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PKRWUD · 10-17-2001, 08:55 PM

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You're right on quite a few points, but in your last paragraph you tripped over a big misconception. Harley owners (the ones I know) aren't trying to race ricers. That's what's so funny. I also find it amusing how someone could interchange the word Harley with Mustang, and this thread could be right off of a Civic message board.

I really hope that someday you get to understand why I love Harleys. I think you will, but who knows. 1BAD89 brought up a point I hadn't even thought about, which is where he lives, the ricer kids don't wear helmets. Here, it's the opposite. Kids will spend a fortune getting a matching helmet and leathers that look more like Walt Disney threw up. They spend more on matching outfits than their girlfriends do. It's just the trend, I guess.

BTW, the EVO was loosly built around the Shovelhead, which was all Harley. Porsche took Harley's design, and got it to stop leaking oil! it wasn't that Harley couldn't figure it out, Harley was almost bankrupt. The worst thing that ever happened to them was getting bought out by AMF. The AMF bikes, stock, were junk. My Shovelhead was a '74, but the frame was an old rigid, and the bottom half of the engine was an old Panhead. It was a very cool bike. Anyway, AMF ran Harley into the ground. They sold Harley snow mobiles and golfcarts, for christ's sake! When Harley was finally able to buy themselves back from AMF, things changed. Harley has built some very solid, beautiful bikes since then. Every Jap company now has at least one wannabe Softtail. They didn't have any money to take on the world on their own, and they did enlist the help of Porsche. The result was the very first Harley engine that didn't leak oil (too bad Ford can't say the same for the 302). There were other great features, but you wouldn't be able to appreciate them. That's cool. You might want to look into the VROD, though. It's going to do some real ricer spanking. I could care less, but you guys might.

For the record, I used to ride ricers. My first bike was an RD400 Daytona Special. That was a fun first bike. I had a VF1000R, too. Then there was my '82 YZ250. That was really the last year that Yamaha built the best dirt bikes. I always wore a full face helmet off road, and always wore a leather jacket, and often chaps, on my Harley. I was into safety, and am still here to tell about it. After a while, I just got sick of all the plastic, and that they weren't any fun to cruise around on. If you weren't on a mission, riding ricers was a waste of time, for me. The local Hells Angels chapter became very close friends, and I realized just how silly the biker image was. The funniest part was that it wasn't us who were builing that image. It was everybody else. I didn't act tough, I was just me, but people let their imaginations run wild, and we all got a kick out of it. Those were some of the best years of my life, and I wouldn't trade them for anything. I'll build another one one of these days, and then I'll put it out to Minnesota and see if I can save you measly arse! Hehehe. You're alright for a gearhead.

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10-17-2001, 08:55 PM	#51
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	Unit- You're right on quite a few points, but in your last paragraph you tripped over a big misconception. Harley owners (the ones I know) aren't trying to race ricers. That's what's so funny. I also find it amusing how someone could interchange the word Harley with Mustang, and this thread could be right off of a Civic message board. I really hope that someday you get to understand why I love Harleys. I think you will, but who knows. 1BAD89 brought up a point I hadn't even thought about, which is where he lives, the ricer kids don't wear helmets. Here, it's the opposite. Kids will spend a fortune getting a matching helmet and leathers that look more like Walt Disney threw up. They spend more on matching outfits than their girlfriends do. It's just the trend, I guess. BTW, the EVO was loosly built around the Shovelhead, which was all Harley. Porsche took Harley's design, and got it to stop leaking oil! it wasn't that Harley couldn't figure it out, Harley was almost bankrupt. The worst thing that ever happened to them was getting bought out by AMF. The AMF bikes, stock, were junk. My Shovelhead was a '74, but the frame was an old rigid, and the bottom half of the engine was an old Panhead. It was a very cool bike. Anyway, AMF ran Harley into the ground. They sold Harley snow mobiles and golfcarts, for christ's sake! When Harley was finally able to buy themselves back from AMF, things changed. Harley has built some very solid, beautiful bikes since then. Every Jap company now has at least one wannabe Softtail. They didn't have any money to take on the world on their own, and they did enlist the help of Porsche. The result was the very first Harley engine that didn't leak oil (too bad Ford can't say the same for the 302). There were other great features, but you wouldn't be able to appreciate them. That's cool. You might want to look into the VROD, though. It's going to do some real ricer spanking. I could care less, but you guys might. For the record, I used to ride ricers. My first bike was an RD400 Daytona Special. That was a fun first bike. I had a VF1000R, too. Then there was my '82 YZ250. That was really the last year that Yamaha built the best dirt bikes. I always wore a full face helmet off road, and always wore a leather jacket, and often chaps, on my Harley. I was into safety, and am still here to tell about it. After a while, I just got sick of all the plastic, and that they weren't any fun to cruise around on. If you weren't on a mission, riding ricers was a waste of time, for me. The local Hells Angels chapter became very close friends, and I realized just how silly the biker image was. The funniest part was that it wasn't us who were builing that image. It was everybody else. I didn't act tough, I was just me, but people let their imaginations run wild, and we all got a kick out of it. Those were some of the best years of my life, and I wouldn't trade them for anything. I'll build another one one of these days, and then I'll put it out to Minnesota and see if I can save you measly arse! Hehehe. You're alright for a gearhead. 5.0 HO- Don't even waste my time. C-Ya ------------------ 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.