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Dj66
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DarthTAiness
Just thought I'd share a joke I heard once: 98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road, the other 2% made it home.
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Crankthat
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i need a bumper sticker of that for my mini van. ^2002 bmw r1150gs 1978 gs1000E skunk les pew 1979 gs1000L dragbike
82 gs1100L probably the next project
1980 gs1000G the ugly 1978 gs750E need any parts?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_m2oYJkx1A
1978 gs1000E skunk #2 RLAP
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2f1debec_t.jpg
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Griffyn
I liked the old guy I saw on a 70s CB750, had on the back of his helmet a sticker that said "Real bikers are a rare breed. Harley riders are dime a dozen."
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My Harley biker story follows. I've written it a few times, but most people here haven't yet been subjected to it.
In 1982 I was still riding my GT550. I rode it solo from Blookington, IL to Denver. In eastern Missouri, rain started pouring, so it was a good time to break for dinner at a small, local cafe. A short time after arrival, a Harley rider came in, also solo. The cafe was full, and he asked if he might sit with me. That was fine.
We talked for an hour as fellow bikers, not as a rice-burner guy and a Harley guy. Or mostly, he talked and I listened. He talked about the motorcycle club he belonged to. He talked about his brushed with the law, which were normal and common events to him. Mostly gambling infractions. He bragged about his bike. Economical, almost 30 mpg. Reliable, only had to spend a few minutes tightening fasteners every hundred miles or so.
I enjoyed his stories and he enjoyed having an audience. We parted on a friendly basis.sigpic[Tom]
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Ecklund
Originally posted by themess View PostMy Harley biker story follows. I've written it a few times, but most people here haven't yet been subjected to it.
In 1982 I was still riding my GT550. I rode it solo from Blookington, IL to Denver. In eastern Missouri, rain started pouring, so it was a good time to break for dinner at a small, local cafe. A short time after arrival, a Harley rider came in, also solo. The cafe was full, and he asked if he might sit with me. That was fine.
We talked for an hour as fellow bikers, not as a rice-burner guy and a Harley guy. Or mostly, he talked and I listened. He talked about the motorcycle club he belonged to. He talked about his brushed with the law, which were normal and common events to him. Mostly gambling infractions. He bragged about his bike. Economical, almost 30 mpg. Reliable, only had to spend a few minutes tightening fasteners every hundred miles or so.
I enjoyed his stories and he enjoyed having an audience. We parted on a friendly basis.
I'd put my ridden Chinese 250 against any garage Harley any time.
OK, so I have to keep after the 250 too to keep it running; but just sayin...
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Originally posted by Dj66 View PostThere are ass****s in every group of any size. Clearly some ride GS's.
Originally posted by Dj66 View Post79 1000L
99 Buell S3
93 built 883/1200
72 Xlh 1000 Sportster
75 Xlch 1000 Sportster
69 Triumph 650
71 Triumph 650
83 Honda cx500
79 Honda cx500
76 Honda 550 4
(Apologies to tkent for beating him to the punch.)If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
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Originally posted by Dj66 View PostAn old patchholder i know told me "they have to stop for gas sometime" meaning that is when you knock there teeth out. That might explain some seemingly random violence.
Unless the sportbike rider pulls over for gas within a few minutes of passing Mr. Puttputt, that's a pretty big assumption.sigpic
SUZUKI: 1978 GS1000E; 1980 GS1000G; 1982 GS650E; 1982 GS1100G; 1982 GS1100E; 1985 GS700ES
HONDA: 1981 CB900F Super Sport
KAWASAKI: 1981 KZ550A-2; 1984 ZX750A-2 (aka GPZ750); 1984 KZ700A-1
YAMAHA: 1983 XJ750RK Seca
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Dj66
Originally posted by Griffin View PostThat assumes that the H-D rider can stay close enough to the sportbike rider to catch up to him when he stops at a gas station and get to him before he leaves.
Unless the sportbike rider pulls over for gas within a few minutes of passing Mr. Puttputt, that's a pretty big assumption.
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i'm curious mr. dj, are you saying there are harley riders that would randomly pick a sportbike rider to beat up to pay back some other sportbike rider for passing him really fast and surprising him? do you know these people?
i mean it does sound like the type of thing some guys would say but would they actually do it?2002 bmw r1150gs 1978 gs1000E skunk les pew 1979 gs1000L dragbike
82 gs1100L probably the next project
1980 gs1000G the ugly 1978 gs750E need any parts?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_m2oYJkx1A
1978 gs1000E skunk #2 RLAP
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2f1debec_t.jpg
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Originally posted by Dj66 View PostThat would account for the random nature of the potential violence, it will probably not be the same sport rider who pays the price.My Motorcycles:
22 Kawasaki Z900 RS (Candy Tone Blue)
22 BMW K1600GT (Probably been to a town near you)
82 1100e Drag Bike (needs race engine)
81 1100e Street Bike (with race engine)
79 1000e (all original)
82 850g (all original)
80 KZ 650F (needs restored)
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