Like I said Irons, Iron = Wind Bottom line.

I bought a RoadStar because I wanted a Road Star. My son was trying to sell his 2000 HD Nighttrain for about the same money as a New Road Star. A friend of mine was selling a 2004 1300 Sportster for $8,000 and would carry it himself.

Most of the bunch I ride with are HD guys. Some new just for lookin at, some older built from parts, sportsters, nighttrains, wideglides every thing. Two of my brothers ride Vulcans, one rides an XS100 Yamaha 1980 model, I have a '75 Gold Wing and just bought and sold an old Iron head sportster.

Like I said, I bought a RoadStar because I wanted a RoadStar. I have never had one of the guys I ride with ask me why I didn't buy a Harley. Besides, stock for stock, I have more power, can go faster and ( my favorite) can lean over farther in the corners than most of them

jv

ATTENTION HARLEY OWNERS!
If you think you buy nothing but ALL-American, think again.
Your FI system is probably German-made Bosch.
Your handlebars are probabaly made-in-Taiwan.
Your starter is unmistakeably made-in-Japan!
...hey, let's face it HD guys. Your "All-American" Harley has componenets made all over the world, including Japan. This is the only reason HD are more reliable than they used to be. Japanese know how to make good high-tech components for cars and bikes.
I'm proud to own A Japanese-made RoadStar!
I bought a RoadStar, BECAUSE I WANTED A ROADSTAR!

WOW, I've been missing a good one! Lets be fair, our bikes are the closest thing in the looks dept on the road as a Harley. They're going to be mistaken as Harleys on occasion. I've learned through years and miles(many,many)that most bike folks are really cool people.Most folks that ride are just glad your riding too. Go out on a limb here and try this: The next time your pulling out from somewhere and see another bike coming your way and you wave to him or her (you do wave don't you?!) then you fall in line behind them, then you come to a stop light, pull up and TALK to them. What, your good enough to wave , but you can't form words when the light turns red? I start alot of short conversations that way. Didn't used to. Then one day thought "you wave at perfect strangers, but you can't talk to them?" Now I do. Some go well, some don't. But I know that I'm a friendly rider. I have stopped and helped at least a half dozen broke-down riders in the last 10 years, of all brands and styles, and trust me, they don't care if you ride moped if you have the knowledge to get their scoot back on the road.
The only people who are going to stand their ground and be jerks with you are the ones with self-image problems. Thats their problem, not mine!

Sorry for the rant,BB

Here-here Big Bear. I had a Harley guy (black Road King Classic that looked pretty much identical to my R*) pull up along side me last year at a stoplight. Probably one of the first times that someone had done that to me - we had a cool, short conversation. It's nice to feel that camaraderie and that other riders support each other out there.

DocShadow wrote:


The internet brings together people from all over. On the other hand, when we're talking with each other we often forget we're not talking with our neighbour and that people have their local dialects. Look at erizo .... who in the hell understands what he is saying.

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hell, half the time i don´t understand what i´m saying!

typing replies on a u.s. website, living in spain and speaking spanish, but being english is a great mixture for becoming linguistically confused

erizo,
Hell I have trouble typing on a U.S. website and I live in the U.S. and speak U.S. english.

jv

No nasty-gram PM from anyone Musky. Just trying to practice what I'm preachin. Not as easy as a person would think sometimes...

jso2267 wrote:
No nasty-gram PM from anyone Musky.

That's good news. I don't think you have to wory about offending the people here unless you say something overtley (sp?)offensive.

I'm in total agreement with the comments about the uninformed criticizing our "non-Harleys". Once had an older lady ask me if my bike was a Harley, to which I matter-of-factly replied, "No, it's a Yamaha RoadStar". Her nose shot up in the air and she said "Well, my son and his wife each have a Harley. Harleys are way better." I just chuckled to myself and rode off thinking "Sure, whatever dumba$$". Unfortunately I live in an area where your mode (make) of transportation is often viewed as a status symbol. Of course that view is normally from outside the riding circles. Many friends with HDs. Some with Hondas, some with BMWs. Very rarely have I run into another rider who criticized my Roadie. Plus, once they hear my HKs, they're usually pretty impressed with the sound that 102 inches puts out!

As for reason for choosing a RoadStar, it was mainly the fit/form/function of the whole package, bolstered by the price tag. GF bought a bike last Sep. Her first bike ever. Looked at just about every make of cruiser available. Nothing fit her right until she sat on a Yamaha 650 VStar. She immediately said she really like the way it felt, and loved the way it looked with its classic cruiser styling. Plus, the pricetag was also something she found very agreeable. Yamaha just seems to know how to put cruisers together in a way that appeals to the eye, the body, and the wallet!