Time Out :-) Forgive and Forget, In one ear out the other. The DML may
be a dysfunctional family, but we are a family. Lets get back to Dak's and
not loose anyone off our list.
Now what's better Smith & Wesson or Colt ? :-)
Jim, 91 Dak
>
>Rick Barnes wrote:
>
>>Maintenance nightmare? Gimme a break...I have been quietly watching this
>>conversation, until Barry stepped in it, I was going to remain silent. I
>>am
>>a retired HD mechanic. I have seen Harleys with over a MILLION miles on
>>them...we would keep those bikes at the City of Miami, FL Police
>>Department
>>for 10-20 years...and they stayed in service all those years. We would
>>then
>>auction off these bikes and in many instances actually got more for them
>>at
>>auction, AFTER having hundreds of thousands of miles on them, for MORE
>>than
>>we paid for them NEW. You will NEVER do that with any RICER, Honda
>>included. One can still easily get parts for Harleys built before 1950.
>>It
>>is a challenge to find parts for Hondas or any other RICER more than five
>>years old...I have seen cops take those bikes and use them to push start
>>CARS...do that with a Gold Wing and you will snap the frame into pieces.
>>Barry, if you don't know what you are talking about, (and you don't), you
>>best keep your ignorance to yourself. Yep, I remember the lousy AMF
>>years..and yet an AMF Harley was still better than a ricer any day.
>>Harleys
>>are just like American soldiers...they take a lickin' and keep on tickin'
>>and won't let you down. So Barry, stuff it!
>>
>>Proud owner of a 1958 panhead
>>
>>Rascal
>>
>>
>Ok, so we have established that you are a cranky old fart that used to
>wrench on Hardlys. You don't only drink the kool-aid, you bathe in it. I
>will give you the point that hardly has improved from the AMF days. I will
>even give you the point that you have seen some incredible levels of
>motorcycle abuse. However, Tom is still an inexperienced rider, and I am
>certain you are not going to advocate a hardly as a beginner bike.
>Besides, half of what you pay for with a hardly is image, I mean why is it
>that every Hardly shop around here dedicates 5 times as much floorspace to
>doo-dads and wardrobe accouterments than the actual bikes? I don't
>personally believe Hardly's are worth the effort and expense.
>
>None of that matters, though, because you decided to get personal and
>attack me because you don't have a sense of humor. The sad part is that
>this is a typical hot-headed Hardly owner over-reaction. Unfortunately,
>Arguing on the on the internet, in this case, is like taking a gold medal
>in the special olympics, you are still retarded. [no offence intended to
>anyone who is legitimately challenged as opposed to someone who simply
>chooses to act that way]
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