Nice Bike

[Twisted]

Dropping the wife off at work this morning passed this bike.

[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/members/twisted-albums-random-picture1462-img00186.jpg[/IMG]

wow very nice Harley.

edit sorry for pic quality but in was on the phone and its not very good :(

[LaurenceGough]

Nice mixture of modern and retro styling :).

[Mart61]

I'm struggling to see the modern bit...

:D

Forgive me, Harleys have never done it for me.

[LaurenceGough]

Well, I'm not one to describe bikes haha! Just the way the paint looks, kind of matt effect, and just the way it looks... Haha.. I'll get my coat :).

[Smoothound]

[quote=Mart61;483060]I'm struggling to see the modern bit...

:D

Forgive me, Harleys have never done it for me.[/quote]

Never have for me either. Try one you will realise why ;)

An old boss had 2 of them, all chromed and leathered up, cost a freaking fortune! All torque and no go, no brakes either but that was ok as they never got up to a speed where brakes were needed! You had to get off and push them round corners as there was no way they'd make most corners at any sort of speed :D I had a go once and that was enough, got shaken to pieces, was like sitting astride a John Deere :ack2:

[Nudenut]

Horses for courses as they say....

I'm lucky enough to have a 2010 Road King Classic (Stage 1), Yam R1 & Duk 749SP loaded.

The HOG is the only one to get ridden, love it!! (and they have ABS/Brembo now amazing stoppers on 330Kg 1 up!)

[p4ddy]

:puke: :puke:



I don't like Harley riders & i say this because when i used to ride my bikes & as fellow bikers (non harley/chop etc) know we all nod to each other as our way of saying hello. Well each time i done it to a hairy arsed greebo on a harley/ chop/virago etc they just blanked me EVERYTIME!!!!! Well fook them!

I'm sorry if i've offended any greebo's

[Lynx.1677]

Have to admit I've noticed you never get nods from Harley riders. Maybe it's because they class themselves as 'real' bikers.

Mind you, 'most' Beemer riders think they are better than all the other bikers on the roads, especially the groupies who wear the same kit as the Long Way Round folk did. Eejits. :ack2:

Anyway, not a bad bike but not for me.

[p4ddy]

[quote=Lynx.1677;483171]Have to admit I've noticed you never get nods from Harley riders. Maybe it's because they class themselves as 'real' bikers.
[/quote]



Probably, & yet you'll see gixers etc at the Bulldog Bash. Maybe you also need to wear a dirty jean jacket, leather waistcoat combo & a bombhead :D

[mark lane]

Now now boys!!!! LOL:svengo:

That bike is nice.... its a 883 Iron in denim black which gives it that street bike look which i think is cool. Vance and hines short shot pipes too which go well on it.

I pick up my wide glide on Tuesday and i will be sure to nod my head to all riders out there.:):)

I wanted a Harley cos i love the bikes (some of them) but i'm concious i will look a twat if i ride around with a snarl on my face LOL

Like helis.... i like the fact that i can customise the bike to my taste and it feels special to me but thats my taste.

Quality wise... they have come on a lot recently and hopefully mine won't shake itself to bits LOL

Where's the loctite!!!!!!!!!!!!!:svengo: :)

[Mart61]

As has been said, horses for courses.

I guess, for me at least, it's the whole Harley thing that turns me off. It's not just the bikes, it's my perception of the riders, the big moustaches, bandannas, dogs on strings, cut-off jackets, "Hells Angel-esque" Harley Owners Groups embroidered badges, the whole Harley scene that turns me off.

But, as I said, this is just my perception and not a statement of fact.

That and the fact that I have never heard a Harley that doesn't sound similar to a dumper truck. That is a statement of fact.

Give me a Jap bike running an Akropovic and the like any day...

:D

[Rob O]

I bet those (non existant) Pipes make some racket . Did you pass your test Mark ? hope it went well . Rob .

[mark lane]

[quote=Rob O;483221]I bet those (non existant) Pipes make some racket . Did you pass your test Mark ? hope it went well . Rob .[/quote]

Got the Mod 2 on Tuesday morning Rob:ack2:..... fingers crossed for a confident ride, ive been training all day and my instructor says i'm all good so i feel ready:)

Get nervous in these situations though so it will be a case of keeping calm and focussed:cheers2:

[challis349]

You'll be fine, if it's the bike test your talking about, iknow it's changed a bit recently, but I passed mine 4 years ago having only previously rode a ped!! 3 days intensive training with the test on the 3rd afternoon, 2 minors woohoo!!!

And martin I am totally with you on the jap bikes and the harley "thing", I use to have an 02 plate r6 before I had to sell it, with a high level akropovic on, get that baffle out and it sounded mean!!! Got an ear bashing off the wife though for waking her up a few nights when me and my mate went out!!

[Buddha1584]

[quote=p4ddy;483157]:puke: :puke:



I don't like Harley riders & i say this because when i used to ride my bikes & as fellow bikers (non harley/chop etc) know we all nod to each other as our way of saying hello. Well each time i done it to a hairy arsed greebo on a harley/ chop/virago etc they just blanked me EVERYTIME!!!!! Well fook them!

I'm sorry if i've offended any greebo's[/quote]


Well I've been riding Harleys for a few years now (done the jap sports bike thing got it out of the system, now I need to keep my licence) and as far as i'm concerned a biker is a biker what ever they ride and most of my mates feel the same.

Also I can say that there has been numerous sports bike riders that ignore me when I acknowledge them.:patriot::patriot::patriot: