Harley Davidson

[White trash]

Yup - XB9?? I'm a twin/handling freak (TRX 850 rocks!!). Sounds like my sort of thing!

Every time I see a post from you Steriogram songs just start bouncing around inside my head. The new one is driving my nuts RIGHT now!!

Please, tell me it's driving YOU nuts. Not YOUR nuts! :confused2

[matthewt]

While we're all on the HD band waggon. Who here has had the pleasure of riding a Buell?

Wellington Motorcycles are haveing a Demo week between March 22 and 27.

I must admit to quite liking the Firebolt (not sure about the exhaust though). To be honest I've never ridden a HD so I think riding a few would probably be a good excercise for me.

[matthewt]

I attach a retail price list (if I can get it to work!)

Holy cow !!

Is there actually a method to the letters or do the first couple make sense and the rest are drawn out of a hat each year ??

[FzerozeroT]

While we're all on the HD band waggon. Who here has had the pleasure of riding a Buell?

Wellington Motorcycles are haveing a Demo week between March 22 and 27.

Must be a national thing cause Road and Sport in Hamilton have one soon, I had a putt around the yard on a XB9S a bit different to a 150 2Stroke! Don't rev for take off, just let out the clutch and bunny hop away

[White trash]

Holy cow !!

Is there actually a method to the letters or do the first couple make sense and the rest are drawn out of a hat each year ??

The only really reliable letters now are at the beginning of the model:
X=Sportster,
F=Big Twin,
FL=Big Twin with big forks,
FX=Big Twin with Sportster-style (smaller) forks,
FXST=Softtail,
FXD=Dyna Glide.

So FLSTF tells you FL, big twin (1450) with big forks, small fr wheel 16in.
ST Softail chasis (hidden rear suspension)
F should go without saying "Fatboy"

FXDWG FX Big twin with 21in front wheel.
D, Dyna (rubber mount) chasis
WG, Wideglide.

Takes a bit of getting your head around, I know!

[james]

hey jim as you no i dont no much about bikes,im learning slowly,but when i look at a harley you dream of the open road,or ive watched to many yank films,thats american films bye the way Lol,but most of all its the chrome man
you gotta have chrome,i might buy one tomorrow LOL

[James Deuce]

Very good replies folks. I'll try to be a little less judgemental even though its not my thing!

Now if we can just get the buggers to wave back

[White trash]

Very good replies folks. I'll try to be a little less judgemental even though its not my thing!

Now if we can just get the buggers to wave back

Good luck! Stuck up pricks, the majority of them.

Except me of course If I waved any harder I'd fall off!

[James Deuce]

Please, tell me it's driving YOU nuts. Not YOUR nuts! :confused2

DOH!!



I meant ME!

Sorry

[White trash]

Image is everything. A motorcycle or a car is not just an assembly of metal, glass and plastic with a set of performance statistics (speed, acceleration, braking etc.). If that were the case, our purchases would be based on logic and rational thinking. In fact a car or bike is a very potent symbol that represents or reflects something intimately connected with our sense of self-identity (which explains why it is often impossible to articulate our choices and we fall back on lame phrases like "It's just me"). Exactly how, where and when a particular type of bike picked up the rich symbolic meanings it has for any given individual is often impossible to determine. Obviously for those of us in the more mature age group, what we saw, rode or longed for when we were younger plays an important role. Advertising and the deliberate creation of an image targetted at a particular group would be an important factor as well, particularly nowadays.
For me HD doesn't make my heart beat faster, but I can understand the attraction. Now if we were talking Triumph, Norton or Vincent...

Very well said, Mike.

[White trash]

Here's a couple of shots of the HOG run for thos who may be interested.

1st pic is from early Sunday morn at the shop. Impossible to get all the bikes in one shot.

Second is one group outside the Gladstone pub. Terrific day for it too!

[Coldkiwi]

can't say I'm a real fan of harleys but they don't outright offend me.
Buells on the other hand I can appreciate. Very unique design and they've really tried to be smart with the engineering - combining function and fashion is a MAJOR draw card to me. Sure, they're only in their little 'twisty roads' niche but thats fine because they seem to do it well. Perhaps the perfect machine for fanging up mountain roads ona day trip between your favourite cafes where you can gaze at it?

haven't ridden one but reckon I could buy one when I get a little more disinterested with chasing 250kmhr at pukekohe!

[White trash]

can't say I'm a real fan of harleys but they don't outright offend me.
Buells on the other hand I can appreciate. Very unique design and they've really tried to be smart with the engineering - combining function and fashion is a MAJOR draw card to me. Sure, they're only in their little 'twisty roads' niche but thats fine because they seem to do it well. Perhaps the perfect machine for fanging up mountain roads ona day trip between your favourite cafes where you can gaze at it?

haven't ridden one but reckon I could buy one when I get a little more disinterested with chasing 250kmhr at pukekohe!

Interestingly, CK.

I used an XB12S (naked) to ride up to a funday at Manfeild one weekend. My work mate on his 99 GSXR750 couldn't gain much space till above 200kph on the straights.

They're not as slow as people believe and they get out of turn's quicker than anything I've ever ridden. The 1200 is a bloody horible lurchey thing around town though

[pete376403]

Wouldn't the V-Rod motor be a natural for the Buell? Has it been done?

[White trash]

Wouldn't the V-Rod motor be a natural for the Buell? Has it been done?

Too big and heavy. If you ever have a decent look at a V-rod you'll notice that the motor is huge! Massively over engineered.

The XB Buells have the shortest wheelbase of any production sports motorcycle. Shorter even than an Aprillia RS125! Makes 'em turn real good!