Motorpig Posted September 8, 2010 #1 Posted September 8, 2010 While speaking with a lifetime Harley Rider he told me the best thing about owning a Harley... You get to meet a lot of great tow truck drivers! (true story...of course i met him at work as he was on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck...)
MasterGuns Posted September 8, 2010 #2 Posted September 8, 2010 While speaking with a lifetime Harley Rider he told me the best thing about owning a Harley... You get to meet a lot of great tow truck drivers! (true story...of course i met him at work as he was on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck...) This is absolute BS. I've owned Harleys since the the early 60s and never had one towed or trailered due to it breaking down. I've also owned a hellofa lot of foreign made and I can't say the same for those. As a matter of fact, if my HD ever needs to go to the shop, they will pick it up for FREE and deliver it back to my home for free. Show me a Yamaha dealer that will do that.
wizard Posted September 8, 2010 #3 Posted September 8, 2010 Not B.S.. Not all tow truck drivers are bad. I know the owner of one who would never hire a bad person! All of his drivers are very nice.
Yammer Dan Posted September 8, 2010 #4 Posted September 8, 2010 I rode Old School Hardleys. The "Newest" one I had was a 56 Pan. I gave up on Hardleys because I got tired of sitting beside the road waiting for someone to come and get me. I built most of these bikes. Maybe it was just me?? Hardley has came a long ways since those days. Not the same bike. And they sure are Purty. Some of them even sound good but I don't care for the real loud sound anymore. And got to mention the Price Tag on anything with Hardley on it is crazy. I'll stick with my 1st Gens and won't have to worry about the Stealers. OK I'm done.
DesertRider Posted September 8, 2010 #5 Posted September 8, 2010 If I could afford it, I would love to have one of those new Electra Glide Ultra Limited's. But I can't and probably never will so I'll remain happy as always with my 1983 Yamaha Ultra Venture Standard Limited, which will most likely outlast me !
Sailor Posted September 8, 2010 #6 Posted September 8, 2010 A friend of mine just bought a brand new Harley. He was totaly impressed with the Harley dealer. The dealer gave him a $200.00 gift cert because his bike broke down on the road. It had 6000k on it, or just over 3000 miles. He missed the fact that the drive belt should not break in that short a distance. He also said that although my VR could run rings around his Harley all the girls would flock to his bike. Ain't seen it happen yet. I was thinking I should follow him and give the girls a ride home when he breaks down, but first he has to get a girl.
uechi kid Posted September 8, 2010 #7 Posted September 8, 2010 While speaking with a lifetime Harley Rider he told me the best thing about owning a Harley... You get to meet a lot of great tow truck drivers! (true story...of course i met him at work as he was on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck...) It's still funny. :rotf:
MasterGuns Posted September 8, 2010 #8 Posted September 8, 2010 I rode Old School Hardleys. The "Newest" one I had was a 56 Pan. I gave up on Hardleys because I got tired of sitting beside the road waiting for someone to come and get me. I built most of these bikes. Maybe it was just me?? Hardley has came a long ways since those days. Not the same bike. And they sure are Purty. Some of them even sound good but I don't care for the real loud sound anymore. And got to mention the Price Tag on anything with Hardley on it is crazy. I'll stick with my 1st Gens and won't have to worry about the Stealers. OK I'm done. OMG, 1956 was 54 years ago. You are right though, they are IMHO one of the most beautiful every made and they do sound great; not tinny like ??????
MasterGuns Posted September 8, 2010 #9 Posted September 8, 2010 A friend of mine just bought a brand new Harley. He was totaly impressed with the Harley dealer. The dealer gave him a $200.00 gift cert because his bike broke down on the road. It had 6000k on it, or just over 3000 miles. He missed the fact that the drive belt should not break in that short a distance. He also said that although my VR could run rings around his Harley all the girls would flock to his bike. Ain't seen it happen yet. I was thinking I should follow him and give the girls a ride home when he breaks down, but first he has to get a girl. The final drive belt on my Ultra has over 30 k miles and looks as good as new. Interesting. And not a bit of whining anywhere, too?
MasterGuns Posted September 8, 2010 #10 Posted September 8, 2010 A friend of mine just bought a brand new Harley. He was totaly impressed with the Harley dealer. The dealer gave him a $200.00 gift cert because his bike broke down on the road. It had 6000k on it, or just over 3000 miles. He missed the fact that the drive belt should not break in that short a distance. He also said that although my VR could run rings around his Harley all the girls would flock to his bike. Ain't seen it happen yet. I was thinking I should follow him and give the girls a ride home when he breaks down, but first he has to get a girl. Sure he isnt on a RB?
BurgyMon Posted September 8, 2010 #11 Posted September 8, 2010 With all this going back and forth, I couldn't resist this. Definition of a Harley: The most efficient way to convert gasoline to noise without affecting horsepower.
Yammer Dan Posted September 8, 2010 #12 Posted September 8, 2010 OMG, 1956 was 54 years ago. You are right though, they are IMHO one of the most beautiful every made and they do sound great; not tinny like ?????? And I'm only 39!!! Mine was Rigid frame, raked 47 degrees with a twisted tube chrome 16 inch over Grundy Front end. 14 inch Ape Hangers. No shocks and only rear brake. Chrome spoke wheels a B to clean. Candy Apple Red with Gold Metal Flake. I've seen girls fight for the back seat. It did have a nice King/Queen that kind of flowed up the Sissy Bar.
Oldslow Posted September 8, 2010 #13 Posted September 8, 2010 I've owned 4 bikes, all metric. Kawasaki Nomad left my wife and I stranded with busted gears 500 miles from home(a lot of stress)...never owned a Harley but if I do I will buy the extended warranty cause we do a lot of miles and peace of mind is a good thing!
Mel Posted September 8, 2010 #14 Posted September 8, 2010 Quote: "This is absolute BS. I've owned Harleys since the the early 60s and never had one towed or trailered due to it breaking down. I've also owned a hellofa lot of foreign made and I can't say the same for those." 1) Expo '67, Montreal. Me on '60 BMW, pal on'63 Harley, headed back to northern Ohio. Had to stay over in Buffalo, NY to get a bent push rod replaced. (No, not on the Beemer). 2) 1973, From Ohio to motorcycle speed week, Daytona. Me on 1970 Honda CB 750, same pal on (?year) Harley. The evening we got into Florida we had to drive by the lights of the Honda. Next day had to have a Harley shop replace battery, regulator, generator. Me, I just had fun riding, part of the time with a passenger. Him, after we got home he went out and bought a Moto Guzzi.. Just sayin'.
MasterGuns Posted September 8, 2010 #15 Posted September 8, 2010 With all this going back and forth, I couldn't resist this. Definition of a Harley: The most efficient way to convert gasoline to noise without affecting horsepower. Everybody makes fun of Harley's but in my experience if they could, they'd have one. Guess what, they don't whine, don't have cassettes, are fuel injected and the newer Venture kinda were designed to look like them, just cheaper copies. I, too, couldn't resist.
Who Dey Posted September 8, 2010 #16 Posted September 8, 2010 This is absolute BS. I've owned Harleys since the the early 60s and never had one towed or trailered due to it breaking down. I've also owned a hellofa lot of foreign made and I can't say the same for those. As a matter of fact, if my HD ever needs to go to the shop, they will pick it up for FREE and deliver it back to my home for free. Show me a Yamaha dealer that will do that. Well first of all it's a fact that Harley's were junk back in the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's, so i find it very hard to believe that you have had absolutely no problems out of those older HD's, especially in the AMF days. If you didn't have any trouble then you were extremely fortunate. I do however think that they are better than they used to be but they still aren't as good as the Jap bikes, and they never will be because HD is too worried about selling an image instead of a good motorcycle. Second, it is a proven fact that foreign cars and motorcycles are far superior in every way to American cars and motorcycles in every way. Last but not least, they are not picking your bike up for free and i cannot believe you even think that for one minute. They charge you three times as much for the service, that's where they get their tow money back out of you.
Motorpig Posted September 8, 2010 Author #17 Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) "Top"...this is a venture board...its ok...you can go to the harley board and make fun of our whiny bikes that have cassette decks...heck, im sure you could pick the venutre apart if you want to...but the reality of it is....you must be riding the "exception" to the harley "rule"...congratulations!!! OohRah and Semper Gumby! Edited September 8, 2010 by Motorpig
Red Rider Posted September 8, 2010 #19 Posted September 8, 2010 Indian built the first V-twin in 1903, the same year as the first Harley-Davidson, a single cylinder. So wouldn't that make Harley a copy of an Indian and so on.. Just saying...
dray Posted September 8, 2010 #20 Posted September 8, 2010 Everybody makes fun of Harley's but in my experience if they could, they'd have one. Guess what, they don't whine, don't have cassettes, are fuel injected and the newer Venture kinda were designed to look like them, just cheaper copies. I, too, couldn't resist. I could have! and I DON'T
mikentinamidnight Posted September 8, 2010 #21 Posted September 8, 2010 I have been driving tow trucks since 1983 and I cant count how many broke down harleys i have towed but i can tell you I have only towed two imports and one of them was because they ran over a bolt and got a flat. In my book that dose not say alot for harley reliability. I have owned a new one and it was more trouble than it was worth and all the work was done at the dealer. Ill never own another. It was definitely half the bike at twice the price.
StarFan Posted September 8, 2010 #22 Posted September 8, 2010 As a matter of fact, if my HD ever needs to go to the shop, they will pick it up for FREE and deliver it back to my home for free. Show me a Yamaha dealer that will do that. Well, show me THE Harley Dealer that does that ! Do you believe this yourself ? :rotf:
Owen Posted September 8, 2010 #23 Posted September 8, 2010 Harley riders are nice folks... I've never had one turn down my offer of assistance on the side of the road.
Yammy Posted September 8, 2010 #24 Posted September 8, 2010 Everybody makes fun of Harley's but in my experience if they could, they'd have one. Guess what, they don't whine, don't have cassettes, are fuel injected and the newer Venture kinda were designed to look like them, just cheaper copies. I, too, couldn't resist. I don't know about that! I ride with a lot of x-Harley bikers
Oldslow Posted September 8, 2010 #25 Posted September 8, 2010 There's millions of Harleys on the road...some are gonna break! On this board alone I have counted a few people having troubles with their RSV's. A couple simply fed up...It all comes down to percentages. Seem's there are a number of RSV owners pining for GW's... I kept getting told about how bullet proof the 1500 Nomad engine/tranny was. Didn't do me any good 500 miles from home! I'm not unhappy with my ride...just trying to see the balance.
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