Harley Davidson

[Tigertom]

Hmm went to a RN biker rally in the early 1980's and a local Harley dealer provided some bikes for evaluation, ,,,,Nobody managed to get the soft tail around the first corner without falling off!! Not and never will be my cup of tea, more vibration than a nymphomaniacs sex toy, to quote a biking journalist * It broke down so many times that the AA refused to attend! * and who wants to admit in public they ride a fatboy? Its just American Jingoism and while I appreciate that some do not vibrate very much or don't breakdown between services all it takes is a grey haired tattooed( later in life) wannabe *rebel* with extra loud pipes, because * Loud pipes save lives!* to alienate the majority of the public with the ear splitting noise of a bike saying Potato Potato Potato as it thunders past trying to give the impression of the ultimate in being cool,,,,,,,,,,,Not my idea of freedom but for those * Rebels!* out there join the AA or RAC and please don't tamper with the exhaust and your tattoos and cut offs no matter what you think are not unique as other lemmings have done just the same to show how * unique and rebellious* they are! Go to a Van Dutch Custom show and self gratification is guaranteed

Not entirely sure if you’re being serious or not comparing early eighties Harley’s or any other bikes to their modern counterparts and inferring they’re still the same.
The diatribe about aged, tattooed rebels on loud machines is laughable..
I’m still not sure about your sincerity but if it’s honest you’re a right twat.

 

[The Coops]

Not entirely sure if you’re being serious or not comparing early eighties Harley’s or any other bikes to their modern counterparts and inferring they’re still the same.
The diatribe about aged, tattooed rebels on loud machines is laughable..
I’m still not sure about your sincerity but if it’s honest you’re a right twat.

 

[bobnick]

Had 3 Hardley Rideables over the years,
883 Speedster (how bad are they)
V Rod Night Rod (ok bike)
Fat Bob (Or was it Fat Boy?? in Dubai)

Then i came to my senses and started buying propper bikes

 

[Tea break]

Had 3 Hardley Rideables over the years,
883 Speedster (how bad are they)
V Rod Night Rod (ok bike)
Fat Bob (Or was it Fat Boy?? in Dubai)

Then i came to my senses and started buying propper bikes

What do you call a proper bike then

 

[bigtwin]

What do you call a proper bike then

One without a functioning side stand requiring that you prop the bike against a suitably solid vertical structure?

Ian

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[MikeD]

I had a Harley - a 1999 1200 Sportster. It was heavier than a Battleships anchor.

How can they make a bike with such awful brakes?

My 1928 Rudge had better brakes.

 

[Lucky]

I had a Harley - a 1999 1200 Sportster. It was heavier than a Battleships anchor.

How can they make a bike with such awful brakes?

My 1928 Rudge had better brakes.

You had an issue a Harley built over twenty years ago? Who would have thought it

Modern Harley's don't have awful brakes. They have Brembo brakes which you'll probably agree are THE top brand.

You can also get lean angle sensitive traction control & ABS, touch screen Infotainment, LED lights and far better quality finishes than any Japanese bike - in fact they are as technologically advanced as any bike on the market (unless you know any FACTS that prove me wrong)

But don't let facts get in the way of your argument, just keep on digging a hole for yourself so we can laugh at you and the other knockers even more.

 

[Gixer]

Love the sound and look, shame about the brakes, performance, handling, price.........

 

[Richard n Ann]

I suppose they are made for long straight American roads
I think we've got one in Lincolnshire somewhere

 

[Hettie's Crew]

I wouldn’t an don’t decry any bike, if it’s got two wheels and floats your boat it’s alright with me.
I had two Harley’s around 2009/11, a Dyna Low Rider and a Soft Tail Fat Boy, then went back to BMW’s.
Very heavy, solidly made, poor brakes, poor suspension but strangely enjoyable for a while.

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[Tigertom]

Another photo for all the haters, funnily enough it was joyful to ride this morning, it went around corners, it started and stopped when I wanted it to, it was FUN to ride.
Only did an hour or so as a little tired from the John o Groats ride last week

 

[Lucky]

You hit the nail on the head with the FUN word.

I ride my BMW for an adrenalin rush and my Harley for the sheer pleasure. Yes, I do ride slower on the Harley but only so I can use the time to look over the hedgerows and appreciate the blessings that nature provides.

Sometimes it's more about the journey than the speed.

 

[bobnick]

What do you call a proper bike then

Darn't say, you will laugh at me.

 

[bobnick]

Do Hardly s still come with 2 cup holders??????

 

[Lucky]

Er, no cupholders, but you can get a beer carrier.

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[PeteH]

Er, no cupholders. But you can get a beer carrier.

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Yeh! AND a "Red Solo Cup". ( Toby Keith) Lost track of the number used when "doing" the US trips!. And sadly, the number littering US highways too.

 

[Tigertom]

You hit the nail on the head with the FUN word.

I ride my BMW for an adrenalin rush and my Harley for the sheer pleasure. Yes, I do ride slower on the Harley but only so I can use the time to look over the hedgerows and appreciate the blessings that nature provides.

Sometimes it's more about the journey than the speed.

Time on a slow bike ride goes really fast .

 

[MikeD]

You had an issue a Harley built over twenty years ago? Who would have thought it

Modern Harley's don't have awful brakes. They have Brembo brakes which you'll probably agree are THE top brand.

You can also get lean angle sensitive traction control & ABS, touch screen Infotainment, LED lights and far better quality finishes than any Japanese bike - in fact they are as technologically advanced as any bike on the market (unless you know any FACTS that prove me wrong)

But don't let facts get in the way of your argument, just keep on digging a hole for yourself so we can laugh at you and the other knockers even more.

I did not have an issue with my Rudge's brakes that was built over 90 years ago and they were linked like modern Harleys.

Also I would point out my comments were made about my Harley from 1999 not a 2020 bike.

I also suspect that none of the items you mention are manufactured by Harley.

That as you say Harley took from 1903 to 2020 to accept they need to buy in a 3rd party braking system says it all really about Harley and its owners.

I love all motorcycles and especially Vee twins but no matter how you find the need to make personal insults to defend your choice they are not the best Vee twin out there.

But they are the best advertised.

ps: My Harley was very well finished and still shiny and rust free when I sold it in 2018 and Brembo are probably the best braking systems available.

pps: I consider the best Vee twin I have owned is a Ducati. Also I could not afford a Vincent.

My shovel is pretty rusty but if you would like to borrow it I am sure I would get it back very shiny.

 

[Lucky]

Enough, peace be with you my friend.

 

[mikeandmary]

My first bike going back to the early 60’s was a 250cc Royal Enfield Crusader Sports. My second bike, bought a few months ago is a BMW K1600 GTL.

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[David and Sally]

My first bike going back to the early 60’s was a 250cc Royal Enfield Crusader Sports. My second bike, bought a few months ago is a BMW K1600 GTL.
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I had a maroon one. Brilliant bike. Awesome engine note, phenominal power and great handling. Wish I hadn't sold it.

 

[bobnick]

Nice one Mike. I was close to buying one myself last year, "2019. Went for the new Gold wing cause the DCT and reverse gears suited my old age better.

 

[BuilderBob]

Most people that critise HD have never riden one, if you want a perfect bike then BMW takes some beating, if you want a bike with a soul, it can only be HD, I've had Beemers, I currently have an Electra Glide and wouldn't swap it.

 

[WESTY66]

Most people that critise HD have never riden one, if you want a perfect bike then BMW takes some beating, if you want a bike with a soul, it can only be HD, I've had Beemers, I currently have an Electra Glide and wouldn't swap it.

Ive had at least 6 glides (two of them CVO’s) and ONE Roadglide, and that beat the Electraglides hands down. If I ever went back to touring on a HD it would be on a Roadglide.

 

[C33JAY]

Wait for it Ive got tattoos and I ride a Harley and its a..............Fat Boy oh and it has taken me all over Europe in all weathers without any failures just like my previous Honda R6 Fireblade did

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[WESTY66]

Wait for it Ive got tattoos and I ride a Harley and its a..............Fat Boy oh and it has taken me all over Europe in all weathers without any failures just like my previous Honda R6 Fireblade did View attachment 453778 View attachment 453776View attachment 453777

Just flogged my heritage softail and I’m done with Harleys (I think), I’ve done Sturgis, 105th anniversary In Milwaukee, European HOG rally’s, Faakersee (Austria) nearly every year, and even 3 years working for HD, Nowt wrong em just had enough and want to concentrate on our new life with the motorhome!
I’ve got more stuff to get rid (T shirts, riding gear etc) of than u can shake a stick at eBay beckons me thinks

 

[old-mo]

My first "Rewaco" trike with me 2 Harleys and Ducati`s under cover in their heated home..

Sold them...Ducati`s were sold local (Devon/Cornwall)... Harley Road King went to Switzerland, 1975 Softail went back to the guy I bought it from ooop north, (He sold it to me a few years before and went to the States to die of cancer, his sister lived there, made a miraculous recovery returned to the UK a few years later, and saw his old bike advertised and bought it back.. ).... The trike went to London...

We moved from Devon (Brixham)... then moved to Honiton and then back home to Dorset....

And bought this beast of a flying machine..... showing an old friend who came up to see us from Devon.... and he offered me silly money for it... ..

Had it about 3 months... ... Belonged to a racing driver with the Mercedes gang... and went all over the world with him/them... Done in Mc.Claren colours of the time before fag adverts (German Brand "West"). were banned from F1..

Now wasn`t that an interesting load of drivel...

 

[bobnick]

Wait for it Ive got tattoos and I ride a Harley and its a..............Fat Boy oh and it has taken me all over Europe in all weathers without any failures just like my previous Honda R6 Fireblade did View attachment 453778 View attachment 453776View attachment 453777

had 3 HDs over the years, 1st a 883 Sport thing, horrible. 2nd V Rod Night Rod in Denim Black, fantastic bike, 3rd like you a Fat Boy in Dubai, great bike also.
Sold a 2016 BMW RT LE to get the Wing as the old joints are not what they were so a DCT helps, and low speed or pushing the bike around the drive and garage got a bit iffy so the reverse gear comes in dead handy.
Lovely bike by the way.

 

[C33JAY]

Just flogged my heritage softail and I’m done with Harleys (I think), I’ve done Sturgis, 105th anniversary In Milwaukee, European HOG rally’s, Faakersee (Austria) nearly every year, and even 3 years working for HD, Nowt wrong em just had enough and want to concentrate on our new life with the motorhome!
I’ve got more stuff to get rid (T shirts, riding gear etc) of than u can shake a stick at eBay beckons me thinks

Im in the same position having done a lot of the Harley Rallys across Europe & the UK we feel its time to give the Harley scene a rest and do some touring in Luxury in the Motorhome, the Fat Boy will probably do very few miles over the coming years

Ive also got HD stuff to sell you should try Marketplace on Face Book ive had some success and you havent got to faff around with posting it out and no charges

Rgds CJ

 

[Wizzardi]

Sorry Tigertom, I like all bikes really including Hardly Dangerous, But I couldnt resist

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