And I suggest that America is the place for Harley's.
They have been getting a hell of a slating here and now Alzo is away to stick needles in his eyes.
Well having just done nearly 3000 miles in 13 days I'd say the Electra Glide was the ideal tool for the roads over there. I got very caught up on the whole thing with so many other Harley's about. The Explorer seemed so revvy after the big V twin. Ok, so once the cruise control would not hold 75 up hill with a head wind and it took a tight wire and 3 gears lower to resume the cruising speed, but it got there.
Would I buy one, no. Did I enjoy it, hell yes. It's a motorcycle and it does what it says on the tin.
Ride easy y'all.
And it looked like you both had a ball over there, our Harley dealership keeps offering me a bike to have a go with and whilst I am really not sure about the whole feet forward thing the idea of properly chillin whilst riding and enjoying the scenery because the bike isnt encouraging you to go warp factor is quite appealing..
Great photo's BTW
We did, thanks. Loved every minute of it. Very laid back.
Photo's don't do the place justice but I did my best with my iPhone.
You rode the bike in its proper environment. I've took test rides of most if not all models....great fun...but I wouldn't buy one and they would be tiring to own in the twisty stuff and City streets.
Oh and I just stick needles in my eyes for fun....can't really blame Harley for that.
PS: I only slagged Harley Davidson on here to wind up Carbon as I was bored...I don't really give a fuck about any bike marque or what people ride.
Quote from: Alzo on July 20, 2015, 06:22:13 AM
You rode the bike in its proper environment. I've took test rides of most if not all models....great fun...but I wouldn't buy one and they would be tiring to own in the twisty stuff and City streets.
Oh and I just stick needles in my eyes for fun....can't really blame Harley for that.
PS: I only slagged Harley Davidson on here to wind up Carbon as I was bored...I don't really give a fuck about any bike marque or what people ride.
(http://www.troll.me/images/angry-baby-8/you-monster-how-dare-you.jpg)
:rofl: ;)
^^^ Carbon's best post in 2735 attempts ^^^
Quote from: Jarse on July 20, 2015, 07:50:46 AM
^^^ Carbon's best post in 2735 attempts ^^^
2735th times a charm ;)
Followed your adventures with interest on Facebook Jarse. You certainly had the right horse for that course.
I was scheduled to test ride a Forty Eight this weekend but it didn't pan out. I feel a bit like Goldylocks (shut it!!) at the moment; the Buell is a great road bike but not sporty enough and the MV is a great sports bike but too peaky and uncomfortable.
The test ride was offered to me as I'd ordered some parts for the Buell, but the reality is I'd get bored if it within minutes, I know that.
So, whilst the Buell and MV will continue to make wonderful garage ornaments, the search for the perfect road bike goes on!!
I never got bored of my 48 , aslong as its been properly set up it then becomes a completely different animal, I do recommend you give it a proper go ,a lot of dealers have a heavily modded 48 as demo to show off what can be achieved
I will give it a go but I don't expect it to be the answer to my road riding prayers. I've never got comfortable with a prone riding position so I doubt a more reclined one will provide the solution.
That said, I do like the look of them and I even quite like the image of the 48.
The biggest problem I have with HD's is that the components appear low value and not trick enough.
That's where they dropped the ball by not progressing with Eric Buell.
Quote from: Lord Danoir the first on July 20, 2015, 08:24:50 AM
So the search for the perfect road bike goes on!!
Will be riding this, on the next NW ride-out.
http://www.ktmforum.co.uk/general-discussion/1072785-madness-continues.html
Hopefully the riding position is like the 950sm.
QuoteI will give it a go but I don't expect it to be the answer to my road riding prayers.
Yup, I'd be willing to bet that there is no way in hell that an HD '48 will be the answer to your road riding prayers, particularly if you consider the Buell insufficiently sporty...
Indeed....... offer's there so I'll take it.
Mitigation against their outrageous Buell parts costs!!!!
Terry, I do need to ride a KTM, but I can't help thinking that it'll be a much faster Buell and I definitely need to lean forward with weight over the front.
Harleys are fine for anybody who has given up on modern bikes. There's nothing wrong with the custom look - each to their own - but at least buy something decent if you are after something to actually ride. If you want one for the image then fine but for anything else............
One of my closest friends gave up riding bikes and started buying Harleys...........he's had a Deuce, XR1200, Rocker C and a 1800cc top of the range Electra Glide which cost £28k new! What a load of over rated, under powered ill handling pig iron they are - it makes me sad.
Irrespective of what you want - custom, cruiser, roadster, sports bike, adventure bike etc, etc there are so many bikes out there that there is no reason to buy a Harley of any kind unless all you want to do is tell people that you own a Harley...........
and breathe..............
Quote from: Gobert on July 20, 2015, 06:31:18 PM
Harleys are fine for anybody who has given up on modern bikes. There's nothing wrong with the custom look - each to their own - but at least buy something decent if you are after something to actually ride. If you want one for the image then fine but for anything else............
One of my closest friends gave up riding bikes and started buying Harleys...........he's had a Deuce, XR1200, Rocker C and a 1800cc top of the range Electra Glide which cost £28k new! What a load of over rated, under powered ill handling pig iron they are - it makes me sad.
Irrespective of what you want - custom, cruiser, roadster, sports bike, adventure bike etc, etc there are so many bikes out there that there is no reason to buy a Harley of any kind unless all you want to do is tell people that you own a Harley...........
and breathe..............
:sign5:
Quote from: Gobert on July 20, 2015, 06:31:18 PM
Harleys are fine for anybody who has given up on modern bikes. There's nothing wrong with the custom look - each to their own - but at least buy something decent if you are after something to actually ride. If you want one for the image then fine but for anything else............
One of my closest friends gave up riding bikes and started buying Harleys...........he's had a Deuce, XR1200, Rocker C and a 1800cc top of the range Electra Glide which cost £28k new! What a load of over rated, under powered ill handling pig iron they are - it makes me sad.
Irrespective of what you want - custom, cruiser, roadster, sports bike, adventure bike etc, etc there are so many bikes out there that there is no reason to buy a Harley of any kind unless all you want to do is tell people that you own a Harley...........
and breathe..............
it complimented my beard...
Quote from: Carbon_ZX6R on July 20, 2015, 06:56:20 PM
Quote from: Gobert on July 20, 2015, 06:31:18 PM
Harleys are fine for anybody who has given up on modern bikes. There's nothing wrong with the custom look - each to their own - but at least buy something decent if you are after something to actually ride. If you want one for the image then fine but for anything else............
One of my closest friends gave up riding bikes and started buying Harleys...........he's had a Deuce, XR1200, Rocker C and a 1800cc top of the range Electra Glide which cost £28k new! What a load of over rated, under powered ill handling pig iron they are - it makes me sad.
Irrespective of what you want - custom, cruiser, roadster, sports bike, adventure bike etc, etc there are so many bikes out there that there is no reason to buy a Harley of any kind unless all you want to do is tell people that you own a Harley...........
and breathe..............
it complimented my beard...
Harleys can talk?
Quote from: Alzo on July 20, 2015, 07:08:00 PM
Quote from: Carbon_ZX6R on July 20, 2015, 06:56:20 PM
Quote from: Gobert on July 20, 2015, 06:31:18 PM
Harleys are fine for anybody who has given up on modern bikes. There's nothing wrong with the custom look - each to their own - but at least buy something decent if you are after something to actually ride. If you want one for the image then fine but for anything else............
One of my closest friends gave up riding bikes and started buying Harleys...........he's had a Deuce, XR1200, Rocker C and a 1800cc top of the range Electra Glide which cost £28k new! What a load of over rated, under powered ill handling pig iron they are - it makes me sad.
Irrespective of what you want - custom, cruiser, roadster, sports bike, adventure bike etc, etc there are so many bikes out there that there is no reason to buy a Harley of any kind unless all you want to do is tell people that you own a Harley...........
and breathe..............
it complimented my beard...
Harleys can talk?
they most certainly can! there very high tech bits of machinery don't you know
There's a place for everything?
Harley's place is in the skip.
They're fucking shite. If rather have a Triumph Rocket if I lived in the States.
Quote from: The Wizard of MOz on July 20, 2015, 07:10:17 PM
There's a place for everything?
Harley's place is in the skip.
They're fucking shite. If rather have a Triumph Rocket if I lived in the States.
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I quite fancy an 883 sportster myself.
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Quote from: Wallace12R on July 20, 2015, 08:38:14 PM
I quite fancy an 883 sportster myself.
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id recommend you you lean towards the 1200 *haha lean...*
Why? I typed sportster but meant roadster. I've already got a 1200, no way I'd replace it with another with about a million less powers. I like the 883, I really like the 883 Iron.
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Quote from: Wallace12R on July 20, 2015, 08:45:35 PM
Why? I typed sportster but meant roadster. I've already got a 1200, no way I'd replace it with another with about a million less powers. I like the 883, I really like the 883 Iron.
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its dog slow compared to the 1200 and that's saying something...
I don't want it for speed, I've not ridden in 5 years. Speed and 2 wheels scare me now and that's why the 12R is in the shed on stands. I can't buy one anyway but I can dribble as the Harley garage is 5 mins round the corner from me.
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Would love to do Jarse's trip. Been showing the missus the photos for when my lottery numbers come up.
Only reason I would have one is that my hips have given up and I can't lift my leg over a proper bike seat.
Quote from: Jarse on July 19, 2015, 10:09:41 PM
And I suggest that America is the place for Harley's.
They have been getting a hell of a slating here and now Alzo is away to stick needles in his eyes.
Well having just done nearly 3000 miles in 13 days I'd say the Electra Glide was the ideal tool for the roads over there. I got very caught up on the whole thing with so many other Harley's about. The Explorer seemed so revvy after the big V twin. Ok, so once the cruise control would not hold 75 up hill with a head wind and it took a tight wire and 3 gears lower to resume the cruising speed, but it got there.
Would I buy one, no. Did I enjoy it, hell yes. It's a motorcycle and it does what it says on the tin.
Ride easy y'all.
A massive +1.
I rode one up from Vegas, across the Hoover Dam and up to the Grand Canyon and loved every minute of it. Is it a 'good' bike, no..... is it well made, no.... did I have a load of fun on it because it's two wheels and fits a purpose.... yeah I did....
Sun's out, guns out!
(http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa420/gilby104/suns%20out%20guns%20out.jpg) (http://s1196.photobucket.com/user/gilby104/media/suns%20out%20guns%20out.jpg.html)
Quote from: Gilby104 on July 21, 2015, 01:39:56 PM
Quote from: Jarse on July 19, 2015, 10:09:41 PM
And I suggest that America is the place for Harley's.
They have been getting a hell of a slating here and now Alzo is away to stick needles in his eyes.
Well having just done nearly 3000 miles in 13 days I'd say the Electra Glide was the ideal tool for the roads over there. I got very caught up on the whole thing with so many other Harley's about. The Explorer seemed so revvy after the big V twin. Ok, so once the cruise control would not hold 75 up hill with a head wind and it took a tight wire and 3 gears lower to resume the cruising speed, but it got there.
Would I buy one, no. Did I enjoy it, hell yes. It's a motorcycle and it does what it says on the tin.
Ride easy y'all.
A massive +1.
I rode one up from Vegas, across the Hoover Dam and up to the Grand Canyon and loved every minute of it. Is it a 'good' bike, no..... is it well made, no.... did I have a load of fun on it because it's two wheels and fits a purpose.... yeah I did....
Sun's out, guns out!
(http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa420/gilby104/suns%20out%20guns%20out.jpg) (http://s1196.photobucket.com/user/gilby104/media/suns%20out%20guns%20out.jpg.html)
bloody fork leg is thicker than that arm.....
Irony innit..... I also do sarcasm and puns if you're interested
I'm also disgusted at the lack of a helmet!
It worries me how people get on a harley and suddenly think that they don't need clothing/protection. They must think tarmac stops being abrasive
Quote from: greeny777 on July 23, 2015, 09:18:54 AM
It worries me how people get on a harley and suddenly think that they don't need clothing/protection. They must think tarmac stops being abrasive
indeed..... especially when you consider the casual biking gear available now.
check this shit out...... I could spend a fortune.
http://shop.thebikeshed.cc/
Protective gear.... for riding, yes.... for posing for a photograph in the middle of the desert, no.
Quote from: Gilby104 on July 23, 2015, 10:07:11 AM
Protective gear.... for riding, yes.... for posing for a photograph in the middle of the desert, no.
the association between riding a Harley Davidson and casual riding kit, is distinct.
the association between riding a Harley Davidson and posing for a photograph in the middle of the desert, is perhaps one for those who have a greater understanding on what the fuck it is that goes on in that head of yours.
Sorry..... my bad.... you were referring to that earlier image.
I ignored it..... for obvious reasons.
FUCK...... is that you???
I was shocked by the lack of gear folks in America wear, especially on the Interstate where 75 is the limit. Jeans, cowboy style boots and a cut off t-shirt, sometimes without a helmet depending on the state, was the uniform of choice.
Quote from: Gilby104 on July 23, 2015, 10:07:11 AM
Protective gear.... for riding, yes.... for posing for a photograph in the middle of the desert, no.
you looked like this didn't you......
(http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/2039870226_1/The-most-frenzied-popular-novelty-font-b-helmet-b-font-modeled-after-the-WWII-font-b.jpg)
Quote from: Lord Danoir the first on July 23, 2015, 10:12:50 AM
Quote from: Gilby104 on July 23, 2015, 10:07:11 AM
Protective gear.... for riding, yes.... for posing for a photograph in the middle of the desert, no.
the association between riding a Harley Davidson and casual riding kit, is distinct.
the association between riding a Harley Davidson and posing for a photograph in the middle of the desert, is perhaps one for those who have a greater understanding on what the fuck it is that goes on in that head of yours.
I prefer people not to know....
Quote from: Lord Danoir the first on July 23, 2015, 10:13:57 AM
Sorry..... my bad.... you were referring to that earlier image.
I ignored it..... for obvious reasons.
I expected nothing less....
Quote from: Lord Danoir the first on July 23, 2015, 10:15:02 AM
FUCK...... is that you???
Yep, still not a chick, still not married to a bloke on this forum, still confusing you!
Quote from: Gilby104 on July 23, 2015, 10:54:45 AM
Yep, still not a chick, still not married to a bloke on this forum, still confusing you!
and yet, I have this feeling that upon our eventual meeting, we'll become the most inseparable of friends.
in the meantime..... work on polishing those guns, you're a man for fuck sake...... and eat some cunting food!!!
Quote from: Lord Danoir the first on July 23, 2015, 11:08:02 AM
Quote from: Gilby104 on July 23, 2015, 10:54:45 AM
Yep, still not a chick, still not married to a bloke on this forum, still confusing you!
and yet, I have this feeling that upon our eventual meeting, we'll become the most inseparable of friends.
in the meantime..... work on polishing those guns, you're a man for fuck sake...... and eat some cunting food!!!
I hope that is true.... maybe this is why our lives crossed.... manual work and pies!
Fucking hell is that really Gilby and not an "amusing" google images find?
I'm pretty sure I've stepped on more significant things!
Quote from: The Wizard of MOz on July 23, 2015, 08:36:44 PM
Fucking hell is that really Gilby and not an "amusing" google images find?
I'm pretty sure I've stepped on more significant things!
Significant in what manner?
Quote from: Jarse on July 23, 2015, 08:55:25 PM
Quote from: The Wizard of MOz on July 23, 2015, 08:36:44 PM
Fucking hell is that really Gilby and not an "amusing" google images find?
I'm pretty sure I've stepped on more significant things!
Significant in what manner?
Significant as in size.
Gilby has significance in spades.
Indeed... In terms of personality he's a Goliath of a man!!!!
Skinny cunt needs a feed though.
Obesity epidemic or not exceptions must be made.
In the words of my father "if you turned sideways and stuck you're tongue out people would mistake you for a zip"....
7.5 months of chain smoking and drinking whilst in the womb (mother not me) and the Gilberts being an inherently little people have made my stature somewhat difficult to increase..... nearly at 30 now so I'm able to cultivate a beer belly at least!
Quote from: Lord Danoir the first on July 23, 2015, 11:08:02 AM
Quote from: Gilby104 on July 23, 2015, 10:54:45 AM
Yep, still not a chick, still not married to a bloke on this forum, still confusing you!
and yet, I have this feeling that upon our eventual meeting, we'll become the most inseparable of friends.
in the meantime..... work on polishing those guns, you're a man for fuck sake...... and eat some cunting food!!!
This is an offer of a friendly reach-around...
Run and hide.