Re: Harley Davidson Dyna ride height

Or a Gixxed Out Thou.... either way.... think of the driver/rider that
would make you!

 

In

*points at sig and smiles*


--
Pete M

Alfa 155
Ford Capri (still broked)
Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2
COSOC #5, OMF#9
Scouse Git extraordinaire. Liverpool, Great Britaina

 

What happened to "It's the driver not the vehicle"

 

I'd rather have a Porsche

 

Ah , grasshoppah , you have not yet learned the joys of a leisurely cruise
thru the beautiful countryside .
Look dude , you got your style , and I got mine . If you like getting
from one stop to the next before the coffee cools , that's fine by me . But
don't fer cryin' out loud go dissin' my style cuz you don't ride like me . I
prefer to take my time (except on long , straight , boring 4-lane slabs ,
there I like to haul ass) even stop because the view is nice and pull a cold
beer from the saddlebag.
You are riding a 400 lb cutting-edge racebred motorcycle . I'm riding a
700 pound hand shift bagger that's 30 years old - and I feel pretty damn
good about dragging my floorboards .

--
Snag aka OSG #1
'76 FLH "Bent Lady"
BS132 SENS NEWT
"A hand shift is a manly shift ."
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none to one to reply

 

Bzzzzt , wrong , Alan . The force causing the lean which causes the turn is
gyroscopic precession . Take a child's toy gyro , with the axle horizontal ,
push the left side away from you and see what happens . <<<be sure the
rotation is the same direction as your front wheel , ie top moving away from
you >>>

--
Snag aka OSG #1
'76 FLH "Bent Lady"
BS132 SENS NEWT
"A hand shift is a manly shift ."
<shamelessly stolen>
none to one to reply

 

I like the bikes I have. If I was to replace the SV, it'd be a speed
triple. I'm not a racer and never claimed to be.

 

Bob Mann scribbled on the back of a napkin:

Indeed - "our" AMC was "Associated Motorcycles" and at that time, owned
(amongst other makes) Norton and Royal Oilfield.

 

But, but, but it hasn't broken down!

As for 1200 Trophies - well, I've got one myself, so I'm pretty familiar
with them. Walloping great torquey barges, but they do handle quite
nicely.

 

Cheer up, you miserable bugger.

 

I wouldn't. When I eventually buy a proper sports car I think Porsche
will be bottom of the list. I really don't like them. Not for
performance or handling reasons, I just don't like the look and the
image they give. I'd rather have a secondhand Aston than a new
Porsche.

 

Looks like a track day to me.

 

<bite>
Don't you think that driveability and TCO should be the decision makers?
nothing comes close IMHO. WGAF what other people think of you because of
your choice of carriage and you *cannot* deny that the 911 and Boxters
are styling icons.

'Hog

 

Maybe it was an albatross.

 

Nope, I honestly reckon cars like that are purely about making a
statement. It's like GSXR1000s, they're virtually never used how
they're intended.

I'd spend most of my time pottering up and down motorways, so I'd
rather have something that looks beautiful and is a nice place to be,
than something that can corner on rails.

 

Your setting yourself up for a roasting here! there are a few Gixxers
and ZX-10's etc that get pretty serious use on a regular basis. A few
nice cages that get the same I'll warrant.

Go sit in a 997-911 cabin, it couldn't be a nicer place to sit

I'm going to leave this alone now, it's a bike group ;o)

'Hog

 

You know what I mean. Even the quick riders round here don't use the
full potential of those bikes, and they'll be the first ones to admit
that they can't.

I have, and driven a new 911 (997) Carrera 2 and a new Carrera 4S.
Yes, they're amazing cars on a performance level, but they just leave
me cold. I simply don't like the look and style of them.

I wasn't seeking an argument about the abilities of a Porsche, I was
simply saying that I (personally) don't like how they look. And to
me, the appearance is a big part of why I'd buy something like that.

 

What flavour is it?

 

Hey Mark, how are you doing? I'm not really trying to be anonymous,
just tired of the crap that using my real name and addy brought on for
ten years. [1]

And shit, I've always been a bit unbalanced, so appearing that way on
usenet isn't going to make a bit of difference.

However, I do chuckle at these boyos here who are such riding gods that
they've examined a professional photo of a national LW Sportsman field
leading racebike in the infield of Daytona as a "trackday" or "warm-up"
photo. Kind of makes you wonder how they ride their big bad Gixxer
Thous on the streets. Or, at least, it makes me wonder.

--
"Gary R."

[1] Besides, there are a plethora of others for which the linkage
doesn't exist and never will. Perhaps "Gary"s usefulness has reached
its end... only tim will tell.

 

What flavour is it?[/QUOTE]

It's a bird mate, it isn't a flavour.