To all you rice burning sports bikes

[mangell6]

But seriously, I've got a couple of mates with HDs and its not about how they ride or what they ride. I just like their company.

Yes Jim2, we all believe you . . . . . .

And now for some real fun . . . .

Standing ¼
Suzuki TL1000S 1998 - 11.61
Harley Davidson FXD 1755 2002 - 11.63
Suzuki GSXR 750 1990 - 11.79
Triumph 595 1997 - 11.99

Flying ¼ - - - - - - - - Secs - Avg Mph - Km/h
Kawasaki Z1000 2003 - 6.26 - 143.77 - 230.03
Triumph 595 1997 - 6.27 - 143.54 - 229.67
Yamaha RZ500 1984 - 6.35 - 141.73 - 226.77
Harley Davidson FXD 1755 2002 - 6.4 - 140.63 - 225.00
Suzuki GSXR 1100 1987 - 6.61 - 136.16 - 217.85

Some may recognise the times and a search for 'sprint' will reveal all.

Mike

[marty]

my 250 has more than that....

[Lou Girardin]

Is an FXD1755 a factory stock bike?
Lou

[wkid_one]

Hasn't tribesman left since he started this thread?

[SPman]

Anyway






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[Jackrat]

Is an FXD1755 a factory stock bike?
Lou

Nope,it is a stroked motor or a S&S,Revtech or some thing of that kind.
You know the motor HD should have built,
And SPman hope you don't mind but I swiped that poster of yours,Just had to have it,

[Lou Girardin]

In that case, it's a typical Hardley slug. All that money spent and it's about as quick as a stock 'rice burner'.
Lou

[MikeL]

Calling tribesman. Come in, tribesman. Are you receiving? Over...

[slob]

Has it occurred to anyone that tribesman might be an existing kiwibiker using a second login for a laugh? If so, then I bet they're having a very prolonged laugh at our expense!

[marty]

i think he has just changed his handle - probably to SPOOK

[Jackrat]

In that case, it's a typical Hardley slug. All that money spent and it's about as quick as a stock 'rice burner'.
Lou

Yep your on to that.
But for a slightly different angle consider this,and I'm not into arguing about this,It is just my own perspective.
I bought my first HD when I lived in Oz,The main reasons I bought the thing was because I wanted to see the country on a bike,Iv'e always liked the size,sound,And over all looks of HD.Taste,a subjective thing at the best of times huh???.Any way, the bike was a 1980FLT 1340Tourglide with about 180.000km on the clock,She had one previous owner and Iv,e known the guy for quite a while.I got her just rebuilt for the second time,the first time top end only the second the full works.As she was an AMF bike most of the important parts had been replaced with better bits from S&S,Andrews, ect.
Other than a mild Cam she was not built with speed in mind but she would sit on 140km all day.I payed $10.000 for her.Being a shovel head,The bike that is not me,I was told all sorts of horror storys And given heaps of shit even by other HD riders.Well suprise suprise I covered around 80.000 km in eighteen
months and she never missed a beat.The one issue i had with her was the clutch,That still being the AMF item,I lived with it.
I sold her to a mate for the same price I payed for her before coming back home.I rode that bike in the way it had been disigned to be riden,Flick on the cruise and point her at the road,Up to twelve hours later I would stop riding were ever I'd ended up.She was a bloody good bike.
My second one was a 1996 1200 sportster,Again I got it for a good price,
From a HOG club member who had just crashed it.A little bit of money and work an I was off.Well for a 1200cc bike called a sportster it was SLOW,And handled no better than my old FL,Ok the brakes were better but thats it.I still got shit from other HD riders and of course any jap bike rider who would talk to me anyway,,not many I can tell ya'(bunch of bloody snobs)Well me and the sporty didn't really get on and then I lost it due to reasons we won't go into here.One of my brothers owns a 2000 dyna sport,he had it rebuilt to 1800cc before it even left the shop,he won't say but I think the bike owes him around $90.000..He is a pro Tattooist and has more money than most of us will ever see.I know a lot of Kiwi have a major chip against people that put in the hard yards and come out well off an with the bucks to do what ever they like but I will tell you, my brother is no yuppie.He just like me is not interested in racing anyone,just gets a lot of enjoyment from the comfort looks,sounds and huge amounts of tourqe.I will build my own next time,I am lucky I have the contacts to do this and save a bit of cash in the process.
I guess I am just a yuppie,rich cunt,posser ect, ect,And then maybe I just like what I like,,,,,,,,,,,Go figure

[jrandom]

One of my brothers owns a 2000 dyna sport,he had it rebuilt to 1800cc before it even left the shop,he won't say but I think the bike owes him around $90.000

egads

That's way past any debate on the merit of HD or any other brand, that's a completely custom creation then, innit? Good on your bro for being able to afford such a thing, he must have worked his nuts off. For that price you could have one of those special-edition MV Agustas with carbon fibre up the wazoo and still have enough folding left over for a holiday in Tahiti.

I think *most* guys beef with HD is that they sell, stock, for more than they should be worth and are engineering-wise a bit pants. Cruisers have quite a coolness factor going on, but I think I'd rather have a VTX for half the price of an FXD.

Yawn. We should probably make the 'Hardleys suck' topic an instant thread death thing.

[James Deuce]

egads

(snip)

I think *most* guys beef with HD is that they sell, stock, for more than they should be worth and are engineering-wise a bit pants. Cruisers have quite a coolness factor going on, but I think I'd rather have a VTX for half the price of an FXD.

(snip)

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Its a very good point though I think that the new Sportster range is priced well, and compares well to the mid-size Japanese cruisers offerings (except maybe the VTX1300).

You really can't fault Harley's marketing though. And I think the world would a poorer place without them. I mean what other way would I get to feel all smug and superior becaue my engine is a twin half the size of the "big" HDs with 50% more power and torque, and 75% more lean angle