Do You Think We Should Have a Harley Davidson Forum ?

**SPman** · 13th May 2003, 17:53

If you own a Harley you havent got Time for computers....too busy repairing, polishing and adding fringes!

Why do Harley riders wear fringes?

So they can tell they're moving!

**Motu** · 13th May 2003, 18:16

I don't care,they ride bikes,and some are ok - BMW riders are up themselves and sports bike riders are a bunch of wankers,only us dual purpose riders know anything about real riding.

Don't fragment your forums into too many that don't get used.I ride dirt,but the dirt forum is not getting many posts,I'm happy it's there,just don't feel the need - yet.Just let the site grow by itself,people will come,look,join in,maybe not.Hands off,stand back and watch.

**wari** · 13th May 2003, 18:20

Talk about fringes ... check this one out ...

**Coldkiwi** · 13th May 2003, 18:28

like you say... 'to see if its going'.... with that much crap on it it'd do dual -purpose all right.

industrial paperweight and drag parachute.. ok maybe three, sea anchor

**MikeL** · 13th May 2003, 20:19

Here's some more Latin: De gustibus non est disputandum - There's no accounting for tastes. As far as I'm concerned HD riders are on the fringe (literally). For me, they don't represent what riding is all about. But hey,

As long as they don't get in my way... (And yet, the only time I've been close to being involved in an accident with another bike, it was - you guessed it - a HD coming round a bend on the wrong side of the road...)

I still wave to them, as I do to BMWs. Once a beemer rider waved back.

**scumdog** · 23rd July 2003, 22:08

There seems to be a lot of H-D bagging in this forum, I suppose (hope) it is in jest!!
I have had one Harley let-down about 8 years ago when my zillion-mile iron sporty burnt an exhaust valve, I had two other minor spots of bother (like when my Jap brand chain broke without warning) but thats it.
Of course I could always fire back that there are two types of riders, those that ride Harley-Davidsons and those that want to ride one!!
Anyway, I wave and talk to all on two wheels without exception.

**bikerboy** · 23rd July 2003, 22:34

I don't see the need to segregate people. Any biker should be welcome.

As there is now a separate dirt bike forum I now don't bother to check, presuming there are no pertinent posts for me. I probably miss some good tips/advice.

As for all the slagging, there seems to be a lot of that lately and it isn't restricted to HD owners. As a Ducatisti I get my fair share . Must be the cold wet weather making people mean.

If we are going to be an effective voice then we need to stick trogether.

**SPman** · 23rd July 2003, 22:36

Its great fun to have some brand to bag!

Then again, for BB, we could have this

RC51's eat Dukes for lunch,........or not.

**Mitch** · 23rd July 2003, 22:53

Originally posted by Kiwibiker
Hey we all ride on 2 wheels, so what the heck, if they wanna join I have no issue

Yup KB's got it. We would be a pretty boring bunch if we all rode the same bikes!!!

I would never buy one (afford one)

But I know some good people ride them.

**bluninja** · 24th July 2003, 12:01

If there's enough demand for a special HD forum go for it. However it means that likely some KBers would never speak to each other as they would only ever post in their own corner of the site. At least we have the opportunity to say hi or not as it stands at the moment.

Big boys (and maybe girls?)are always going to have their pissing contests, justifying/defending their own choices and denigrating others. If you removed cruisers, sportsbikes, and off roaders people would probably rib scooter riders, or supermotard riders.

TTFN

**Jackrat** · 30th September 2003, 09:55

If you have an HD forem,then I want a Yamaha one too.
And one for Honda,Susuki,BSA,Ducati,ect,ect,ect,ect.
Get my drift,?An HD is a road bike just like other road bikes so why bother.

**Sharkey** · 30th September 2003, 11:17

I agree with BB - we shouldn't be segregating. We should be one big happy family. Like the Brady's. Why can't we all just get along?

Come on Kiwi Bikers. Share the love.

**bluninja** · 30th September 2003, 11:23

Originally posted by Jackrat
An HD is a road bike just like other road bikes so why bother.

PMPL

TTFN

**Motoracer** · 30th September 2003, 12:26

But Jackrat is right you know. The typical HD riders who think they are too good for the "other" bike riders aren't going to come here in the first place anyway.

If a good HD rider (and there are a FEW out there) wants to come and join in on the disscusion, we should try to be better and welcome them and not be wankers back to them just cause they ride a harly. If we did that, we'd be the same as the "typical Harly rider".

What I am trying to say is that let them be a part of the bigger group (Road bikes Forum) if they want.

but saying that at the same time maybe the new forum could be just what they need. To intermingel with only their own. That would probably encourage the HD owners to come and join the site.