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I love how 'The Brotherhood' just assumes that when someone comes out with cruiser (one HELL of a cruiser that HD could never dream of building BTW) it's automatically a copy of something that 'The Motorcompany' builds. There's only so many ways you can shape a cruiser, form follows function. Get the fuck over yourself already. HD is a horrible machine, the Japs are not tryi g to copy them, I assure you.

Then to Dave's point, they copied the HD VROD form to obtain their function.

In all honesty, the only HD I would ever consider owning is the VROD. When I decide to pick up a touring bike it will be the BMW K1200GT or similar. Lucky for all of us the HD airheads are an endangered species (thank you EPA). I give them 5 more years before they are forced to run the Revolution engine (VROD engine) in all their models to meet EPA standards.

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Yea, some of the "faithful" are tards in the sense that they bash everything else, like some sport bike owners, but thankfully both are in the vast minority. Usually those people are just in it for the "lifestyle". Most of the people I've ridden with have Harleys and put on some serious miles in nearly all weather. They don't give a shit about what I ride and I don't about their ride, hop on it and go if it makes you happy.

The ElectraGlide and RoadKing can eat up highway miles as well as a 'Wing or a BMW 1200 and the low speed handling would surprise you.

I've read the sales figures for them over the last few years and they make Billions from bike sales, but only about $250 million from merchandise, that's still a lot. The other companies could take a lesson on marketing from them.

I'd consider the Ulysses XT(yea, I know it's a Buell). 100hp, no chain or valve maintenence, able to handle the twisties and go the distance. That's a nice combination.

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Nothing but positive encounters with Harley owners. When I lost my front tire due to a blow-out on my Suzuki Intruder 1400, a very nice cruiser which I no longer have, an older gentleman stopped by and let me use his cell, which helped out a great deal. He rode a Harley but that day he had his truck. At a gas station a few Harley riders gathered around my 600RR and checked it at a bit, commenting that it had alot or torque, which was true. It's all about the road, really. As long as your on it with two wheels, you're good. Some dude on a Sportster tried to race me in a roll-on when I was riding my 600RR. When he got smoked he stayed well behind me, even when I was doing the speed limit, the punk...

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Nothing but positive encounters with Harley owners. When I lost my front tire due to a blow-out on my Suzuki Intruder 1400, a very nice cruiser which I no longer have, an older gentleman stopped by and let me use his cell, which helped out a great deal. He rode a Harley but that day he had his truck. At a gas station a few Harley riders gathered around my 600RR and checked it at a bit, commenting that it had alot or torque, which was true. It's all about the road, really. As long as your on it with two wheels, you're good. Some dude on a Sportster tried to race me in a roll-on when I was riding my 600RR. When he got smoked he stayed well behind me, even when I was doing the speed limit, the punk...

lol, wut?

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It's all about the road, really. As long as your on it with two wheels, you're good.

That should sum it up. I get just as many biker waves from Harleys as I do from sportbikes. Hell, I even let the scooter guys have a wave, it's all the same risk and in the end one big two-wheeled fraternity.

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Seems most of the HD haters are crotch rocketeers , so yeah I can see the dislike when it comes to riding style but comparing a ninja to a Softail is really stupid, is this all you live for numb nutts? Iused to ride ricers and have for a long time because I could not justify the expense and have been riding since the mid 70s at 14 years old starting on Norton 850 Commando which is more bike than a lot of you pussies could handle, must be why you were riding mopeds until you were 16.I wonder why rice cruisers seem to look the other way when i pull up beside them at a light , never done anything to them, maybe they are embarassed about the way the feel and wish they had a Hd but would rather bash one until they get on one for real instead of riding a copy of what they wish they could ride. As far as merchandise goes they sell it because people want it , when I was riding rice cruisers my wife would of loved to wear something with some attitude reflecting what she felt about riding but the japs dont have it in their blood so they dont have the apperal.So do me a favor and shut your rice hole !

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Im glad you feel that way ass munch wouldnt expect any less from you.For all of you high tech idiots out there , Its gonna be a great day to ride my out dated twin cam fuel injected v-twin today.morons.

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Wow there's a lot of stupid in that post.

QFT!

I don't want a cruiser...PERIOD...If I wanted a cruiser, it wouldn't be some gutless, worthless harley, it would be a valkyrie rune, or a vtx 1800...something with power...

If i'm cruising, I'll cruise in something more comfortable, or more fun (like one of my cars, a caddi, and a VW dune buggy). Either way, I DONT envy people on harleys. My bike is better in every imagineable scenario than a FLuHterPOSuHDer.

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Not hard to figure out.Ive been riding longer than most people here have been alive , its easy to spot a wannabe.I bet most of you idiots have honda civics with your little buzz mufflers thinking you got a race car.

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Seems most of the HD haters are crotch rocketeers , so yeah I can see the dislike when it comes to riding style but comparing a ninja to a Softail is really stupid, is this all you live for numb nutts? Iused to ride ricers and have for a long time because I could not justify the expense and have been riding since the mid 70s at 14 years old starting on Norton 850 Commando which is more bike than a lot of you pussies could handle, must be why you were riding mopeds until you were 16.I wonder why rice cruisers seem to look the other way when i pull up beside them at a light , never done anything to them, maybe they are embarassed about the way the feel and wish they had a Hd but would rather bash one until they get on one for real instead of riding a copy of what they wish they could ride. As far as merchandise goes they sell it because people want it , when I was riding rice cruisers my wife would of loved to wear something with some attitude reflecting what she felt about riding but the japs dont have it in their blood so they dont have the apperal.So do me a favor and shut your rice hole !
Wow there's a lot of stupid in that post.

qft

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I like fast machines, so I'm a Camaro, Vette, Mustang, Challenger type of guy. I can't stand ricer cars with fart can exhaust tips.

I like fast bikes with amazing overall performance too so that's why I have a sportbike.

I also like some HD and other cruisers too, but I'm not going to get offended by someone bashing sportbikes like you did. It's dumb. Like what you like and get over it if someone bashes your brand of bike. I just shake my head and go on. It's worthless to try to change their mind because it's already made up.

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Got your attention dont I?I can appreciate strong opinions as long as they are based on something concrete but from what Ive seen here theres not a lot of that going around just some judgmental people grouping people together for some reason which seems to be apparent in most cases .Bikers are bikers for what ever reason we do it. If you prefer your ass in the air and your head cocked as if being shot from a cannon the go for it, when you get done riding for the day and waiting for the feeling to come back to your balls I bet the ole lady is next door getting her rocks off from the neighbor .

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:lol:

now he's challenging the faithfulness of all our s.o.'s...

"If you need a $16,000 machine to get pussy, you're not a Harley owner, you're Christopher Reeve." -BE

as much as i enjoy harley bashing, I'll leave it to the professionals. Sheilds is great...

http://www.goingfaster.com/angst/main.htm

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Im not the one that started bashing the HD crowd dick wad.you narrow minded crapper.I hope Ive improved everyones reading pleasure for the day and to all of those who for some reason have an issue with a guy on a Harley for no reason what so ever just because hes on a Harley just remember if it wasnt for the Harley half of all Jap bikes would still look like the cb 360 of 1976.Good Day rocketeers and enjoy your little HD bashing.

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