"Frank Boettcher" wrote

Well, not a matter of image for me and I don't want it for
touring.
basic local transportation with a little fun thrown in.

Okay, just stay out of the biker bars.


Every morning I get in my truck and ride about 5 miles one
way to a
trail head and then I run 5-8 miles. Ten miles with truck
mileage.
The bike would be more fun and less gas.


Good for you. Why not ride a bicycle?


Besides, most of those so called " tough guys" that I know
that have
big Harleys put them on trailers or trucks and haul them
to "ride ins"
Now that's really macho. And they couldn't run 80 yards
much less 8
miles.


So true. Most Harley owners keep them in the garage, but
make damn sure everbody knows they own one.


And it's a matter of perspective. When I was a kid a
300CC bike was
considered a "big" bike. Pushing 60, I want something
that is fun
without busting the bank.


I know two guys that own them, the 883. It was a cheap (
relatively ) way to own a Harley. You get to wear the
T-shirt then. IMO they are junk, especially compared to
other ( foreign) , smaller, lighter, faster, cheaper bikes.
But, to each his own.


--
Scott Vernon
Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_