Posted on 05/11/2009 12:45:20 PM PDT by euram
I also have a Police RK FLHPI, in white, to go with my
BMW R1100RT-P, both fuel injected and great rides.
If you ever get out to WA make a appt with Rich Maunde
(Rich’s Custom seats) for a redo of your seat while you wait. Worth it plus a nice ferry ride out to Kingston.
LMAO! No wife, and I’d bet a body part I earn twice what you make, easily.
Harley guys are “bikers” whereas people who know how to ride don’t refer to themselves as “bikers” but “riders” and motorcyclists. Bikers sit around in dark scummy bars, looking like heroin addicts and pretending to be all badass.
I used to ride, and even though I rode responsibly there was the occasional idiot who seemed to have it in for me. I was riding down a residential street one day and a guy was stopped on a side road ahead of me. When I got to the intersection, he pulled right out in front of me. I almost laid the bike down trying to avoid him. The look he gave me was priceless, like ‘where the hell did YOU come from??’
Incidentally, I always rode Kawasakis or Hondas because I couldn’t afford a Harley, as they were always several thousand dollars more than I could come up with.
I compared the Honda XR650L, KLR650 and DR650SE. The Honda was too tall. The KLR too heavy and water cooled. The DR650SE lowered at the dealer was just fine. I did have to order the shorter side stand. The tires were upgraded to MEFO Sport (sold on KLR650.com).
My dual sport bikes have been garaged for the winter. I've been riding the Star Roadliner for a few months. When I took the DR650SE out, it felt like riding a lawnmower. Half the weight and less than half the power of the Roadliner. I immediately missed the windshield. Still, it was light and maneuverable.
Yup. They're noisy and cost as much as a small house. The Roadliner is comfortable, quiet and has more power than most stock Harleys. I would love to play with a WR250X. The 16" motard wheels/tires and snappy engine makes it a nice dual sport compromise.
The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.
Robert M. Pirsig
Not saying that there are not some jap parts, but that was a poor example.
Can someone please explain to me why anyone gives a fat rat's ass what SOMEONE ELSE chooses to ride?
rubber side down, all else is just an opinion.
Yup. But a few hundred miles of warm eighty mile an hour wind, well that is truth.
(Gads... that McLame campaign poster in the background...)
Cool! I’ll take one too! Do they come with “USARMY” stencil? ;^)
I dont consider myself a biker who hangs around scummy bars as you say, a rider is someone who sits on the back and rides along for the ride. I bought my bike (harley) 2000 Have just turned 198,000 miles on it wife also a biker who just has over 80,000 on hers. the %1 might be the ones your thinking of I dont consider myself one. and as for earning twice as much as I thats debatable. As for motorcyclists I see them all over daytona unloading them from their trailers and driving into town with all there leathers and new duds trying to fit in, you can spot them a mile away.Wanna be’s. There are only 2 types of bikers those who own Harley’s and those who wish they did.
I raced offroad mostly and some street riding in my twenties and made the mistake of visiting the local Harley store in 2001 when I saw an ad for Sportsters for under 6K...I couldn't afford a Harley back then either and really had no intention of taking up street riding again but came home with a pearl white 883. One thing leads to another and in 2003 ordered a black Softail Standard which I have today. I'm 58 and when I go to the Harley store all I see are white-haired guys as they are the only ones who can afford 20K for a motorcycle!!
A lot of police forces and some of the manufacturers do it. I went to one that was sponsored by Honda. They typically list it on their website as the “new rider” program.
LOL. What season would that be?
I ride every day there isn't ice on the road. Thankfully in Texas, there ain't much of that.
Sorry, I couldn’t tell. It’s just that I’m a soon to be rider and I’m kind of oversensitive about this bike accident type thing.
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