Posted on 08/25/2022 9:09:30 AM PDT by Red Badger
Motorcycle Ping!........................
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2022-harley-davidson-low-rider-st-review/
“The Milwaukee-Eight 117 V-twin fed by Harley’s “Heavy Breather” intake sounds downright civilized, only letting out a low, throaty bark when you summon all its 103 horsepower and 125 pound-feet of torque.”
That’s because the baffles haven’t yet been removed.
The Harley mechanics I was acquainted with in the 1990s (don’t know what they’re like today and kinda don’t want to know; I’ll never own a Harley so no big deal) - these guys who only worked on Harleys almost never rode Harleys. If the guy had a Harley he usually didn’t ride it to work because THEY’RE SO EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. They all rode older bikes to work, and many of these older bikes were Jap bikes.
(Haha, now Harley is made in Japan, too!)
Yeah my one friend who was a bike mechanic would ride with his friends who had Harleys and his bike was an old Triumph - these guys would “let” him work on their bikes sometimes. LOL.
Not saying HDs aren’t great bikes. But it’s like owning a Cadillac, basically. A Cadillac that needs constant maintenance.
Wow, that guy made me have some “grooved pavement” flashbacks. O.o I hope to own another bike someday, but at that point I may be too old.
Harley’s colors are atrocious...............
When someone asks me why I don’t ride a Harley, (I ride a Yamaha and a Suzuki) I say two reasons:
1. I can’t afford to buy a Harley.
2. I don’t like working on motorcycles......................
Fugly.
They are required by law to pass the Noise LEVEL TESTS IN SOME STATES...............
https://www.advrider.com/motorcycle-noise-limits-in-the-usa-and-canada/
Now if they could only get working mufflers and an engine that can idle so my idiot neighbor doesn’t have to rev the engine to keep it running at the stop sign in front of my house. Or maybe that’s an idiot neighbor problem instead of an engine problem.
Owned a Harley, original owner...
It started fowling plugs.. took it to dealer.... Cylinder was out of round from the factory.... Took a while for the seals to weaken enough for it to affect the performance and cause the fowling. Harley did NOT cover any of the repair... admitted openly the cylinder wasn’t round and that was the problem, but nope, the fix was all on my dime.
Lesson Learned.
Is there a reason for the CNET link to a cell phone review?
Everything has a reject rate.
What year was your bike if I may ask?
If it was an AMF model it doesn’t count. Lol
My favorite bike was also my first - a brand new 1975 Triumph Trident. Beautiful, smooth, fast.
“Is there a reason for the CNET link to a cell phone review?”
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It’s my fault. They link all their articles vertically, so when you copy the article to its end, the next article pops up.....................
No, it’s an engine problem....................😒
If I have to explain, you wouldn’t understand.
NO it was not a AMF model... 1995 model year fresh off the assembly line...
Harley’s colors are atrocious...............
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It’s not just Harley’s. This “primer gray” color is showing up on cars and SUVs. I really don’t understand of all the possible color choices why manufactures have latched onto this particular color. It looks like the base coat *before* you lay down the color coat. The only colors that would look worse, in my opinion, would be zinc chromate green or perhaps iron oxide red.
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