Re: Motorcycles (Harleys)
Mercellus Bohren
> I'm assuming many of you own bikes. Do any of you own bikes like
> this?
>
> http://img.alibaba.com/photo/101182137/2008_Suzuki_Gsx_R1000_MOTORCYC...
>
> I'm interested in how they compare to Harleys (or the type of bikes in
> which bearded men in Middle America often ride). Harley's are faster?
> Handle better?
The loud Harley sound and the extreme engine vibration that one
associates with the Harley brand in general, is, in fact, a basic
design flaw created in the 1930s (i.e., the 45-degree Harley V-twin
design). If you want a decent bike, get a BMW. Leave the Harleys to
the poseurs and trailer folk.
Google Beta User
> > I'm interested in how they compare to Harleys (or the type of bikes in
> > which bearded men in Middle America often ride). Harley's are faster?
> > Handle better?
>
> The loud Harley sound and the extreme engine vibration that one
> associates with the Harley brand in general, is, in fact, a basic
> design flaw created in the 1930s (i.e., the 45-degree Harley V-twin
> design). If you want a decent bike, get a BMW. Leave the Harleys to
> the poseurs and trailer folk.
So what you're saying is that this Suzuki:
http://img.alibaba.com/photo/101182137/2008_Suzuki_Gsx_R1000_MOTORCYCLES.jpg
actually would smoke the Harley (or similar types of bikes in which
you 'sit back' rather than 'lean') and that also the Suzuki'd handle
better?
Road Glidin' Don
>
> Leave the Harleys to the poseurs
You mean sort of like people who watch football but don't actually
play it?
Edward M. Kennedy
> I'm assuming many of you own bikes. Do any of you own bikes like
> this?
>
> http://img.alibaba.com/photo/101182137/2008_Suzuki_Gsx_R1000_MOTORCYC...
>
> I'm interested in how they compare to Harleys (or the type of bikes in
> which bearded men in Middle America often ride). Harley's are faster?
> Handle better?
<
<The loud Harley sound and the extreme engine vibration that one
<associates with the Harley brand in general, is, in fact, a basic
<design flaw created in the 1930s (i.e., the 45-degree Harley V-twin
<design).
Extreme vibration? Wouldn't that mess with certain internal organs
given time?
--Tedward
Mercellus Bohren
> On Sep 22, 3:46 pm, Mercellus Bohren <mercell...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > I'm interested in how they compare to Harleys (or the type of bikes in
> > > which bearded men in Middle America often ride). Harley's are faster?
> > > Handle better?
>
> > The loud Harley sound and the extreme engine vibration that one
> > associates with the Harley brand in general, is, in fact, a basic
> > design flaw created in the 1930s (i.e., the 45-degree Harley V-twin
> > design). If you want a decent bike, get a BMW. Leave the Harleys to
> > the poseurs and trailer folk.
>
>
> actually would smoke the Harley (or similar types of bikes in which
> you 'sit back' rather than 'lean') and that also the Suzuki'd handle
> better?
ohman-hells-yeah. no question.
Frisbee®
So you're an actual professional racer then? Wow.
Who's your sponsor? Astro-Glide?
Frisbee®
This is the attraction for the hawgettes.
Mercellus Bohren
What?
Edward M. Kennedy
> Leave the Harleys to the poseurs
<
<You mean sort of like people who watch football but don't actually
<play it?
I played plenty of pickup tackle football as a kid. Without pads.
--Tedward
S'mee
The ignorance level of the football crowd is astounding...BMW's are
over weight and break easy.
S'mee
> On Sep 22, 3:46 pm, Mercellus Bohren <mercell...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > I'm interested in how they compare to Harleys (or the type of bikes in
> > > which bearded men in Middle America often ride). Harley's are faster?
> > > Handle better?
>
> > The loud Harley sound and the extreme engine vibration that one
> > associates with the Harley brand in general, is, in fact, a basic
> > design flaw created in the 1930s (i.e., the 45-degree Harley V-twin
> > design). If you want a decent bike, get a BMW. Leave the Harleys to
> > the poseurs and trailer folk.
>
>
> actually would smoke the Harley (or similar types of bikes in which
> you 'sit back' rather than 'lean') and that also the Suzuki'd handle
> better?
DUH...try watching WSBK, AMA Superbike or Super Sport (stock) you
might actully learn something instead of watching fat guys bounce off
of each other.
S'mee
and trailer their bike everywhere. So that doesn't include you
Don. ;^) Naturally if you start rooting for machester...I'll have to
take you off the xmas card list.
Road Glidin' Don
> Edward M. Kennedy wrote:
You guys ought to get back to playing football. The team depends on
you!
Oops, I forgot. You don't actually play; you just worship those who
do. Say... notice how your girlfriends' heads turn as we ride by?
Same sort of thing. You oughta get off the couch and try it! ;)
S'mee
Now there is a sponsorship possibility I hadn't considered. Though for
personal reasons I'd rather be sponsored by the castor bean growers CO-
OP.
Frisbee®
You need to be careful. You don't want to make Tim Tebow made at you.
Edward M. Kennedy
ODL! The Harley is redeemed! REDEEMED, I tell you.
--Tedward
Frisbee®
Nah, dude. Seriously, it's the vibration thing.
Road Glidin' Don
> I played plenty of pickup tackle football as a kid. Without pads.
Hey, when I was a kid, we tackled pickups. Without chaps!
Road Glidin' Don
Heh, heh. Used to be, anyway...
Steve L
"Google Beta User" <wany...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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No, what we're saying is that in general sport bikes are faster, but
Suzukis still suck.
Timberwoof
"Edward M. Kennedy" <e...@eio.com> wrote:
I worked on a sailboat as a kid. I was made to pickup tackle. Without
pads.
--
Timberwoof <me at timberwoof dot com>
faq: http://www.timberwoof.com/motorcycle/faq.shtml
S'mee
SNIP
> You need to be careful. You don't want to make Tim Tebow made at you.
WHY? Is he some sort of dangerous rogue government agent with guns? I
saw what I think adn if people don't like they can either A) try to
change my mind B) change their mind OR C) fuck off. Makes me no never
mind which they choose. Though I'd rather not end on a sour note.
--
Keith
S'mee
> "Google Beta User" <wanyik...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:41b273ab-24c8-4bc1...@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com...
> On Sep 22, 3:46 pm, Mercellus Bohren <mercell...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > I'm interested in how they compare to Harleys (or the type of
> > > bikes in
> > > which bearded men in Middle America often ride). Harley's are
> > > faster?
> > > Handle better?
>
> > The loud Harley sound and the extreme engine vibration that one
> > associates with the Harley brand in general, is, in fact, a basic
> > design flaw created in the 1930s (i.e., the 45-degree Harley V-twin
> > design). If you want a decent bike, get a BMW. Leave the Harleys to
> > the poseurs and trailer folk.
> >>> So what you're saying is that this Suzuki:
>
>
> actually would smoke the Harley (or similar types of bikes in which
> you 'sit back' rather than 'lean') and that also the Suzuki'd handle
> better?<<<
>
> No, what we're saying is that in general sport bikes are faster, but
> Suzukis still suck.
ALL motorcycles suck, they also blow and bang. But you already new
that...
Oh damn! I forgot the electric bikes, the turbine bikes and I'm not
sure how to classify the steam propelled motorcycles.
--
Keith
S'mee
Oh lucky you! WE didn't have chaps we had to play in shorts on gravel
roads! Fortunately for us the gravel was only 3cm in diameter.
--
Keith
Steve Cutchen
<2ec36c51-8aa1-4756...@c22g2000prc.googlegroups.com>,
S'mee <steven...@hotmail.com> wrote:
No bang if there's no squeeze.
Steve Cutchen
<d7bf1f3b-7a1e-43a4...@a29g2000pra.googlegroups.com>,
> do. Say... notice how your girlfriends' heads turn away as we ride by?
IFYPFY
Bob Myers
"S'mee" <steven...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Wimp. We played naked in a field that was 6" deep in broken
glass; a former toxic-waste dump which had also been used for
land mine testing. And you had to fight a pack of wolves for
the ball. This was in January, of course, in Frostbite Falls,
Minnesota, so every so often you'd have to stop to break the
icicles off various body parts.
Bob M.
Ivan Elias
Same here. And the goals were always uphill, regardless of the
direction, during a tornado caused by a Nuke that went off during the
cold and flu season.
pluym
> On Sep 22, 2:19 pm, wanyik...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > I'm assuming many of you own bikes. Do any of you own bikes like
> > this?
>
> >http://img.alibaba.com/photo/101182137/2008_Suzuki_Gsx_R1000_MOTORCYC...
>
> > I'm interested in how they compare to Harleys (or the type of bikes in
> > which bearded men in Middle America often ride). Harley's are faster?
> > Handle better?
>
> The loud Harley sound and the extreme engine vibration that one
> associates with the Harley brand in general, is, in fact, a basic
> design flaw created in the 1930s (i.e., the 45-degree Harley V-twin
> the poseurs and trailer folk.
Choke closed, kick three times, choke on half. One more kick, turn the
ignition, kick and run, heel on the clutch, first gear, the booted
toes to the front en vroooom, of he goes.
When talking about a Harley, it ain’t about a simple means of
transportation. There’s something alive between those two wheels. Very
hard to put into words. To understand it, you have to place yourself
behind the handlebar of a Harley and drive a few miles. The piston
going up and down it’s like a massage to the soul. It frees the mind
and makes all troubles disappear. Ask those who conquer the world on
their machine, no matter what season.
When in doubt and having spoken about your amazement about the user-
friendliness of a Harley, they’ll look at you surprised like you’re
asking if Marilyn Monroe was pretty, or if in the middle of august
you’d better have a cold beer or a warm coffee after a day’s drive.
And with a mysterious smile on their lips they’ll continue their
drive, while you’re standing in the middle of the parking lot, with
the lone memory of some exhaust fumes and the annoying observation
that you don’t understand a thing in life.
svohl
>> You mean sort of like people who watch football but don't actually
>> play it?
Sorry, I don't even watch football....
I prefer a game with a little more history, like Lacrosse.
MoParMaN
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Is that the game where everybody scrotems?
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"Al" <bslug205@NO_SPAM_SUCKA.com> wrote in message
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And whats the history behind lacrosse?
svohl
.... no pads... maybe a helmet, and when the ref isn't looking you hit
the other guy with an aluminum stick.... and if the ref is looking, you
use the net at the end of the stick to shoot a rubber ball at whoever is
between you and the other team's net...
Think hockey, but without ice.
Al wrote:
svohl
>
> And whats the history behind lacrosse?
http://www.hickoksports.com/history/lacrosse.shtml
It goes back to pre-1844...
It predates football, basketball, and baseball.
So yeah, it's got some history.
And in the off season, the players have REAL JOBS.
Sounds to me like they play for the love of the game, not for the
multi-million dollar contracts.
spunky hussein tuna
> Lacrosse, the game played on grass (outdoor) or on astroturf (indoor)
> .... no pads... maybe a helmet, and when the ref isn't looking you hit
> the other guy with an aluminum stick.... and if the ref is looking, you
> use the net at the end of the stick to shoot a rubber ball at whoever is
> between you and the other team's net...
>
> Think hockey, but without ice.
Or you could talk about women's lacrosse. No boundaries, traditional
wooden sticks, no helmets, no pads.
Women play REAL lacrosse.
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It takes leather balls to play rugby.