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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:He has principles and you guys are all whores! I support this statement! When I posted the HFL email retort on FaceBook, a high school friend of mine (that I've recently got back in touch with) commented that he bought a brand new Harley a few years out of high school with all of his savings (2002-2006). He put 11k on the bike in the first 1.5 years of ownership, and in that time, it blew two different gaskets, had a rear brake failure, and the electrical system shat itself, and it ended up being too much to repair so he just sold it. He then got a twice-wrecked VTR750. He says the VTR was the best, most reliable bike ever. So, that's a sufficient-enough retort to all things Harley-Davidson.
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I don't think many would argue that Harleys aren't overpriced, and opinions on reliability vary a bit as far as I can tell. The fact is, he rejected an opportunity to watch a failing company's attempts to pull itself out of a downward spiral so he could gain sweet internet cred. It might not be as amazing as Hunter S. Thompson walking into a DEA conference with a suitcase full of drugs, but it still would've been a good article. There's been too few pictures, so have a few in exchange for some double-sikk internet credz     
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Feb 19, 2012 10:59
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Slim Pickens posted:That's pretty much how I imagine my 1st wheelie attempt going 
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It's a bit easier to understand his hatred of harley if you caught an earlier article he did, featuring these:  
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Feb 19, 2012 11:42
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The goon-cyclist's dream http://www.buymotorcyclehelmets.com/view_category.asp?cat=76&page=6
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This thread is on the fast track towards derail. Let's try to kick her back with a few pictures of orange Italian brilliance.     
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Feb 19, 2012 13:33
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Captain Pike posted:The goon-cyclist's dream Ok, that's my lifestyle indicators set. Working on this tattoo design, have booked it for next Friday. Input, critique? 
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Ola posted:Ok, that's my lifestyle indicators set. Working on this tattoo design, have booked it for next Friday. Input, critique? I'm not really good at this, but I tried. Somebody will probably be able to clean it up a bit.  Edit: Check Exif data. Totally made in Gimp 2.6 on a machine running a Linux kernel. Sir Cornelius fucked around with this message at 16:03 on Feb 19, 2012 |
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Feb 19, 2012 15:54
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Is that a free font? You wouldn't want any proprietary fonts tattooed on you. You wouldn't steal a car.
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Feb 19, 2012 15:56
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Already have a heart one, it says "previous iteration <3" Googling for GNUgothic.ttf now, tyvm.
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Feb 19, 2012 16:02
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Ola posted:Already have a heart one, it says "previous iteration <3" You're not really one of us. If we miss a font we call our 2400 baud simplex modems via analogue connections and just whistle our fonts to Fontforge over TTY.
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Gnaghi posted:It's a bit easier to understand his hatred of harley if you caught an earlier article he did, featuring these: I know, but can you imagine the gigantic smarm collision?  Content: I know they're ugly, so WHY CAN'T I LOOK AWAY???? 
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Gnaghi posted:It's a bit easier to understand his hatred of harley if you caught an earlier article he did, featuring these: Except that that could be out of the test ride handbook of Aprilia, Ducati, Bimota, Radical, or any one of dozens of other bike makers out there. Anyone who believes that motorcycling doesn't have an ingrained posing ideology wrapped up in it's very creation is lying to themselves. Some makers of bikes sell more on that than anything else, but to cast off the chance to ride one brand for that while readily fapping over exotic Italian brands or one off customs is painfully myopic. Anyways, here's the BED sumo ripping around SF: [video type=""]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKuDYaBQSNI[/video]
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By biggest "what" though is how Harley Davidson can get away with selling bikes for ~20 grand. I mean, mid-life crises and all aside, for that price you can get some really loving awesome other bikes. At least I'd know that my 20 grand Ducati or Aprilia has a pretty solid bang-for-buck.
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Because AMERICA and FREEDOM and "I don't need no crotch rocket to kill myself on *points at ninja 250*, I want a MAN'S bike"
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Z3n posted:Except that that could be out of the test ride handbook of Aprilia, Ducati, Bimota, Radical, or any one of dozens of other bike makers out there. Anyone who believes that motorcycling doesn't have an ingrained posing ideology wrapped up in it's very creation is lying to themselves. Some makers of bikes sell more on that than anything else, but to cast off the chance to ride one brand for that while readily fapping over exotic Italian brands or one off customs is painfully myopic. I agree with the above statement. I see Ducati as the second largest "motorcycle lifestyle" company. Have you seen a Ducati apparel fashion show? That's what I hate the most about being a Ducati owner.
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bung posted:I agree with the above statement. I see Ducati as the second largest "motorcycle lifestyle" company. Have you seen a Ducati apparel fashion show? That's what I hate the most about being a Ducati owner. Somehow KTM manages to get away with it. Seems if you own a KTM there's no end to the orange being you buy, for Christ's sake, they make a toaster that burns the logo into your toast.
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Xovaan posted:By biggest "what" though is how Harley Davidson can get away with selling bikes for ~20 grand. I mean, mid-life crises and all aside, for that price you can get some really loving awesome other bikes. At least I'd know that my 20 grand Ducati or Aprilia has a pretty solid bang-for-buck. You're right, you could assemble a respectable stable for $20K and not limit yourself to go-fast bikes. I ride an HD but have no use for their ancillary garbage. It isn't always the companies with the "best" products that win and survive, it's the ones that think strategically, fight dirty, and know their clientele. That rarely makes them likeable. People don't buy a Camaro and go WHOAH, DAN AKERSON ROCKS! I am not writing this and thinking, Awwwww yeah, VISTA PREMIUM EDITION, Beeyach. The 20K parade float is for a certain customer that isn't me or you, but is enough of someone to justify its continued production. Personally, I'd rather throw $20K at a piece of land in the middle of nowhere, flog a dirtbike and shoot beer bottles with a .22, maybe even simultaneously.
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 Haters Gon' Hate. I get the feeling that the HFL peeps don't want to cover Harley any more than they have. They keep hitting the same note when they mention HD, which is that they'll cover them when they do something new and innovative, but aren't interested in propelling the Genuine Harley Davidson Motorcycle tm lifestyle. For the record, I can't help but love the above bike. I'm so confused 
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Marv Hushman posted:You're right, you could assemble a respectable stable for $20K and not limit yourself to go-fast bikes. I ride an HD but have no use for their ancillary garbage. It isn't always the companies with the "best" products that win and survive, it's the ones that think strategically, fight dirty, and know their clientele. That rarely makes them likeable. People don't buy a Camaro and go WHOAH, DAN AKERSON ROCKS! I am not writing this and thinking, Awwwww yeah, VISTA PREMIUM EDITION, Beeyach. The 20K parade float is for a certain customer that isn't me or you, but is enough of someone to justify its continued production. Personally, I'd rather throw $20K at a piece of land in the middle of nowhere, flog a dirtbike and shoot beer bottles with a .22, maybe even simultaneously. I'd match your 20k and we could share a border and have 40k worth of land just for badassery in the middle of nowhere. I'll host bike jousting and skeet shooting and you can host supermoto target slalom circuits. I think I've found my retirement plan. 
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Slim Pickens posted:Because AMERICA and FREEDOM and "I don't need no crotch rocket to kill myself on *points at ninja 250*, I want a MAN'S bike"
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Xovaan posted:I'd match your 20k and we could share a border and have 40k worth of land just for badassery in the middle of nowhere. I'll host bike jousting and skeet shooting and you can host supermoto target slalom circuits. Is it too late to get in on this? I don't even know where you are, but I'll put in my 20k too ;-)
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Aargh posted:Somehow KTM manages to get away with it. Seems if you own a KTM there's no end to the orange being you buy, for Christ's sake, they make a toaster that burns the logo into your toast. Toast? My favorite was the branding iron. Such a great metaphor for the entire power wear catalog. 
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Lemmie bite my wallet then hit me right on my left rear end
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-Inu- posted:The easiest way to piss off your stereotypical harley rider is to inform them that their ignition system is Japanese. And the front end (Showa). And the carburetor, where applicable (Keihin).
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First GoPro video I've done. Todays ride + camera falls off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee_KfTSZbIA Sorry about the lovely music. The camera audio is terrible.
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Marv Hushman posted:And the front end (Showa). And the carburetor, where applicable (Keihin). And Brembo brakes on the modern ones.
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Z3n posted:And Brembo brakes on the modern ones. "IM SO ANGRY THAT MY BIKE USES TOP SHELF COMPONENTS THAT ARE WIDELY REGARDED AS THE BEST IN THE WORLD" -A Harley Owner
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Z3n posted:Except that that could be out of the test ride handbook of Aprilia, Ducati, Bimota, Radical, or any one of dozens of other bike makers out there.
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Translation: I am absolutely mortified to learn that there are US-made parts on this thing. The slide after this says "Pawking Metaws."
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Marv Hushman posted:I know, but can you imagine the gigantic smarm collision? I love how this looks like it has an indignant hand on its hip.
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the walkin dude posted:He put 11k on the bike in the first 1.5 years of ownership, and in that time, it blew two different gaskets, had a rear brake failure, and the electrical system shat itself, and it ended up being too much to repair so he just sold it. He then got a twice-wrecked VTR750. He says the VTR was the best, most reliable bike ever. I don't buy that this is a problem specific to Harley-Davidsons. You need neither a Harley nor a million neglectful miles to have bullshit problems with a motorcycle. I have personal experience in this realm.
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clutchpuck posted:I don't buy that this is a problem specific to Harley-Davidsons. You need neither a Harley nor a million neglectful miles to have bullshit problems with a motorcycle. I have personal experience in this realm. I read this post thinking "oh yeah there was someone on the forum with a..oh it was him".
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Aargh posted:Somehow KTM manages to get away with it. Seems if you own a KTM there's no end to the orange being you buy, for Christ's sake, they make a toaster that burns the logo into your toast. I think with KTM they get away with it because generally they are a bit more tongue-in-cheek. KTM sell a KTM Racing Toaster because it's funny; If HD sold one they would be telling you about how it's the ultimate man's toaster for the manly 'murrican man to eat manly toast with his manly biker buddies; comes with genuine chrome toasting accessories and a 3D HD emblem over crying eagle decal;
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If it toasts a bar and shield into my breakfast, consider it sold.
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 http://www.bikeexif.com/yamaha-xj900 http://theracecafe.com/  Little Horse Cycles     http://holidaycustoms.blogspot.com/2012/01/just-another-day-at-shop.html this is loving fantastic:     I like how stealthy that rear swingarm is. It almost fools you into thinking the bike's a hardtail.
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This homemade bashplate doesn't want to be bashed at all. 
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:
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Sir Cornelius posted:I probably wouldn't like getting my foot ripped off by that belt drive. Impossible. It'd have to run in order for that to happen, and being that it's a Harley, the closest it'll get to running is rolling backwards off the trailer.
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My dad has an ultra glide now after owning imports all his life. I made the mistake of asking if he was taking his bike somewhere and he replied "I don't ride a bike, I ride a Harley  ." Then I was forced to beat him to death with a shovel.
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