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Also do you ever get to Kerstings Cycle Shop? I also used to hang around with Russel Hendren. He runs the shop for Jim Kersting. And last time I saw him, He had the fastest harley in the wrold. A nitro burning sportster. But that was 15 years ago.
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Every time one of these little rice burners cuts me off in traffic I mutter to myself "keep driving like hell, you'll get there".
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I was in Vail CO three years ago on my way to a motorcyle convention there. I noticed just like you described, these low slung riders going around me like bumble bees at light speed. They were passing on the left, right, between cars, and even on the berm closest to the concrete divider. It was even scarier because it was raining at the time. They must have a death wish or something. My only guess is that they feel they have to live up to the image of the racing bikes on Speed Vision. If they ever witness an up close and pesonal encounter with the asphalt, they'll get a new perspective on how to ride. Hope that helps. By he way Bushobi I think you got something there.
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The fact that we ride a Harley is impressive enough that we dont have to show our ignorance, and put on an IDIOT display of speed and wheelies.
There are a lot of crotch rocket riders around here, and when they pull their Idiot displays of stupidness, all you hear from the people is "Look at that Idiot.
But you get the OOOOHS and AAAAAHs from them when they see a good looking Harley
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Look at some of the new product designs for Harley. Their Buell Line. They are half breed Jap. sport bike clones. They have upper,lower,tank,windscreen,and tailsection fairings. The only thing Harley about them is the V-Twin.
All it comes down to is personal preference.
Look at some of the new product designs for Harley. Their Buell Line. They are half breed Jap. sport bike clones. They have upper,lower,tank,windscreen,and tailsection fairings. The only thing Harley about them is the V-Twin.
All it comes down to is personal preference.
Don't you mean to say just look at the Jap bikes. They are imitating harley so bad it is crazy. The Buell is all harley designed and built by Eric Buell a former HD employee. Harley did buy him out and not owns the company.
I do really think the HD race bikes came first. If I am wrong get me a pic of a Jap race bike from the 20's 30's or 40's hell even the 50's. Good luck.
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Personally I don't stick mine up in the air while I'm riding no matter what their size. I sit with them properly tucked between my thighs while seated in a comfortable position on a two wheeled Cadilac.
And where can you legaly ride on any street doing upwards of 140 mph
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Hey, ride what you want, but keep your Ricky-Racer B.S. on the track. I also seriously doubt the stories I hear from many of the sport bike riders about the speeds they ride and their other antics. I believe there are some maniacs who actually ride on the edge, but there are a lot of wannabees who use the bike as a means to try to impress others with their tales of derring-do. And if I have to hear one more load of crap from somebody who claims to be popping a wheelie at 100 mph at the same time they're giving 500 Hells Angels the finger, I'm gonna barf.
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Edited by - Lowrider on 08/07/2002 15:24:07
Harley is into the sport bike market in a very minor way with the Buell. The Buell is by no means the first Harley sport bike and it will probably not be the last.
It is not Harleys fault it has dominated the motorcycle market in the US for most of the past 100 years. Look at the styling of 90% of the foriegn bikes on the market and I think you will agree that the rest of the manufactures are influenced by and copying Harley by God Davidson.
I like to think the fact that I chose to ride American makes me just a wee bit more American and patriotic than the next guy. My choice and it makes me happy.
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Edited by - warpig883 on 08/07/2002 17:36:11
Harley does dominate the road couch catagory. They are the most expensive cruisers around. As far as there quality, ever since the Evo. They are fine, I just don't like them.
Harley's first design for a sport bike, I believe was a $40,000.00 VR1000. It was orange and black. It was not very track worthy. I believe as of 2000 or a little sooner they scrapped the R&D project and line all togeather. Not sure, I'll have to do more research. It might have been when they aquired Buell. Now they have poured monies into R&D for that line. I believe there is now only 3 models left to choose from.
And don't forget the XR750 with the dual carbs.
The Sportster was the 1st superbike. Even the history channel agrees with that:)
I have had my share of jap bikes and had fun on them. Just for the record my Suzuki was a oil leaker:) But they do go fast. I had a Yamaha RD400 (two stroke) that would put 750's down. Also had a Kaw H3 500 triple (two stroke)
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The successor to the KR model, the XR750 dominated flat track racing from 1970 until the present. Producing 90 bhp @ 8,000 rpm, this model featured twin Mikuni carburetors and alloy cylinder heads. This bike was ridden by Grand National racer, Davey Durelle.
Still racing
These were also sold street legal for a year or two and I passed up the chance to buy one in '93
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Nine time AMA National dirt track champion Scott Parker on his XR750 - San Jose mile-1998 factory race bike
CURRENT Grand National Champion Carr aboard his Factory XR-750
If you ever get lucky enought to see one of these races you will also see foriegn bikes in them. You just will not see them at the front of the pack. Honda and Yamaha both pumped a lot of money into this sport over the years to no avail. H-D has been setting the standard in this sport since the early 1900's. I would have to do some diggin but somewhere I have a list of every years champion and what they were riding. It is H-D for 50 out of the 60 years of the AMAdirt track racing???not sure of the number but that is close you get the idea anyway.
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