Cougar wrote:
Like Erizo said who the he@@ gets Coca-cola tats on their arm mines on my butt..put it there when they did away with real Coke. Coug

Hmmm...did you get the slogan inked too...? "It's The Real Thing"?

RK

Well this topic turned in to just what I expected...and proves an interesting point. Even though I might buy a H-D in the future, I personally am not gonna bash other brands. The suit doesn't make the man, the man makes the suit. Same goes for bikes, I love my Roadie and it would be hard to find a bike I like more. So ride what you like and like what you ride.





Post edited by: Frankie_G, at: 2007/06/28 22:56<br><br>Post edited by: Frankie_G, at: 2007/06/29 01:06

I think we all agree with you Frankie about the suit not making the man but after going back over this thread, I didn't see any Harley bashing. In fact several praised them but pointed out their higher opinion of the RoadStar. There was mention of the higher HD price tags and history of oil leaks but that is hardly bashing as it didn't bother me when I rode them. By the way, good looking scoot you got there.

Frankie_G wrote:
[quote]Well this topic turned in to just what I expected...and proves an interesting point. [quote]Whats interesting to me Frankie is you came in a Roadie forum and expected everyone to say what how we all wished we had a Harley????????????? .I suggest you go to a Harley forum and tell them you are thinking of getting rid of your Harley and might buy a Roadie.Let us know how much better they reacted. ....If you want to ride a Harley go buy one and enjoy it and when you need it fixed come on in here we will help you get it back to running shape.... ..... dont try passing judgement on typed word......Good luck.....Coug by the way I am not bashing Harley as some of my best friends used to ride one..... <br><br>Post edited by: Cougar, at: 2007/06/29 15:42

Roadkill1962 wrote:
Cougar wrote:
Like Erizo said who the he@@ gets Coca-cola tats on their arm mines on my butt..put it there when they did away with real Coke. Coug

Hmmm...did you get the slogan inked too...? &quot;It's The Real Thing&quot;?

RK

Naaaa RK, anybody that sees that Tat knows its the real thing .....Coug <br><br>Post edited by: Cougar, at: 2007/06/29 15:47

The wife and I are looking at going to with an '08 Ultra Classic next month from HD. I love my R* and as I stated in another post where I was looking for some tech help, I'd love to keep it and trick it out for 1-up riding just for me to have fun on, but that ain't part of the deal with the other half.

We went out last week and tested out an '07 Ultra, completely different ride. Really smooth and a true tourer. To me, my Roadie is a beast, a real man's biek and I love that about it, but my wife has a bad back and even with a better spring, those surprise jolts when we hit unseen bulges or pits in the road really do her back in. For this reason we've decided to move to something different.

I always loved the fact I could pull into a parking lot full of HD's on my Roadie and people would wander through looking at all the bikes, but would stop and take a good long look at my R* just because it was different. I've always said HD was saturating the market. After reading through some of the HD forums, mainly hdformums.com, I've come to the conclusion that a lot of HD owners think the same thing. I've alse come to the conclusion that the majority of HD owners don't really care what anyone rides, just that they ride. I was quite surprised by this as I expected to see a LOT of bashing. There was very little at all, and most of them even talk about the disgust they have that the majority of the parts for their rides are no longer made here in the US, but overseas.

As I've rambled along long enough, I did consider the Venture but as I did say, I love the R* because it feels and looks like a real man's bike, and to me the Venture is nice, but just a bit too refined looking for my taste (you can read that as girly). GW's are definitely out. Nothing wrong with them in my book, but for me I have it in my head that they would be too close to driving a car.

My 3c's. I don't want change, though if we follow through with the Ultra purchase, I may ask for the 3c's back to help out with the payments!

Michael

Do what you gotta do.... no fun to ride if comfort is not there ......Good luck .....Coug

Whatever you buy.....Ride It or leave it at home.
I see more bikes(mostly Harleys) trailered nowadays than I have ever seen.
Back in my day of riding Harleys that would have been treated with a lot of trash talking from others and possibly even a fight or two. It just aint the same anymore. I loved my 79 FLH and my 81 Sturgis. I also love my 2003 Roadie. I can't believe we waste so much time in this country worrying about what bike someone is else is riding and personally I don't don't give a sh!t. Get in the wind and enjoy.
I think I'm going for a ride right now.
peace on you........and peace on me too<br><br>Post edited by: n5ifi, at: 2007/06/30 15:33