What you’re missing is the idea of creating a macho image based on a bad 1920s design for a long-stroke engine which is 45% adiabatically efficient compared to the normal 98% for Japanese bikes and at 1200 cc’s and seemingly about 10,000 lbs produces about as much power as everybody else’s 350s.
what’s your idea of a dream bike?
“What you’re missing is the idea of creating a macho image based on a bad 1920s design for a long-stroke engine which is 45% adiabatically efficient compared to the normal 98% for Japanese bikes and at 1200 cc’s and seemingly about 10,000 lbs produces about as much power as everybody else’s 350s.”
And this (Harley) folks is why we keep losing chicks to the metric geeks.
Not everything is about efficiency lady.
Wow are you clueless.
Ah, and such a lovely name. A box of rocks has nothing on you.
What YOU are missing is that HD is only partly about motorcycles. Read their corporate Vision Statement. They’re about creating a lifestyle, enabling individuality, and promoting freedom. And they do it better than anyone in the business.
And no, I’m not a Harley owner.
“Beat to shape, shim to fit.
“If it breaks, make it bigger.
“There ain’t no substitute for cubic inches.”
— Harley Davidson
I would very much like to have a conversation on this subject with you, but you are so clueless, it wouldn’t be worth the effort for either of us.
Unlike the metric punks, when I’m on one of my 2 Harley’s, I know that I look good.
I have traveled all over our country on a Harley and loved every mile. The last trip took a month and was over 9,000 wonderful miles.
Have fun on your wingding...... I know that I will on my Rolling Thunder.
C'mon, stop exaggerating. The over-carbbed, over-cammed, under-muffled Harleys around here that pop, misfire and backfire their way around town would be lucky to get to 25% efficiency.
But it's not about having a machine that actually runs right, it's all about the "image."