Shaun,
Have you taken a look at the new Harley's??? I just purchased a new FLHT.
The new twin cam 88 is really a sweet heart of an engine. More HP and torque
than any of the V-twin engines out there. I also have a Gold-Wing (83).
Never really been totally comfortable with the Wing (especially when I wash
it because I can't get as clean as I want to). This is the second Harley I
have owned and I am impressed. You couldn't have given me one when AMF owned
them. Take a look........
Frank
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com
> [SMTP:Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 8:34 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Motorcycle yak... (little dak )
>
> I take a bit of offense to all this Japanese Motocycle bike- slamming,
> after all I own one of the high-tech marvels, not a crotch rocket but a
> cruiser. Harley's are hobby bikes, you buy one, you now have a new hobby:
> keeping it running. Japanese and German motorcycles are daily drivers,
> reliable and confident. I'll take either one of those imports over any
> Harley
> any day. I don't like rewarding poor engineering and low-tech designs.
> My
> mufflers aren't punched and the bike purrs like a kitten. Shaft drive,
> DOHC
> motor, hydraulic self sdjusting lifters, electronic ignition, water
> cooled,
> hydro/pneumatic suspension, full instrument cluster (speedo, tach, oil,
> temp,
> gear, turn, light, lamp), and positive neutral finder. Find any of that
> on a
> Harley and you have one that cost 3-4 times what I paid for my "Jap" bike,
> if
> you can even find one with any of it.
> I wish my Dakota had some features of the motorcycle. I could
> definitely
> go with the DOHC and Hydraulic Lifters, those are so smooth on the bike.
> The
> only thing it's missing is the fuel injection of the BMW's and I wouldn't
> have
> to do anything to the bike except change the oil and put gas in it. Oh,
> and
> when I drove it off the lot, It lost a grand total of $300 in value.
> That's
> less than my Dakota (percentage wise) did. A Harley loses just as much.
> They
> are yuppie mobiles down here in Southern California, used by the weekend
> office warriors to stimulate their bored wives, then they hop into their
> luxury SUV's and go out for a latte'. No thank you.
> I'll stick with my Dakota though, it's getting too dangerous to drive a
> motorcycle in Southern California. The driving skills of the populous
> have
> gone WAAAYYY down here and every day they are scraping bikers up from the
> pavement because drivers are off in la-la land. If anyone wants a
> Kawasaki
> Vulcan 750cc with a full cruising/touring package, send me a note. The
> bike
> is a blast, but it's not worth dying for.
>
> Shaun H.
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