Go for it - sportbikes are better machines anyway, and you won't have to deal with what it is that bothers you here. There's a bunch of grumpy old 'tards on here, we all know that! I'm still trying to adjust to it myself. [:'(]

 

Who said you were trading the Sporty? You need to read better.
But there is nothing wrong with buying a metric.And there is nothing wrong with building your own bike,which you can do with a harley as well as any other bike.But hey as I said I am not bashing anybody for what they ride.I just cant see trading so much until your sure what you really want.
I also didnt see this quote but maybe it was in somebody elses post "that's whyyou live in a trailer",
Although I did say that could be why you live in a trailer.

 

I know about being looked down on for financial reasons. But here is what I figure.....money doesn't buy happieness. I got a great family, good friends and am doing what I love....riding! That's all that matters! F&ck the rest!!!!!

Now here I was gonna give you all kinds of chit and you got me being serious....damn it!!!!!

 

where's the popcorn?

 

No it doesn't. One of my best friends has a Honda VTX 1800 and he lives in a trailer in the Boondocks of Vermont, the rest of my riding buddies are all hard working blue collared people who are not rich but enjoy to ride. To me. it isn't How much you spend or what you ride. but is the fact that you ride. Hope to see you on the road with a smile on your face wannahdawg riding whatever bike you want to. If you find yourself up here in New England riding give me a hollar I will ride with you.

 

Amen!!!! [sm=popcorn.gif]There ya go

 

I understand what you wrote completely. So why don't you use the sportster driveline and build a ground up personal ride? Forget using the Ness, OCC, West Coast stuff and create your own with your own hands. Sure it takes more time than dropping coin on the dealers counter but you end up with something that no one else can obtain.
For me I don't really care what someone else rides. At least they ride and I will ride with them. As for the attitudes found occasionally on HDForums I mostly ignore it. There are real good people here that I would like to meet, if that was possible, but this is as good as it will get for me.
Just my .02 cents

 

sounds like you don't know what type of ride you want, let alone hd vs. metric. my advice, for what it's worth, is keep the 1200r and enjoy it till springtime. if you still want to go back to a crotch rocket, maybe you'll be happy after giving some more thought to it.

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Hope you arehappy... but I doubt you will be until you can just go enjoy the ride without even thinking what other people are typing, saying or thinking.

 

well i'm working third shift and i gotta go to work, but i'll think about all you guys have said. but just to let everyone know, that this board ain't what it used to be. i joined this board in iraq sitting on a plank on a gov'y computer wishing i had a harley and still owned a rocket. due to the amount of people that immediately talked tome just because i was riding, i said i'll stay. now i don't see but a few of those people, and we could all joke and argue and cuss and yell at each other and still be friends. but it's changed so much now that it's not fun anymore. it's all oil this oil that, pipes this pipes that, he talked to me in caps lock, yady yady ya. when somebody's opinion isnt' the same as their's then they get all pissed off. but i gotta go to work, i'll be on here tommorow to finish our discussion.

ladies it's been a pleasure,
gents it's been fun,

i'm outtie,

wanna