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2017 Harley-Davidson Street Rod Unveiled
Ultimate MotorCycling ^ | March 9, 2017 | Ron Lieback

Posted on 03/10/2017 3:25:55 AM PST by BraveMan

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To: Az Joe

I am with you THAT’S NO HARLEY !


61 posted on 03/10/2017 10:37:31 AM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: BraveMan

Sweet. There should be a motorcycle club.....”KLR Konservatives”......:) I’m thinking of buying another KLR for our vacation condo in Orange, CA. Either a KLR or a Vespa. Never had a scooter. They look fun. Cool Red KLR. Thanks.


62 posted on 03/10/2017 11:37:48 AM PST by vespa300
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To: V_TWIN
A V-Rod makes a badass trike.


63 posted on 03/10/2017 12:48:07 PM PST by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, his reason tends to fly away...)
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To: BraveMan

My Dodge Magnum Hemi whispers the same things to me.

*Most* of the time, I ignore it.

Well, sometimes....sort of...but then ‘Radar Love’ comes up on my iPod playlist and...

/thank God gas is cheaper than it used to be


64 posted on 03/10/2017 12:54:55 PM PST by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, his reason tends to fly away...)
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To: SparkyBass

You have *no* idea how much I want a Moped, scooter, whatever.

The Harley is great for the open road but I want something to putt around my local goat paths, taking photos.

I lust for your ride!

:D


65 posted on 03/10/2017 12:56:35 PM PST by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, his reason tends to fly away...)
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To: Dalberg-Acton

But much easier to repair on the road.

I’ve sat patiently while another biker slipped a connector link on and then we all took off again, and I’ve sat forever waiting on trailer to come because a rider broke a belt.


66 posted on 03/10/2017 12:58:52 PM PST by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, his reason tends to fly away...)
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To: Salamander

You have NO idea how many times I’ve been asked if I’d sell it!
No way, no how!


67 posted on 03/10/2017 1:00:56 PM PST by SparkyBass
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To: OA5599

You should bitch to corporate.

Our local dealerships employees all treat us like gold.

The only “grief” I ever get from them is their disappointment, if I have not brought along a Dobermann or Boa when I visit.

:D


68 posted on 03/10/2017 1:02:04 PM PST by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, his reason tends to fly away...)
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To: SparkyBass

*sigh*

;D


69 posted on 03/10/2017 1:02:49 PM PST by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, his reason tends to fly away...)
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To: doorgunner69
70 hp?????

And people pay real money for that? If you want to go fast you gotta have horsepower. And lots of it.


70 posted on 03/10/2017 2:20:46 PM PST by Garth Tater (What's mine is mine.)
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To: Garth Tater
Going fast and HD are oxymorons.

Great looking FZR, a twin to the one I bought back in 88, sold about ten years later for $3500 to a buddy. He ended up scaring himself and sold it in a few months. I did have the factory cowl seat on it, good for looks mostly. Stock other than some stainless headers from a company that escapes me. Fisrt bike since an old Yamaha RD350 that would raise the front wheel on acceleration with no assistance. Not a small feat with my 200+ on board.

71 posted on 03/10/2017 2:59:53 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: doorgunner69

“I don’t ride Harleys, I like to go fast.” Gets me in trouble every time :)


72 posted on 03/10/2017 3:24:17 PM PST by Garth Tater (What's mine is mine.)
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To: Garth Tater

Sort of like “I can’t use a Mac.....”


73 posted on 03/10/2017 3:28:00 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: Salamander

Hmm. Maybe I should just borrow your boa...

My solution was to simply take my business elsewhere. I have the Harley OEM parts catalog with the exploded views, so now I just look up my own parts and then find them online.

BTW the last straw was when I went to the dealer to get a couple of primary case gaskets in anticipation of a centrifugal clutch spring upgrade. Held off doing the work for a few months, and when I finally got around to doing it, I discovered they gave me the wrong gaskets.

I took them back to the dealer and they refused to exchange them due to the length of time that had passed. I argued that the time period is moot since it was their fault. She disputed that it was their fault. So I asked,

“Why the hell would I ask for primary gaskets for a bike I don’t own?”

The clerk shrugged her shoulders and said, “How would I know?”


74 posted on 03/10/2017 4:58:30 PM PST by OA5599
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To: OA5599

What a jerk clerk!

Himself is a dealer for many Harley parts companies like V-Twin and Midwest, so, unless we need something *right now*, he just orders them at a deep dealer discount, anyway.

However, he’s really tight with a lot of the parts guys and mechanics, so I spend a lot of time sitting outside staring at the ants on the sidewalk, while he yaps with the guys for hours.

They look forward to me showing up with Pinky the Boa or Seven, the Dobermann, though why they get happy over her, is a mystery.

She’d just as soon bite them as look at them unlike Pinky, who loves to “hug” everyone.

:D


75 posted on 03/10/2017 5:06:54 PM PST by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, his reason tends to fly away...)
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To: Mashood

No. You’re confusing an oil cooler with a radiator.


76 posted on 03/10/2017 7:00:05 PM PST by LouAvul (The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.)
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77 posted on 03/11/2017 11:15:29 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: rbg81
For some reason, the British have never perfected the starter.

Boy howdy, true dat. Automotive AND motorcycle electrical systems are a mystery to the Brits.

This Harley would directly compete with the T-100. I’d be willing to give it a try. However, I feel like I always get dissed or ignored when I walk into a Harley dealership.

Yep, me too, especially when I was looking for parts for a '73 Harley-Aermacchi-AMF SS-350. Those know-nothing a55holes didn't even want to be in the same room as me.


78 posted on 03/11/2017 11:25:16 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Salamander

Speaking of Trikes! Mrs. JD has been harping on me to get back into the wind, and has been drooling over the new HD Trikes for a couple of years now...

So now I have to build a new garage as we went down to our local dealer and bought a new 2017 107 HD Trike! We’re both stoked!

Spendy!!! But why not?


79 posted on 03/11/2017 12:38:07 PM PST by JDoutrider
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To: martin_fierro
In terms of simplicity, the most beautiful bike I ever saw was a completely restored/re-engineered 1974 Norton Commando

Norton Commando

80 posted on 03/11/2017 12:52:09 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (My once 6 pack abs are now a keg......)
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