"attention needers who think they own the road"
"loud is ok as long as they are the ones being loud"(at a higher pitch)
"They just can't wait to pass and let you know they are passing"

Hey onelife...that describes a lot of crotchrocket riders too

Before you lump all us "overweight, attention needers" together come on out to Kutter tomorrow for bike night. ALL wheels are welcome!! two, three, four, more? American, Japanese, English. Have a soda (I'll buy!), listen to the band and really see what we are like instead of comparing us to the Hollywood movie stereotype you think we all are.

(disclaimer: I am NOT employed by Kutter HD, but considering everything they do to support the military, MD, etc. I figured I'd give them props here!!)

onelife2live I have seen just as many over weight people riding crotch rockets and other bikes, just this past week I saw a guy riding a crotch rocket and his stomache was sitting on the gas tank, if that didn't look bad. I know quite a few harley riders that aren't over weight and in very good condition. I guess if all harley riders are over weight my husband better loose some weight and btw my husband is 6'0' and around 180lbs if thats over weight than we all need to be on a diet.

SaraB1....are you stereotyping guys on crotch rockets? Here's one for you..."guy" on Harley's are usually overweight, attention needers who think they own the road. Not to mention the fact they think being loud is ok as long as they are the ones being loud. And Heaven forbid if they have to follow you. They just can't wait to pass and let you know they are passing. I think most of them need the vibrations of the motorcycle for themselves. Not the woman. They have to keep the tough guy attitude alive. I know plenty of tuff guys that ride a Honda or Kawasaki. Just saying.

I would never own another one. They killed the best part of that company when they shut down Buell.

My 2002 Ultra Classic has 97,000 miles on it, it don't leak oil, it don't burn oil, and with the exception of a drive belt that broke (undoubtably because it was cold on the Mon morning before Thanksgiving) and I intended to ride it to work. I haven't done anything other than brakes oil changes and tires. What does that say about reliablity to you. Oh and yes I have a Harley Tattoo just like your Lawyer, your Dentist, and your trusted Neuro Surgeon.

Ha..... :-)
I figured that Tattoo word would bring out the zombies....
These tramps with tattoos are the same ones whose local HOG chapter in Janesville has raised ~approx. $1,000,000 (yes one MILLION Dollars) over the past ten years that has been DONATED to MD...
And it is not just by riding once a year in the Tub Run. It is by a dedicated bunch of REAL people working very hard all year long raising funds, and organizing events for this great charity, many of which have tattoos.
Wanabe's ???? I don't think so.
Don't like tattoos, no problem at all.
I have Harley tattoos, and wear them proudly, as well as participate in this MD charity, which by the way welcomes all motorcycle manufactures to participate!

Tramps do not need a stamp to be recognized, only wannabes need the stamp.

hdbob- In the unlikely event that I would own a motorcycle, I still wouldn't want a tramp stamp.

Simply put:
"If You Have to Ask, You Wouldn't Understand"
Harley's are an American Icon.
Many fine choices out there, including the Gold Wings, BMW's, and so on which may be more high tech, but anyone who calls the Harleys a bunch of junk obviously doesn't understand the American tradition of riding motorcycles, and has never owned one for the pure pleasure of riding...
Start looking, and see how many Honda (or others) tattoos you see...And it's not just on the hard core bikers....

I'll give you one thing about the Harley, their factory paint jobs are second to none. Other than that, it is still an antique. A V twin, air cooled, push-rod driven valve train engine is not high tech. The V-rod is a step in the right direction but the Harley purists thumb their noses at that one. I want my motorcycle to have more sparkplugs than my lawnmower does.

msrp on a 2012 Honda Goldwing is mid $23k to start.

http://powersports.honda.com/2012/gold-w...

msrp on an 2012 HD Electraglide Classic is around $19.5k to start.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US/Mot...

looks like the metric bike costs more to me. try a different argument.

these people are not buying a motorcycle--they are buying a "lifestyle". It is just them, the road, and a loud, antiquated, overpriced, pile of junk. Who wouldn't be drawn to that??:)

Harley's are piles of junk. They are horribly designed dinosaurs, and way overpriced.

figures, hardley ableson wants to charge a premium price for their underpowered machines by keeping inventory low and only allowing the nieve and rich to purchase them, although I have no clue why anyone would spend 20K+ on something not worth 10K.