Follow the crowd, buy a Harley

[avgas]

Its like auto cars really, most people do not want speed or complication.

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Is yours blue and white, or black?

Black Big and beautiful

[sunhuntin]

the real riders in the states are sick of the way harley is going. the major difference with harleys riders is this; did they ride to the rally 3000miles away, or did they trailer their harley with their motorhome from 3miles away?

its the way harley are marketing themselves. i get emails containing quotes like "let your inner badness out" and other bullshit. makes me less keen to buy new. id rather buy an old school decker. shovelhead at the newest.

[jrandom]

Black Big and beautiful

Woohoo! That was the right answer.



Have you done any mods to it since purchase, or is it still fully stock?

Seen the pic of mine on my profile page?

[pritch]

Largely because of (in spite of what I often read on here) them being very enjoyable motorcycles to ride and own.

I think there is a topographical aspect to this. Both the USA and Oz have lots of long straight roads. The natural habitat of the Harley.

The roads out here in the rural rump are too much fun to waste at the sort of speeds most Harleys could do them at. (I know, there are exceptions...)

Maybe when I get a bit older

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Woohoo! That was the right answer.



Have you done any mods to it since purchase, or is it still fully stock?

Seen the pic of mine on my profile page?

Nice!! Like the reg!

I'm currently changing the 4:1 system for the early model 4:2 (just acquiring the parts at the moment). I think it looks more balanced and I like polishing chrome! I think the neighbours will be pleased with the look too at the moment it has a stainless scorpion muffler and cooler guard and a Givi screen and heated grips for those winter mornings!!
Its my 3rd 14 there bloody awsome tools.

[jrandom]

The roads out here in the rural rump are too much fun to waste at the sort of speeds most Harleys could do them at.

Oh, I dunno, I love scraping bits of FXwhatevers in silly places.

I'll 'ave one someday.

[jrandom]

cooler guard

Where'd you get yours? I need to sort one for my bike.

Its my 3rd 14 there bloody awsome tools.

Too right.

I'm gutted that Suzuki have stopped making them now. Dunno what I'll do when I wear this one out. It's my perfect "can only have one bike" bike.

Edit: Only changes on mine are Pro Taper MX handlebars and a Two Brothers can, plus I run Pilot Powers on it instead of touring tyres - does wonders for the handling.

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Where'd you get yours? I need to sort one for my bike.

It was on it when I got it, Get yourself onto www.gsx1400.org and you will find heaps of stuff available, mostly in the UK though



Too right.

I'm gutted that Suzuki have stopped making them now. Dunno what I'll do when I wear this one out. It's my perfect "can only have one bike" bike.

I think the last of the last is available in Aussie in retro blue and white duno how many they will have though so put your order in if your keen.

Edit: Only changes on mine are Pro Taper MX handlebars and a Two Brothers can, plus I run Pilot Powers on it instead of touring tyres - does wonders for the handling.

I run Pilot 2's they grip wet or dry, again they improved the handling, heat up fast and give heaps of feed back..they are supposed to last too.....which is a good thing with the amount of torque the back tyre has to deal with!!

[avgas]

trailer their harley with their motorhome

sounds great - but how do i get the motorhome on the trailer?

its the way harley are marketing themselves. i get emails containing quotes like "let your inner badness out" and other bullshit.

I let inner badness out on a daily basis

[jrandom]

I run Pilot 2's they grip wet or dry, again they improved the handling, heat up fast and give heaps of feed back...

I got 13,500km out of a set of PR2s before I switched to PPs.

PR2s are a huge improvement over the stock BT020s, which I threw away a week after I got the bike, but the PPs were another huge improvement on top of that - the turn-in rate and general grip is amazing. They have a pointier profile than the PR2s - even my pillion noticed it straight away.

Whacking the throttle open in 3rd or 4th as I stood the bike up out of a fast corner on SH16, with the PR2s I'd get the rear wheel drifting out a few inches, but on the PPs the bike just hooks up and shoots straight, no mucking about.

The PP front feels better while turning, too. Never feels like it's pushing out and wanting to understeer.

The wear rate seems good so far, although I'll report back on that in due course...

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Mine had diablo's on, thought they were crap, rock hard and no feed back. same as you got rid of them soon as! dont think I'll be testing them as hard as you (those days are over, balls have shrunk!) but pleased with them so far. dont forget to check out the GSX owners Org.

[jrandom]

dont think I'll be testing them as hard as you (those days are over, balls have shrunk!)

Pfft, ask anyone around here, I ride like a nana.

I just like to whack the throttle open now and then for giggles.

dont forget to check out the GSX owners Org.

Yup, I lurk there regularly.

[oldrider]

the real riders in the states are sick of the way harley is going. the major difference with harleys riders is this; did they ride to the rally 3000miles away, or did they trailer their harley with their motorhome from 3miles away?

its the way harley are marketing themselves. i get emails containing quotes like "let your inner badness out" and other bullshit. makes me less keen to buy new. id rather buy an old school decker. shovelhead at the newest.

Freedom of the individual means freedom of choice, if that's how they choose it, you can't blame Harley Davidson for that!

They just make bikes to sell and those people are just the "customers".

No use making bikes of any sort if you can't sell them! Cheers John.

[bully]

i sold my harley to buy a supersport, like oranges and apples really, or a hq holden and a hsv.