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To: wendy1946

“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.


9 posted on 07/27/2010 8:27:10 PM PDT by Hammerhead
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To: Hammerhead

Harleys get better gas mileage than anything else out there of comparable displacement. This dingbat doesn’t know what the hell she’s talking about.


11 posted on 07/27/2010 8:28:46 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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