I have crossed over

**gammaguy** · 7th August 2012, 00:19

Originally Posted by GrayWolf

I can understand how it becomes so damned expensive,,, My bike is a good example.. When released Yamaha worked with Akropovic to produce two silencer systems... stage 1, stage2/3 tuning kit... the price was astronomical, Yamaha tied up akrp so only Yam dealers could sell pipes through yamaha.. so Akro made profit, and yamaha made 'profit' on top... think the pipes were almost 3k NZ for just the mufflers. Same thing was done with the tuning kits ECU/pipes, down pipes cams,pistons etc... only available from a yam dealer.... accoding to Yam, if you changed to stage 1 or higher? you couldnt run the dual seat and standard exhaust covers... so they produced a 'kit' of seat, pipes, new underseat 'frame' carbon/plastic 'half covers' for the mufflers....Then there was to OS replica kits with a bikini fairing, different bars and 'lower level' risers.... of course designed that you had to buy the complete 'kit' to make it fit correctly..... A bit like 'screamin eagle' stuff for HD...

when it comes to marketing and add ons,HD wear the daddy pants

**Maha** · 7th August 2012, 06:52

Originally Posted by gammaguy

when it comes to marketing and add ons,HD wear the daddy pants

They are called .....chaps.

**ratusratus** · 7th August 2012, 06:57

Good onya mate best ting you will ever do but watch out for intense jealousy from rice burners:-)

**GrayWolf** · 7th August 2012, 10:56

Originally Posted by ratusratus

Good onya mate best ting you will ever do is to get used to being overtaken from rice burners:-)

fixed for ya

**gammaguy** · 8th August 2012, 00:53

Originally Posted by Maha

They are called .....chaps.

of course you are right,I have actually met a few nice chaps that ride harleys

what do they call the female version....v-strings?

**Road kill** · 8th August 2012, 18:30

Nice ride,,,also well done on buying it from a dealer that cares about their customers.

**Qkkid** · 8th August 2012, 19:25

Originally Posted by Road kill

Nice ride,,,also well done on buying it from a dealer that cares about their customers.

Yes you are right the experience was bloody awesome, i recommend everybody to sometime in there life go buy a brand new Harley Davidson. Out of about 27 bikes we have brought in our riding career this was the most memorable one

Ian was amazing through the whole deal.

**Qkkid** · 8th August 2012, 19:26

Dont you mean squids

Originally Posted by ratusratus

Good onya mate best ting you will ever do but watch out for intense jealousy from rice burners:-)

You will always get the Harley knockers till they get one

**ratusratus** · 9th August 2012, 08:55

Originally Posted by Qkkid

Yes you are right the experience was bloody awesome, i recommend everybody to sometime in there life go buy a brand new Harley Davidson. Out of about 27 bikes we have brought in our riding career this was the most memorable one

Ian was amazing through the whole deal.

whos Ian and were does he work mate

**SPman** · 9th August 2012, 17:01

Originally Posted by Qkkid

Yes you are right the experience was bloody awesome, i recommend everybody to sometime in there life go buy a brand new Harley Davidson. Out of about 27 bikes we have brought in our riding career this was the most memorable one

Ian was amazing through the whole deal.

Rode an 883 over in the States........

Fuck it was awful!

It was certainly memorable.........

**The Lone Rider** · 9th August 2012, 18:26

Originally Posted by SPman

Rode an 883 over in the States........

Fuck it was awful!

It was certainly memorable.........

While I'm no fan of Harley performance (though keep in mind, the new ones have better brakes than my 18 year old daily ride); the 883 is a poor choice for summing up Harley.

You do need the big twins to get a feel for it. I think the 883 is only fun if it's stripped down to the extreme, with a hard tail frame - homage to their origins.