JT72

saw the video on your YT channel, looked like a lot of fun. 

15 hours ago, Killer_kaw said:

 

Dude. You answered your own question. Big sales. Huge profit margins. Broke again??

how does that answer anything? 

I have a vested interest in this since i own HD stock, but I am curious as to why anyone would want a American company to die out?  they employee around 6000 factory employees in the US , plus dealer staff in  its 700  dealerships,  and a shit load of truck drivers and techs. Like it or not they account for more than half the motorcycles sold in the USA, without the benefit of ATV and dirt bikes being counted as total sales.  Hate them if you want but wanting a US company to fold because you don't like their product is horseshit. Did you want GM and Dodge to fold when they took our bailout money?  

Somebody is buying Harley's, its all you see around NE Ohio. I see a few triumphs hear and there, a good amount of gold wings , a sprinkling of sport bikes , and BMW's. Rarely see a Indian,  or KTM in the wild. There are few high end Italian bikes parked in front of coffee shops but its only on Sunday mornings. 

buy some tread locker, you are going to need a lot of it. My 98 S3T shakes like a dog shitting razorblades. 

On 5/14/2020 at 3:26 PM, Uncle Punk said:

This is one of the cool ridiculous things that could MORGA. Even get things moved to Ranting and Raving where the real fun begins.

You might have been okay with the wheel showing statement without the mid corner added because a well set up Harley can move in a 1/4 mile but there ain't never been a Harley made to show anything a wheel mid corner. Nice try at being silly though.

Silly was my intent.... I can throw my 800lb bike around pretty good when needed,  but I'm not showing anybody a wheel. Besides, I'm just chubby, not obese.  

17 minutes ago, SpecialEd said:

From what I have read, and from what my brother (a late-model Harley owner) has told me, the days of these retired-CEO type bikes are pretty much over. A baby boomer, I have never had the least desire to own one of these bloated, obese bikes. IMHO, they mimic their mostly elderly owners--slow, in need of frequent visits to the "doctor," and constantly shaking. Fuck that. He recently spent almost $1,500 having an oxygen sensor replaced at a dealership. Whaaaaat?

The company's best and seemingly only hope of survival is to either evolve via ebikes or smaller petrol-based platforms, or die outright. 

Easy, one of those bloated, obese, Harley riders might show you a wheel mid conrner some day ....

hello ! love the motor in your bike. 

3 hours ago, CBBaron said:

I'm guessing wrong Bainbridge 🤣

yeah, just saw the C-bus in his profile. oops. 

Just for Fun Honda, Middlefield, Ohio. 20 min from Bainbridge. 

13 hours ago, jbot said:

Used to live in Concord but still work in mentor. Welcome to the fun!  If you see a Diavel with bags roaming around, you're welcome to give me the finger. 

nice, feel to do the same to me- I'm the guy on a murdered out Roadglide wearing an ADV helmet. hard to miss., I get a lot of weird looks from the V-twin crowd. 

40 minutes ago, B-Mac said:

Hi John, welcome to the O.R. asylum. I have had  v-stroms in my stable since 2004. I love the engine.

If you are into the dirty adventure riding hit me up. I am down in hocking hills.

I do street stuff also. Again, welcome aboard.

thank you. I watch your  channel on Youtube

7 hours ago, ricer1 said:

Welcome to the OR, hope you have a thick skin! 😏

Trust me, I do. 

1 hour ago, durk said:

Welcome. I’m not too far from you. You seem to have a bike for just about every type of riding. Which do you prefer to ride the most?

hi durk, right now it's the Vstrom. I had that bikes motor in the past in the Suzuki TLS and SV 1000 so I'm enjoying the torque. I camp out your way at Kenissee Lake. 

Hello, found the site and thought it looked intersting so i signed up. live in the Chardon area, near Cleveland. I ride a Harleys, Buells and late last year purchased a brand new leftover 2014 Suzuki Vstrom 1000 . so far I'm loving it. Nice to meet all of you.