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[Ceej]

Ok, so there is image involved, none of us can deny that. I think the Wing is an amazing bike and will have one someday....til then....

I've seen Harley chic's and Harley chic posters.........


Not looking for any Goldwing chic posters anytime soon....

[Copper/Black Cvo]

I Love my bike.....

The looks I get from others are "priceless"

[CVOJOE]

I rode a Honda, and would always buy HD shirts. I've never bought a Honda shirt while riding the HD.

Now there is a truism!! 

 

[Gettinold]

I have been an H-D owner for over five years.  I currently own a '03 Road King, a '05 BMW R1200RT and a '98 Honda Magna.  I previously owned a '03 V-Rod.
Every year when the new H-Ds are announced and reviewed, I keep waiting for the guffaws when gthe prices are given.  Of course, they are elbowed out of the way by the requisite complimentary reviews.  Same this year on the CVOs, the annual Emperor’s New Clothes reviews.  When is someone going to come out and say (between laughing fits) that up to $35,000 for a cruiser that struggles to break 80 hp is laughable?  Even at those prices, almost every buyer will have to spend more to correct shortcomings, like the seats and horns.  And why aren’t they called mid-sized?
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy riding my Road King, aside from the pitiful brakes and lack of room in the riding position. At 6’3”, I am too cramped on it for much time in the saddle.  I have tried four seats and three different handlebars in various combinations to add room.  My BMW and Magna will both run circles around the Road King and are roomier.
The RT tops 100 hp.  When you get one, you don’t need to replace anything.  After riding the RT, riding the H-D is like driving a BMW and then driving an old Chevy.  Both are fun, but who will be first to say that an H-D that is 60% higher in price and puts out a bit less in hp than a BMW, or nearly double the price of a Starliner, 109 VTX is absurd?  
Jim Williams, San Antonio, TX.

Mrs We...................   you've grown.

[ccr]

Yes, just not taller.  I was quoting a news ad, and I'm afraid did not keep the attribution for each post, trying to make them look like separate letters.  Eyes of the beholder...............  you are a butthead, go put yourself on the list.

 

[Gettinold]

Yes, just not taller.  I was quoting a news ad, and I'm afraid did not keep the attribution for each post, trying to make them look like separate letters.  Eyes of the beholder...............  you are a butthead, go put yourself on the list.
 

   .............  which way is it.     

[Steve_G]

If the guy with the Honda and Harley says that his Magna -which would be a 750- is roomier than his Road King, I think he has a psychological problem rather than a fitment problem.  -I'm just glad he isn't riding a CVO.  I'm sure all the CVO bikes are smaller than his bicycle- even if he put on a different seat and handlebars. 

[harleyteam]

OK,  one question.  HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN ANYONE WITH A HONDA TATOO???



I REST MY CASE.

HARLEY'S BEST ,  F_ _ K THE REST

JMHO

[oldharleyguy]

Hmmmmmm....jap scrap or an HD..........an HD or a CVO Ultra........easy decision and glad I made it.   I will own this bike forever and it will be my main HD ride but not my only Harley.

[dagbre]

It's a choice between apples and oranges. I will NEVER depart from my SEFB. From time to time i long for crappy roads. Thus, I plan to buy an expendable bike as stand-by for the bad days:

[Dan_Lockwood]

If the guy with the Honda and Harley says that his Magna  is roomier than his Road King, -which would be a 750- I think he has a psychological problem rather than a fitment problem.  -I'm just glad he isn't riding a CVO.  I'm sure all the CVO bikes are smaller than his bicycle- even if he put on a different seat and handlebars. 

I'm not sure which year the Magna was, but for several years Honda made the Magna V-65 which in the mid '80s was one of the best handling cruiser/sport bikes on the road.  It was also one of the fastest bikes on the road.  Back in a previous life I rode with a guy that had a V-65 and he was very comfortable riding it and loved it to death.  He's 6'-4" and when riding double up his wife was somewhere in the 5'-7" range.  It was no problem for him in 3rd gear to lift the front end if he was a bit to happy with the throttle.

Just thought I'd put my 2 cents worth of useless information out there.   

[Steve_G]

I'm not sure which year the Magna was, but for several years Honda made the Magna V-65 which in the mid '80s was one of the best handling cruiser/sport bikes on the road.  It was also one of the fastest bikes on the road.  Back in a previous life I rode with a guy that had a V-65 and he was very comfortable riding it and loved it to death.  He's 6'-4" and when riding double up his wife was somewhere in the 5'-7" range.  It was no problem for him in 3rd gear to lift the front end if he was a bit to happy with the throttle.

Just thought I'd put my 2 cents worth of useless information out there.   

I know it's a 750 by the year of the bike.  I personally owned two V65 Honda Magnas.  I lost my contacts racing a Cadillac (which I blew away) when I passed it at 110mph.  First one sucked out of my eye, and before I could do anything, the other one went too!  They were cool bikes.  Honda also made the V65 Sabre which handled better and was less of a chopper looking bike, I can't remember exactly what year they discontinued the V65s, but all the later ones were just 750s.

[IRyde]

Hey, KEWL Costs $$$$$$.

[BigR55]

Please correct me if I am wrong. I don't think anyone at any of the Harley plants ever took dog fleas, infested them with bubonic plague and floated them over into China on ballons. Never forget who brought you Pearl Harbor, WWII, 9-11 or even the Alamo!

[grc]

Please correct me if I am wrong. I don't think anyone at any of the Harley plants ever took dog fleas, infested them with bubonic plague and floated them over into China on ballons. Never forget who brought you Pearl Harbor, WWII, 9-11 or even the Alamo!

Does this mean that you immediately removed the front forks from your Harley and replaced them with "American" parts?  That's just one example, there are many more if we want to go down that road.  And BTW, that so-called "American" Harley is now rapidly becoming Chinese as they source more and more of their parts to the lowest (slave labor) bidder.  (Hmmmm, wonder if that has anything to do with the obvious decline in quality/reliability over the past few years?)

Tell you what I'd love to be able to do - ride by the domicile of each person who waves the flag when it comes to motorcycles and take a look at the other products they own.  Let's see, a Toyota in the driveway, a Sony in the family room, what else?

I still haven't seen anyone effectively refute the contention that H-D's bikes in general, and the CVO's in particular, are overpriced and underperforming relative to most of the competition. 

Jerry