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RE: Headed for Daytona this weekend.....
Drink one for us. Like I always say...if you can't be good...be discreet. RIDE SAFE. And take a few pics for us less fortunate.
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10ecjazzman
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03/04/10 04:22pm |
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RE: Victory Cross Country?
Its a funny thing...not funny ha-ha...funny peculiar..Another brand can't look too much like a Harley or its a wannabe..it can't look too different or it has missed the mark. There are tons of Harleys with 200' back tires and tail-draggin bags, fat rear fenders,apes, two zillion different exhaust systems, shaved and chromed everything. Maybe Victory went too far but Harley owners as group, including me, spend a bunch of money trying to make the bike look different than stock. Maybe some of the Victory designs are too custom already. Too bold a statement out of the box. Just idle speculation on my part. Just remember HD was a ten year old company once. Like Alex..I waited until I felt the HDs were a solid product before I came over. That is a lesson Victory will have to learn too. Hopefully they will survive the learning curve....Unless they really didn't make those bikes for the Harley demographic to begin with. In that case they are spot on.
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10ecjazzman
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02/16/10 06:38pm |
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RE: Victory Cross Country?
She has a Honda VT750 Shadow in the garage already. While we are talking hypotheticals...how about I trade her Honda for my new Victory? Just slide it back in the corner..slip on the cover quietly..it could work..:B
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10ecjazzman
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02/13/10 07:37am |
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RE: Victory Cross Country?
Well yeah..maybe they spend so much time on the look..because its the look that sells. But its not just a look..its a feel, a sound, and a 'personality' that can't really be duplicated. The other manufacturers know that if they could get all those things close...and have the look close..they wouldn't have to worry about the technology so much. Everyone who rides a Harley has proven that all those intangibles are worth more than any new technology. If you stop using a Harley as the 'standard' that every bike must be measured against you can find out that there are some really cool bikes out there that are not HDs. I like my Harley for what it is and I bet I could like a Victory enough to find room for one beside my FLHT in the garage...Hmm...I wonder if the wife would mind parking her car outside???:h
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10ecjazzman
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02/11/10 07:21pm |
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RE: Victory Cross Country?
I like it. Don't know if I would buy one just yet. I like the crash bar too. It is pre-drilled for lights or hi-way pegs. No way you can't like the view from the rear. All the styling touches are subjective. Everybody certainly will not like them for sure. I like the clean look of the 'air-compressor motor'. No wires, cables . or tie-wraps visible anywhere. But take a second look at the engineering. The bike has a sand cast hollow aluminum frame, a monotube rear shock, inverted front shocks, oil cooler, and floating rotor disc brakes. Thats cutting edge compared to any Harley out there. And by the way...my FLHT sounded like an air compressor before the Rush mufflers. I applaud them for at least trying something new. I would be interested to see how it rides. None of that technology matters if it doesn't perform well.
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10ecjazzman
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02/09/10 07:12pm |
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RE: Anybody like the new Sportster 48?
I never rode a sportster, so I can 't even comment on the bike's finer points. When I first saw the 48' I was not impressed. Being a little long-in-tooth compared to the target market for the 48' , I know its not for me anyway. Having said that, I am starting to feel like the boys at HD are trying different combinations of parts they already have on the shelf to make a few so-called 'new' models. C'mon , its like Taco Bell making 40 menu items from the same four ingredients.
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10ecjazzman
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02/09/10 06:50pm |
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RE: Road trip to Sturgis...
I remember when I brought my EGlide home I bought an HJC full face helmet from a Yamaha shop the day before. I have a huge head 7 7/8 so many of the standard open face helmets wont come close covering the bean. I went to a bike gathering downtown and got many compliments on the new Harley but a few folks told me that HD riders don't wear full face helmets. Can you believe that? Like flhrsi said, I wasn't wearing the HD 'uniform'.
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10ecjazzman
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01/29/10 05:19pm |
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RE: Road trip to Sturgis...
Talking about motorcycle footwear. A guy in my office wore the same clothes on his new 100th anniversary Heritage as he did on any other day. Light blue button-down shirt, navy Sansabelt slacks, and grey hushpuppies. Occasionally he would add a Members Only jacket. It was like Matlock on a Harley.:h
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10ecjazzman
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01/29/10 12:33pm |
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RE: RIP Buell
It looks like more than NASCAR type rule changes. This is an excerpt from a L.A. Times article blog on Buell "Buell has never really produced a true sportbike. When AMA rewrote the rules to allow the 1125 to race against the 600s that should send a message about Buell's Sportbike." Ouch! I really hope Buell does make it. While we are confessing about bikes we are lusting after..I have been looking at the Victory Crossroads....and I don't know why , but I am drawn to the Triumph Rocket III....and FJR1300!
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10ecjazzman
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10/17/09 09:52am |
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RE: RIP Buell
Buells are cool bikes for sure. I see them as a niche market bike even more so than a Harley. Even if I wanted a Buell, they don't quite fit my 6' 2" 260 lb. body, As far as the business part of this..Harley bought MV Augusta to flip it like you do a house. I am sure there was something that HD needed that MV had even if we will never know what it was. HD has done this kind of thing before but then so has GM and Ford. If the Buell product is such winner in the marketplace it will resurface again. Companies build for who's buying..Buell may have had trouble just because they didn't address the fact that the old dinosaurs are the ones with disposable income and credit! Look around..most businesses are having a little trouble obtaining the profit margins they need...So they are having corporate yard sales unloading unprofitable assets. Surely HD is not the only company that is hurt by the fact that those dollars that used to be free are being held onto. Its really no choice if you can keep your old Harley and still afford your mortgage and your medicine (Dinosaurs need medicine). Pure speculation and opinion on my part.
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10ecjazzman
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10/16/09 02:49pm |
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RE: I need a new bike.....
I love my Electra Glide for what it is..Having said that , I want a Honda st1300, Victory Crossroads, Suzuki M109, BMW K1300 GT, and Triumph Rocket III, ...oh yeah..a Cam Am Spyder..for when I want that extra wheel!....Now...If I could just figure out how to pay for all them bikes!!:h
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10ecjazzman
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09/26/09 01:29pm |
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RE: Ultra/roadking road trips
I love the bicycle pedal analogy when describing the 45 degree v-twin. The HD motor is probably the most debated feature of our beloved two wheelers. There is a ton of technology in todays engines compared to 1903. Even with all of the advances brought about by new tech and new materials, the basics remain the same. To me, thats one of the cool things about the HD motor. What if Ford built a Model T today, using the same basic design, with the current technology. It would make more power , be lighter, have safety glass, radial tires, ABS, seat belts, and satellite radio but it would still be what most people would call an inferior car by today's standards. I hear that all the time about HD in general. I'm kind of an old school guy ...so I like the sound and feel of the HD v-twin. Are there smoother running bikes out there? Absolutely. Should HD offer the balanced v-twin as an option on the touring models? Yes again. I myself have recently considered the luxury of a balanced motor after 600 miles of shake , rattle and roll across Mississippi roads. All of this , of course, just my opinion. Your results may vary. :h
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10ecjazzman
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09/04/09 11:14am |
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RE: Anybody like the new Road King Custom?
You can never go forward with one foot firmly planted in the past.
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10ecjazzman
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07/25/09 02:43pm |
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RE: Synthetic oils for the FLHRC
Most oils are advertised as meeting or exceeding API Service Categories SH, SG/CF, CD and so on. So if you are using these service categories as a baseline , you can compare oil A to oil B before you even use it.
Payloader is on point with the fact that the additive packages are the real 'recipe' for the oil.
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10ecjazzman
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07/24/09 06:46pm |
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RE: Synthetic oils for the FLHRC
I use the Mobil 1 V-twin oil but heres another oil comparison for you.
http://www.harley-performance.com/amsoil-vs-harley.html
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10ecjazzman
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07/22/09 09:15pm |
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RE: 2000 FXSTS
Nu praten wij over de ene ding die wij meer dan een Harley houden van
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10ecjazzman
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06/07/09 10:19pm |
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RE: Time for tires: need help
Thanks for the offer on the brochures. One of my riding crew is a Kentucky native and knows the area well. He has a route planned that includes Mammoth Cave State park. I love it when I don't have to ride point. I did download a brochure from the bourbon trail website. I have to post the pictures from the 'whiskey trail' ride from last year.
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10ecjazzman
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05/24/09 07:01am |
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RE: Time for tires: need help
Reporting live from Mexico Beach Florida..without the bike...Got in a 130 miler after work this past Wednesday...best I can do so far. Going to ride the Kentucky 'Bourbon Trail' on a June weekend soon. Details to follow. Mai Tai calling...gotta go.
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10ecjazzman
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05/23/09 07:24pm |
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RE: Time for tires: need help
If I'm lucky..maybe someday I can grow up to be just like him. I would ride more if life would stop interfering with my riding.
:? It is more frustrating to have a bike and not be able to ride than it was not having one at all....but i digress...
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10ecjazzman
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05/19/09 12:23pm |
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RE: Time for tires: need help
Could be...but the sport bike riders have plenty of radials to chose from; mostly low profile tires that wouldn't work for us FL riders.
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10ecjazzman
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05/17/09 06:56pm |
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