dustinsn3485 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 you never know who you are going to piss off and then they try to run you over or some shit... two ton car vs half ton motorcycle, car will always win.What kind of bike are you riding 1000 pounds?? 1/5 ton is more appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax33 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Ever ride a Boss Hoss? Not exactly flickable. I believe they are over 1000lbs., with a V-8 for an engine. Crazy. I had a chick yell out "Crotchrocket!" one time when I was at a stoplight and I thought to myself as I looked at her, "Rottencrotch!", but no real hostility;) I've accepted the fact that I am a person who has chosen to ride a machine that not many people will have the guts to ride, or the skill to keep it upright. When people see you doing something that they cannot do they tend to get jealous. Then they start with the name-calling. Sometimes humans can be pathetic animals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 What kind of bike are you riding 1000 pounds?? 1/5 ton is more appropriate. my last bike was 1/2 ton....very similar to this but with a big ugly vetter windjammer fairing, huge lowers, big sissy bar, and luggage rack...as well as a huge king and queen seat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 take the above motorcycle and farkle it out ALMOST this muchi had no side bags or trunk, but the rest of the bike looks about the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Oh I know some bikes weigh 1000 pounds. I just was being a smart-ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstarhonda Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 hand full of pennies anyone? +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 my last bike was 1/2 ton....very similar to this but with a big ugly vetter windjammer fairing, huge lowers, big sissy bar, and luggage rack...as well as a huge king and queen seat... for getting rid of your cb750... You should have saved it and turned it into this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 wtf is that?i still have a dohc cb750 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 wtf is that?i still have a dohc cb750It's CB750K that has been modified to look similar to the old CR750 race bikes. http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/6695/cr750.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 i see, pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzombek Posted August 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Sorry I haven't replied since I posted. But, yeah, I thought a little more about this and it just irritated me. Just the fact that I couldn't find myselft doing this...However, I am glad to hear it isn't just me that this has happened too...I rode into work today so we will see if it's just some of the folks that live off my exit. If so, I will be so disappointed with Kentucky folk... Can't wait to see what stupidity lurks around the bend tonight...-Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 yeah well look what hd is pulling out of its bag for the rest of the world, yep not to be released in the us. to sporty i guess.plus what insult could you come up for with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezel Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 uhh... Pix? Link even? I can click, I'd be happy with a link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 well, it's a little different than the 100's of identical road kings we saw yesterday, and it isn't quite a buell..still looks like it's from the 80's though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 well its not a road king its built off of the sporties engine. but they uped the hp by adding oil cooling to the heads and gave it a 40 degree lean clearance.its the xr1200 built in honor of the xr750 flat track racerhttp://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/harley-davidson/2008-harleydavidson-xr1200-review-80682.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezel Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 The XR1200 is as close to a true sportsbike Harley-Davidson is ever going to make (except for the ill-fated VR1000 Superbike –Ed.). And it's still quite a ways off It’s air-cooled with a modified 1203cc Evolution V45 from the Sportster range. To make it more powerful than the rest, the XR1200 features a larger air-box, downdraft fuel injection and a performance-biased exhaust system. The result is a claimed 90 horsepower at 7.000 rpm and 73.8 ft-lbs of torque maxing at a low 3.700 rpm. could you imagine if one of the big 4 introduced a whopping 90hp/74lb/ft 1200+cc engine? they'd get laughed out of the show. HD does it and it's a specular feat! proof that if your retarded, even your smallest accomplishments are great ones! The enlightened will know that a Buell makes more horsepower than this with similar technology. The reason the XR1200 doesn’t make a full 100 horsepower was explained to me by one of the Milwaukee engineers as being down to a lower volume airbox and different exhaust system. Harley-Davidson would never ever sacrifice style completely over performance and that is the reason. and some day HD will realize that on real motorcycles, form FOLLOWS function. But it will probably be long after the company goes under. their too stupid to realize any of this black magic called "Tecknology" the evil empire is using. The XR1200 sure makes a presence different to most other motorcycles. It’s unique from the Motor Company, No radio? wait, no reverse? and the only other motorcycle on the market I can find for some sort of comparison would be the Euro-only Yamaha MT01! At the same time, if it hadn’t been for the 1970 launch of the 90-horsepower XR750 for flat-track racing, we would not have seen the XR1200. That the new 1200 makes the same horsepower as a 38-year-old bike will have to be forgiven, as modern noise and emission regulations don’t allow for much more. Or maybe the fact that "The Motor Company" is so old and stagnate that this is the best they could do. Funny how Jap bike manufactures don't have a problem pumping out damn near 200hp with engines almost 200cc less. there's that damn black magic again! 'The XR1200 sure makes a presence different to most other motorcycles.' This one is obnoxiously loud AND slow? Oh, and it will be revved a minimum of 5 times at ever stop light too?! oh joy! This early morning in April, I have the privilege of following Wrecking Crew member number 1 Scott Parker into the mountains on the XR1200. Parker is 9 times AMA champion and the most successful rider on the most successful flat-track racebike ever. Not long after, Scott Parker and Brommie stunt-monkey Craig Jones were doing monos worth a gold medal up in the mountains. There’s no doubt in my mind after doing some of my own, this Harley is the most fun Harley-Davidson I have ever ridden! I've ridden donkeys through canyons and I thought that was more impressive than any Harley I've ever ridden... So it wheelies, but even more impressive is the ability to go fast through the tight corners in the Spanish mountains. True, the XR1200 is pretty much heavier than any other European brand motorcycle it is supposed to compete with. But once on the move it handles brilliantly and the monstrous torque curve is just a delight to use. This Harley has got tires to match its abilities fully in the Dunlop Qualifiers. Using an 18-inch flat-track-style front wheel, the Qualifiers have been specially designed for the big Harley. With a 551-lb claimed dry weight, the XR is probably a little bit heavier than what the Qualifiers was intended for in the first place. But never mind, they stick like glue to the tarmac and only the footpeg feelers touch the ground. To me, those footpegs and feelers are the most annoying thing about the XR1200 package. At a standstill, I hit the feelers with my ankles, and getting back on the move I drag the footpegs up and they haven’t got spring action to bring them back down again. The Harley engineers that I spoke with told me that this was the first issue that they would address ahead of mass production scheduled for this spring. The seat is quite thin and sporty, and the seat height is a low 29.2 inches. The handlebar is very wide and this makes it easy to wrestle the XR to its sides. The lean angle is very good, but despite the fact that it looks like the right exhaust side will touch ground first, it’s actually the typical Harley sidestand on the left that will touch first. The clutch cable looks fairly exposed and as if it will start grinding leaning the XR to its extreme left. It shouldn’t and it didn’t, it just looks that way. The whole mid-placed exhaust cover will grind on the right-hand side. Despite the fact that the XR1200 is the sportiest Harley ever, it still has got plenty of styling compromise. Harley aficionados will frown upon the fact that there’s a plastic tank and rear fairing sides on the XR1200. Yeah you can't chrome plastic! The headlight is a standard Sportster item, and the double rear shocks remind me of a Sportster too. The travel is a short 3.5 inches at the back and 4.9 inches from the 43mm USD fork. That aluminium swingarm does not remind me of anything found on other Harleys, though. It looks technical and light. I'm sure they will find a way to make it out of cast iron before production. Mounted on the 18-inch front wheel is a pair of 4-piston Nissin calipers providing plenty of stopping power. I can’t help it, but I am really glad that Harley-Davidson have kept Harley clutch and brake levers as they feel really good to use. The 5-speed gearbox was brilliant and not heavy to use at all. Riding the XR1200 as hard as I dare through the mountain passes and valleys was a very pleasing experience. I had to keep reminding myself that I was on a Harley launch and not a Buell launch! Not that the XR 1200 feels anywhere remotely like a Buell. It’s too big for that but still handles so well. With the XR1200 working hard under you, it should be much easier to keep up with your friends on sportsbikes. You won’t go faster, but certainly as fast in many places. Like parking lots and Toll booths... On my way back from the mountains and into Valencia I got to test the city-riding qualities. The XR1200 filters like no other Harley, apart from maybe the Nightster. One of the major differences that make the XR1200 is the fact that it has got top tires that gives you the extra safety to go a little bit faster everywhere, also in town. A little bit too much heat radiation is my only town-riding complaint. Finally, I asked Scott Parker which he preferred, the XR750 or the XR1200? Of course, Parker’s a company man, so he didn’t give any clear answers to that one. What was evident during our ride was that pretty much everyone enjoyed the XR immensely. (Too bad Harley hasn’t yet announced plans to sell the XR in North America – Ed.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 :lol:Dweez, you're sucha hater. To much haterade today?I think my favorite was the "donkeys through canyons" comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 LOL, i love the "special olympics" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 i still say the funniest thing is the fact that they wont sell it in the US. don't worry give HD another 100 years and they will be at 95hp easy out of 1200but no matter the name, maker or label it still has two wheels, and isn't that what counts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerocrash Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I love Dweezel's posts because we share the same views on the whole HD thing and he always backs it up with the true vision of reality, which means I can spend more time laughing as opposed to searching...:grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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