Not only can't they corner

[cheshirecat]

but straight lines give them problems

Harleys

sorry to HD owners but it is like shooting fish in a barrel.

[paturoa]

Morons ride all sorts of bikes.

In the last couple of years I've trippled my following distances.

(note that I'm assuming that I'm not a moron!)

[MIXONE]

That just proves you get fuckwits riding every sort of bike.

[short-circuit]

Even with the replays and extended explanation I still cannot fathom how the fuck that plonker managed that. Oh and I'm no ATGATT preacher but if you are that retarded you may as well do as little damage to yourself as possible when the inevitable happens

[rustic101]

So based off the crash analysis it was the lack of 'rider skills' rather than the type of bike.

[breakaway]

I honestly can't wrap my head around what just happened in that video, no matter how many times I watch it.

[gammaguy]

group riding

bad idea

[Jantar]

Just the one muppet. Look how skilled the other riders are, even riding in reverse while waving.

[Flip]

but straight lines give them problems

Harleys

sorry to HD owners but it is like shooting fish in a barrel.

All honda riders are homo's.

No problem.

[paturoa]

Just the one muppet. Look how skilled the other riders are, even riding in reverse while waving.

Are you sure they were hogs?

Seriously, waving, couldn't have been.

[carbonhed]

That's........................ quite an achievement really.

[Big Dave]

sorry to HD owners but it is like shooting fish in a barrel.

That's nothing to do with the bike, it's about the rider.

So I'll have a go on their behalf. Have you ever ridden a Harley?

It really (they don't corner) is one of the great myths I read on here all the time. I get several to ride for an extended period every year and have been doing so for for the last 10 years. Modern harleys handle great - for the type of bike. The Softtails have limited ground clearance, but so does everything else in that class. Its road holding and stability are fine. They have Showa suspension, highly evolved chassis on the Touring rigs - which have OK ground clearance for the class of bike, a lot feature Brembo or Nissin Brakes and they have a really nice road-bike engine that is very reliable, economical and cheap to service.

I would describe the Super Glide I just finished testing as 'quite squirty' and really enjoyed tossing the bike around.

Barrel that. :-0

[cold comfort]

Stunning-i particularly like the way the bike stands up by itself and wobbles happily on its way once released from the idiot rider

[davebullet]

It all ended happily anyway... When I played the video they all got back on their bikes toward the end (although they seemed to be riding backwards )

[cheshirecat]

That's nothing to do with the bike, it's about the rider.

Have you ever ridden a Harley?

yes - several including the V Rod and what passes for a sportser. I've never had my VFR give any hint of unsafe handlng despite all sorts of silly situations I've put it through.

and yes that is a plant in the pic