Ever just play with a Harley?

Now I like Harley's, for what they are. I have lots of friends on Harleys, and they all have a healthy respect for my bike. They've all seen what she can do.
But I still run into Harley riders who've obviously never met a KZ.
Yesterday was one of those times.
Going home from work yesterday I passed this Harley rider, then a little bit later I got caught at a red light. This particular light leads to a long straight stretch of fairly smooth asphalt. No turn offs. Safe as it gets.
Well the Harley guy pulls up next to me, but he doesn't look over and nod or anything. He didn't look like the type of guy that would want to race.
Well I was wrong. The light turns green and he takes off like a bat out of hell. My first instinct of course was to just blast past him, but that's getting a little old.
So I zipped up next to him, throttled back and ran side by side with him.
It was funny to watch him chugging his motor up to a frenzy of ferocious vibration, hunched down on the bars, seeing his forks compress and extend with each clunky shift. Regular Screamin Eagle he was.
I just wish I coulda seen his face when I finally yanked mine open and blasted him away. :laugh:

Oh come on now.....EVERYONE knows that an old "Rice Grinder" can't outrun a Harley.:laugh:

Ever just play with a Harley?

Tried once but slipped on the oil spill out of the thing and broke a hip... :laugh:

Same time, we should be somewhat nice here for not all Harley riders are ass wipes.

I don't know of any Harley riders that started riding a Harley their first bike as kids, we ALL started on some form of a Japanese bike (Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha etc...)

Most of the old timers will walk up and review an old KZ and every time you can see the look on their faces, in their eyes reflecting about the first time they came across a KZ.

It's magic I tell ya...

Old Man Rock

Old Man Rock wrote:
[Same time, we should be somewhat nice here for not all Harley riders are ass wipes.

I don't know of any Harley riders that started riding a Harley their first bike as kids, we ALL started on some form of a Japanese bike (Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha etc...)

Most of the old timers will walk up and review an old KZ and every time you can see the look on their faces, in their eyes reflecting about the first time they came across a KZ.

It's magic I tell ya...

Old Man Rock[/quote]


I find that VERY true of the ( cough, cough ) "older" riders like myself. But most of the young whipper snappers are still wet behind the ears and waiting to be spanked by a old Z1 or KZ.

it always amazes me that people on harley's only know about harley's.people that ride other brands tend to be more educated about all motorcycles.they also seem to be the aggressors.i can recite almost the same exact story from last summer.except this harley rider had his girl on back texting the whole time he's trying to instigate me into a race with his street bob.him revin it out shifting so hard the front end is nearly coming off the ground,me with my wife on back toying with him.then i turn around and wave him on up to me and my wife waves bye-bye and we disappear.the expression on his face was priceless.i am building a shovelhead,but i have no illusions about it's capabilities.my wife enjoys trolling for harleys to jump on us,cause it always happens.sure is fun to toy with them then disappear:woohoo: .

Only one time have I been next to a Harley, doing about 30 when he blipped his throttle. I could see his wrist open the throttle, and the bike got ALOT louder. But it really didn't go much faster.

I'm no fan of Harleys, but earlier today I read the article in the August issue of Cycle World about the XR1200, a European-only Harley sport bike. Yes you read that right. It's the only Harley I'd ever consider, assuming it ever comes to the USA.

I could not find a link to the article on the CW website.

All the time, their such an easy mark.

That XR1200 looks like a cross between a harley racer from the 70s and a Buell from the 90s.

i did get suprized by my neighbors road king.
1500 kit with cams.
got me off the line but at the next stop i had to ask him.
i got a warning light on my gauges, is my brake light working?

hooked him!
when he said yes, i had to tell him
" i knew you seen it"

^ Now, that's just cruel!

I gotta admit, the XR1200 compared to the "new" V-Max actually looks like a motorcycle.

Blackbanshee, Watching you and your wife play with that HOG rider would have been just priceless.

Harley, harley , Harley , ........ Isn,t there any other bike you guys can brand bash ?
You complain about the attitude of the harley riders towards your bikes and your Bragging about how you blew them away - at the light, caught them up and blew by ect. ect. ect. Its really getting old !
Is it the bike you hate so much or the attitude of the riders ? If its the attitude of the harley rider , then he propbably knows that you think your bike is superior to his , :S Wonder why he's got a attitude:dry:
Why the hell cant we just ride and apperiate the company and respect the others choice of wheels? , Be it harley, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Beemer Honda, Moped . or Whatever,.
Its all 2 or 3 wheels and about the ride not the brand
I could give a Tinkers Damn About what you'r choice of ride is, or if you could blow me away at the light , You want to blow by me doing 1289000000 klms per hr , then you will be riding way out in front by yourself , While Im cruising alone and enjoying my ride
Sorry ! Thats just the way I feel ,
Confusus Say ::: Envey give one somthing to bitch about!