Every time I see people bashing Harleys or their owners, I see the green demon of jealousy. ALL the import manufacturers imitate Harley, which is another sign of jealousy. While some of the top-of-the-line sportbikes are faster, the V-ROD beats all foreign cruisers and even many sportbikes. The only cruiser faster than the V-ROD is the Triumph Rocket.
Soooo….Bash away, Harley bashers. All I see is a bunch of whining jealous fools.
I’m not jealous of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. I’m jealous of their owners, for having the wisdom and foresight to buy one and enjoy life in a way I’ve only been able to dream about. I could buy a triked one now, since I lost one of my legs in an on-the-job accident, and it could have a reverse gear too. I have so many other things I need though that I don’t think I’ll be able to afford one, but I never have been a Harley basher, or a "whining jealous fool" over Harleys and Harley owners. I always praise their wisdom for making that pucrhase, and several times have gone up to them at grocery store parking lots or other parking lots and have told them how great their bike is and praise them for living "the good life". Maybe one day, for me, but, I just don’t know when, and if. Enjoy your bike. If it’s a Harley, they don’t come any better, no matter what their claims. God Bless you.
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I think your V-Rod stats are seriously flawed as is your perception of jealousy.
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V-Rod (’02) 11.31 @ 115.0
Motorcyclist Magazine
Fast for a Harley but fast is relative.
I’m not jealous of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. I’m jealous of their owners, for having the wisdom and foresight to buy one and enjoy life in a way I’ve only been able to dream about. I could buy a triked one now, since I lost one of my legs in an on-the-job accident, and it could have a reverse gear too. I have so many other things I need though that I don’t think I’ll be able to afford one, but I never have been a Harley basher, or a "whining jealous fool" over Harleys and Harley owners. I always praise their wisdom for making that pucrhase, and several times have gone up to them at grocery store parking lots or other parking lots and have told them how great their bike is and praise them for living "the good life". Maybe one day, for me, but, I just don’t know when, and if. Enjoy your bike. If it’s a Harley, they don’t come any better, no matter what their claims. God Bless you.
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A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF HARLEY OWNERS ASSUME ALL OTHER MOTORCYCLIST REALLY WANT A HARLEY, WHICH IS JUST NOT TRUE. I HAVE BEEN RIDING 35 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY INTEREST IN A HARLEY OR ANY OTHER CRUISER. I RESPECT HARLEY RIDERS FOR BUYING WHAT THEY WANT AND EXPECT THE SAME IN RETURN.
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35 YEARS RIDING MOTORCYCLES.
The reason people do not like Harley riders is there attitude. The majority of them, you included by the looks of things seem to believe because you own a Harley you are superior to all other riders. I would never own a Harley because they to not appeal to me. I have Triumph Speed Four, because I like a machine that can handle well. Harley riders are generally the most unfriendly bunch (unless you ride a Harley) My only friend that did have one (883 Sportser and a Dynoglide) even said he did not like the snobery in the owners club. Now he has a Triumph Tiger 1050.
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Honda riders bash Yamaha riders, who bash Kawasaki riders and they all gang up to bash HD riders, who, let’s face it, tend to bash other bike riders. It’s the same with car owners, gun owners boat owners etc.
In 42 years of riding, I have owned 26 bikes, the last five have all been Harleys. I still like the big honda street bikes, I owned several, I also owned Yamaha, kawasaki, 1 BMW, triumph, hodaka,bull taco,even a crotch rocket or two, and more.
In my book, it doesn’t matter what you ride, as long as you ride.
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Easy there. Yeah Kawasaki was really copying Harley when they pulled this one off http://www.kawasaki.com/Products/Detail.aspx?id=267.
Just like I’m absolutely sure Aprilia was eyeing up that fat boy when they sent this one out http://www.apriliausa.com/modelli/road/modello.asp?id=109#
And of course someone who owns both of these adding up to a total cast of 25,000$ and about 4000$ a year for insurance could never hope to afford a Harley. And the V-rod runs mid 11′s in the quarter mile and only has a low 30-something degree lean angle. That’s horrible when you consider the average Japanese or European bike runs AT LEAST mid 10′s and has AT LEAST a 45 degree lean angle. But anyway I’m just gonna take a moment to reflect on you incredible lack of intelligence and laugh myself nearly to death.
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sure as hell not jealous here in montana. i have ridden mc’s for over 40 years, i ride hondas exclusively!!! i have yet to see a honda parked on the side of a road or being hauled, towed to a repair facility. also you should check facts on the v rod
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Now, Now…. Presumption, Presumption.
By complaining that "others" are bashing Halrey’s, you are "bashing" the (non-Harley) others. The pot calling the kettle black!
Next you going to tell me that you have never heard of Harley riders bashing "rice-grinders". And just think – soon they have an even better target – the Chinese.
What a waste of time! Bashing, no matter what direction it is pointed in is a confession of animosity, ego and ingnorance. Get a life!
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Been watching this behavior and long time.
Man you dont eat that shit do you?
Well considering a Vrod is a dead nuts copy of a yamaha model made 4 yrs before its release, i suppose it could be kinda fast.
I think Suzuki? has a bike that will do 270 mph stock with the limiter removed. Something tells me HD dont seem so fast now does it?
And to brag that HD high performance crotch rocket can beat a standard jap touring bike is some feat i must admit.
And the list of sportbikes the Vrod can beat probably fits on a business card.
What on gods green earth is it that you HD brains cannot process about modern engineering? your like muslims demanding we live in the 4th century to accomodate you.
They copy a Jap sportbike, and think they have a world beater? Well how are they doing on the Superbike circuit? Oh, they dont run? Why is that? Oh, too slow and heavy, i remember.
relax, set back, loosen that head band, and start looking at those small print things called specifications. yes those number things.
Then tell me how superior your dinosaur is.
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I second you RANDY C, Its not what bike your on as long as your on one. I ride a honda "crotch rocket" or more specifically an f4i. I wave at all riders, and id say 65% of harley riders don’t wave back. don’t get me wrong I like harleys and wouldn’t even mind ownin one some day. I’ve riden quite a few of em and they are nice they just arn’t for me right now. I geuss the question is, Would you wave back? If not then you are the type of person you are refering to. if you are then, Id say your the basher….. if not, then see ya on the road and keep on ridin!
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It might be the young, good looking, big breasted women on the back of the Harley that’s the real problem!
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I think it’s weird that the Japanese bikes copy Harley. They took vastly superior bikes off the market, so they could replace them with something with two really big pistons on a narrow angle, which is obviously not something you do for performance reasons. One of them even had one really huge piston.
Who’d pick a Japanese twin over a V4? Apparently everybody.
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Harley’s past history says it all. snicker snicker…..I ride a Yamaha cause it 3 times better than anything Harley will ever make! most cruisers top at 115. The v whatever does not so why don’t we compare it to something similar then, like a V-MAX….Where did the Harley go? When the magazines tell the crotch rocket crowd don’t race a V-MAX stoplight to stoplight that should tell you something. Cause all the sportbikes but the bigest and fastest will lose in a short race to the V-MAX. Harley had to go to partial liquid cooled motor in the v whatever cause you cant make an air cooled engine make enough horsepower to stick with the jap stuff! Why does the Die hard H-D crowd not acknowledge the V whatever then? HUH? I am a die hard American but we don’t make a good bike….Polaris? Maybe? H-D, no! Quarter mile on a sporster in 13 seconds…Please! The 02 Honda Goldwing runs the quarter in 12.78 the the 04 sporter 13.02 (Motorcyclist magazine data)….the defense rests.
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So I wonder why Triumph guy doesn’t refuse to wave at any other kind of bike? Or why Triumph guy doesn’t get on Y answers and ask what kind of Triumph he should buy, and please don’t suggest any other kind of bike because only a Triumph is worth buying. Or why Triumph guys don’t all dress like costume party bikers, cop an attitude and ride around slow in large groups, accuse every other biker of being jealous of his superior bike. Why doesn’t Triumph guy run straight pipes so the world can enjoy the unmuffled music coming from his superior bike? Why doesn’t Triumph guy constantly complain that every other biker won’t give him the respect he deserves for having the right stuff to purchase a Triumph and spending $5k on Triumph brand clothes at the Triumph boutique? Why isn’t it a line of Triumphs you see parked in front of a bar on a beautiful day for a ride? Why doesn’t Triumph guy mount a Lazy-boy on his bike and pull a trailer, or turn his bike into a trike? Why doesnt Triumph just stick with one tried and true engine instead of changing their engines over the years and actually put diffrent engines on diffrent bikes?
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im never jealous of old fat motorcyclists lmao (u may not be one… but most HD riders are)
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what kind of Harley are you riding? People like you make Harley riders look bad. Not all Harley riders share your opinions.
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I own a Harley Softail and a Suzuki Hayabusa. They both have there pro’s and con’s….depends on the situation.
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The HD V Rod is a flop!
HD discontinued the V Rod
The V Rod has more consumer complains against it than all other brands of motorcycles combined.
The V Rod is a major embarrassment to HD
HD stock has plummeted and HD sales have suffered cause of the V Rod.
Dealers can’t even give used V Rods away
HD Dealers can’t fix the V Rod
The V Rod is the biggest failure in the history of HD
I am not jealous of HD Owners
I just feel sorry for you, and I have no respect for your intelligence cause ur dumb enough to spend ur hard earned money on junk.
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