On 6/2/17 7:25 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 6/2/2017 7:14 AM, Tim wrote:
5:27 AMPoco Deplorevole
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You've touched on one of the concerns of motorcyclists. When will
Congress decide that these
'motorcycles' should meet the same safety standards as cars, i.e.
seatbelts, air bags, side impact
protection, roll bars, etc. And once on a roll, who knows what other
'safety' standards will be
applied to 'motorcycles', whether they be four, three, or two wheeled.

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My old '83 wing dropped due to the cenerstand in soft dirt. It weighs
700lb dry, and yes even with crashbars and proper technique it was
still a bugger to upright. I don't wanna do that often.


Only time I came close with one of the Ultra Classic Harley's I had was
driving it into to garage beside Mrs.E.'s car. I flipped the kickstand
down with my foot but it didn't extend all the way and when I started to
get off, it started to go down. Fortunately, the grip on the handlebar
came down on top of her trunk and I was able to man-handle it back up.
If it had gone another 5 or 10 degrees, it would have been all over.

I think the Harley Ultra Classic weighs in at close to 900 lbs. It's
also one of the reasons I finally got rid of it. Getting older is a bitch.




One of the neighboring kids just got a really cute little Honda
motorcycle, a 250 cc'er. Nice for tooling around. Kid said the spec
sheet said it weighed about 300 pounds...reasonable to pick up if you
drop it.

A 1000-cc class Duc weighs under 400 pounds. No need to buy a bike
overloaded with avoirdupois.