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#81
04-20-2009, 09:22 PM
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pwnage!
#82
04-20-2009, 09:22 PM
I aint ever owned a jap bike , but I have had
Husky 400
Maico K501
Bultaco 360
Ossa 250
Maico and Husky were some wicked bikes
Husky 400
Maico K501
Bultaco 360
Ossa 250
Maico and Husky were some wicked bikes
#83
04-20-2009, 09:46 PM
I started on a Harley in 91 and have owned them ever since. I agree that the Jap cruisers are just sorry knock offs like fake Rolexes and would never own one. The japs do make some great sport bikes and dirt bikes though. If you have never rode one you don't know what you are missing. There's a whole other world to motorcycles than just cruising and touring. Whack the throttle on a Busa and experience time travel on two wheels. If Harley had offered the XR1200 in the US when I was looking for a new sport bike I would have bought one instead of the Busa but in the MoCo's infinite wisdom they decided that Americans didn't deserve a good sport bike.
I've owned a couple of Harleys, a Buell and a couple BMW's - the HD's have been the most fun, despite not being superior on a spec sheet. Fun is what I care about!
#84
04-20-2009, 09:52 PM
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Harley's rock I love my V-Rod and my new Iron with mini apes/ SE pipes, buckshot heat shields and other blacked out stuff! Both are great bike's!
#85
04-21-2009, 06:53 AM
No I have never been intimidated,by what other people think of my Harleys.What does wind the spring are those that think all Harleys are slow.I have enjoyed educating a lot of people over the years,the very reason why owning sleepers is so much fun.
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04-21-2009, 07:10 AM
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So I may be wrong here , but which Japanese models over 700cc ( the only ones subject to the tariff ) were made in the USA .. I dont think there were any over 700cc made here then ..
OK jus found something from 1984 , was off a bit on the dates , the tariff took effect in Jan 1984 for heavyweight motorcycles and sub assemblies imported from Japan ..
At the time , only Honda and Kawasaki had assembly plants here ..
OK jus found something from 1984 , was off a bit on the dates , the tariff took effect in Jan 1984 for heavyweight motorcycles and sub assemblies imported from Japan ..
At the time , only Honda and Kawasaki had assembly plants here ..
#87
04-21-2009, 08:55 AM
I didn't read all three pages of reply's, but I admit that some of the same emotions ronny felt went through my head when I was looking at a Victory Vision and the salesman asked if I'd consider trading my Road King for it.
I don't know, friends....but in a span of .000035 seconds I felt like a dad who's only daughter brought home a meth-head for dinner...just wasn't a good feeling at all.
I don't know, friends....but in a span of .000035 seconds I felt like a dad who's only daughter brought home a meth-head for dinner...just wasn't a good feeling at all.
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04-21-2009, 12:20 PM
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I agree.