the V-rod. It is just too Jap for me. Kinda funny when you think about it: every Japanese motorcycle manufacturer has spent millions trying to have part of their line of bikes resemble Harley's, and what does Harley do? Builds a bike with a Jap flair. It is a bad *** bike. It's their first water cooled, dual overhead cammed bike ever. I miss the pushrod tubes, though! The other main difference is that for 100 years, Harleys were a motorcycle built around a frame, whereas the Jap bikes are more like a bike with a frame built around it. The V-rod is the first Harley to have the frame around it design. The Buell bikes were great, but flawed. I loved that a guy decided to take up the slack for Harley, but there was a reason Harley didn't build a bike like that. They wanted to distance themselves from the exact image this thread was started about. If the Buell's weren't so damn expensive, more t-shirt wearing teens would be dying on them.

Peace.

~C

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10-16-2001, 01:01 AM	#19
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	Unit- You just described half of the"help" post people here. I guess you don't think much of Mustangs either, seeing as how they're always having trouble idling, or starting, etc. Give me a break. I have a great deal of respect for you, but your age came through on this one. Yes, today Harleys have become trendy, and to purchase a new one is to follow the herd. It was not always this way. I didn't buy my first Harley to be a rebel. In fact, I built my first Harley myself. Harleys are like Mustangs in that they are much better looking, appreciate attention to detail, can be easily worked on by the owner, and will last a lifetime. How many 1960 Yamaha's do you see in your neighborhood? I guess I just find it hard to believe that there are people today who don't remember what it used to be like before Harley became the number one selling motorcycle in the world. Everybody who rode worked on their own bike. Harley repair shops didn't exist because there wasn't any customers. Parts, sure, but any wrenching was done by the rider. You could climb on your bike with a small tool roll, and drive cross country several times. Any repairs that became necesary were usually fixable on the spot. You didn't need to go buy some overpriced special order item at the local Honda dealer. I really find it fascinating when my wrenching friends (I'm talking about you now) criticize such an awesome customizeable vehicle. It's not entirely your fault, though. You have never owned one. If you had, your feelings would be different. P.G.- You, in a very wise and mature moment, did what I failed to do; made the correct observation. Different strokes for different folks. I have owned Jap bikes before, but they just don't compare. They are disposable. My tastes changed, too. It's been my experience that as a biker ages, he tires of the crotch rocket, and gains an interest in what the Harley has to offer. I trust that one day you will see what I mean. I'm sorry for attacking your post the way I did. That is really out of character for me. But, you hit a nerve. I too am armed to the teeth with facts and figures that prove helmets are more dangerous, and more, but I don't want to fight over it. Being in the wind is what it's really all about to me, even if it's on an old Honda. I'm undecided about the V-rod. It is just too Jap for me. Kinda funny when you think about it: every Japanese motorcycle manufacturer has spent millions trying to have part of their line of bikes resemble Harley's, and what does Harley do? Builds a bike with a Jap flair. It is a bad *** bike. It's their first water cooled, dual overhead cammed bike ever. I miss the pushrod tubes, though! The other main difference is that for 100 years, Harleys were a motorcycle built around a frame, whereas the Jap bikes are more like a bike with a frame built around it. The V-rod is the first Harley to have the frame around it design. The Buell bikes were great, but flawed. I loved that a guy decided to take up the slack for Harley, but there was a reason Harley didn't build a bike like that. They wanted to distance themselves from the exact image this thread was started about. If the Buell's weren't so damn expensive, more t-shirt wearing teens would be dying on them. Peace. ~C ------------------ Retired Moderator MustangNet My site: Peckerwoods Pit Stop My teams site: Jim Porter Racing RACECAR spelled backwards is RACECAR HEY !!! Are you ASE Certified ??? If you are, ask me about iATN.