Harley "soul"?
#11
02-10-2015, 09:06 PM
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I've had a love affair with motorcycles for 50 years now. Had a number of them, of various makes. I had a '73 BMW for 15 years that I really connected with. I owned a later BMW that had no personality and was no fun to ride. I bought my first HD in '09 (a Super Glide) and was pleased that it had a personality. It wasn't an appliance, was fun to ride, and gave me great satisfaction. I now own an '11 FLHTCU and love it, too. The Harleys aren't perfect bikes, but they give me joy and pleasure. Has anyone else noticed that bikes have personalities?
I understamd where you're coming from. Yes, they are a machine, and no I don't name my bikes or cars....however, certain bikes do have "soul" for lack of a better term, they move you. But, I don't think it has to be a Harley to give you that feeling.
#12
02-10-2015, 09:26 PM
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#16
02-10-2015, 11:13 PM
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That's the owner not the bike and wouldn't matter what they had. Bike either speaks to you on that level or it doesn't and most people are stone deaf about it.
#18
02-10-2015, 11:29 PM
I do believe it is a connection between the rider and the bike that the soul comes from.
#19
02-10-2015, 11:41 PM
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They (bikes of any brand) have as much in them as you invest of your own. I invest quite a bit. Ride, clean, wrench... I trust my bikes with my life, and trust only myself with the mechanical work. So it gets very personal. I don't feel that way about cars at all. Probably would an airplane, though, if I flew.
#20
02-10-2015, 11:44 PM
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Does the motorcycle have soul? Or does something about it, sound or vibration or ?, make you feel something?