Re: Harley Davidson Dyna ride height

Don't you have an appointment with the Dentist, Loozenge? Oh, thats right,
your in jolly ole England. Tell you what, next time you ride the boat over,
maybe we'll see about getting you a green card so you can stay long enough
to get some decent dental work done..

--
Tony D
1971 R75/5 boxer
2004 R1150 Rockster
Philly Hoodlum©#37
SENS (less) LFS#38 PHS
BS#149 FYYFMFFY

 

I've pondered this for a moment and suddenly it all became clear.

Europe has more corners. We've miles and miles of interesting twisty
roads that it's not a shootable offence to go faster than the US
national speed limits along... So, that's the kind of thing we do when
we go touring.

Here's an example of one of the roads a group of us took in on our cross
france tour earlier this year, the Col du Rousset, near Grenoble,
France.

http://www.alpineroads.com/images/photos/grenoble/rousset/07120008.html
http://www.alpineroads.com/images/photos/grenoble/rousset/07120002.html

I'd have hated it on a cruiser of any kind, my ZRX1200 just about did
the job and as always is a great compromise, but something a little
lighter and more sporty would have been even more fun.

 

From memory this was covered in Tony Benn's diaries.

 

You've not ridden either bike tens of thousands of miles, so you've
really no idea at all, have you? You're simply talking out of your ass
from pure ignorance. As you've been this entire thread. If you're the
best representative of riding information out of the UK, your poor
little third world island has sunk lower than previously thought
possible.

 

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:22:45 +0000,

Current Trumpet clocks are made in Japan by those Stanley fellers
IIRC.

The analogue ones were made by some noname Chinese firm. I know cause
mine broke and inside they were all ling gai ping.

 

I know far more Harlie riders than Triumph owners. None of the Harlie
fuckers have had as many problems with their motorcycles as the
Triumphs. In fact the Trumpeteers are the most overepresented brand
when it comes to total engine failures and this is reflected in the US
with piss poor resale value.

Meanwhile the Harlies pile on miles since they're rather good for that
sort of boring interstate drone. And yet there's fewer disasters...
More than the Japanese brands mind you, but still nothing at all like
a Triumph or Ducati. And even BMW as of late has been taking it on the
chin.

Despite this I own a Triumph. I ride what I like. And should I like a
Harlie someday, why methinks I will go buy one. Knowing damn well it
retains it's value far better than anything from the UK or Japan and
attracts more stares from the ladybirds.

From this we can conclude you're a fool. And ultimately I am glad you
think so lowly of HD. Last thing we'd want is the ladybirds staring at
fools like you and making it their last.

 

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:00:54 +0000,

For a few years anyways...

Then they look stupid, for no other reason than their preponderance on
the road.

 

Being a stupid American and all, why that comes as a surprise! I
thought America was #1 and we didn't need no stinkin' Krauts telling
us what to do. I'm gonna tell ma boy Bush to bomb those cunts.


Funny thing those motorcycle makers. Aprilia goes to Rotax, Triumph to
Lotus and Harlie to Porsche. It seems nobody in the business has the
resources to develop a design completely from scratch. Except for the
Japs.

Who are just re-engineering their sake stills anyways.

 

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:00:49 +0000,

3,375 anually? About right for a Doocrapee! Gotta keep those $450
service intervals spaced a couple of years apart.

My godawful Speed Triple has done that in a little more than two years
time.

One more than mine has feasted upon. And I'd still have a twin if it
did!

None here.

As an American I don't need some silly little bulb to tell me there
are idiots present.

Likewise here except I went EBC on the pads early.

Though the minus degree winters are finally taking their toll and the
starting is getting a little tedious. Methinks I shall buy a fresh
sealed Yuasa for only $50.

Isn't life grand when you've told the Queen and her tax discs to feck
off

That Ducatis cost around $800/yr in valve adjustments alone if I rode
the kind of miles I put on my Speed Triple.

That's about eight track days. With hookers. And antibiotics.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Greek Shipping

<VBG>

--
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public toilet with the lid closed.

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Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

There is no US national speed limit, and hasn't been since 1998, when
the idiotic 55 mph "fuel conservation" blackmail provision was removed
from the national transportation funding bill.

Nice photos, but really, little different than Deals Gap, or Skyline
Drive, or the Blue Ridge Parkway, or crossing the Sierra Nevada near
Donner Pass, or any number of roads through the Rockies, or the Black
Hills, or for that matter, the road to Mount Haleakala on Maui, which
I've ridden on a raked out Twin Cam Deuce. I've ridden many of those
roads on a Triumph Speed Triple, many on a Honda ST1100, and many on a
Harley dresser. Sure, you can ride a bit faster on the T595, but then
you can ride it a LOT faster on the racetrack. I suppose, having raced
and learned what real lean angles are and what the true limits of a
modern sporting motorcycle are, riding one at 50 or 60% of its capacity
on the street is just boring. I'd much rather ride a touring bike at
100% of its capability in the twisty bits, and then still be
comfortable and relaxed and enjoy the view on the longer stretches
between the twisty bits. Having ridden both a T509 Speed Triple and a
Harley touring motorcycle all the way across the North American
continent, I can tell you which one is the better motorcycle for the
task.

Well, I suppose you could also ride those roads on a TZ250 and question
the enjoyment of those riding them on 600 pound pigs like yours, but
then that would be hitting a bit too close to home for comfort,
wouldn't it?

 

Of course I did. Just look at the fish! Coupl'a big uns.

And oh by the way, do you know who routinely uses the spelling
"Canadien?"

 

Say... you really ARE Tim Morrow.

Welcome back lad. But you forgot to mention the part where enjoying
those roads in the US will bring the self-righteous fuzz on you in a
heartbeat. With citation booklet in hand.

Of course the British wankers are taking a cue and speed enforcement
is just as opressive there. And alas, even mainland Yoorope is
starting to discover the joys of roadside revenuing. But still nowhere
nearly as bad as any sleepy American halmet.

Fortunately unlike those poor British wankers points from other states
do not transfer to one's license. So what happens in Las Vegas, stays
in Vegas.

 

Depends, of course, on exactly WHERE one is. It is, still, a BIG
country.

Worse, from all published accounts.

Slow down for the halmets and speed up outside of town. There are
still far too manyt roads for the county mounties to patrol them
effectively, and out in the heartland, they tend to stay where the
people are.... i.e., the interstates. Take the blue roads and you can
ride all day without ever seeing a squad car.

 

Holy shit, are you ever the lying twat. LOL Then again, all salesman are
to some degree....

There is no "lacquer" on the engines....in either the US or the UK. Those
bikes are ridden in the in every conceivable climate and nothing "peels" off
the engine. LOL....your friend Andy is a fucking liar. Have a day!

 

Why not just get it over with now? One less lying sack of shit brit!

 

There are a lot of Americans on the road....

 

*Amazed*

Does HD still offer that as an option?

 

Wrong. I used that as an example torefute the popular conception that
all Ducatis are unreliable.

If you know of a way of tallying a bike's reliability and durability
*without* mentioning and and/or mileage, I'm sure a million automotive
testers would be interested to hear it.