Harley copies?
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RE: Harley copies?
ORIGINAL: JosephGarcia
he looks at my bike with disgust becuase he says hondas never need anything other than an oil change to keep running.
he looks at my bike with disgust becuase he says hondas never need anything other than an oil change to keep running.
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RE: Harley copies?
ORIGINAL: jc_denton
The real reason he looks at your bike in disgust is because it's better than his.
ORIGINAL: JosephGarcia
he looks at my bike with disgust becuase he says hondas never need anything other than an oil change to keep running.
he looks at my bike with disgust becuase he says hondas never need anything other than an oil change to keep running.
Cruiser
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RE: Harley copies?
I just like anything with two wheels. I don't knock anyone for copying harley, the look sells. Isn't Buell a division of Harley-Davidson, I would say they are trying to copy some of the sport bikes. They might have their own look especially the new 1125. Who knows,I am actually honored to know that other bike makers are trying to copy my bike, it also makes you feel all the better when you get to tell some hot chick what kind of bike you have. "Yeah I have a Harley"
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RE: Harley copies?
Many metric cruisers have More CC'c than Harleys. The Kawi Vulcan can be had with a 2000cc motor. Yamaha and Honda both have 1800cc engines as does Suzuki. So while some cruisers have smaller motors(and I still think Kawasakis' Vulcan 900 is a beautiful bike) many are actually bigger. And some metric cruisers actually weigh more than Harleys.
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RE: Harley copies?
Most metric knock-offs have double overhead cams and liquid cooling, both of those make an engine look biger on the outside.
As far as faster, no, I have personally beat a Vulcan 2 litre both from a standing start and from 60 up, to be fair he did outweigh me by about 80 pounds and had saddle bags & windshield to bog him down.
From the standing start I smoked him but even from 60 up I beat him with room to spare.
At the next smoke stop he must have said five times "I can't believe how fast that sportie is", felt pretty good.
As far as faster, no, I have personally beat a Vulcan 2 litre both from a standing start and from 60 up, to be fair he did outweigh me by about 80 pounds and had saddle bags & windshield to bog him down.
From the standing start I smoked him but even from 60 up I beat him with room to spare.
At the next smoke stop he must have said five times "I can't believe how fast that sportie is", felt pretty good.
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RE: Harley copies?
For some strange reason, metric owners think of Harleys as pigs... Is it the whole "Hog" thing? lol... The truth is... There aren't many metric cruisers that can out-run a Sporty... The ones I know of that can are more muscle cruiser/V-Rod type bikes. I have owned a Yamaha V-Star 1100... I can say with absolutely no hesitation that the Nightster I now own is a far superior machine: fit, finish, quality, power, fun.... The Harley kills the Yamaha in all of those categories. I don't look down on others for choosing a metric... And I will ride with anyone on any type of bike (assuming I like the rider 
I just wish that people would actually do a little research and not just buy into the whole "cheaper is better" metric propaganda.
I just wish that people would actually do a little research and not just buy into the whole "cheaper is better" metric propaganda.
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RE: Harley copies?
yep most of the time when metric riders say harleys are high maitenance they tend to forget we dont have to change coolant , grease drive shafts or lube adjust chains ,we dont have to adjust our valves and dont have to fool with syncing carberators and there is alot better selection of aftermarket supplys and parts that for the most part are just as cheap or cheaper to purchase than metric.
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RE: Harley copies?
Before I bought my Sporty, I checked out the local metric shops. Funny thing was, just about every sales person compared the bike I was looking to, to a Harley. Pointing out how this & that was like the HD's.
Price points were about the same too.
I opted for the 1200 Sporty and have ZERO regrets.
Now if someone can call the weatherman, and have him stop the rain for a while, I will be out riding again.
Price points were about the same too.
I opted for the 1200 Sporty and have ZERO regrets.
Now if someone can call the weatherman, and have him stop the rain for a while, I will be out riding again.
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Road Captain
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From: Indiana, USA
RE: Harley copies?
ORIGINAL: HOTLAP
Most metric knock-offs have double overhead cams and liquid cooling, both of those make an engine look biger on the outside.
As far as faster, no, I have personally beat a Vulcan 2 litre both from a standing start and from 60 up, to be fair he did outweigh me by about 80 pounds and had saddle bags & windshield to bog him down.
From the standing start I smoked him but even from 60 up I beat him with room to spare.
At the next smoke stop he must have said five times "I can't believe how fast that sportie is", felt pretty good.
Most metric knock-offs have double overhead cams and liquid cooling, both of those make an engine look biger on the outside.
As far as faster, no, I have personally beat a Vulcan 2 litre both from a standing start and from 60 up, to be fair he did outweigh me by about 80 pounds and had saddle bags & windshield to bog him down.
From the standing start I smoked him but even from 60 up I beat him with room to spare.
At the next smoke stop he must have said five times "I can't believe how fast that sportie is", felt pretty good.
Road Captain
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From: Indiana, USA
RE: Harley copies?
ORIGINAL: HighDesertKid
I just wish that people would actually do a little research and not just buy into the whole "cheaper is better" metric propaganda.
I just wish that people would actually do a little research and not just buy into the whole "cheaper is better" metric propaganda.