I already made this topic in the general forum, but I figured that I might get more feedback from putting the same thing in this forum also.

A good friend of mine started in 1967/68 he was 10 or 12 whenhe was allowed to sit on his neighbors bike,, He remembers a big white solo seat with a chrome railing around the back,,from then on he was hooked........For me it was the bat-wing fairing and a big head light,,Hook Line and Sinker-- from that point on for both of us we were hooked.

How about you, whatgave you the HarleySpirit?

 

Mine was sitting in high school afternoon class and someone would always tear down the street on a Harley every afternoon.
Never got to see it, as I was too far from the window, but fell in love with the sound. That was it, hooked for life!
-Bikeman

 

Thanks for the gay thread.

 

If thats how you feel, to each their own

 

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His name says it all [8D]

 

Mine started with riding behind my dad on his Low Rider. We still love that bike! Wherever it is.

 

I grew up 2 blocks from a Harley dealer in Energy, Illinois. 52 years later it is still the only brand I have owned!

 

 

Got my first Honda at age 12 in the early 60s, 2 older brothers were already on Cushman's. In 69 my oldest brother came home from the Marines with an old Sporty....all my younger brothers also started on Honda bikes in High School. After many years of raising families, Military service for some of us we all started migrating back to motorcycles. One older brother was on a Goldwing, 4 other brothers on Harleys, I waited nearly 2 years on a waiting list at 2 dealerships for my first Harley, but couldn't wait any longer, so ended up getting a 96 Yamaha Royal Star. In 97 all 6 of use from all parts of the country ended up in Sturgis together....I had really tricked out my Royal Star by then, but still wanted a Harley....finally picked up my 02 Dyna in the fall of 01. Tried to keep both the Dyna and the Yamaha for a couple years, but found that only the Harley gave me that ear to ear grin just by thumbing the starter, so I sold the Star in 03. Dyna was a nice ride, but the wife and I almost always ride together, so we finally bit the bullet last fall and got the 08 UC. If I would have known how good the Ultra handled I would have gotten it sooner. Still have 5 of us on Harleys, the Goldwinger traded in his ride for Corvettes, but only after a crash that really scared him away from 2-wheels.