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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiY3fAwiPb0
I'll put this in the other harley thread also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiY3fAwiPb0
I'll put this in the other harley thread also.
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My wife isn't impressed by Harleys. And she's from Iowa, where that's all they ride.
I've been riding for 43 years on most of the brands available at one time or another and am getting fed up with this stuff. The most common thing I hear the HD people ever say about the BMW crowd is that they tend to be stuck-up, opinionated jerks with a misplaced superiority complex who only care about themselves (and those who are exactly like them) and look down upon everyone else. I'd have to say this thread justifies that view to a large degree.
All we ride in Iowa is Harleys?
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, I'd say its the old Triumph / Brit bike "rockers." A lot of them seem to just hate everything not British and not made before the early 70's.
What I don't understand is: what good is all that horsepower when you have sideboards that scrape if you try to lean?
I followed my brother and his wife on a 1340, and they weigh about 180 pounds together and wet.
My wife and I were on my much older /7 and we weigh a tad more than 180 together (alright, a lot more). I could have passed that HD on the inside on any corner, he was scraping up a storm. I even commented to my wife that maybe we should just pass them and meet them at the rally. I can safely say that model is not a sport touring bike. The sparks looked cool though and it did have a nice radio. I think the owners look for different things in different bikes.
My brother is a very experienced rider. If he could have gone any faster, he would have been. My friends Sportster has no scraping issue. It is just the big ones with all the stuff on them and the big fairing and running boards. We were following a guy on one during the Slimey Crud Run. He had a laptop mounted on his handlebars, I think for GPS purposes. He was great on the straights but slowed us down in the corners. It was kind of pissing me off. That is where I get my kicks, I don't speed that much. I just don't slow down that much either. He was a good rider, I would think if he could have gone faster in the corners, he would have. I am sure I do the same thing to squids on Sportbikes following me.
And we're so preoccupied with HD riders because?
NOT SILLS!!!!!!!
I use Cleveland, but I just buy parts and accessories. I do my own maitenance and repair. My SO has an R1150R in the garge.
Prior to the new Cleveland shop opening, I'd ride to Wooster to get my parts and buy my bikes.
Remember, Methias (sp?) was not a dealer for a long time. I've heard a rumor they are again. This rumor is a few years old now, but they always had a good reputation.
Because they have used their "Made in America" status to obtain market share they would not otherwise have if their products were made in Mexico. Wait - their products ARE made in Mexico! That they are ASSEMBLED in the USA seems to have little bearing on the purchasing power of patriotism.
Sure - there are likely BMW owners who own BMWs solely because of perceptions that things German are high quality precision machines.
Look at the recently released Michigan State Police evaluations of H-D vs. BMW police motors. The BMW wins in every category. Why is it even a contest? But H-D gets preference over BMW simply because a H-D is assembled in the US and a BMW is made in Berlin, Germany.
I know. I live near Milwaukee.I don't have a fairing, my footboards are in their highest position and my suspension is set up as firm as I can get it. I'm not saying a good knee dragger won't eat my lunch. I'm just saying the bikes aren't as bad as many would make them out to be