"Old mans' bike"
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From: East Tn Foot of The Dragon
You should ride a Heritage for a few years.
Last edited by checkers; Nov 25, 2016 at 07:17 PM.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2015
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From: chico
"...light weight and middle weight bikes and appreciate their flickability..."
Flickability. Great word! I seem to remember that in the street lingo of the French seaports a "flick" was a very impolite term for the cops. Probably pretty impolite cops too! But the metric riders, nimble describes it, but no so well as flickable...
(I keep word lists...always have, it's just me.)
Good Term! Thanks!
Flickability. Great word! I seem to remember that in the street lingo of the French seaports a "flick" was a very impolite term for the cops. Probably pretty impolite cops too! But the metric riders, nimble describes it, but no so well as flickable...
(I keep word lists...always have, it's just me.)
Good Term! Thanks!
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2007
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My first Harley was a 1965 Sportster, Kicker only, then a 68 sportster, kicker with a mag. My next was a 74 Shovelhead with a kicker and button, now I have an 03 Road king classic. I rode the sporty for 7 years, the shovel for one and the rkc for one. I'm 59 and rode them all in the last 9 years. An old mans bike is what ever this old man wants to ride. I would still have the sporty and shovel if it were not for the long distance reliability of the Road King. The sporty was awesome, the shovel was cool and the Road king.........well you all know about them.
thanks
randy
thanks
randy
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From: along the Front Range in Colorado
..... i started on one'a them 'old man bikes' cuz i never did understand how Wyatt & Billy could cross the country w/ just blankets, their jackets & an extra shirt
.... i've never actually been asked to carry other folk's stuff, but then, i'm prepared if they do
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From: Ill Annoy
Not to mention all the fuel stops. Look at the size of that tank!
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2015
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From: Indiana
I don't remember ever wanting any but a Full Dresser and I have been around these things for a long damn time. You other guys can carry your own **** if you want to tag a long.
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From: Bedford UK
I'm 35 and love my geezer glide. Back in '08 I bought my first Harley, a brand new '08 Night Train in Pewter Denim. I really wanted to go for a Street Glide, but I thought, "I'm only 27 and that's an old man bike!" At the same time I bought my Train, my dad bought an '09 Street Glide. I got to ride his bike every now and then, and loved it! And believe me, whenever I rode with him, I used his bags...lol
8 years later, my dad has since passed away(cancer), and I've held onto his Street Glide. My wife has a '16 Street Bob, and guess what?! She uses my bags...
The circle of life continues...haha
8 years later, my dad has since passed away(cancer), and I've held onto his Street Glide. My wife has a '16 Street Bob, and guess what?! She uses my bags...
The circle of life continues...haha
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From: along the Front Range in Colorado
....... and, it was half full of plastic tubing filled w/cash from the deal