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Way2Fast
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When I had a V-Rod every piece of accessory chrome came from Taiwan. Now I imagine it comes from China. Jap made stuff is too expensive for HD to use !!
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Today I was officially snubbed by an HD group....
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aubierules
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actually, i would take that as a compliment...harley riders are idiots anyway ;D
SPYMAN
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I have one, my brother in-law rides a V-Strom 650 and he went out with a group from his work that ride HD's
through out the day they all gave him :edit: about his bike. at one point some one said why are you wearing
a HD shirt His responce was "I bought the only thing HD is good at making".
Not to offend any one out there my self nor was that his intentions. I like my Bro in-law Mick are along the thinking of ride what you like its a personal thing.
It s just like the other morning setting at a light a guy roll's up on me and says what are those some kind of new :edit: training wheels!! My responce was "Ya man you should get you some that way you wont fall over".
after a couple of :edit: :edit: from him of course, we were off on our own directions..
I just cant imagine going through life so closed minded. any enuff from me...
SPYMAN
through out the day they all gave him :edit: about his bike. at one point some one said why are you wearing
a HD shirt His responce was "I bought the only thing HD is good at making".
Not to offend any one out there my self nor was that his intentions. I like my Bro in-law Mick are along the thinking of ride what you like its a personal thing.
It s just like the other morning setting at a light a guy roll's up on me and says what are those some kind of new :edit: training wheels!! My responce was "Ya man you should get you some that way you wont fall over".
after a couple of :edit: :edit: from him of course, we were off on our own directions..
I just cant imagine going through life so closed minded. any enuff from me...
SPYMAN
Ghostwheel
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Sorry to hear you live by some idiots. I get nothing but thumbs up here in Arizona from all the riders I see. When you consider that all the big rides around here bring a SAG wagon along to pick up the Harleys that can't make it back it doesn't say alot about there quality. Did you ever see John Ratsenburgers "Made in America" show, they covered Harley one day and it was pretty scary watching them put those things together. The primary tool was a big hammer when the parts wouldn't fit right. Fast forward to when John visited the Honda Goldwing plant it was a night and day difference.
aubierules
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Most Harley riders are more concerned about how good they look in their leather chaps and jackets than what a truly good bike is.....I think there are good harleys and bad harleys just like good jap bikes and bad.....but then again i have a brain to reason this out...most harley riders have already burnt out their brain cells by breathing too many obnoxious leaking exhaust manifolds of the harley in front of them! ;D
captainryder
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The "WOW" factor as far as I know has never and never probably will be the way someone describes a HD. So we Spyder lovers will have that for sure. But I've ordered the SE5 and waiting patiently for its arrival.
What got me into the "open road warrior" thing is my brother-in-law and sister-in-law which both have HD's. They kept prodding my wife to tell her husband (me) to buy something so we can all go riding together. Well, hesitant about big motorcycles, I was convinced to buy a trike conversion, and when I backed out, my sister-in-law bought the trike in addition to her Sportster HD. But then I saw the SPyder, and "WOW". Then I read further and saw "semi-automatic" and was convinced.... (You see I'm 60 years old) I wanted a little "luxury" in my roadster.
Funny thing, when I showed my in-laws the Spyder, they said "WOW" and she was upset :-[ that she spent $32,000 dollars on a trike conversion when she could have had a Spyder! Priceless. :
What got me into the "open road warrior" thing is my brother-in-law and sister-in-law which both have HD's. They kept prodding my wife to tell her husband (me) to buy something so we can all go riding together. Well, hesitant about big motorcycles, I was convinced to buy a trike conversion, and when I backed out, my sister-in-law bought the trike in addition to her Sportster HD. But then I saw the SPyder, and "WOW". Then I read further and saw "semi-automatic" and was convinced.... (You see I'm 60 years old) I wanted a little "luxury" in my roadster.
Funny thing, when I showed my in-laws the Spyder, they said "WOW" and she was upset :-[ that she spent $32,000 dollars on a trike conversion when she could have had a Spyder! Priceless. :
Husband Bob tells me that HD actually built a trike with 2 wheels in the front as a delivery vehicle of some kind. I am sure that some history buff could find a picture and more details. Apparently these "real" bikers forgot their humble beginnings.
Bob and I are further angered that not one of the group has bothered to try and contact us. The club make a small stinky, forcing me to pay dues as a liability issue. Then forcing me out of the pack, "out of the safety in numbers" zone, ...what happened to their liability then? As we slowed down and fell farther back, we could see that no one cared or was concerned. So we took a different route, and never looked back. I thought that I would have heard (either negative or positive) from the HD group, but apparently they have "disassociated" themselves from the offending party (that would be me and my Spyder).
Bob and I are further angered that not one of the group has bothered to try and contact us. The club make a small stinky, forcing me to pay dues as a liability issue. Then forcing me out of the pack, "out of the safety in numbers" zone, ...what happened to their liability then? As we slowed down and fell farther back, we could see that no one cared or was concerned. So we took a different route, and never looked back. I thought that I would have heard (either negative or positive) from the HD group, but apparently they have "disassociated" themselves from the offending party (that would be me and my Spyder).
...of course we did not have a ride captain...we had a ride "director"..yes I was officially put down by the black leather-, fake helmet- wearing president of the local HOG chapter. ...I am guilty of just wanting to hang out with the guys, should have known that riding with an extra "leg" would have put someone off. I ride for the pleasure of the drive, not the "look at me, look at me" factor....although that really does not sound very sincere....driving a Spyder sometimes gives people the idea that it is all about the attention. I try to stress to the public, how much safer, confident and comfortable I feel on my Spyder.
aubierules
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csmead said:
at this point im not sure why ya even care? its obvious these people are :edit: so u should know they are never gonna treat u right, so just dont worry about them anymore...i wouldnt waste my time worrying why they dont call u or whatever....true friends would, so dont let it get to u
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