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Old Feb 10, 2015 | 07:28 PM
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I've had a love affair with motorcycles for 50 years now. Had a number of them, of various makes. I had a '73 BMW for 15 years that I really connected with. I owned a later BMW that had no personality and was no fun to ride. I bought my first HD in '09 (a Super Glide) and was pleased that it had a personality. It wasn't an appliance, was fun to ride, and gave me great satisfaction. I now own an '11 FLHTCU and love it, too. The Harleys aren't perfect bikes, but they give me joy and pleasure. Has anyone else noticed that bikes have personalities?
 
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Nope. It's just a lot of steel, some rubber and wires. It does make me happy and sometimes sad. And unlike what some think, my bike is not a "she/her". It's "the bike".
 
Old Feb 10, 2015 | 07:58 PM
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I can't tell if this is a serious post or not.Soul?
 
Old Feb 10, 2015 | 08:03 PM
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Been riding for 45 years now. Have owned more non Harleys than Harleys. My next bike will be a Harley and my last bike will be a Harley. There is something about them that when I am on one everything just feels "right". It's an intangible, can't put my finger on it, but Harley satisfies like no other.
 
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Some of us have an emotional attachment to our bikes, others do not.
I tend to believe in the connection between man and machine; which have been some of my fondest memories...
 
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I haven't had the Dyna long enough to find out, but my Sporty definitely had a personality. Patient, and a little cantankerous.
 
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Hay!! I got one of them there SOUL bikes----Hoping to get a new one soon.
 

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Originally Posted by ChickinOnaChain
Nope. It's just a lot of steel, some rubber and wires. It does make me happy and sometimes sad. And unlike what some think, my bike is not a "she/her". It's "the bike".
Ditto
 
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Just a bike. There have been more before it and will be more after it.

It scratched an itch when I bought it.
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