The bike thread

[~K~]

my 03 night train


My wife on her 96 883

[joelayres]

Thanks. I love my Maggie, and it's SCARY fast with the V4 motor and light chassis, but I want to get something I can stretch out on a bit for longer trips. The Magna is great for around town and recreational use, but I wanna do some road trips and it gets a little cramped on there after a couple hundred miles. I don't really care about the speed anymore, I'm getting older, I want comfort.

I used to have an '82 V45 Magna - it WAS scary fast. I loved the bike, but was afraid I would end up killing myself with it. Don't get me wrong, the Harley will definitely shit n' git, but not crazy fast like the Magna. I have no desire to be scraped off the pavement with a putty knife anytime soon.

[clifffclaven]

mine- 1991 gsxr 1100. plenty fast, and paid for. Plus now that im old, insurance is ~120 a year.

[SEEGERMANY]

In case anyone was wondering, this is one badass mofo! Any company (I'll also include KTM) that can pull 50+ horses from a 125cc bike, knows how to make power and tons of it! Super nice bike!

[zeegler]

I'm think I'm gonna be selling this soon, and maybe picking up a Softail Deuce.

[nhspike]

mmmmmmmmmmm
night train
yummy

[StukaJU87]

H-D Night Train.

[jgcable]

Thanks. I love my Maggie, and it's SCARY fast with the V4 motor and light chassis, but I want to get something I can stretch out on a bit for longer trips. The Magna is great for around town and recreational use, but I wanna do some road trips and it gets a little cramped on there after a couple hundred miles. I don't really care about the speed anymore, I'm getting older, I want comfort.

If you want the ultimate in comfort you should look at a Wing or a Valkyrie. My bike is a rocket ship and is the smoothest bike I have ever been on.
Lots of people think its a Boss Hog because of the motor.

[Robert Hendrix]

I used to have an '82 V45 Magna - it WAS scary fast. I loved the bike, but was afraid I would end up killing myself with it. Don't get me wrong, the Harley will definitely shit n' git, but not crazy fast like the Magna. I have no desire to be scraped off the pavement with a putty knife anytime soon.

Absolutely! That's why, when I do get rid of it, I'm going to make sure it goes to someone with some experience riding. It's really amazing to see the look on peoples faces when they find out what this bike is capable of. I've blown most of the Harley Hot Rodders around here away and that just pisses them off.. But it takes some riding experience and a bit of maturity to be able to handle this thing and I'd feel really bad if I sold it to some kid and saw it on the news the next day

If you want the ultimate in comfort you should look at a Wing or a Valkyrie. My bike is a rocket ship and is the smoothest bike I have ever been on.
Lots of people think its a Boss Hog because of the motor.

I've thought about a wing, but I'm more the criuser type. Not out of the question though, if I got a good deal on a wing, I'd be heading to the beach on it this spring.. I Love the Valkarie. It's been the object of drool for me since they first came out. But they are getting hard to find, and even harder for a loser like me to afford.

[Rsmacker]

Don't you get super cold while riding a motorbike? It's always seemed real uncomfortable to me.

No, you become super-cool. There is a huge difference.

[joelayres]

Don't you get super cold while riding a motorbike? It's always seemed real uncomfortable to me.

Here in Arizona, at 115 degrees in the summer it's pretty hard to get cold doing anything!

[Dinky93]

I don't have a bike, but I ride quads. I have a Yamaha YFZ450. Oh and my name is Harley, so it's in my blood. Haha

[GinSonic]

I got bikes. Just not the motorized type:











Cheers, bros!
G.

[levantin]

No, you become super-cool. There is a huge difference.

Still have the africa twin?

[Rsmacker]

Yes indeedy, I do still have the Africa Twin.

Toyed with the idea of getting a BMW GS-thingy, but thought I'd just look like that tool Obi Wan Kenobi and his dumbass mate on "Long Way Down" etc. (I had thought of going from Cape Horn all the way up to Alaska next year, but apparently that pair of cunts are doing it this year, and I'm not going to follow them like a wannabe)
So, I'll stick with the AT, no sense in getting rid just for the sake of it, it did me proud again last September, never missed a beat all the way through France, Italy, Greece, round Crete and back home again over the Swiss Alps

I've got the seed of an idea to go to Mongolia on it to see the Total Eclipse, along the Silk Road etc later this year,so will be ripping it apart and making sure everything is tickety-boo and/or uprated to "Serious Riding" spec. Sizing some Touratech panniers up right now.......