Boy Howdy, a few of you guys are a little sensitive about harley's! Does the problem arise from the fact they cost twice as much as their Japanese brothern and only go half as fast
Or could it be that harley has more than half the motorcycle market world wide in $? Yep, it's true! More than half the $ spent on motorcycles go to Harley. If you would have invested $25,000 dollars into harley in the seventies, you would be a wealthy man today!
All BS aside, harley has it's place just like sport bikes! Yes, I have been riding harleys longer than most of you have been alive but my choice of bike to ride today is not a harley. I will probably always have a harley in the garage even if I do only ride it four or five times a year. If I go on a week long trip, I'll definately take my glamorously chromed harley. I am going out today and I'll take my gixxer so I can practice a few stand up wheelies. I dearly love that scooter.
One thing I can point out, I've been riding harleys for over 40 years and I have never been broken down on the side of the road. But then neither have I been broken down on a Suzuki either. For those of you who seem to look at harleys as oil driping machines that slobber oil everywhere they go? Well, that was true of harleys for years until they changed from chain to belt drive. The harleys had a self chain oiler, which oiled the chain with engine oil. This is what you were seeing when you witnessed the oil drip. It was messy and always a pain in the arse. However, I have not seen any oil under harleys since the late 80's. Just a little information for those of you who may not know the REAL story
I had no intentions of offending anyone with my comment about adjusting the headlight. It's such a simple task that is explained in detail with pictures in your owners manual and just seems silly to go back to the dealer to adjust. But then I can take a can of gas and a screwdriver and crank up a stump and I'm sure some who ride may find it challenging to perform such a task. For those of you who are challenged, you have my most humble apologies!
All BS aside, harley has it's place just like sport bikes! Yes, I have been riding harleys longer than most of you have been alive but my choice of bike to ride today is not a harley. I will probably always have a harley in the garage even if I do only ride it four or five times a year. If I go on a week long trip, I'll definately take my glamorously chromed harley. I am going out today and I'll take my gixxer so I can practice a few stand up wheelies. I dearly love that scooter.
One thing I can point out, I've been riding harleys for over 40 years and I have never been broken down on the side of the road. But then neither have I been broken down on a Suzuki either. For those of you who seem to look at harleys as oil driping machines that slobber oil everywhere they go? Well, that was true of harleys for years until they changed from chain to belt drive. The harleys had a self chain oiler, which oiled the chain with engine oil. This is what you were seeing when you witnessed the oil drip. It was messy and always a pain in the arse. However, I have not seen any oil under harleys since the late 80's. Just a little information for those of you who may not know the REAL story
I had no intentions of offending anyone with my comment about adjusting the headlight. It's such a simple task that is explained in detail with pictures in your owners manual and just seems silly to go back to the dealer to adjust. But then I can take a can of gas and a screwdriver and crank up a stump and I'm sure some who ride may find it challenging to perform such a task. For those of you who are challenged, you have my most humble apologies!
