Harleys

[Griff]

I don't hate them. I wouldn't buy one. They're great bike for the US - long, straight freeways with a 55MPH limit and not too many bends.....

Seriously though, riding laid back with your feet in front, seems kinda the wrong way to do it.
(Its like driving a car with you head jammed into the headrest)

[avgas]

I like harleys - i hate tassles and vests

[98tls]

My best mate rides one,actually hes got 2 but his old sporty doesnt get out much these days,personally they dont do it for me at the moment but since riding one i can see one in the garage later on down the track,a Harley or M10 or similar,different strokes for different folks i say and you ride what ever makes your heart sing..simple really.

[Ewan Oozarmy]

Seriously though, riding laid back with your feet in front, seems kinda the wrong way to do it.

Yup, it certainly feels wrong to me. But not to the 50+, "larger" (not fat), handel-bar moustache sporting, leather cap wearing gentlemen that tend to ride these things

[Tank]

People hate Harleys for the same reason they say Hondas are for gays.

Petty, pathetic, foundation-less, stereotyping.

Some people love 'em some people dont. I guess bikes are subjective - we each like our own thing, and cannot understand others.

Me (for instance) love the idea of cruising (and will probally end up with a Harley or a Triumph), but cannot understand sportsbikes at all - dont like 'em, and think that they are ugly.

Now - Im sure that there are some people on here that love sports bikes (ya think!), dosnt mean that I'm right and that they are wrong - is subjective and people buying the right tools for the job. They just have to remember that others think differently.

[SimJen]

I think i'd have a chopper of some sort with a big bore S&S motor or whateva, but im not sure a skinny white boy riding one looks right.
I'd never have just a harley though, sportsbikes are far better and the harley would be a second or third bike in the garage.
The gay leather pants and tassles don't do it for me, nor does the 18th Century engine technology. Even the VRod is pretty basic compared to modern stuff.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Why do people hate harleys?

same reason other people hate Hondas... or I hate the colour purple... Purple is so gay

[McJim]

Traitor.......the SS got to you already?

I can't forsee a time when I will not have a Ducati in my garage! I just thought I might get a Buell too that's all. Sound, torque and handling. my three biggest desires in a bike. Top end doesn't come into it for me as long as it can do the ol' ton then that's plenty.

[SimJen]

Yeah Buells aren't bad, they look cool....good wheelie bikes too
Just wish they had the VRod engine instead!
Not sure I could put up with the lack of rev's though....it'd feel strange blatting around well below 10,000rpm.
At the end of the day though, a bike is a bike is a bike.
We're all bikers who love the fresh air, and the freedom and excitement of two wheels.

[Griff]

Yup, it certainly feels wrong to me. But not to the 50+, "larger" (not fat), handel-bar moustache sporting, leather cap wearing gentlemen that tend to ride these things

When you say "not fat", do you mean "Big Boned" like Cartman?

[Ewan Oozarmy]

When you say "not fat", do you mean "Big Boned" like Cartman?

Festively plump.....

[Griff]

Festively plump.....

Thanks for clearing that up. You mean like "Gay and Jolly" like Father Christmas in a purple tassly little leather number and cowboy trousers?

[HermaphroBiker]

But surely it's just like sitting on your sofa with a few fans infront of you face. where is the thrill?

[HermaphroBiker]

Perhaps their thrill is the amount of 'wind' they get rushing up their leather tassly flares when they go commando?

[Griff]

Perhaps their thrill is the amount of 'wind' they get rushing up their leather tassly flares when they go commando?

Whoah there dude!!

Party Saussages? Too much information.