Thread: Arthur Davidson

Oooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Cheers
Tikki

In six days, God made the earth. On the seventh, he was bored so he made the first Harley Davidson ... and spent all the eighth trying to start it

Why are Harleys called Hoggly Fergusons? Coz they pull like tractors and handle like pigs

Richard

who was once handed the keys to a bloke's week old, $32,000 Harley, and told to take it for a flog around Mallala race track :eek:

Big engine but no power which is just as well because they don't handle well and the brakes are next to useless, the only attribute is the loud exhaust which allows innocent people 5 km away to get out of their way.
Quoted to me by a motorcycle collector who refused to have a HD.
Bit like having an early model Falcon, having driven one (Fathers, brand new in 1967) I do not consider it a status symbol, just an underpowered, uncomfortable, heavy steering unpredictable piece of garbage.

Originally Posted by Iain

Big engine but no power which is just as well because they don't handle well and the brakes are next to useless, the only attribute is the loud exhaust which allows innocent people 5 km away to get out of their way.

Please clarify here Iain, is that the description of the harley davidson or the woman?

Let's not be too rude about Hogglys. If all you want to do is cruise around looking cool, you can'd do much better. My personal experience in the driver's seat came on a day when we were doing an advanced riding day out at Mallala Race track with the Harley Owner's Group. In those days, I was riding a GSXR 1100 and had bevelled the sides of me boots on that track, so baby sitting a handful of Harleys was ... umm ... interesting.

One of my group tossed me the keys and told me to go my hardest - yep, that was the week old, $32,000 brute I mentioned above. Reckon I was nervous? Man. I was determined to take it very, very quietly. Sadly, by lap three, I was dragging the footboards on every corner and gave the bike back, scared I'd drop it.

But what was it like to ride? Well, the rumours are right, those motors don't vibrate, they leap up and down. Lots of grunt so they feel like they are accelerating like the space shuttle (aided by that awful seating position) but in reality, aren't all that quick. Doesn't matter though, it feels good, real good. Handling? Not there, but they are honest enough within their limited ground clearance. The brakes are underdone though not dreadful when you consider how much iron they are trying to slow down.

It was the easiest thing to ride I've ever been on. Stable, that leaping engine is rather comforting, the grunty motor is a delight and although you need to send a message to the bike rather early when about to change direction, they aren't that hard to muscle around. I liked it, but you're a mug if you want to do any more than just cruise around looking cool. I'd happily retire to one ... but would buy another bimmer first

Cheers
Richard