oddjob Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Just ordered one..............Road King Custom in a black pearl color. How many Harley owners here?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidwiz Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 A lesson I learned real fast. Don't talk about other brands of motorcycles around your girlfriend and her father if they both happen to be Harley owners. On the plus side, she thinks that $12k for an new Aprilia Tuono is dirt cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Potato, potato, potato....drip, drip, drip....potato, potato, potato.... 2002 - Yamaha R6. I'll slow down and wait for you Ron. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Does X Harley owner count? I have tried to spread the wealth. Triumph 2 Kawasaki 1 Harley 1 Suzuki 1 Honda 2 Ducati 1 Ducati sits next to Thumper in the garage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling White Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 95 Dyna custom-lowrider and a 02 Iron Horse Ranger....ride as often as possible. Even have a backpack thats used to tote the gear to matches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZ Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Harley has some nice models (like the FatBoy)...but I prefer a bike with a bit more "cutting edge" performance...like my '03 Yamaha R1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmercury2 Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 SUZUKI GSXR-750, gotta have those 11 second quarter miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 I have owned 13 street bikes, the fastest being a '76 2-stroke 500 Kawi that would do a 10 flat quarter. I have a real desire to build a custom Harley now. Damn TV. American Chopper has me wanting to spend a bunch-o-bucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 John Never ran any of my bikes thru the traps, but had a KZ1000 Kawasaki that was pretty fast from light to light.. Lots of fun... The current Ducati is pretty quick too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie j Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 I've got a 2000 Triumph Speed triple. I had a 74 Sporty It was a far cry from the fuel infected rubbermounted lead sleds they are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 oddjob, Let me know if you'd like me to whack all this non-Harley posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddjob Posted July 9, 2004 Author Share Posted July 9, 2004 Nah..........its cool and all in fun...........I might as well ask this too.........how many people ride their bikes to a match and how do you carry all the gear??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Not an all weather, all terrain type of rider...Only good weather, usually 100 miles or less, no xtra stuff...That is why I have a truck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Snyder Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 2004, XL1200R with D&D pipes.... tuned by Wes Brown...picked up about 25 ft lb torque at low end and just a tad under 80hp.... its not a Hyabusa but still a fun bike .... regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 1998 Yamaha V-MAX. The ultimate point and shoot cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Trigger T You are right, as long as you don't have to turn a corner, you are in good shape... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mainus Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 I have an 2001 electra glide classic in black. I love it. Its like driving a Caddy compared to the springer and sporty I had before. My wife just passed her motorcycle class 2 weeks ago, we go pick up her 883 tomorrow night. Heading out to Sturgis in August, it been 10 yrs since we were out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 (edited) Just ordered one..............Road King Custom in a black pearl color. Have never owned a Harley, just worked on my younger sister’s boyfriends for him when it broke, interesting bikes, great powerband, unlike the Nipponese Pocket Rocket’s I tuned and raced for a few years. I am jealous, the only new bike I ever owned was a 74 Yamaha TZ-350B I bought from a friend for $1800 cash in early 75. He had bought two to have a spare but needed the cash to keep the one he raced running (the tires were not cheap). I sold it for $1200 2 years later after a lot of adrenalized fun in AFM racing and a little on the street too. http://www.tz350.net/tz350page.htm I had a friend with a Kawa 750 triple and it was not as fast on the straightaways, or agile in the corners as the TZ which was half it’s size (we never actually found the hinge in the frame on those Kawa triples, but I do know a real tank slapper when I ride one). The TZ was an awesome machine and mine was an early one without the mono-shock frame and more power. Imagine a 275lb bike with 60 HP hitting the asphalt through some real sticky slick tires. Most of that 60 HP came on very suddenly in a 700 rpm wide band. Yeoww! Can you say “Lightswitch”? I do dearly miss it, but I just could not keep myself from riding it where it should never have been ridden, it was just sooo fast, I couldn’t help myself. I’m still alive today because I sold that sucker! I hope you enjoy the Hawg, but please do be careful out there. -- Regards, BTW, all the rest of the bikes I owned were Yamaha & Suzuki 2 strokes I raced on pavement. Which I guess kinda explains why I like Open division in shooting, it’s the Gran Prix of gun-racing! Edited July 9, 2004 by George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twix Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 I've owned 17 different bikes (I owned the H-D the longest). Could we split off this thread with a "What motorcycle do you ride/would like to ride and what is your primary IPSC blaster?"? How about a little personality matching, Bike-n-Blaster profiling, if it were? This could be a cool thread with pics and a little help from KF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Singlestack: '76 2-stroke 500 Kawi ooo-wheee, that must've blasted your tighty whiteys down around your ankles! They were before my time but the Kaw triples still have the reputation as the scariest, nastiest, overpowered, underhandling, hinge-framed bikes. This thread reminds me of every other reloading thread... "Q: Where should I start with N320 and a Montana Gold 180 JHP in a 5" .40S&W? A: West Coast plated 200 with n grains of Titegroup works great in my Glock 35." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 ooo-wheee, that must've blasted your tighty whiteys down around your ankles! They were before my time but the Kaw triples still have the reputation as the scariest, nastiest, overpowered, underhandling, hinge-framed bikes. LMAO Yes it did! After I finished slicking the engine up and adding 3 Denco expansion chambers it sounded like 3 full blown dirt racing bikes. That is the best description for a Kawi triple I have ever heard!! My body has the scars to prove it. Like George said: I’m still alive today because I sold that sucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 John When I bought my first Triumph Bonney I looked at the Kawi500 even test rode one...wow they were fast... Was riding one Sun morning early and stopped at a light, a guy and gal tandem rode up next to me on a triple Kawi, we nodded, light changed and they did a wheelie all the way to the next light, about a quarter mile... New meaning to the word stupid... and yes, if I had bought one of those I probably would have died riding it...Sold my KZ1000 for that very reason...I was scared of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 When I bought my first Triumph Bonney I looked at the Kawi500 even test rode one...wow they were fast... They were dogs stock. You shoulda swung your leg over a souped up one At that time (1976) nothing, and I do mean nothing could touch it light to light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 They didn't appear slow even stock, and they would rev to about 12k...My 650 couldn't touch one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPSCDRL Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Yep. My first bike was a Harley. Well sort of. It was a 125cc 2 stroke oil injected on/off road Harley Davidson from the AMF days. (Boo Hiss!) I've had several Hondas including two full dressed Goldwings. Easy chairs on wheels. A Suzuki 400cc single 2 stroke dirt bike. Talk about a thumper! Yamaha Seca 750 that was a nice nimble street bike. And YES, I owned an 1970 H1 500cc tripple 2 stroke. (Rinngggingginngggg) I can still hear the sound in my head. You couldn't keep the front wheel on the ground with that bike. I got it up to 120 MPH on the highway once when I was much younger and stupider. Man what a feeling though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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