Buy A Harley, CHANGE your lifestyle??
#1431
12-30-2011, 06:08 PM
I didn't see real performance on the dirt until I got my YZ250 and later a Suzuki 250 I used for jumping. Didn't miss the English iron then, sort of like I don't miss my old Trumpets since I started riding Harleys - started with a sportster, but had to fatbob it front to back to make it look like a big incher. I guess that was a pose, but everybody really liked it.
#1432
12-30-2011, 06:16 PM
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I didn't see real performance on the dirt until I got my YZ250 and later a Suzuki 250 I used for jumping. Didn't miss the English iron then, sort of like I don't miss my old Trumpets since I started riding Harleys - started with a sportster, but had to fatbob it front to back to make it look like a big incher. I guess that was a pose, but everybody really liked it.
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#1433
12-30-2011, 06:17 PM
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As the music from The Blue Oyster Bar strikes up in the background.
#1434
12-31-2011, 08:28 AM
Put the smallest front sprocket on I could and it would climb an almost vertical hill just thumping a rooster tail with bucket sized chunks flying , the ricer big inch bike where just hitting it big then had me so outclassed wasn't funny . It was big , heavy , not a fast revving bike and beat senseless with stoneage suspension . No starting bitch too .
#1435
12-31-2011, 08:33 AM
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Had a Wombat 100 somebody tossed out in my driveway one night and left . 3 of us took it out with intention of just trashing that thing . 2 broken fingers , a couple ribs , assorted torn muscles & stuff , everybody was bleeding from numerous places and all we did was knock the seat and foot peg off .
#1436
12-31-2011, 08:41 AM
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Had a Wombat 100 somebody tossed out in my driveway one night and left . 3 of us took it out with intention of just trashing that thing . 2 broken fingers , a couple ribs , assorted torn muscles & stuff , everybody was bleeding from numerous places and all we did was knock the seat and foot peg off .
I came up in Europe on Jawa and CZ thumpers with occasional DKW wich was even more of an anchor w/ motor. With no real MX tracks or woods nearby we used to ride big strip mines. Lots of WFO on sharp gravel and little protective gear....
#1437
12-31-2011, 09:11 AM
No kidding. My first bike was a Hodaka 100 Ace; I dumped that thing every way you could (unintentionally) and it always was in better shape that I was.
Replaced it with a '73 Honda Elsinore CR250M which was really too much bike. Hell, the thing was taller and faster than my friends Yamaha MX360. It was replaced with a '74 CR125M which was a better fit. I think I paid ~$1,000 for the CR125M back in the day... which would be $5,200 today. Pretty much what a current CRF150R costs.
Good times...
Replaced it with a '73 Honda Elsinore CR250M which was really too much bike. Hell, the thing was taller and faster than my friends Yamaha MX360. It was replaced with a '74 CR125M which was a better fit. I think I paid ~$1,000 for the CR125M back in the day... which would be $5,200 today. Pretty much what a current CRF150R costs.
Good times...
#1438
12-31-2011, 09:33 AM
Man you guys are bringing up some good old memories. My first bike was a orange and black Honda Elsinor 50. I think I was about 6 or 7. I remember just pushing that thing up and down the street when I first got cuz I couldnt wait for the weekend and my dad to take me riding.
#1439
12-31-2011, 10:00 AM
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Man you guys are bringing up some good old memories. My first bike was a orange and black Honda Elsinor 50. I think I was about 6 or 7. I remember just pushing that thing up and down the street when I first got cuz I couldnt wait for the weekend and my dad to take me riding.
#1440
12-31-2011, 11:06 AM
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I haven't read through the 100 + pages, but what is a "poser" to you guys? I just happen to be an insurance agent, I have a job and a wife I love and work that job to support my family. I can't ride my bike everyday, I don't have any tattoos, I don't smoke and I don't walk around in my leathers.
On the other hand, I have a bike that I ride a few times a week. I've done my own work and mods. Is the OP saying I have to be in an MC to be a true biker?
The example of the "posers" at your workplace seems poor...you say they hop on their trikes and arch their back and put on a biker face ( i agree kind of weak to have that attitude) but hey, sounds like they ride their Harley's to work each day. In my opinion, if you own a bike and you ride it, you're a biker.
Why can a lawyer not be a biker? Some of us are educated and have good jobs, but love the feeling of wind on our face and the roar of an engine. We're all on the same side.
If I ride 5 hours a week and you ride 10 hours a week, are you double the biker that I am? Doesn't make much sense...That's like measuring someone's worth based on their income. Is the lawyer more of a man because he makes more money?
On the other hand, I have a bike that I ride a few times a week. I've done my own work and mods. Is the OP saying I have to be in an MC to be a true biker?
The example of the "posers" at your workplace seems poor...you say they hop on their trikes and arch their back and put on a biker face ( i agree kind of weak to have that attitude) but hey, sounds like they ride their Harley's to work each day. In my opinion, if you own a bike and you ride it, you're a biker.
Why can a lawyer not be a biker? Some of us are educated and have good jobs, but love the feeling of wind on our face and the roar of an engine. We're all on the same side.
If I ride 5 hours a week and you ride 10 hours a week, are you double the biker that I am? Doesn't make much sense...That's like measuring someone's worth based on their income. Is the lawyer more of a man because he makes more money?