No , I dont remember, and I think that saying is fn goofy.

 

The old school guys still say it.It has always come to mind when I throw a leg over anything other than a Harley.

 

Heres a Real Japanese Harley. http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/classics/bike.asp?id=81

 

No, but I do remember this saying, actually it was more of a reputation:

You don't walk up to a Harley, you slide up to it.

Not true anymore these days, but I had a 75' Sportster back in the 70's that lived up to it.

 

Duo Glide frame went out, well before the mid '80's.

 

My 2005 SE Fat Boy sits you more into the bike then on top of it.
I had a Triumph chopper that really sat me into the bike. When I stood up and straddled the bike, the seat was the same height as the back of my knees.