I've never understood the appeal of Harleys. They're slow, don't get good gas mileage, expensive, and unreliable. They really don't do anything well.
The appeal is a classic looking bike. Speed is not really a factor. There behind the 8 ball since there only a two cylinder. But they can be built to go fast.
My 2003-1200 Custom Sportster got 50MPG's stock and with the basic outside bolt on's. My buddy has a (IIRC) a 2007 Street Gluide that out mileaged me. Factory F.I. stroker with a 6 speed trans.
They are more expensive since there not made in slave land with or without child labor. Your paying American workers to put these together. & years of ownership @ 8,000 miles a year, no failures except the "Chinese" oil pressure switch.
Everything I asked the bike to do it did well.
Beyond that, I can't identify w/ a group of guys that on the weekends like to dress up like pirates.
You call it "Pirate" wear, I call it tradional and proper wear should something happen. Black leather is pirate wear? It is a lot tuffer than your spandex. Black hides road dirt and grime.
Like super-lifted trucks that are never used offroad...maybe it's a penis thing?
If you think someone has not made that joke about you and your muscle car, your really narrow and daft.
If it won't go fast, make it loud.
Not a fan of loud either.
What I don't understand is some of these tough-guy bikers drive around glaring at people with a scowl...or maybe they're constipated. But they don't look happy riding, so why do it?
Some of these ******** that ride are weekend dick heads.Wanna play the part of tuff guy and then go home to Mommy.
Sounds to me there are a lot that's judging, who don't even own. Maybe too scared to ride?
Ya! No doubt. I ride more than I drive. (Or until recently, did ride more than drive)
My fav thing to do is to wave to the kids and smile. They love it! A "Motorcycle Man" just waved to me!
To the rest of you clown displaying so much negative comments about an American made bike, stop it! Really! At least there is an American bike! And do take notice how the Jap's are trying very hard to copy it!
(GOD! What a bunch of winners, haters and crybaby fagots there are hear to complain about there so called "Country they Love!" and show SO MUCH "PRIDE" in an a
American product! )
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I felt I could never afford a Harley - never wanted one anyway - didn't want to stick Harley stickers on everything I owned and then buy a complete closet full of Harley themed and logo'd clothing, boots, shoes, wallet, belt, etc, etc, etc ad nauseum.... then have to feel like I had to grunge out to ride the thing and act and look like a dirtbag, just wasn't my style.
You could own one and not stick a single sticker on anything. If you didn't want to. Why wold you feel the need? As well as purchase "Harley" cloths?
The "Grunge" or "Dirtbag" look need not be applied. But you seem to think it is a must along with the above. I do advise proper cloths in case you fall off the dang thing. So if it should not be demin or leather in the blue or black but the brightly colored suites that many Jap bike owners like to wear, well then go for it.
I've ridden bikes and owned a few - none of them rattled anyone's windows or left a puddle of oil where it parked - and I had fun. They were 'rice-burners' but they were all dependable and easy on the pocketbook. The one odd thing that the Kawasaki would do - is run fine until you turn it off - then it wouldn't fire back up unless you replaced the spark plug - plug looked fine - wasn't flooded - it didn't do it often, but it'd always pick the best of times to pull that sh*t.... LOL
As mentioned earlier, about the Chinese part failing on my sporty, it never gave me an issue. At 50 mpg's, it was easy on the wallet to ride. I sold it after 8 years of ownership and at over 40K in mileage for more than half of the purchase price.
Can you say that about your Jap bike.
The worst bike I ever owned was a Shadow. I had to keep replacing parts. And there rep is a good one. From my point of view, I say, "How can that be?" Fuel pump goes bad, sprocket goes, etc... OMG! the list is long! No lie. But I do know that Honda's are a good bike. I guess the Japs finally caught up to Americans with a Monday morning bike or a Friday bike.
