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This was a comment I heard behind me as I was standing in line to get some coputer gear. So I piped up, nope, not everyone, wtf would you want a bike that can't go around corners? Went over real well Old technoology, argument, belt drive is new technology, mate go see some of the vintage bike shows sometimes, there are bikes built in 1902 that are belt drive... he was a shitoad bigger than me so didn't want the argument to get heated as then I would have siad what I really wanted to say, something about the bikes designed for blokes that just wanna look cool cruising down the highway that can't actually ride for shit or something along them lines.. anywaysm was enteraining and helped pass the time whilst in queue.

mick_dundee wrote:This was a comment I heard behind me as I was standing in line to get some coputer gear. So I piped up, nope, not everyone, wtf would you want a bike that can't go around corners? Went over real well Old technoology, argument, belt drive is new technology, mate go see some of the vintage bike shows sometimes, there are bikes built in 1902 that are belt drive... he was a shitoad bigger than me so didn't want the argument to get heated as then I would have siad what I really wanted to say, something about the bikes designed for blokes that just wanna look cool cruising down the highway that can't actually ride for shit or something along them lines.. anywaysm was enteraining and helped pass the time whilst in queue.

Harley Davidsons are fucken pieces of shit that should only be used for towing ploughs around a farm or used as boat anchors. Anybody who rides/likes them is either a retarded bikie (they all are soft pieces of shit that must hang out together to feel accepted and strong), or they are accountants or such like going through their mid/end of life crisis. Any motorcycle that costs more to service in its first year then its purchase price is worthy of being laughed at, pissed on, then set to with a gallon of petrol and a box of matches. Cruisers in general leave a bad taste in my mouth, any bike that can't mono, stop, go around corners, lane split or fit between your car and the garage wall is a mockery of the whole kudos of riding bikes. You could turn them into trikes of course if you want to look like even more of a twat... I HATE THEM AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THEM!

FFS, don't hold back...say what you really feel!

Strong words Nick! Methinks he dost protest too much!

While I am no fan of cruisers perse`, I certainly wouldn't generalise like that! Surely it couldn't be good for business could it? Some people (B14 perhaps) have sports bikes and cruisers and some outside here have a Harley and a Jap bike. Maybe they'll just have to go buy a Honda, Yamaha or Suzuki?



As for Hoglies...not my cuppa tea either. I have resisted heaping all Harley riders into the same bucket though. But, I will say, the too tough to wave thing has changed my attitude to them while touring! I now lift my hand to wave, as I do to every bike I see while ouring, but if the wave isn't returned, the middle finger rises and the hand turns the other way! It provokes some angry responses, but at least they communicate!

HD is all hype just look at their merchandising its all about image they cant help it if their bikes are buckets of shit but hey their shit sells

Flywheels MC wrote:

mick_dundee wrote:This was a comment I heard behind me as I was standing in line to get some coputer gear. So I piped up, nope, not everyone, wtf would you want a bike that can't go around corners? Went over real well Old technoology, argument, belt drive is new technology, mate go see some of the vintage bike shows sometimes, there are bikes built in 1902 that are belt drive... he was a shitoad bigger than me so didn't want the argument to get heated as then I would have siad what I really wanted to say, something about the bikes designed for blokes that just wanna look cool cruising down the highway that can't actually ride for shit or something along them lines.. anywaysm was enteraining and helped pass the time whilst in queue.

Harley Davidsons are fucken pieces of shit that should only be used for towing ploughs around a farm or used as boat anchors. Anybody who rides/likes them is either a retarded bikie (they all are soft pieces of shit that must hang out together to feel accepted and strong), or they are accountants or such like going through their mid/end of life crisis. Any motorcycle that costs more to service in its first year then its purchase price is worthy of being laughed at, pissed on, then set to with a gallon of petrol and a box of matches. Cruisers in general leave a bad taste in my mouth, any bike that can't mono, stop, go around corners, lane split or fit between your car and the garage wall is a mockery of the whole kudos of riding bikes. You could turn them into trikes of course if you want to look like even more of a twat... I HATE THEM AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THEM!

Well Said!!

Tell'em how you feel mate ... while the patch club is not around

wow Nick...

so uve put in for a HD contract for the dealership huh??

oh.. and ive seen HD's wheelied and stoppied for what its worth...

Nothing wrong with a Harley... They are really cool... and they sound nice.... I would like to own one one day.

I would look awesome on a fatboy like this one.... everyone loves a fatboy...

Stereo wrote:Nothing wrong with a Harley... They are really cool... and they sound nice.... I would like to own one one day.

I would look awesome on a fatboy like this one.... everyone loves a fatboy...

They sound nice? They sound like they are about to throw a rod and lose the bottom end through the crankcase. They also sound like they fire once every seven or eight cycles and shake like a police officer who has pulled a gang over for speeding and excessive noise. That photo looks good but you'll find that the only people who come up and say 'OOOOHH nice bike', are your average Joe Public who know NOTHING about bikes in the first place and the owner is either a FIGJAM poser (Fuck I'm Good, Just Ask Me) or a 'Too cool for school', braindead muppet who communicates through a series of grunts and flailing fists. (I work in Kings Cross on Friday and Saturday nights and see this sort of shit all the time) The only reason I would ever ride one is so I could appreciate what it's like to ride a properly designed and manufactured machine afterwards, which is ANYTHING else. Only in America could you get away with building and selling crap like this. I rate Harley's in the same category as the festering bum excretions of a gonnorreah ridden, rabid mongrel dog from Bluff

Neka79 wrote:wow Nick...

so uve put in for a HD contract for the dealership huh??

oh.. and ive seen HD's wheelied and stoppied for what its worth...

I've seen a guy pull a Boeing 747 along the runway with his teeth too. One or two instances does not a legend make.

Dont understand why you guys have it in for Harleys...... They have shitloads of torque and that growl drives the ladies mad!.... And all that chrome... man, thats cool!

[/quote] Harley Davidsons are fucken pieces of shit that should only be used for towing ploughs around a farm or used as boat anchors. Anybody who rides/likes them is either a retarded bikie (they all are soft pieces of shit that must hang out together to feel accepted and strong), or they are accountants or such like going through their mid/end of life crisis. Any motorcycle that costs more to service in its first year then its purchase price is worthy of being laughed at, pissed on, then set to with a gallon of petrol and a box of matches. Cruisers in general leave a bad taste in my mouth, any bike that can't mono, stop, go around corners, lane split or fit between your car and the garage wall is a mockery of the whole kudos of riding bikes. You could turn them into trikes of course if you want to look like even more of a twat... I HATE THEM AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THEM![/quote]

As an ACCOUNTANT WHO HAS NEVER HAD RIDDEN OR DESIRED A MASSEY FERGUSON/HD I RESENT THE STEREO TYPE . Lucky I ride Kwakas and as such have a well balanced perspective on life and accept that there are wankers who make unresearched stereotypical statements or I would be offended. Just a thought what happens when mid life crisis walks into the shop to but one of your MASSEY FERGUSON CLONES, does he/she get the tirade?

Stereo wrote:Dont understand why you guys have it in for Harleys...... They have shitloads of torque and that growl drives the ladies mad!.... And all that chrome... man, thats cool!

I wasn't sure before, but now I know you're taking the piss!

rooster wrote:

Harley Davidsons are fucken pieces of shit that should only be used for towing ploughs around a farm or used as boat anchors. Anybody who rides/likes them is either a retarded bikie (they all are soft pieces of shit that must hang out together to feel accepted and strong), or they are accountants or such like going through their mid/end of life crisis. Any motorcycle that costs more to service in its first year then its purchase price is worthy of being laughed at, pissed on, then set to with a gallon of petrol and a box of matches. Cruisers in general leave a bad taste in my mouth, any bike that can't mono, stop, go around corners, lane split or fit between your car and the garage wall is a mockery of the whole kudos of riding bikes. You could turn them into trikes of course if you want to look like even more of a twat... I HATE THEM AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THEM![/quote]

As an ACCOUNTANT WHO HAS NEVER HAD RIDDEN OR DESIRED A MASSEY FERGUSON/HD I RESENT THE STEREO TYPE . Lucky I ride Kwakas and as such have a well balanced perspective on life and accept that there are wankers who make unresearched stereotypical statements or I would be offended. Just a thought what happens when mid life crisis walks into the shop to but one of your MASSEY FERGUSON CLONES, does he/she get the tirade? [/quote]
I mean no offence to anybody affiliated with this site but I'm sure you know a few people that fit the stereotype I mentioned, no.... ? I have said my piece on this and it was actually quite enjoyable venting to similar minded individuals! I can't see you in a Massey Ferguson either, you're more of a John Deere kind of guy...

I'm not real keen on the old farm implements myself, but when a mate gets to do a back to back comparison of riding around on his ZZR1200 and some kind of backhoe and reports back with the following...

"Pulled up on the Harley at Bondi, straight away have hot girlies coming to check it out. Pull up at the servo on the ZZR, straight away have some old bloke come and tell me about the Norton he used to own"

...you can kind of understand why some people ride them