You thinking of getting a "proper" Harley now??Originally Posted by wysper
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You thinking of getting a "proper" Harley now??
Hardcore Biker
EXACTLY - they ain't the fastest, the most technologically advanced, or even the best BUT they are the only Harleys
David
HD Fat Bob for Stress Relief
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Two small boys gettin their groove on....
Rider
Can you reach the sidestand while sitting on it? (Cant on my guzzi...annoying at first).
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sure can......
Loud and Uncouth
Hmmmm, I was unaware there were bikes like that?
Winding up drongos, foil hat wearers and over sensitive KBers for over 14,000 posts...........
" Life is not a rehearsal, it's as happy or miserable as you want to make it"
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No need. I have got the proper one for meYou thinking of getting a "proper" Harley now??
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You know I cant resist winding some people upNo need. I have got the proper one for me
Rider
Guzzi Sport....sidestand is sooo far forward, its a knack to flick it up while seated. Well for those of normal height.....seats blardy high too. Ooops...sidetracked again...
The metal is always nude.
Yup the V11 Sport requires a knack also with it's one.
Hey, you're talkling about an air-cooled pushrod v-twin machine....still on the subject
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
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When I woke up this morning I decided; today I should ride the Blackline. No need to shave - this is a Harley day. I called Pete at WMC and booked a ride for 9.30am on the Blackline. Then it came to what to wear; the temperature indicated Cordura with thermals; but can you ride a Harley with anything other than leather or jeans? So I selected straight leg leather jeans instead of the slightly gay firm and shaped sports bike rider leathers, put on a leather jacket, head scarf, (helmet and gloves). The last time I road a Harley with cordura pants the exhaust burnt a hole in them.
It took me a while to get used to this bike and the feet forward positioning, loose steering compared with the Hayabusa, limited rev range of the motor. My ride was SH1 to Tawa, Johnsonville, Lyall Bay and around the South Coast, then back to WMC.
At first I wasn't that impressed and couldn't see the point of this bike. Then as I settled in the experience changed. When I got onto SH1, I noticed the stares of drivers and passengers in cars and a big double thumbs up and conversation while waiting at lights in Johnsonville. People notice this bike and more than that, they stare; something that doesn't happen with the Hayabusa. Opening the throttle alerts those around you that this is a Harley. On a personal level the sound and pulses of that big twin provides considerable incentive to roll on lots of throttle.
By the time I got back into Wellington and poodled around the harbour and coast the experience began to have an impact. The view forward of black headlight cover, chrome upper forks raking forward and set into black frame reminded me of some of the clips from Sons of Anarchy. For a moment I could have been riding with the Sons. The Blackline is truly cool and very good to ride on urban roads. If I wasn't such a conservative old coot I could be real bad on this badass bike.
This model HD, with minimalist styling, wire wheels, small front guard and a single instrument is what I have long thought HD needed to produce. It is a typical Harley with a low CoG, low seat height, is easy to steer around and through traffic and it has great sound.
As I moved off on the Hayabusa to go home, I thought, this is weird and that it is just not possible to compare the 2 bikes. They are so different in so many ways.
Would I have one? Yes - as a second bike to the Hayabusa.
Here for the ride.
Fully qualified Sifter.
Great pics Dennis!
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Shit yes - great pic's mate.
yeah - you DO feel cooler eh? Its sad but true....
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Hey Pete?
Can you book young Tim and I in for a test ride for tomorrow afternoon?
He's really keen on going to Phillip Island and he's not actually been on the back of a HD before. Boulevards, Gixxers, Ducatis - but never a Harley.
We can do any time after 12.00
Cheers
Simon
And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.
- James Dickey, Cherrylog Road.
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Test ride booked!
We must take the camera too and post up some pics.
And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.
- James Dickey, Cherrylog Road.
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