Re:why do we hate them (hd) so much
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Stevie (User)
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Re:why do we hate them (hd) so much 1 Year ago
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SKWEARpeg wrote:
Stevie wrote:
I have a certain satisfaction that my Road Star won't be stolen
Years ago I asked my lil brother if I could ride his bike, it was the centerfold of easy rider. He said hell no, somebody will take it from you... I lived in LA at the time... he was probably right 
With all the seedy clubs I frequent my bike would have been long gone
I came out of a strip club in Mex the other night and there was a bunch of 1% MC'rs climbing all over my bike
I'm fairly certain if it had been a Harley neither them nor the bike would have been there
You could hang some fly paper from the handle bars......It's not a HD, so it wouldn't clash with the whole image thing.
LMAO
or some rat traps on the floorboards
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Re:why do we hate them (hd) so much 1 Year ago
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No hate for them at all. Was looking at the Fat Boy when I bought the Roadie. Just couldn't justify buying a similar year bike with more miles for 5k more. Rode the R* and loved it. There still could be a Road King in the future.
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Re:why do we hate them (hd) so much 1 Year ago
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Don't hate 'em at all...just that when I was shopping around, I couldn't beat the amount of bike I could get with a R* for the money...and yes, it's usually the snob that makes you mad.
Now being in the Navy..it almost seems some "right of passage" that when you make Chief, you buy a Harley...heh...guess that's why I'm still a 1st Class Petty Officer and own a R*...and I wouldn't change the R* for anything!
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Re:why do we hate them (hd) so much 1 Year ago
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erizo wrote:
gfolkert wrote:
I've worked on enough of them. My Gripe is that the newer H-D Bikes (post-AMF) are designed to be put together easier on an assembly line... using sub-assemblies. This can make maintenance a MUCH harder thing to do, as some bolts are just not able to be wrenched on unless you take half the bike apart.
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forgot something else last night (a bit late and was tired).
changing the clutch cable on a road king, road glide, or dresser.
lever held in place with a small circlip that is a bitch to remove and needs to be removed to remove the cable. then disconnecting from the other end. oh boy! what a proceedure! bags off, silencers off, rear pipe heatshelds off, l/hand header removed so you can move the rear r/hand header. slacken the rear header, front header off, gearbox clutch mechanism cover removed (after draining the oil), unscrew the cable from the casing and disconnect the cable from the actuating mechanism, then reverse the preceedure with a new cable.
bust a clutch cable on one of them and you´re looking for a workshop. luckily they´re strong and don´t break often, but if you need to fit a longer cable for higher bars the labour charge coast way more than the cable. dumb design. the older 4 speed models had a clutch arm on top of the gearbox. worked fine and waaaay easier to change.
drive belt changes on the big twins not only require the rear wheel out and swingarm out (expected, the same as a roadie) but also removal of the complete primary outer and inner, starter motor and bendix, clutch, primary chain and front crank sprocket.
roadie clutch cable? 10 mins tops including a smoke break. roadie drive belt change ? less than an hour icluding smoke break.
true, but same can be said about yanking a trans gears outa a harley vs a roadie to switch over to a 6 speed - oh wait cant do that on a roadie - kidding 
though i've done the clutch cable change 2x on the harleys its not bad, and belt isn't that bad, def not a quicky like road though. but the way i look at it, neither of those get changed out very often if at all.
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Re:why do we hate them (hd) so much 1 Year ago
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slothy wrote:
[quote] erizo wrote:
[quote] gfolkert wrote:
true, but same can be said about yanking a trans gears outa a harley vs a roadie to switch over to a 6 speed - oh wait cant do that on a roadie - kidding
so what?! who needs 6th gear anyway?!?! just cause you guys get such crappy mileage! (Thats a JOKE, not trying to start another "debate" )
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Re:why do we hate them (hd) so much 1 Year ago
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even with 6 gears we are still better than HD final is .8something RD* is.75
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Re:why do we hate them (hd) so much 1 Year ago
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Locke6169 wrote:
I had the option of a HD. I chose my R* based on the fact that you dont see one at every stoplight. HD does make a great bike as does Yamaha but I don't want what everyone else has.+1! I like to be a leader, not a follower... 
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Re:why do we hate them (hd) so much 1 Year ago
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what are we going to buy when everyone has a roadie lol, mort  |
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Re:why do we hate them (hd) so much 1 Year ago
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I don't dislike HD either. In fact I love them as I do classic Brit, German, and Japanese bikes...and my Roadie. I love it when someone in parking lot will in all scincerity say "nice looking bike!"
If money were no factor I'd have a HD and a fully restored Norton. But money is a factor so I ride my Midnight Rodie and don't make excuses.
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Re:why do we hate them (hd) so much 1 Year ago
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roadiemort wrote:
what are we going to buy when everyone has a roadie lol, mort
I been thinkin about buildin a bagger around the S&S x-wedge engine. If I win the lottery
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