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Motorcycling West Virginia
Brother and I went for a bike ride to West Virginia on Saturday. Rented a brand new Harley for
him,$125 for 24 hours, which I thought was very reasonable. Had a great time on some WV roads that seem to have been designed by a motorcyclist. Put 380 miles on the bikes with no problems. He was a motorcycle cop for a bunch of years, so I figured he'd be on my butt in the twisties. But, a Harley just won't do it. This was a 2017 Harley, all decked out. Beautiful bike, if you like 'em. But it couldn't keep up with a 28 year-old Guzzi. Maybe we should have borrowed your Ducati, eh Harry? |
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5:21 AMPoco Deplorevole
Brother and I went for a bike ride to West Virginia on Saturday. Rented a brand new Harley for him,$125 for 24 hours, which I thought was very reasonable. Had a great time on some WV roads that seem to have been designed by a motorcyclist. Put 380 miles on the bikes with no problems. He was a motorcycle cop for a bunch of years, so I figured he'd be on my butt in the twisties. But, a Harley just won't do it. This was a 2017 Harley, all decked out. Beautiful bike, if you like 'em. But it couldn't keep up with a 28 year-old Guzzi. Maybe we should have borrowed your Ducati, eh Harry? ..... I think I need to clean the sprayed coffee off my iPhone. Good thing it's in a protective case |
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 09:15:04 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote:
If he gizmoed out his bike like he gizmoed out his guns, you wouldn't feel safe riding it. === What bike? --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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9:02 On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 09:15:04 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote: If he gizmoed out his bike like he gizmoed out his guns, you wouldn't feel safe riding it. === What bike? --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com .... It's washcloth time again. Got a snootfull this time...Lol! |
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 10:08:37 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote:
Wrote in message: On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 09:15:04 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote: If he gizmoed out his bike like he gizmoed out his guns, you wouldn't feel safe riding it. === What bike? --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com He claims to have a docati, the finest fastest prettiest bike in the world. === Like I said, what bike? |
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On Mon, 05 Jun 2017 06:21:53 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote: Brother and I went for a bike ride to West Virginia on Saturday. Rented a brand new Harley for him,$125 for 24 hours, which I thought was very reasonable. Had a great time on some WV roads that seem to have been designed by a motorcyclist. Put 380 miles on the bikes with no problems. He was a motorcycle cop for a bunch of years, so I figured he'd be on my butt in the twisties. But, a Harley just won't do it. This was a 2017 Harley, all decked out. Beautiful bike, if you like 'em. But it couldn't keep up with a 28 year-old Guzzi. Maybe we should have borrowed your Ducati, eh Harry? What Harley? Dresser? I bet he could have kept up with you on a Sportster. My 72 could run with the Ring Dings. |
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1:15 - show quoted text - What Harley? Dresser? I bet he could have kept up with you on a Sportster. My 72 could run with the Ring Dings. ..... Greg, I don't think it was the speed but the handling was n the curves. Yes adresser can be nimble but that's a lot of flab to be throwing around especially while braking in a hard curve... my old Yamaha rods were great about dosing the big bikes in the hard twists. |
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 11:22:36 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: 1:15 - show quoted text - What Harley? Dresser? I bet he could have kept up with you on a Sportster. My 72 could run with the Ring Dings. .... Greg, I don't think it was the speed but the handling was n the curves. Yes adresser can be nimble but that's a lot of flab to be throwing around especially while braking in a hard curve... my old Yamaha rods were great about dosing the big bikes in the hard twists. Sportsers are not that heavy and pretty nimble. The one I had was also stroked so it had a lot of low end torque to get going again if you slowed down. It was pretty "sporty". I still preferred the 72 Superglide tho. |
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 11:22:36 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: - show quoted text - Sportsers are not that heavy and pretty nimble. The one I had was also stroked so it had a lot of low end torque to get going again if you slowed down. It was pretty "sporty". I still preferred the 72 Superglide tho. ...,. The "superglude" helped put HD back on the map. I almost bought a Captain America once. By the time I got the funds together, it was gone. Never really liked the Night Train though. |
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On 6/5/2017 2:22 PM, Tim wrote:
1:15 - show quoted text - What Harley? Dresser? I bet he could have kept up with you on a Sportster. My 72 could run with the Ring Dings. .... Greg, I don't think it was the speed but the handling was n the curves. Yes adresser can be nimble but that's a lot of flab to be throwing around especially while braking in a hard curve... my old Yamaha rods were great about dosing the big bikes in the hard twists. The big Harleys are meant for cruising, not nimble performance or cornering. |
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3:00 PMMr. Luddite - show quoted text - The big Harleys are meant for cruising, not nimble performance or cornering. ---- Definitely. An FL sure isn't a Sportster... |
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 12:42:20 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 11:22:36 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: - show quoted text - Sportsers are not that heavy and pretty nimble. The one I had was also stroked so it had a lot of low end torque to get going again if you slowed down. It was pretty "sporty". I still preferred the 72 Superglide tho. ..,. The "superglude" helped put HD back on the map. I almost bought a Captain America once. By the time I got the funds together, it was gone. Never really liked the Night Train though. I think my 72 may have been a Captain America (the one with the funny seat) when it was new but it was dressed like a sportster when I got it. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/72%20harley.jpg |
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 12:42:20 -0700 (PDT), Tim - show quoted text - I think my 72 may have been a Captain America (the one with the funny seat) when it was new but it was dressed like a sportster when I got it. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/72%20harley.jpg ..... Greg, I was thinking of the FX "boat tail"captain America. 74 https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...ea8883fe6f.jpg |
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 14:35:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: 4:00 On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 12:42:20 -0700 (PDT), Tim - show quoted text - I think my 72 may have been a Captain America (the one with the funny seat) when it was new but it was dressed like a sportster when I got it. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/72%20harley.jpg .... Greg, I was thinking of the FX "boat tail"captain America. 74 https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...ea8883fe6f.jpg Yeah, that is the one. I wasn't sure what year it was. Never saw one in real life. The guys I rode with would kick your ass if you showed up with something like that. The pipes and the seat on mine was not stock. I know the pipes are from a Sportster. The original Superglide pipes were that collector cludge that ended up in one muffler going out the back, |
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 14:35:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: 4:00 On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 12:42:20 -0700 (PDT), Tim - show quoted text - I think my 72 may have been a Captain America (the one with the funny seat) when it was new but it was dressed like a sportster when I got it. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/72%20harley.jpg .... Greg, I was thinking of the FX "boat tail"captain America. 74 https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...ea8883fe6f.jpg |
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