The ride vs. the machine!!
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
Guess that's why I'm still on a 39 yr old bike I didn't spend $30k on if I get bored or don't like something I just change it and keep right on riding . Don't have to have a new bike that way and lots more money to do other things besides feed the Stealer .
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Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Arkansas
+1....Although I love my late model it doesn't have the personality that my others did. I kick myself in the *** for letting my 84 Evo go when I bought the one I have now.
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The heart of it in my opinion is having fun and enjoying whatever it is you are doing.
Some people love to ride and don't give a damn how their bike looks.
You know the type, an 07 883 sportster with 65,000 miles and looks every bit of those miles and the last time it was washed was when it rained last.
There are the other guys that love the bike. Extremely well cared for, 1500 or so miles a year, and every imaginable thing chromed with custom paint.
Both of these are fine, it is what each individual enjoys and I wouldn't knock the way either one chooses. We each have bikes for different reasons.
Some love the ride.
Some love the bike.
Some love the image.
Whatever floats their boat.
Some people love to ride and don't give a damn how their bike looks.
You know the type, an 07 883 sportster with 65,000 miles and looks every bit of those miles and the last time it was washed was when it rained last.
There are the other guys that love the bike. Extremely well cared for, 1500 or so miles a year, and every imaginable thing chromed with custom paint.
Both of these are fine, it is what each individual enjoys and I wouldn't knock the way either one chooses. We each have bikes for different reasons.
Some love the ride.
Some love the bike.
Some love the image.
Whatever floats their boat.
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Joined: Feb 2009
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From: In your head rent free
Love the ride.
Love the mods I've done.
Love to change the oil.
Love to walk out of some bar/restaurant/coffee shop/National Monument and see the bike and know it's mine, title and all.
Love the mods I've done.
Love to change the oil.
Love to walk out of some bar/restaurant/coffee shop/National Monument and see the bike and know it's mine, title and all.
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Joined: May 2009
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From: Streetsboro, Oh
For me it's a combo of both. I ca ride anything, but I love HD and love doing stuff to the bikes to make them look how I like.
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
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Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Southeast Wisconsin
I love the ride but I love making it my own to and it seems like Harley is the best to make it your own. I enjoyed my Honda but it just wasn't the same enjoyment as when I bought my Sportster and it stood out and I made it a little more me. So I need a good mix of both.