Harley riders/forums

[Purplezinger]

Damn straight, I've been riding right at 60 years and that's the way it should be. We share the same road, all should be welcome!!! You said it TC.

 

[Irish_prick]

When the opportunity arose they worked up to a Harley , and from that point on everything else ever made was a POS.

Sorry you dont work up to a hd u either work on them all day to ride the next(Biker) or u get mugged by willy G. and his cult (H.O.G. Yuppie)! there just another over priced toy that people (yuppies) drove the price up on cuz the D-pag in highschool that f'd there girlfriend rode one and he rode them cuz they where cheap and no one wanted to work on them. hd build the EVO to make stocks go up and thats only cuz if u keep oil in them u dont have alot of issues. i also own a hd and my xs gets me more looks.

 

[Purplezinger]

The research our company funded (this was for industrial use) was to determine if there were any colors or color combinations that the human eye would detect first or quickest. Lime green was the color. Kawasaki had nothing to do with it. Wearing lime green does not imply a person favors Kawasaki. And yes, they do make safety orange vests with reflectors. They work, just not as well as lime green. The issue here is being seen by gage drivers, not how a person rides. While I may not agree with stunt riders on the street, I sure don't want them to be run over because they weren't seen. If you feel wearing lime green would imply your support for Kawasaki then by all means wear safety orange or another color...

 

[Ironhead]

You missed the point... again,... never mind...
I'm glad you took one little snip-it out of what I said in the original post and twisted to suit the work of your Company, I'm happy that some people wear those vests and bright colors to ride. I wear what ever I feel like and yes sometimes it's black. The ones in the vests are usually nervous riders or coming and going to work at a military base (It's required). The best way to avoid the 'cager' is to open your eyes and ride within your limitations, safely. Yes accidents will happen. There are two types of riders: those that have crashed and those that will...
As far as the stunt riders on the street goes. They get no sympathy from me at all live or die. They give us all bad names and drive up insurance cost for responsible riders, so if they all were to disappear tomorrow you wouldn't see me grieving.

 

[Classic]

I once had an interview and the subject of riding came up. My interviewer said she rode a Softail Custom and I told her I rode a Yamaha. Her response was "Oh, well that's no good." I passed a RUB today and he gave me the weirdest look. Fuckin' elitists.

 

[CDNTX650]

don't worry, i'll show em... already priced out progressive fork springs, sticky rubber, and hagon shocks for a buddy's sporty i plan to buy. Gonna have a fun time blacking out all the chrome....

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[littlebill31]

I just talked to my buddy and he bought a brand new Triumph Bonneville. He wanted an old stlyed, modern standard bike. I really like 'em. Great bikes for a great price. As I'm talking to him his brother is saying, "But there's nothing better than a Harley". So, of course, I say something about the matter. I asked if he had ever ridden a Triumph. Then, slighlty pissed off, I asked him to list the brands of bikes he has ridden. Triumph was not on it, neither was Yamaha or Harley. Then I asked how he came to the conclusion that there is nothing better than a Harley? Because people say they are was his answer.
Idiots

 

[xjwmx]

You guys all care what people think about you. Har har. Man, I was over that by age...age...ok well I was close to 50 before that happened. Take my advice and do it as early as possible. It's a HUGE burden lifted.

 

[ReycleBill]

I think I heard it all today.
Every year we have to get a new neighborhood window sticker for the gate guard. So I walk into the office and there is a new woman working at the desk. We talk for a moment and she asks what kind of bike I have and says she rides as well. I tell here I have a Yamaha and ask what she has. "Oh, it's some little red motorcycle." "I don't know much about it." "I just ride it around".

Um.....ah....hhmmmm. I was stumped.

Not much you can saw about that.... I've known people who didn't know what kind of car they owned. I always wondered how they found their cars in the parking lot.

 

[xjwmx]

I always wondered how they found their cars in the parking lot.

It's the one that beeps when you push the button.

 

[Purplezinger]

Ironhead, in this area, over the past year, there have been 5 motorcycle fatalities caused by drivers who were preoccupied with cell phones, GPS or just not paying attention. The unfortunate riders were either rear-ended waiting in traffic or were struck by the driver turning left into them. Their riding style, skill or ability had nothing to do with the accidents. Would lime green riding gear have saved them? No one knows for sure, but it could have.

 

[xjwmx]

^And you can get by with anything as a motorist as long as you aren't drunk. Other than that, there's never any thought of prosecuting the motorist.

I disagree a little bit about there's nothing the riders could have done. For example I'm watching behind me like an eagle when I'm stopped at a light, and I'm in 1st, and I have my escape route already planned.

 

[Purplezinger]

You got that right and the excuse that gets them off the hook is "I didn't see him".

 

[xjwmx]

^A girlfriend of mine told me she almost hit a motorcycle that day because she didn't see him. I said "Why didn't you see him, was he invisible?" It got a laugh from the people listening.

If you pull a trigger and shoot somebody, didn't see him while he was there plain as day is no defense

 

[xjwmx]

I once had this very depressing realization:

IF YOU AUTOMATICALLY WENT TO PRISON IF YOU KILLED SOMEONE WITH YOUR CAR THERE WOULD BE REMARKABLY FEWER WRECKS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS PEOPLE WOULD RATHER KILL SOMEONE THAN GO TO PRISON THEMSELVES.

 

[Purplezinger]

This is exactly the point I was trying to make. The higher visibility your riding gear, the more likely you are to be seen.

 

[xjwmx]

^I wear a white helmet because driving my car I once noticed a white helmet a half a mile away on the road.

 

[Purplezinger]

I usually have Conspicuity triangles on the back of my helmet as well as the lime green riding gear.

 

[Classic]

I ride a black XS and wear a black helmet, and black gear with silver reflectors. I was hit head-on earlier this season because the person was just learning how to drive a standard transmission and was staring at his gear lever and tachometer, had a boxed television blocking half of his windscreen, and was driving in the rain with old wipers.

If I had been wearing a bright orange jumpsuit and riding a lime green motorcycle I think there is a chance that I wouldn't have been hit....

 

[twinsarehot]

Harley's are trash, period.

Imagine what you could do if you had 20k to drop into ANY bike format.

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My g/f noticed the huge difference when switched from a silver helmet to a bright blue and white helmet.