7 Features that Harley Owners Don’t Want
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I've often wondered why skinny models are selling cars & trucks as well. I'd rather a fat old mechanic tell me he's worked on these for years and they almost never break down and will go 500,000 miles.
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Seeing some slob in jacket, just doesn't sell as well I bet. We all see our selves as still kinda cool.
I went through it this weekend looking jackets. And I did sat I wish they had someone with a gut. I might not have bought it though. Ha.
I went through it this weekend looking jackets. And I did sat I wish they had someone with a gut. I might not have bought it though. Ha.
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Don't care about the clothes. what I'd like to see in the bikes is RELIABILITY. I've got a 2000 Road King, whch means I've got a forged crank, Timkin main bearing, good wheel bearings, and so on. I DON'T have a crank that's likely to scissor, a water pump to fail in the middle of nowhere, a fob system that goes wonky, wheel bearings that barely last as long as a tire, an engine that sumps and quits, oil moving from the transmission to the primary, and so on.
I could change the oil, get a good night's sleep and set out tomorrow morning for San Francisco or New York with reasonable assurance I'd get there, on time and in good shape. I couldn't say that about a new one. Looks like engineering decisions are being made by MBAs who were taught that the way to profits is cost cutting. (Ask Hewlett Packard and Carly Fiorina how well that worked.) I won't even talk about warrantee support.
These things should be just about bulletproof. Its do-able. When I was using motorcycles as my basic transportation, I wore out two MotoGuzzis at 110k miles each. No problems beyond routine maintenance. I've seen Japanese bikes do that. 60s and 70s BMW flat twins did that routinely. Given, the premium prices, the basic core, engine, transmission, critical bearings, etc ought to be top end good. Everything else is just lipstick on a hog.
I could change the oil, get a good night's sleep and set out tomorrow morning for San Francisco or New York with reasonable assurance I'd get there, on time and in good shape. I couldn't say that about a new one. Looks like engineering decisions are being made by MBAs who were taught that the way to profits is cost cutting. (Ask Hewlett Packard and Carly Fiorina how well that worked.) I won't even talk about warrantee support.
These things should be just about bulletproof. Its do-able. When I was using motorcycles as my basic transportation, I wore out two MotoGuzzis at 110k miles each. No problems beyond routine maintenance. I've seen Japanese bikes do that. 60s and 70s BMW flat twins did that routinely. Given, the premium prices, the basic core, engine, transmission, critical bearings, etc ought to be top end good. Everything else is just lipstick on a hog.
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There are 8 items like you mention but does having models that don't ride motorcycles really a "feature" of Harley Davidson?
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Is it me or does CCE have a "man crush" on Dickey? To my knowledge Dickey has been quoted a few times now in these articles.
I'm wondering if the black helicopter crowd has a theory that CCE is really Dickey?
I'm wondering if the black helicopter crowd has a theory that CCE is really Dickey?
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"PS- Dickey, you should have read the article before you posted, almost everything you posted here was already discussed in the article. And you were quoted by name in the article as well."
I absolutely read the article; the question asked was "7 things Harley owners don't want" ONLY 2 of the 7 things (bobbed fenders & denim paint) were 2 things I don't like about Harleys, & they just happened to agree with 2 of the things CCE didn't like.
"A 19 year old kale eating, 90 lb male does not."
I laughed my *** off at this!
I absolutely read the article; the question asked was "7 things Harley owners don't want" ONLY 2 of the 7 things (bobbed fenders & denim paint) were 2 things I don't like about Harleys, & they just happened to agree with 2 of the things CCE didn't like.
"A 19 year old kale eating, 90 lb male does not."
I laughed my *** off at this!
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Wow, I don't get that. I think that the 2018 Heritage is the best-looking Heritage ever and arguably the best looking 2018 Softail.
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