A Harley sprotsbike? [Archive]

jellywrestler

2nd January 2013, 19:22

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdrauxeKDe1qgp94no1_1280.jpg

is that Joe Petrali? and is that the HariHari bridge, pic could be worth a fortune now!

98tls

2nd January 2013, 19:36

Jeeze, bet that lady was frowned upon for that costume back then, the tart.:lol:

Mate the term "hog" had nothing to do with the motorcycle.

FJRider

2nd January 2013, 19:42

Mate the term "hog" had nothing to do with the motorcycle.

That was the bike he referred to ... :lol:

98tls

2nd January 2013, 20:05

That was the bike ... :lol:

Wonder if there related....

unstuck

2nd January 2013, 20:08

That bugger sure likes pies and beer.:scratch:

FJRider

2nd January 2013, 20:09

I've never been a fan of braces ... :cool:

98tls

2nd January 2013, 20:12

That bugger sure likes pies and beer.:scratch:

Handy having a set of walking saddlebags though eh.

scumdog

2nd January 2013, 20:13

is that Joe Petrali? and is that the HariHari bridge, pic could be worth a fortune now!

Yup, taken near Hari Hari in 1935 eh!!:rofl::confused::whistle:

AllanB

2nd January 2013, 20:13

They tell me that there was a day when the sporster was exactly that. Sporty.

98tls

2nd January 2013, 20:18

That bugger sure likes pies and beer.:scratch:

Mate hes just the runner up,this guy wins,the booze hag being something to vomit on later.

unstuck

2nd January 2013, 20:21

Bet HariHari has not seen so much attention since guy menzies landed upside down there in the swamp in 1931.:lol::lol::lol:

unstuck

2nd January 2013, 20:22

Mate hes just the runner up,this guy wins,the booze hag being something to vomit on later.

That poor fucken bike, damn they must use good steel in them frames.:(

scumdog

2nd January 2013, 20:25

Mate hes just the runner up,this guy wins,the booze hag being something to vomit on later.

Man, even if that dude lost 40k or so he'd still be a big mutha!:eek:

GSF

2nd January 2013, 21:08

I'd love to give one of these Harley sprotsbikes a hoon!

http://www.bikeexif.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/harley-davidson-xr750tt.jpg

Berries

2nd January 2013, 22:41

and I could possibly be tempted.

Grizzo

2nd January 2013, 22:44

Hmmm, so you can race farm machinery.

GSF

2nd January 2013, 23:02

and I could possibly be tempted.

I've always found something slightly strange about that Deus cafe Harley.
Just the way it looks, visual balance or something. Can't put my finger on it.

Now the Japanese custom builders, they make some seriously cool H-D cafes (actually no, some of the Japanese ones still fall for the stupid shitty-tyre syndrome, slammed shocks with no travel and wrapped headers, but still).

_Shrek_

2nd January 2013, 23:05

That poor fucken bike, damn they must use good steel in them frames.:(

& tyres :facepalm:

GrayWolf

2nd January 2013, 23:27

They tell me that there was a day when the sporster was exactly that. Sporty.

They still are, go for a blat over the Lindis on an XR1200.

Maha

3rd January 2013, 06:16

That bugger sure likes pies and beer.:scratch:

From and earlier thread.....

'The Male Harley Rider = Big grey/orange moustache (grey because of his age and orange because he still smokes Park Drive)
The leather vest/jacket with 856 badges attached from the 856 events he has attended over the years.
Can’t miss the Lion Red induced waistline hanging over the faux bull denim jeans which barely cover the 1970’s etched Tan leather cowboy boots.' :2guns:

Reads about right to me.

unstuck

3rd January 2013, 06:22

They still are, go for a blat over the Lindis on an XR1200.

I rode one of those a couple of months back for a blat around southland, fuckin loved it.:Punk::Punk:

_Shrek_

3rd January 2013, 06:31

They still are, go for a blat over the Lindis on an XR1200.

Welly motor cycles let me & miSTa take two out for a test ride :clap: one was stock the other had a mod,

great for town & would be ok for a short run, like the Lindis, Buller etc

GrayWolf

3rd January 2013, 10:28

I rode one of those a couple of months back for a blat around southland, fuckin loved it.:Punk::Punk:

Used to live in Invergumboot, so know the Southland roads quite well. Would love to blat the MT round them soon. The 'rapa give some of the 'same' roads, but not the lengths and variety! Can bet you had a shit eating grin riding an XR round them, they (XR12) are THE only smile a mile HD, IMO.

unstuck

3rd January 2013, 10:56

Used to live in Invergumboot, so know the Southland roads quite well. Would love to blat the MT round them soon. The 'rapa give some of the 'same' roads, but not the lengths and variety! Can bet you had a shit eating grin riding an XR round them, they (XR12) are THE only smile a mile HD, IMO.

I was grinning for days, and it was pissing down most of the time we were riding too. I,m gonna sell my daughter and buy me one.:Punk:

Swoop

3rd January 2013, 13:13

That poor fucken bike, damn they must use good steel in them frames.:(
Frame?

I think they have used alien technology in the sidestand metal.

ducatilover

3rd January 2013, 13:50

I was grinning for days, and it was pissing down most of the time we were riding too. I,m gonna sell my daughter and buy me one.:Punk:
Jolly good matey, I'll pick 'er up soon

unstuck

3rd January 2013, 16:09

Jolly good matey, I'll pick 'er up soon

Too late, I sent the moody little fucker to work in manapouri.:mad::brick:

AllanB

3rd January 2013, 17:26

They still are, go for a blat over the Lindis on an XR1200.

Dump the low pipe for a high rise set and I'd have one.

Is it not ironic that the Harley best suited (IMO) to NZ roads is no longer available. Bit of a sales fail in the USA too. darn shame really as the chances of HD having another crack at it are remote.

ellipsis

3rd January 2013, 17:36

Dump the low pipe for a high rise set and I'd have one.

Is it not ironic that the Harley best suited (IMO) to NZ roads is no longer available. Bit of a sales fail in the USA too. darn shame really as the chances of HD having another crack at it are remote.

...it was destined to make the hd sales in euro lands big...that was their target market...or so the sales team said...a lot of hype prior to it being realised, was based around the frog and brit market and it's expectations...i want one too...

GrayWolf

3rd January 2013, 23:09

...it was destined to make the hd sales in euro lands big...that was their target market...or so the sales team said...a lot of hype prior to it being realised, was based around the frog and brit market and it's expectations...i want one too...

Dump the low pipe for a high rise set and I'd have one.

Is it not ironic that the Harley best suited (IMO) to NZ roads is no longer available. Bit of a sales fail in the USA too. darn shame really as the chances of HD having another crack at it are remote.

The fact it was aimed at the European market is probably why it is so suited to NZ roads, there are a lot of similarity between them for road styles. Just a damned shame they dont use the XR motor and basic chassis for a more conventional (roadster style) sporty....
But then Yamaha did almost the same with the MT-01 and also 'blew it'........

willytheekid

4th January 2013, 07:29

Harley Sports bike?...yup!

1994 H-D VR1000:

http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/asp/membersonly/museum/images/b2/1994HDVR1000-R_600.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3wZmaqneBk

Conquiztador

4th January 2013, 10:23

Here the story of the now defunct VR1000 superbike "experiment" by Harley Davidson (1988 - 2001), written in August 2001 after the axe had fallen:

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/vr1000_obit.htm

BIG DOUG

4th January 2013, 20:23

Was at a bicycle trade show in 96 in LA and they had the vr1000 there I was standing next to it with a britten t-shirt on and a guy comes up and starts dribbling on about how great the britten is and then shows me pics of him welding up vr1000 frames preety cool to meet someone who had something to do with it.Oh yea I have an xr1200 and have just clicked over 65000.00k's and still puts a smile on my dial everytime I ride it.

pritch

6th January 2013, 11:10

They still are, go for a blat over the Lindis on an XR1200.

The XR1200 was a nice idea. KBer Martybabe had one from new, it turned out to be ummm problematic. Turned a Harley fan into a BMW fan.

There are some on Tardme if you're feeling brave.

miSTa

6th January 2013, 13:50

Welly motor cycles let me & miSTa take two out for a test ride :clap: one was stock the other had a mod,
Aye we did, was a bit of a laugh. The modded one, i.e. louder, was the better ride. Spotted six or so at Akaroa yesterday, still a nice looking bike.

ducatilover

6th January 2013, 16:57

The XR1200 was a nice idea. KBer Martybabe had one from new, it turned out to be ummm problematic. Turned a Harley fan into a BMW fan.

There are some on Tardme if you're feeling brave.
What goes pop on 'em? Sad to hear they're problematic as they're the only post 1960 Hardley I'd use as an ornament

scumdog

6th January 2013, 17:05

What goes pop on 'em? Sad to hear they're problematic as they're the only post 1960 Hardley I'd use as an ornament

Prob'ly the bits made in Japan!!:rofl:

ellipsis

6th January 2013, 18:41

What goes pop on 'em? Sad to hear they're problematic as they're the only post 1960 Hardley I'd use as an ornament

...who said things go pop on them...not heard of anything untoward myself...know a fair few owners of them too...I still want one, not the one that goes pop though...

ducatilover

6th January 2013, 20:01

...who said things go pop on them...not heard of anything untoward myself...know a fair few owners of them too...I still want one, not the one that goes pop though...
Pritch said he knew of one which was troublesome.

I like the look of them. It brings me to tears that they do host the worst sounding vtwin in the world

pritch

7th January 2013, 05:49

What goes pop on 'em? Sad to hear they're problematic as they're the only post 1960 Hardley I'd use as an ornament

It didn't go pop. It didn't go.

PM Martybabe and ask him to tell you the long sad story if you want the details.

GrayWolf

7th January 2013, 06:06

It didn't go pop. It didn't go.

PM Martybabe and ask him to tell you the long sad story if you want the details.

When that happens to anyone it is a 'sad tale' and it's not to be made light of for the grief they go through...
But lets put that in perspective.... of course the Japanese NEVER make the odd 'rogue bike'? Or have NEVER made a poorly designed or constructed machine have they?

I'm no Hardley 'lover' in fact the XR is probably the only HD I would admit to thinking of ownership of. Guzzi, Ducati, Aprillia, Moto Morini etc all had a reputation for being 'enthusiasts' bikes (read unreliable/poor electrics/poor build quality select the appropriate one). You'd hope that HD NZ/Aus eventually sorted the issue out for him, but then it seems a lot of importers try to avoid 'ownership' of rouge issues on bikes, so maybe he had a difficult time?

BIG DOUG

7th January 2013, 06:12

All I have ever had go wrong with mine is a reg/rec crap out,and that happens to a lot of bikes.I have thrashed the crap out of mine and ride it to work most days I too know a few xr owners and none have reported any probs to me and hell the sporty eng has beeen around long enough to sort any probs out.

ducatilover

7th January 2013, 08:56

But lets put that in perspective.... of course the Japanese NEVER make the odd 'rogue bike'? Or have NEVER made a poorly designed or constructed machine have they?

All the bikes I have, except Hondas, have been properly unreliable. My ZX6 breaks more than any Duke I know of... :weep:

Conquiztador

12th January 2013, 20:36

What goes pop on 'em? Sad to hear they're problematic as they're the only post 1960 Hardley I'd use as an ornament

I like HD's. But the older type and not a Sportster fan. The only Sportster I could remotely consider (for road use) is attached.

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scumdog

12th January 2013, 21:30

I like HD's. But the older type and not a Sportster fan. The only Sportster I could remotely consider (for road use) is attached.

As rare as rocking-horse poopies...

Conquiztador

12th January 2013, 23:00

As rare as rocking-horse poopies...

Yep. Less than 2000 made. You can find a few currently on sites in USA and even Europe. Priced around US$20K.