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You run into a lot of different types on bikes. I remember the shock when i pulled in to a gas station and there was a harley right in front of me with two woman. Okay. Until i saw the frame for the license plate, had Dikes on bikes on it. I am sheltered enough not to know dikes road harleys.

He'd HAVE to be from the next town over, bein' his apparent age and riding a hardtail like that... OUCH!!!

So, you have 4 or 5 biker gangs at your eatery--- what could go wrong??

That is a badazz bike. I would own one but scared the chitt out of myself on my brother's Kawasaki 100cc Green Streak when I was a kid. A screamer bike of the day. Seem to recall it running 10K RPM. Well, anyway, that was that which is unfortunate as my place in Texas is spot on for nice rides. Appears I will be doing them in my 73 Mach 1...

Back in the old days of hardtail frames the serious motorcycle riders all wore kidney belts.

...and still peed blood anyway.....

I'm wondering if riding a hardtail could help with kidney stones....

I'm a board member on our local Harley Owners Group. We are active in our local community doing both charity work and giving donations. I don't ever recall seeing a hunting club represented at any of our charity events.

We dress like we do because the outfits we wear were designed for riders. If you don't believe me have your buddy let you sit on the hood of his truck and run you down the road at 80 mph and then rethink why one would wrap themselves in the better part of a cow to prevent exposure. Yes, I also have cordura and kevlar gear.

I gave up off road riding after 30 years and got a new Harley, joined the local club, and have made a number of good friends. My original plan was to buy a fishing boat - I find Harley riders are a lot better company than fishermen.

Anyone can sit in a stand and shoot a deer over a bait station. How many of you feel comfortable tossing around an 800 pound motorcycle?

You meet the nicest people on a Honda

*raises hand*

My rule always has to been never ride a bike you can't pick up all by yourself after it falls plumb over, as they all do sooner or later.

See, I had visions of my desiccated carcass being found next to my tipped-over motorcycle at some isolated scenic overlook somewhere in the desert.....

Not finished with this yet....

Speaking as someone who has done both.....


...there actually ain't that much difference between "tossing around an 800 pound motorcycle" and sitting in a deer stand, except that the deer stand is usually a lot less comfortable....

My rule has always been,....don't drop the damn thing.

What a bunch of sheeple losers.

...and one more again ....

How many of you feel comfortable being stuck behind a whole crew of portly, middle-aged guys in their Korean HOG leathers, Chinese "Official Harley Davidson" boots and Dominican Republican "Official Harley Davidson" skull and crossbones bandannas, ALL of whom are "tossing around" their 800 pound motorcycles at a distinctly sedate rate of speed down a twisty backroad, ruining the experience for the rest of us piled up behind them on actual functioning motorcycles?

What if pretty much EVERY decent backroad where you lived was that way anymore?

Can't afford?? Since when did they start paying for stuff?

Some people confuse image with performance.

I understand the appeal of riding a bike, but IMHO an 800# bike is the antithesis of why one rides a bike.

The Hell's Angels say, "I'd rather see my sister in a whorehouse than my brother on a Honda."

L.W.

For a short but significant period of time in my sort-of youth I was seeing an attractive blonde who had her own shovelhead that some older guy had given her. Better yet, she would let me ride it while she followed behind on my "ahem" Japanese motorcycle.

When we passed other Harleys going the other way me and them would wave like we was old friends, and none of them waved at her because she was on my bike

That was then, and back then it was easy to tell what was American iron coming the other way and what wasn't. Not nearly as easy any more, long since.

Ok, Mikuni carbs, Arai wheels, Showa forks, Nippon Denso electrics, Taiwanese bolts and screw.... Harley has long been outsourcing parts and just ASSEMBLING the bikes here.

But war worse IMHO.... the old generation Harleys like the Shovels were rebuildable seemingly forever, even if like Thoreau's axe you could end up replacing most of the bike bit by bit anyway.

The new Harleys? Sure they'll go 200,000 miles and sure you don't end up wrenching on 'em in a rest area, ever. But when the motor is toast you toss it, just like Japanese bikes.

Only rebuildable bikes in old sense of the word I can think of are the single cylinder thumpers put on dirt and dual-purpose bikes, especially the 650cc Honda offerings. Likewise I believe the same applies to the 500cc Royal Enfields, now made in India on original 1960's Brit tooling.

Birdwatcher

Four killed by cops.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/18/us/texas-biker-gang-brawl-shooting/index.html

Two and a half years ago I survived a riding mistake without injury, but that told me my riding time was over. Gave away the leathers, sold the Harley and bought a Mustang.
The 'stang has a much better heater.
The ride was fun while it lasted, but I got past my comfort level and was pretty sure it was gonna kill me if I didn't give it up.