Beck Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Why does it matter whose bike is faster ? Because some people want to know, and others want to show those who don't know how wrong they are LOL. Why do we bother buying red bike then??..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Mr. Officer Sir? I didnt go to Evil Sergeant's School to be called "officer" Mr. Does the Real Work Sir? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Duc2V4 Posted April 15, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted April 15, 2013 I believe I posted this before but it is sooo fitting for this thread too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloii Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I believe I posted this before but it is sooo fitting for this thread too! But seriously, I have a couple of friends who are Harleydoods, and they aren't too bad - really, they are pretty good guys - not even putz like in the slightest. They just always wanted an old school bike which would require regular inspection of many of the fasteners to make sure the parts would stay attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer gll429 Posted April 16, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted April 16, 2013 Mr. Officer Sir? I didnt go to Evil Sergeant's School to be called "officer" damn right! you address timmy as SIR.!! spelled C U R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmythecop Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Mr. Officer Sir? I didnt go to Evil Sergeant's School to be called "officer" damn right! you address timmy as SIR.!! spelled C U R Just goofin with you fellas. .... but I was raised to never call a Sgt "Sir". my pops was a Chief Master Sergeant and he wouldnt even let the Lieutenants call him sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Mr. Officer Sir? I didnt go to Evil Sergeant's School to be called "officer" damn right! you address timmy as SIR.!! spelled C U R Just goofin with you fellas. .... but I was raised to never call a Sgt "Sir". my pops was a Chief Master Sergeant and he wouldnt even let the Lieutenants call him sir. Trust me, day to day I would never call a Sgt "Sir", and that is out of respect, especially the ones who help me keep my ass out of the fires I don't see coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Muff Posted April 16, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted April 16, 2013 Harley-Davidson 110 years of tradition unhampered by progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer gll429 Posted April 16, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted April 16, 2013 Mr. Officer Sir? I didnt go to Evil Sergeant's School to be called "officer" damn right! you address timmy as SIR.!! spelled C U R Just goofin with you fellas. .... but I was raised to never call a Sgt "Sir". my pops was a Chief Master Sergeant and he wouldnt even let the Lieutenants call him sir. Trust me, day to day I would never call a Sgt "Sir", and that is out of respect, especially the ones who help me keep my ass out of the fires I don't see coming! well of course not! Sargents work for a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marriedman Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I raced for titles. I now own a HD motorbike. At least its black..... Is this for real? Did you really race for pinks? I haven't had enough coffee yet and my joke-radar might not be working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileyrock Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Get a ZX14 Sent from my SCH-I405 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer vfrcapn Posted April 17, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted April 17, 2013 Harleys are generally slow, heavy, loud and outdated compared to modern machines. Just like a '65 289 Mustang or a big block '67 2 door Impala. But I'd love to have either of those cars in my garage for the day long drives or a classic Harley for the same. Sure wouldn't be challenging anyone to a race though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmythecop Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 To HD's credit, they did get at least one right from the start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 To HD's credit, they did get at least one right from the start Hmmm . . . is that exhaust FLAT BLACK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NakedViffer Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I'm a big fan of the XR1200Also used to ride a Buell S2 Thunderbolt and I was quite fond of it, handled great, and surprised more than a few 600's in a straight line..Looked like this one, but had V&H exhaust with a Sidewinder intake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer goose Posted April 17, 2013 Author Member Contributer Share Posted April 17, 2013 I was actually looking for a Buell when I found "Cindy". Would still like to have one, but I don't consider a Buell a "harley". I'm only 54 now, so I consider myself a little young for a HD cruiser but if I ever go for the cross country touring scene with the little woman I'd be mighty tempted to get a big HD bagger... Still wouldn't catch me with the dew-rag, hd badge, no-protective gear wearing poser/costume crowd. And yes, I suppose from what I know from coming to VFRD that it's a little unfair of me to put my bike up against a vrod since it's red... Maybe if I had one of the slower colors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadiantonRob Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I'd own a V-Rod. Just sayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer gll429 Posted April 17, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted April 17, 2013 I'd own a V-Rod. Just sayin. oooohhhh! i feel for you!! just sayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 To HD's credit, they did get at least one right from the start I get the black thing but I dunno, IIRC, AMF was just really bad........except maybe for bowling balls..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer 2thdr Posted April 19, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted April 19, 2013 timmythecop, on 15 Apr 2013 - 2:21 PM, said: slither, on 14 Apr 2013 - 8:11 PM, said: Mr. Officer Sir? I didnt go to Evil Sergeant's School to be called "officer" I made that mistake once...This is a very entertaining thread...God knows we are just as passionate about our VFR's as they are their HD's. I like to think the nicer people ride Hondas though . I was on the other side of this issue sort of when I was just into my second year of riding. I hooked up with a Honda Riders group out of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. At the time I was riding a Kawi Vulcan 900 Custom (read quite a bit of rake and not much cornering clearance). The group consisted of mostly sport tourers (ST1300's and some BMW's), some VTX cruisers, and me on my lowly Kawasaki. I didn't know enough to be ashamed...I was just having fun with my gal on the back riding some great roads up north. We were on a ride up to Ainsworth Hot Springs in Canada and the roads began to get quite twisty. I was in the lead group following the ST's and a BMW that was supposed to be one of the more respected and accomplished riders I was to find out later that evening. Being inexperienced, I was starting to get frustrated following the big BMW sport tourer because everytime we would come up to corner, he would get hard on the brakes. This would repeatedly happen in corners that even on my ride I could tell were not that technical. I finally backed off and decided that he was afraid of carrying speed into the corners. After constant pipe and peg dragging that trip, my gal helped me decide that I was on the wrong type of bike. I was just beginning to discover that I didn't so much enjoy the loud pipes I had mounted as much as I did the cornering aspect of riding. The problem was when I was just starting to have fun in a corner, hard parts started dragging, sparks started flying, and suddenly the corner wasn't fun anymore. I think it was the next spring that I fell for a 2004 asphalt black VFR that I found in Lewiston, Idaho. The rest is history... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E30dude Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Does it really matter if a V-Rod or any bike if faster than yours? If you enjoy riding your motorcycle that's all that matters. There will always be something and someone faster Of course it matters, it always matters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer mk2davis Posted April 23, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted April 23, 2013 I didn't know enough to be ashamed...I was just having fun with my gal on the back riding some great roads I think this may be the meaning of life . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer EhViffer Posted April 23, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted April 23, 2013 I didn't know enough to be ashamed...I was just having fun with my gal on the back riding some great roads I think this may be the meaning of life . . . Or at least the opening line of the next great novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer 2thdr Posted April 23, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted April 23, 2013 I didn't know enough to be ashamed...I was just having fun with my gal on the back riding some great roads I think this may be the meaning of life . . . Or at least the opening line of the next great novel. It's funny...my wife and I enjoy riding our ST1300 immensly and of course I like how it handles (slightly VFR-like), but to this day she remembers our trips to Canada and to the Oregon coast on our Vulcan 900 cruiser as the most enjoyable. I think the rumble of the pipes did something for her...LOL. I probably had a more laid back riding style back then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer kebrider Posted April 23, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted April 23, 2013 The Girl rides her own bike but she gets tired on Sundays after 600 miles down and 200 to get home. She keeps wanting me to get an ST1300 so I can drag her around once and a while and give her a little break. We took a test ride on one last year and she loved it. My novel's opening line would be: "As much fun as acceleration is...not slowing down for corners is just more fun". KEB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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