| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 7/14/2008 6:05:53 AM | | Yes, it takes an incredible amount of talent and skill to twist the throttle on a 150 horsepower bike, I sure wish I was man enough to do that- grow the **** up. | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 7/14/2008 6:17:53 AM | RE: my previous post- I work in the motorcycle industry and know all the statistics very well. I don't want to offend anyone but as a person whose opinion is backed up by actual experience I truly reserve my deepest hatred for those damned crotch rockets. I have 2 sons in their early twenties- need I say more? My youngest is in love with them, in spite of the fact that 3 of his classmates have been killed on them in the last 2 years. Here in Florida, last years stats showed 95% of all accidents involving cruisers (yes, the metric ones too) were the fault of a person driving a car. As for the crotch rockets, 99.67 percent were the fault of the rider. Hmmmmmmm.....
I was a young man once, and understand having your balls outweigh yiour brains- every man is this way until at least age 35 or so, and many never out grow it . Crotch rockets kill way too many young people- a pretty subtle act of terrorism if you think about it. | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/10/2008 5:08:15 PM | | As long as you (in salted me), will you (out pepper me also). I just started to read this and I know already that you have no idea what you are talking about. First off, what planet are you from? Muscle cars in the eighties and nineties? I have to tell you boy, that the muscle car era was in the late fifties to very early seventies. It seems like you can't afford a piece of history (The Mighty Harley), so you have to run them down. Good luck when you ever come to our planet. I know this is old, but there are always the same ***holes saying the same things year after year. | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/18/2008 4:02:03 PM | It's something that most folks can't understand, but yet the most dont't even own a bike! Althought last of the American bikes, but then again what is American any more?
Soon Harley will be made in China and then one more thing will be gone. If the women want Harleys in their life then let it be, because some of the men that own and ride them will let them ride! | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/18/2008 4:31:45 PM | To FrevrSrchin: Gotta take issue with you about hogs bein' best. Used to ride a Triumph, 500, could bounce it off the pegs a hundred times and bring it back up with ease, but having a passenger, even an experienced one, made it harder to handle. But, I am still a lone rider, just a Wrangler now, so what do I know? lol
The Japanese make things that go fast in a straight line. Looked at and test drove a bmw 650 once- top speed was 140 on the speedometer, and cruisin' speed, according to the salesman, was the same. Handled almost as well as that T.
As for the main question, over three years since this thread started, and it's more valid than ever, so it's not, as most other things woman, based on lunar phases. The only thing I see more often in women's profiles is that they like the beach.
I suspect, as one lady said early on, it's not about bad boys, but about the bad girl thing. Hell, there're lots more ways to be "bad" that would spike your popularity. And if its vibes that you like, have you mulitaskers ever tried leaning against the dryer? | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/18/2008 8:50:09 PM | | OP: Have you seen the women that are into Harleys? You really want that? Bring anything shiny and with wheels into the trailor park and those women will clamor for you. For all the owners of well built bikes (Japanese, German and maybe even British)...if you want to give your woman the treat of a 500 lb vibrator just pull off a plug wire or 2...you'll get the unbalanced sound and vibe and still run circles around the Harleys. If I want a bike using 80 year old technology I'll buy an antique. Americans ought to be ashamed to be making bikes like that. | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/18/2008 9:58:17 PM | Here in Florida, last years stats showed 95% of all accidents involving cruisers (yes, the metric ones too) were the fault of a person driving a car. As for the crotch rockets, 99.67 percent were the fault of the rider. Hmmmmmmm.....
Incredible figures, perhaps the guys on the rice rockets in Florida could share with all the other riders across the US how the hell they manage to prevent cars turning left in front of them at intersections? hmmm....
& while we're on the subject: lets have the source for those figures please... | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/18/2008 10:49:07 PM | | I've driven all kinds of bikes since I was young, I like them all. But most of all, I enjoy the Harley I own now! | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/19/2008 4:14:31 AM | God created Harleys to keep wankers off Kawasakis........give me a hunk of Japanese bred race bike any day of the week!!! | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/19/2008 5:38:22 AM | Woman mention Harleys for the type of guy they want.....and maybe the vibrator too...Like bikes but am into dirt track racing....lol | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/19/2008 6:29:09 AM | | I just got my first bike this year, went for the Harley because I wanted the best, and I wanted to be part of "the lifestyle". I have found that the riders are some of the most generous, accepting, decent people I have ever met. I can't explain what it does for my self confidence, but the smiles and the flirting that go along with the Harley are something very special. Women who would never have noticed me before open up and talk, even to the point of asking for a ride. It's a great coversation starter. If you don't ride, you can't understand. | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/19/2008 6:54:18 AM | Jim, please explain what you mean by "the best". I'm trying hard to understand where that opinion comes from and not put them down. As you know, in any comparison between similar bikes, the harley is always the heaviest, slowest, poorest handling, least dependable and often the most expensive. I'm truly happy for you that fitting into the harley cliche boosted your self confindence, that is worth the inflated price. When you're self confidence gets a little higher you'll feel free to unload that bloated pig and ride a bike that performs rather than one that looks pretty parked outside the bar. Honestly, wouldn't you rather have a woman that is attracted to you rather than your bike?
Oops, I might have put down the harleys again. Heres a positive word for them: I'll never need to buy a map to Laconia, theres usually a harley broken down every mile or so that one can follow like a trail of breadcrumbs. I'll put that $2. towards the next set of tires on my bike...they are getting worn from actually riding. | |
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Posted: 8/19/2008 7:12:22 AM | Well after reading through these posts I am going to rush out and start my new product line...Vibrators for women that thump violently.....Because all the current ones available buzz, Much like an in line four on full chat..Somebody missed the market!!!!
To answer the original question....Because it is what is in fashion right now...
And everybody wants to be part of the cool crowd... | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/19/2008 8:05:38 AM | JIMINCT........you arent part of anything, you are what they call a wannabe.........30 miles and 30 grand doesnt make you a biker and the bartender aint your friend.
Also, if you are a new rider, you have zero business taking a passenger. | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/19/2008 1:03:13 PM | JIMINCT........you arent part of anything, you are what they call a wannabe.........30 miles and 30 grand doesnt make you a biker and the bartender aint your friend.
Also, if you are a new rider, you have zero business taking a passenger.
damn lighten the frick up ..jim it dont matter when you started riding ..what you ride or how much it cost ...just ride and be safe ...I like metrics because i feel they are more bike for my money ...but no one can knock a Harley ...ten of the oldest running bikes that i know are Harley's ...one of them saw action in world war two and still runs and shows up at all the events
yes i believe that it takes more money to keep harleys going ...but if you want a harley ...go for it
it dont matter whether you been riding 40 years or have just walked in and bought a bike yea your a biker ..ride free my friend
riseaboveit ..I have been riding longer than you have been alive ...every one starts somewhere | |
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Posted: 8/20/2008 3:53:08 PM | On the dole....Lot's of bits in boxes...Built Triumph engine...Built frame...Built Chop...Called it "Debra Kedabra"....Drove it......Felt good....It was "mines"....
Sold cottage in Scotland (which I had rebuilt)....With profits...Bought Harley, with hard tail Norton frame, not bad...Actually, fkin liked it !!....Preferred Triumph...Or did I?
But would never EVER compare them....
For those who compete "it is better to debate a question an never resolve it, than to resolve a question without debating it"..... | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/20/2008 6:57:59 PM | As a Florida biker and retired Firefighter, I can say that the crash figures above are just about Dead On Correct. I've seen VERY few cruiser bike crashes that weren't the fault of the car/truck driver pulling out in front of the biker. The rest were due to hitting oil/other road hazards and sliding out/highsiding. Every once in a blue moon some jackazz would go too fast and crash out on the highway due to taking a Junebug at 100MPH to the forehead, but those are rare as heck these days.
Conversely, the amount of "Racebikes" that get clobbered due to being Idiotic on a Motorcycle are astronomic...just in Pensacola there were four fatal crashes within a couple of weeks time...all due to speeds in excess of 80MPH in 45MPH zones. NONE of these clowns were wearing helmets. I hope they all filled out their Organ Donor cards when they got their licenses.
"Racebikes" (Superbikes/Road Race/Etc) people (mostly age 18-35) are being stupid and getting killed when they are on the road. I say this having BEEN trained at California Superbike School and having raced for three years as an amateur. The scars on my body show quite clearly what CAN happen when things go wrong with a Very Fast Bike at high speed.
A few months ago I almost purchased a Yamaha YZF-R1, took it for a test ride and realized a couple of things...
One, these new racer bikes are faster than ever. This thing was FASTER than the FJ1200...cornered better, and would probably be the reason I wouldn't see age 40 
Two, High center of gravity means higher chance of a "highside" (if you don't know what it is, well, it's just very, very painfull).
Three, while going 145 down the highway USED to be fun...I'm getting too old for that squish now...creeping up on 40 and my bones don't heal so good anymore. Better safe than sorry.
Four, These clowns on the racebikes need a whole lot more than the MSF Safety Course requirement in Florida...they really need to get a racing license to ride the 600RR & up racing bikes...Japan has a BEAUTIFUL licensing program for motorcycles...each TYPE of bike and Engine Size has a different requirement set!! Japanese bikers are some of the best riders on the road today!!
Realize that the typical "Crotch-Rocket" is travelling on two patches of rubber that are the size OF YOUR PALM! It's not a whole lot to save your azz with. At least a cruiser has a bigger footprint in the back!! Not to mention a lower center of gravity, more weight in the back...etc...and folks DO have a tendancy to just lean back and cruise...instead of getting all hyper and pulling a wheelie across the 3-mile bridge
Why do women like Harley's?? Because of the VIBES, man!! It's the most relaxing form of motorcycling out there!!
The differences between a Harley, a crotch-rocket, a UJM (God, I miss those), and a Brit-bike are HUGE. They all share the commonality of two wheels and an engine, but that's where it ENDS...they are as much different as four brothers by four different mothers. They're all in the same Family, but are as different as Night and Day. You really can't fairly compare them together.
Bottom line, a special license needs to be made for those who want to ride crotch-rockets. They're getting themselves killed & maimed at a rate FAR higher than ANY OTHER KIND OF BIKER. And that it also why their Bodily Injury insurance in insanely HIGH, while I only pay pennies in comparison for a Yamaha 550 Vision. | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/21/2008 6:55:08 AM | | All of yall that think harleys are white trash are pathetic! Yall prolly don't even ride or never rode. How can a white trash person own a harley? Harleys are pretty expensive. I'm 19 and I have one. My dad has one also. We bought ours together. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I love my bike! I just need to find a girl that likes to ride too. :) | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/21/2008 7:43:31 AM | | Stop putting all women into the same category please. I don't particularly care for motorbikes and wouldn't necessarily date someone who rides one. At the same time if I met a guy that I really liked and found out later he has one I wouldn't stop seeing him just because of it. | |
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| whats with women and harleys?
Posted: 8/21/2008 7:46:28 AM | | oh boohoo,,,,,,harley's are the way to go,,,,, they are god's gift to bikers everywhere! | |
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Posted: 8/21/2008 10:13:27 AM | | I love the loud sound of a harley coming. It gives me goose bumps. I only road last summer with a large group and it was the most fun I ever had. Now that summer is winding down I just started riding again with the same group minus my x boyfriend. It is addicting. If you have never rode on a harley u just wouldn't understand it. | |
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