Who Hates Harley Davidson?

Obviously not true BUT I am actually surprised that there isn't a giant, Harley-themed amusement park somewhere. After all, no-one buys into fantasy more than Harleydoods. Crikey, it's a billion dollar idea!

Somewhere alongside Panhead USA and Knuckleheadland, there'd have to be a Trailered to Sturgis Highway and a Waiting for The AAA, Again, Overpass.

 

One of these days some sharp bloke from OZ is gonna figure out how to grow the plants that make Tequila. This may hit the US first due to relaxed laws on distilling spirits.

Tequila is simple stuff in the big picture. The Mexicans promoted the shit out of it when it was cheap and then started putting it in very fancy bottles and jacking the prices up to the point of fine cognac for the gringo trade.

Next is "organic" tequila, gluten free tequila and maybe even diet tequila.

 

If ya start saying things aren't true here, it might lead some of us to believe that everything that is posted on this forum is not the gospel according to St. Harley.

 

My pipes weren't loud enough and so I had to lay 'er down.


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Mad Dog XXXIV sez, "Cut off those damn mufflers, real men are like real men and use a HD hacksaw. Available at Harleystores from Coast to Coast for only $189.95.

 

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Haven't figured out if those are exhaust pipes ( loud, natch) or some kind of retractable wheelie bars.


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I rode my friends 2004 1200 Sportster and it sucked . Got close to red line and it fell on its face . JUNK !!! I would be much happier on a 1983 Honda Goldwing I rode back in the day lol .

 

Well to be fair, the gold wing would be lighter, handle better and have much more power than a HD.

 

The next time a Harleydood tells me he likes Harleys because "they have lots of torque", I'm going to tell him to buy a goddamn tractor.

 

I usually just reply, that's because he's riding a tractor.

 

The bike looks to be a California bobber. Maybe a Knucklehead. Springer front end and a spool wheel too? The pic is pretty old and may be a scan from a Kodacolor print. Looks like a 1953 Chevrolet across the street and the plate on the bike is yellow and what may be black from that same period. Other clues are the rigid frame and the tail light/license plate light cover.

With some massaging the street sign could be made legible and is probably still extant somewhere in the South of California.

Wheelies maybe but no stoppies.

The "pipes" are from Manny, Moe and Jack.. They are bolt on. The growers used to hire harleydoods with those "pipes" to ride through groves of plums knocking them to the ground, Hence the name "prune pickers".

 

Looks like a pan head. I street googled it. It's at the corner of E. Juadafuk and Telljuazeethinking.


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aint that the truth....


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I tried to look at some Harley Davidson Motorcycles last Saturday with Caryn and Evil Jim. We went to a normal bike shop first, Honda’s, Zukes, Yamas, Kawis…. The stuff I normally like. And of course I found… oh… about a dozen bikes I could have ridden home.
And then we went to the Harley shop.


Outside the shop was some used bikes lined up. One in particular looked most appealing to me. I liked it’s look because it had a nice fat front tire that matched the look of the bike, but it was more of a Sportster 1200. This meant it was automatically about 2000 dollars over priced. But I was digging it.
And then the salesman was so kind as to fire it up for me. Thankfully this killed my interest in any Harley about instantly. It was shaking like someone was tazering an over caffeinated Michael J Fox. I expected to see stuff to start flying off the thing. Also, it was just loud as fu**. Coming from a lifetime of firing guns of varying calibers with varying levels of earpro – I can tell you. It was loud as fu**. Painfully so. And not loud as in Voice of Almighty deep rumble loud. I’m talking more M-60E fired in an indoor range and you didn’t get your earpro on before the jackhole pulled the trigger. Trust me – it’s that loud.
I stood there looking at this thing violently shaking as it was abusing what is left of my hearing… The sales guy was smiling like he was proud of this. I don’t understand this. To me, this thing is missing some parts or something is seriously wrong in that engine… and for the love of all that is holy, put a Muffler on that thing.
We went inside to look around. I like the looks of the Iron 883, and in most bikes, an 883 is a good sized bike. I love the Mid Sized bikes. Between 750 and 1000, that’s my sweet spot. But nooo… not in a Harley. In the Leather Chaps world of HD, the 883 is a “Girls Bike”. Or worse yet, it’s considered a “Starter Bike”. Really?
Let’s see… consider the flag ship bike in the shop was a speed boat green sparkly festival of bling for over 30,000 Dollars US. You have got to be kidding me. What with the HD Shield in the tires, and half the dealership being SWAG… I just can’t take Harley as a serious motorcycle brand. It’s too ridiculous. It’s too BRAND and not enough BIKE. It’s not about Riding, it’s about being in a Cult.
Harley is the Scientology of Motorcycles.



You made one good bike, Harley. ONE. And you cancelled it. What the hell is wrong with you people? You are so over stuffed with your own Egos and calling yourselves Bikers and talk about living the Bike Life – but I never – NEVER see you freaking posers out riding in bad weather. I never see you guys actually doing any hard core riding. I see your shit in TRAILERS and in Garages. You got a Harley – Feh – You have a Garage Queen. So unless you are riding 8 thousand miles a year or more – You can just STFU about your Harley.

Never Go Full Harley.


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Got a bud that sells Harleys. HD has a policy that is world wide to instantly try to go for the big pesos no matter what the customer wants.

Got to play with some neat firepower when I was under the guidance of Uncle Sam. My next door neighbor was the base range officer. Got to shoot a quad 50 a couple of times. Noisy sucker!

Shot a guy in the ass once who was aboot to jimmy the lid on my cage.. Recoiless air rifle.. Dropped his prybar and I still have it.

 

Now we know why they invented birth control pills.

 

Got to come clean about post #876. I lifted it from the site where the pic of Jethro revving his "bike" came from. Good stuff. I was a Gunners Mate in the USN so I know what loud ordinance sounds and feels like.


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I like the line: "Harley s the Scientology of motorcycles". Continuing on that theme, HD is like Jimmy Buffet music. Pretty much the same 5 or 6 same songs rehashed over and over with a lifestyle and attitude built around them. Marketing complex: clothes, bar/restaurants, trinkets galore etc. if you are not in our club you won't understand.
Taco Bell=HD ! 973 "different "meals built from the same 5 or 6 ingredients. Just a hella lot less expensive. Sometimes just as noisy.


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