Motorcycle

[thome]

HD Rocker-C- 2008

In a attempt to compete with custom shops and the pricing of bolt on after market non- Davidson parts HD introduces this new style factory bike .

What do you think ...?

I like it and I like the factory Maintenence that comes with.

[cadaverdog]

Originally posted by thome
In a attempt to compete with custom shops and the pricing of bolt on after market non- Davidson parts HD introduces this new style factory bike .

What do you think ...?

I like it and I like the factory Maintenence that comes with.

I'd like to get me a new scooter especially with H D putting a bigger
engine and six speed tranny in the new bikes.
I'm always trying to upshift when I'm already in 5th gear.
That fatter back tire looks cool , too.
But I prefer the new street bob with the fatter front tire.
My first full size H D had that tall skinny front tire and would tend
to try to follow ruts in the road that the fatter front tire would go
right across.
And if you find yourself off road on a dirt road or long dirt diveway
it sure is a lot easier to stay in a straight line with the fatter front
tire.
What's the attitude in your area about loud bikes?
I live in the desert and they generally don't say anything even to the guys with straight pipes .
But in some bigger cities they are starting to crack down on loud bikes.
Next thing will be the illegal helmut crackdown.

[SparkieD]

Sparkie's dream bike...the '03 Screamin' Eagle Deuce




Got everything a girl needs...Hell, I'd never leave the driveway:eek:

[Roth & Roll]

Originally posted by thome
If you have never ridden buy a little honda 450, some bike to learn on I cannot tell you how many big Harleys I have picked up for people when they fall over at a streetlight.

I hate to say girls and I mean if you don't have big strong legs a big bike can be a drag.

I have picked bikes up for dudes too;;more later...

I know quite a few ladies who ride and there is no stigma for me .


Just your first experience may be best served on something lighter than the biggest road bike.


Bitch in my last statement was a silly thing and not meant to do anything more than grab a giggle.

I hope I can be forgiven.

Good advice for the newbies right there.

I've been riding for 20 years; I started out with an old 1983 Suzuki GSX 550 back in 1988 and in hindsight even that may have been too big and powerful for my first bike. I busted the ferrings from dropping it the very first year that I had it. lol That was the bike that I learned to ride with; and with time I gradually got myself more powerful bikes. I currently ride a Kawasaki Ninja ZX12 but without gradually building up to that without the experience; there is no doubt that I would have been roadkill by now.

If you're going out and getting yourself something like a Hayabusa as your first bike; you're really playing with fire. Don't go for power until you've got at least a couple of years of experience under your belt.

I always get a chuckle out of seeing some of these 20 year old kids who go out and get something like a Hayabusa right off the bat. It's actually sad because they're playing with more power than they can handle.

[thome]

It is going to be warm tomorrow, enough.



Like So Much, FONZIE!

[thome]

HONDA!!! New Chopper...?

Well it's semi old news already, but let's talk about it ..hmmm...





At 663lbs (wet) the Fury is a seriously heavy motorcycle; with a wheelbase of 71.24 inches it also has an incredibly long wheelbase, the longest of any current production bike in fact. The 1312cc V-twin is liquid-cooled and fuel-injected, making it fairly high-tech for a chopper. But with just a 3.4-gallon fuel tank, don't expect to enjoy its smooth engine for too long before stopping to refill. Maintenance should be a breeze though not only will the engine be reliable, but the shaft drive requires no regular adjustment.

The Fury isn't our kind of bike and we're a bit worried that coming so long after the peak of the chopper craze that it won't be the kind of bike that proves terribly popular with the public either. Having said that if you must ride a barely functional excuse for a motorcycle, this is probably your best bet.

A few web comments:

1.Is this the last of the Fury posts? This thing has been uninteresting since day one and I don't think we need to read anymore about its blandness/impracticality.

2.^^^ What he said. ^^^

3.This from a company that gave us the original CB750F (the bike that changed motorcycling) the CBX, NR500, CB400F, CX500TC flights of fancy, the NCR/VFR series, the GoldWing. Ever since Mr Honda passed away this company has lost their "Joie de vivre" ? I blame accountants and focus groups and a politician of your choice ....

as my lonely eyes turn to Europe for innovation

Honda Worldwide | January 16, 2009 "2010 Honda Fury Makes World Debut at New York International Motorcycle Show"


any more welcomed

[thome]

I think it is outstanding looking for a production chopper.

[Reverberator]

Just one of mine

[thome]

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[Panamark]

I've had bikes since I was knee high to a grasshopper..
First was a Honda 50cc Last was a Suzuki GSXR750 bored
out to a 900.. Had a major stack back around 2003 and
really havent ridden since then.. I broke my left arm
in 8 places and I find the road vibration with all
the plates and screws gets fooken annoying
(and painful) after only 15 mins of riding now...
It pisses me off... Maybe God is trying to
tell me something !

I do jump back in the saddle every 6 months just to
see if its any better, sadly it doesnt seem to be
getting better

[thome]

One of my worst memories about old MX bikes is about an RM370.


I think that one is a '76. The one in my story was a '78, and didn't belong to me...plus, it was bored to a 450, and was pretty beat up. So I wanted to cuntpete in this "junior" hare scramble @ our local track, but didn't have the necessary cubic centimeters to make it happen. It was 175cc and above. All the other kids were using their dad's, brother's, or whoever's piece of shit PT, or Elsinore. My older brother suggested that I borrow his friends' RM 370. The dude agreed, and said not to worry about crashing it, 'cause he had three other ones. Those old 370s' still maintain legendary powerband status. After noticing my feet wouldn't reach the ground, my brother asked if it would be ok if they balanced me @ the start/finish line. All I really had the chance to do was run it around the parking lot before the time trial. It was noticably faster than my YZ80, and the clutch was really soft.

Anyway, about 1/2 a mile in, I dumped the clutch coming out of this tight trail, and wound up careening through a stand of small pines. You know, the whole "spin cycle" sensation. Eventually, I got my act together, and pushed the bike over to a grown pine tree so I could lean against it to kick the fucker off. Right after I got it running, I noticed alot of blood on the tank...that's when I noticed the huge gash in my arm. Needless to say, I just took the shortest way back to the start/finish line. I remember one of the checkpoint dudes yelling at me. When I got back to ground zero, this old bastard that nobody liked came running over and said I was disqualified. I was crying and shit. The dude that loaned me the bike came over and said something like, "look!! he painted the tank!!!"

25 stitches.

Good times.

I bought some new foot pegs for my latest creamason I will perhaps find some super expandable confronation .

[thome]

I've had bikes since I was knee high to a grasshopper..
First was a Honda 50cc Last was a Suzuki GSXR750 bored
out to a 900.. Had a major stack back around 2003 and
really havent ridden since then.. I broke my left arm
in 8 places and I find the road vibration with all
the plates and screws gets fooken annoying
(and painful) after only 15 mins of riding now...
It pisses me off... Maybe God is trying to
tell me something !

I do jump back in the saddle every 6 months just to
see if its any better, sadly it doesnt seem to be
getting better

I wrekked pon my face at 85 mph, but that was when I was 17 ,all that 2 stroke would doo was 87 mph in 4/10's of a NY second and yes it hurts when I stand in line for coffe in the morning .

[thome]

After 30 years of surgury this is what I look like....

[thome]

[thome]

OOps! Sorry that is the next Bike I wanna be wreck'n.