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07-07-2012, 06:14 PM
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Location: Bismarck,ND
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a few years ago i was changing oil in the driveway & see a harley fat boy pull over & stop a few yards down the road. the rider & his passenger get off & he's lookin over the bike, scratchin his head & cursing. i go over to offer help & see that the bolt that holds the headlight on snapped & the headlight is just hangin by the wiring harness. this bolt is about a half inch in diameter & it snapped from the vibration.
while the rider is tryin to figure out what he's gonna do, his female passenger turns & says to me "this wouldn't have happened on my Kawasaki." 
don't get me wrong i like some harley's, but you gotta love people that don't blindly believe all the hype
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Last edited by donthav1; 07-07-2012 at 06:17 PM.
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07-07-2012, 06:52 PM
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#13422
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Location: youngsville,nc
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Sounds like your Harley breaks down a lot, maybe you should trade or in for a Honda.
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GASP
Thats blasphemy !
They do make great stuff though . And the bike would not break so much if I wont so hard on it .
I had to run to clarksville va the other day , bout a 100 mile round trip and ran no less than 95-100mph the whole way down 2 lane country rds , got back and the back tire had roasted itself off nearly , no tread left and I had plenty when I left .
I think its b/c I have laid it down once on that side and the kick stand got away from me once too and it dropped on the shifter again . Im surely missing it right now , just got one stranded at the ramp and looks like im takeing the towahoe out there 
On top of all that its 103 and this new medicne they got me on for my back makes me feel like a Zombie , who knew a little patch could whoop my butt like this one can ? Worse , how do people abuse this stuff ? Im pretty tolerant of pain med but dern this thing , been about to puke all day
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Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees.
Blessed is the man who's quiver is full
Turbo tax and intuit services beats puppies and they make fun of special needs kids
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07-07-2012, 06:53 PM
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#13423
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains,CA
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Harley owners are like Taurus owners. Just too blind to see the failings of the company.
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07-07-2012, 07:00 PM
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#13424
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Location: Cincinnati,OH
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Originally Posted by trip286
Well... I know two Harley guys personally who went to the Jap side...
They both said the same thing. "there's nothing like a Harley, but I want something I can actually ride somewhere and not worry about it"
The very few Harley owner's I know now spend more time working on their bikes than riding them...
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A close friend of mine was a Service Writer for a HD store. He rode a Harley, but he said once that they are meant to be fixed as much as they are driven. His wife worked for a Honda bike dealership, and that made for some interesting discussions! But he, the Harley mechanics under him, and two other dealers all agreed: If they wanted an ultra-reliable bike, they'd buy Honda. But then one of them said, "But I just want to look great going down the road!" and everyone laughed.
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Edmund Burke: “The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.” – 1784 speech. Taken from Founding Fathers Notes
"In a State of Nature, it is true, that a Man of superior Force may beat or rob me; but then it is true, that I am at full Liberty to defend myself, or make Reprisal by Surprize or by Cunning, or by any other way in which I may be superior to him. But in Political Society ... if I attempt to avenge myself, the whole Force of that Society is ready to complete my Ruin."
-Edmund Burke, A Vindication of Natural Society (1757), original spelling and punctuation.
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07-07-2012, 07:10 PM
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#13425
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Nom nom nom nom nom
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Location: Bennington,VT
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Originally Posted by MobileMarine
... and this new medicne they got me on for my back makes me feel like a Zombie ...
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did you say Zombie? 
<removes lens cover ... acquires target ... dials up elevation 6, no 7 clicks ... windage, 3 clicks ... steadies breathing ...> no hard feelings Mobil 
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07-07-2012, 07:13 PM
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#13426
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Originally Posted by TekGreg
But then one of them said, "But I just want to look great going down the road!" and everyone laughed.
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Well, they may think they look great when they are going down the road, but I laugh my ass off every time I see a group of Harleys parked on the side of the road because one or more of them broke down! You don't see that much with other (Jap) brands!
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07-07-2012, 07:17 PM
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I will not comply. I will not lie down. I will not go quietly. I will not submit. I will not roll over. I will not shut up.
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Location: Some in the middle of Nowhere place, Happy Valley,UT
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I had a neighbor who had a Harley, he worked on his bike more than I worked on my Chevelle and I worked in that car as much as I drive it...
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My heroes don't wear capes, they wear dog tags.
Got her Daddy's tongue and temper, God shook his head the day he built her, but oh, he smiled; crazy ain't got nothin' on her.
That which does not kill me had better run pretty damn fast.
Gotta keep a pair of horns so I have someplace to hang my halo.
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07-07-2012, 07:28 PM
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Location: Cincinnati,OH
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did you say Zombie?
<removes lens cover ... acquires target ... dials up elevation 6, no 7 clicks ... windage, 3 clicks ... steadies breathing ...> no hard feelings Mobil |
LOL! There's someone who's ready!
No, he said FEELS like a zombie, not IS a zombie. :-)
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Edmund Burke: “The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.” – 1784 speech. Taken from Founding Fathers Notes
"In a State of Nature, it is true, that a Man of superior Force may beat or rob me; but then it is true, that I am at full Liberty to defend myself, or make Reprisal by Surprize or by Cunning, or by any other way in which I may be superior to him. But in Political Society ... if I attempt to avenge myself, the whole Force of that Society is ready to complete my Ruin."
-Edmund Burke, A Vindication of Natural Society (1757), original spelling and punctuation.
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07-07-2012, 07:28 PM
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I'd rather my own son see me die on my feet as a free man, than watch him go, broken, into slavery.
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Originally Posted by Vikingdad
Harley owners are like Taurus owners. Just too blind to see the failings of the company.
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Hey. Every company is entitled to it's token POS.
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Come if you must, but only if you must. For the day you find yourself upon my step, will surely be the night you find peace along Jordan's edge.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillement of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause, and lies exhausted on the field of battle... Victorious.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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07-07-2012, 07:39 PM
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#13430
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Nom nom nom nom nom
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Location: Bennington,VT
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LOL! There's someone who's ready!
No, he said FEELS like a zombie, not IS a zombie. :-)
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Feels, is ... tomatoes, tomotoes ... can't be too careful when it comes to Zombies and there's only 1 way to be sure
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