Gone and done it...

[Horse]

Nice pics! Bought a pair of chaps yet?

No. No chaps, no fingerless gloves, no open-face half-helmets, and definitely no f-ing leather tassles hanging from the bar-ends!

[banditrider]

No. No chaps, no fingerless gloves, no open-face half-helmets, and definitely no f-ing leather tassles hanging from the bar-ends!

Will you still wave?

[Horse]

Will you still wave?

Heh. Waved at a few bikes over the weekend, I think I surprised some sportbike riders.

[sinfull]

Will you still wave?

only if he dont have ya number in speed dial !

[banditrider]

Heh. Waved at a few bikes over the weekend, I think I surprised some sportbike riders.

Good onya! Always a nice surprise to see a human at the controls on a Harley

Seriously, to my mind you've got the pick of the Harleys. Will be doing the GC with a mate on a fatboy - pretty sure he'd be better off on your bike. This'll be his 4th - all on harleys.

[banditrider]

Lookee what I found: http://thekneeslider.com/archives/20...-1700-voyager/

Now that's nice (especially the red)! Come on powerball, I want to build a huge shed.

[Horse]

Seriously, to my mind you've got the pick of the Harleys. Will be doing the GC with a mate on a fatboy - pretty sure he'd be better off on your bike. This'll be his 4th - all on harleys.

I bought it with the intent of wanting to do longer rides like that, so it was part of the plan. Mind you, I wouldn't mind a stripped-down cruiser for shorter rides - something like the new Cross Bones. It's a bit of an acquired taste, but I like 'em!

Really loving the bike so far - the sound, the look, the rider, it all just brings a smile to the face. The wind protection from the fairing is particularly effective, it really doesn't feel like you're doing 100km/h when you hit the limit. But the bike was surprisingly solid in the gusty conditions we had today - the Hyosung used to get blown around a lot more.

As for that new Kawasaki - I'm not convinced by the styling, they're going for their own version of an Ultra Classic with the full fairing and lowers, but I don't think they've really nailed the design. The Harley batwing fairing is such a design classic to my mind, like the Coke bottle or the Fender Stratocaster. You either have to flatter it with imitation, or go for something completely different like the Victory Vision. That Kawasaki looks like it's stuck somewhere in between, like it was designed in committee.

[pete376403]

[QUOTE=Horse;1740047 definitely no f-ing leather tassles hanging from the bar-ends![/QUOTE]
Then how will you be able to tell if the bike is moving?

[Horse]

Then how will you be able to tell if the bike is moving?

Loud "blat blat blat" coming from somewhere behind me is usually a bit of a giveaway.

[Meanie]

Mind you, I wouldn't mind a stripped-down cruiser for shorter rides - something like the new Cross Bones.

Now your talking, you need a meanstreak

[cowboyz]

so are you doing the 4 points on it?

[Horse]

That's the plan. I've signed up, just got to ensure I get the weekends free to do it.

Do you guys have a post somewhere outlining your plan of attack?

[Meanie]

That's the plan. I've signed up, just got to ensure I get the weekends free to do it.

Do you guys have a post somewhere outlining your plan of attack?

We will probably carry this on

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=76423

[banditrider]

As for that new Kawasaki - I'm not convinced by the styling, they're going for their own version of an Ultra Classic with the full fairing and lowers, but I don't think they've really nailed the design. The Harley batwing fairing is such a design classic to my mind, like the Coke bottle or the Fender Stratocaster. You either have to flatter it with imitation, or go for something completely different like the Victory Vision. That Kawasaki looks like it's stuck somewhere in between, like it was designed in committee.

I quite like it but there's no piccy from the front - the headlight arrangement looks like it may be an acquired taste. We'll know for sure when I hit powerball...

The Vinson is fugly - fullstop, explanation point etc. Kudos for them for doing something different but she's a bit way out for this kid. A mate of mine grabbed a catalogue from their dealer in Auckland the other day and some of their other bikes look ok - the motor in particular looks a lot tidier than an H-D.