Harley riders

[sinned]

Is it more likely to not be able to ride the bike home because you dropped it than have a broken belt?

[miloking]

Best thing about Harleys, is my bike is worth more than I paid for it, and I have never lost money on any of the Harley's I have owned, and I have had a few..... All happy endings.

Money isnt everything...you still have to ride that monstrosity everyday and people that might recognize you will see you on it and thats not worth even all the King Midas's gold!

Not to mention that none of you harley wankers wave at all! Lol

[Crasherfromwayback]

Not to mention that none of you harley wankers wave at all! Lol

It's odd the old waving thing. Because I can ride whatever I like...I often ride Harleys one week, and a Busa the next. I wave to every other bike no matter what I am riding, or what they're on. BUT...it's more often the 'look at me I'm Mick Doohan' wannabes on the sports bikes that don't wave back to me when I'm on an HD, than the other way round.

[Headbanger]

Load of crap, lived on gravel roads for years and never ever had a belt snap yet.

And you are the official yard stick?, Your personal experience over rides all the other evidence of belts-breaking after picking up a stone including everyone on these forums whose had to replace a belt?, The sheer cost of getting it replaced in the event it fails should not be taken into consideration?

[Mudfart]

A few years ago whilst gliding thru Tuatapere on the Honda's on New Years Day we saw a Guy pushing his Harley in the baking sun, while his GF followed behind carrying a destroyed drive belt..................poor bastard, no shops open, no bike shops for 100's of miles, and even then, who has one on the shelf.....

i hope you did the decent thing and offered his girlfriend a ride?.

[Headbanger]

Most HD riders avoid gravel roads like the plague.

If they do its not solely due to the belt drive, more likely which ones you are referring to just don't like gravel. I presume you ride with "most HD riders" on a reguler basis and they turn back when they come across some gravel.

Either that or you just pulled that tidbit out of your arsehola.

[Headbanger]

Buell?

Isn't that the brand that was put out of business by the Speed Triple?

My mistake, I of course meant Hyosung put Buell out of business.

[Big Dave]

My mistake, I of course meant Hyosung put Buell out of business.

Yeah - so it seems.

[nallac]

My mistake, I of course meant Hyosung put Buell out of business.

theres just not enough CHROME on a Buell to fit in under the HD stable now.......

[Headbanger]

Last I heard HD were going to buy Hyosung, steal all their leet technology and close them down.

(So expect some slow wanky looking bikes with reliability issues soon from HD)

(Wait...Maybe its already happened)










(lmfao)

[doc]

Mate in Dunedin got 110,000km out of his first one then replaced it as a precaution due to the fact it looked like a gorgonzola cheese.

Our two bikes have a total of 90,000km, not broken a belt yet - but have to admit I've replaced a belt on each bike as a precaution due to holes appearing in them.

Yup got 70,000km out of my last belt. On my IL4 on my 3rd chain at 65,000km.


Ya just can't win aye, messy system chains. HD intro new technology and are considered Agricultural. And the fucker's copy it.

[Big Dave]

Doesn't match my info - which is they are doing a deal for some 'Rider's Edge' (learner) bikes. Possibly a 500 single and a re-badged Aquila. Internet rumour only though.

[Headbanger]

Doesn't match my info - which is they are doing a deal for some 'Rider's Edge' (learner) bikes. Possibly a 500 single and a re-badged Aquila. Internet rumour only though.

I make up my info as I go along.......

But yours is interesting.

[nallac]

Doesn't match my info - which is they are doing a deal for some 'Rider's Edge' (learner) bikes. Possibly a 500 single and a re-badged Aquila. Internet rumour only though.

h'mm interesting....so what they could be doing is buildling bikes similar to what.?????i know a Buell blast.....

[Stylo]

h'mm interesting....so what they could be doing is buildling bikes similar to what.?????i know a Buell blast.....

Be nice to have a belt drive on my 'Busa but...evidently they're good for only the mild HP machines , hence the HD guys have them driving their back wheels . The belts are good and will last forever when driving something like a Sportster, but when you double the HP ( and increase the torque) like a ZX14 or a 'Busa or R1 etc, that's when the belt will fail and that's when you need some steel driving the wheel and, not a synthetic, rubberbandy thing .......The belts are great but, not designed to cope with real bigger horsepower bikes, one day, I hope they are ...can't wait