Why Would Anyone Want A Hard Tail?

I have had three in my life. One because I thought it was cool. It was a 68 Bonneville. I rode it from San Diego to Santa Barbara and back in the same day. I traded it the next day. The other two were had in debts. I see they are getting common again when I go to bike nights and such. After you hit one bump, rr track or pot hole and almost get launched off the thing you wonder why you ever bought one. Or the pain in the tail bone. Am I just getting old or does anyone actually like them?...Russ

Russ Jackson wrote: I have had three in my life. One because I thought it was cool. It was a 68 Bonneville. I rode it from San Diego to Santa Barbara and back in the same day. I traded it the next day. The other two were had in debts. I see they are getting common again when I go to bike nights and such. After you hit one bump, rr track or pot hole and almost get launched off the thing you wonder why you ever bought one. Or the pain in the tail bone. Am I just getting old or does anyone actually like them?...Russ

I think those with hardtail bikes don't really ride any great distances; they just like the look of the thing sitting outside the local tavern. Ed

I'm pretty sure the hard tail chassis was supposed to be coupled with a sprung seat. Remove the seat, so damping. lol

I always liked the plunger frames myself.

I have a hardtail. I originally built mine for short distance riding. I have a Vulcan 1500 I use for long distance driving. I like the looks of a hardtail so thats why I built mine.

i also dont understand why anyone would want a hardtail, but i also dont understand why anyone would pay $20,000 for a harley, and they are the most popular bikes in america....

cobura wrote: i also dont understand why anyone would want a hardtail, but i also dont understand why anyone would pay $20,000 for a harley, and they are the most popular bikes in america....

And spending $25,000 on a Z1 just because the VIN number is low is ok? :lol:

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martin_csr wrote: I'd hate to hit a bad pothole at speed on a hardtail. I've bottomed out the forks & springs hard a couple of times without going down.... kinda wonder what would happen without the rear springs.

Your spine bottoms out! :laugh:

T_Dub wrote:

martin_csr wrote: I'd hate to hit a bad pothole at speed on a hardtail. I've bottomed out the forks & springs hard a couple of times without going down.... kinda wonder what would happen without the rear springs.

Your spine bottoms out! :laugh:

And you get that weird taste in your mouth...

just me?

I once had a Doctor tell me he could look at an X-Ray of a persons kidneys and tell if they rode a motorcycle. Can't say if it is true or not but that's what he told me. It does explain the popularity of kidney belts that MX riders used to wear all the time.

really tall back tire with low air pressure! :laugh:

this falls in the

"if you have to ask,
you won't get it"

category.

leon