Harley power

[Pres10]

Greggry, I agree.
I did intend to say earlier that HD paint, fit and finish are second to none.
I still have an FXRG that I'm not going to pitch because I ride a Triumph. I've been asked a couple times, by Harley riders of course, why I'm wearing a HD jacket and riding a Triumph. My standard answer is that I have both and decided to ride the fast MoFo today.

Guys I ride with don't like and I think don't really understand why My Rocket gets way more attention than their Harleys. I just keep telling them that you can buy a brand new one for $15,000. Then ask if that's more than they paid.

I wouldn't mind having a V-rod but in reality a Road Glide would be a nice compliment to what I have. But I would have to find a really good deal on one.

 

[1olbull]

Too much air wasted regarding Harleys.
You boys have WAY too much time and really need to go for a ride to blow the stink off.

 

[Pres10]

Well, Old Man ... you are 100% correct. As soon as this Wyoming weather breaks, I'll do just that.

 

[Greggry]

Greggry, I agree.
I did intend to say earlier that HD paint, fit and finish are second to none.
I still have an FXRG that I'm not going to pitch because I ride a Triumph. I've been asked a couple times, by Harley riders of course, why I'm wearing a HD jacket and riding a Triumph. My standard answer is that I have both and decided to ride the fast MoFo today.

Guys I ride with don't like and I think don't really understand why My Rocket gets way more attention than their Harleys. I just keep telling them that you can buy a brand new one for $15,000. Then ask if that's more than they paid.

I wouldn't mind having a V-rod but in reality a Road Glide would be a nice compliment to what I have. But I would have to find a really good deal on one.

The usual suspects at my work that own harleys asked me if my bike cost 25K because thats what they thought they cost. Just tonight a guy said that "The triumph touring version of the bike I have is not a direct competitor to the new indian because the triumph costs like 36K, way above the indian". I just shake my head at how much misinformation there is out there. Hell I had a guy on the street ask me once how I kept my 70s triumph so clean. He literally thought triumph wasn't around and my bike was from the 70s. I will say its nice to say "my bike puts out 100ftlbs torque just off idle" to the guys at my work that say "torque is everything in a drag race" and that their bikes make more torque.

1olbull, its been 0 degrees for almost a month on end, with snow/salt everywhere. Right now my bike hibernating next to my neighbors (gasp) harley in his garage. Trust me I can't wait to get out so I can actually ride and not talk about it.

 

[CanberraR3]

Easy to see where the riding weather is.

This thread reminds me a little of an exchange in Pirates of the Caribbean.

"You're the worst pirate I've ever heard of."
"But at least you've heard of me."

 

[TOMCAT]

Had my first Harley when I was 19 or 20 years old. An XLH 900 Sportster... loved it , was a tractor in every sense of the word but I just loved riding around on it.

 

[TOMCAT]

in sales parlance it's called 'buying the sizzle not the sausage'....I know too many Harley owners who bought their bikes because of how they believed other people conceived of the brand not because they wanted a functional motorcycle...image image image...

And that is one of the reasons I traded the Dyna I had on my Rocket .. every man and his dog has a Harley these days, I found it a bit embarrassing to be honest. The real reason I traded was riding with two Rocket Owners up in Darwin (when they still had open speed limits up there) They'd stick with all us HD riders rolling along at 150/160kph until they were jack of it .. and then they'd just open the Rockets up and disappear up the highway .. gone.

 

[STRIPES]

To change the subject and address reliability mentioned here....Goldwing and Valkyrie are bulletproof.

 

[ROCKETHEAD]

Too much air wasted regarding Harleys.
You boys have WAY too much time and really need to go for a ride to blow the sink off.

I rode yesterday to drop off the wing and pick-up the R3R... By the time I got home it was below freezing and had my hands full with the new bike and new tires on the slick sh!t...

 

[Vinkster]

I think HD is starting to figure it out. They have the V-Rod, and now they have the Street with their Revolution-X motor. It's only a 750cc motor, but it's liquid cooled. They may be trying out getting the mellenials hooked on HD with a bike that makes more sense for them. This way they can please their dad by getting an HD like he has and grandad had and great grandad wanted, yet still have an economical bike that is more reliable than a sportster. They are marketing it as a 750 for example. Someone starting out at 16-18 can easily compare it to the imports. This is actually pretty funny since most of those japanese brands have been badging their motors in CI lately instead of CC to compare to HD. This might just be convenient for HD to market this new bike in the US since they likely designed this bike with India in mind. It will only be made in Kansas and India. Only sold in a few markets other than those. Once they hook this new generation on HD and get them familiar with liquid cooled HD engines, I don't see why they won't make a bigger 1200cc Street, then add another range between the Street and the glides once that generation is "experienced enough" (read: old) to want a bagger with a radiator. I think the Rushmore thing is a band-aid to please new money stock holders.