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Posted by Gerhardberger
- December 10, 2012, 12:23:20 PMEvery workday, my bike's parked in front of my office in the very center of Madrid. When I picked it up at lunchtime, there is a young father with his 6 Year old son making some pictures of the bike. When he notices me, he politely asks me if I allow him to shoot some additional pictures.
With tears in his eyes he told me that his father rode an indian when he was a boy, but his father no longer among us. He was too excited to hear the explanation about Drifters, Kawas,aso...
He was happy...me too !
Posted by DC
- November 15, 2012, 11:04:36 AMYup, it's a great feeling to own my bike outright. Same with my truck, no payments. The only thing I have a payment on is my tractor.
Posted by 49Reo
- November 15, 2012, 09:59:08 AMNo one has ever accused him of being smart...... he will lose big money if and when he does sell; up here, a new bagger is well over $20,000.00; and, like any other new vehicle, take it off the lot and lose 30+%. New vehicles of any sort are a good lesson in poor investment.
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by chief
- November 15, 2012, 09:16:23 AMWell, he'd better be concerned about resale... if the worst happens he IS going to have sale those bikes to but food! But if the whole world is in the same mess... who is going to buy and at what price?
Posted by 49Reo
- November 15, 2012, 08:59:11 AMToo true. I spent about a year and a half looking for "just the right one". I had saved some money towards the purchase, PAID IN FULL when it went home with me. Truly a good feeling. It is too easy to buy on credit, I know a fellow here in town that just bought another new Harley; this makes # 4 in his stable. He has one he bought new on credit 2 years ago, his "reasoning" for buying this one is "just have one more payment on the pick-up, so making payments on the bike won't be noticed" Makes 2 Harleys on credit at the same time; he can have it.
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by David Baker
- November 15, 2012, 08:47:44 AMChief, Could not agree more about buying on credit and having a payment, Saved up and searched for the Drifter, I like the fact that she's paid in full, Something gratifying about truly owning your bike.
Posted by chief
- November 15, 2012, 07:24:25 AMYeah, Bake... I never, ever considered resale. I suppose if you buy on credit, its more of a concern if you think you may have to get rid of it before you get it paid off... Personally, I don't usually buy bikes on credit. I would wager everyone who uses that argument have a bike payment.
Posted by David Baker
- November 14, 2012, 21:48:28 PMBeing from the York, Pa area I don't have to tell you how many Harley's there are here compared to Drifters, I have friends and relatives that work for Harley, It's tough for them to wrap their head around the fact that something as stylish and reliable costs less than their "Buy American" Harley's.
My nephew (Die-Hard, Who works for Harley) Was pretty upset when I bought the Drifter, He said "You should be looking at the resale value of the bike." I said "Really?... If you're looking at the resale value... You must not have the bike you want!" You guessed it... Dead silence! lmao
Posted by jmbo
- October 01, 2012, 21:50:34 PMWhen I road Triumphs I had a Brit in a Range Rover drive up next to me and ask if Triumph still made cycles. "Nah, this is really a Honda."
Posted by pcarrell
- September 29, 2012, 12:36:58 PMYou're probably right............
Posted by 49Reo
- September 29, 2012, 12:32:23 PMQuote from: pcarrell on September 29, 2012, 00:17:33 AMI have a guy up the street who snubs me because I don't ride a "real" Indian. He rides a Suzuki......
No great loss...
Posted by pcarrell
- September 29, 2012, 00:17:33 AMI have a guy up the street who snubs me because I don't ride a "real" Indian. He rides a Suzuki......
Posted by 49Reo
- August 30, 2012, 15:07:38 PMQuote from: racemom91 on February 21, 2012, 10:20:55 AMThem (with their buddies around) - "I only ride Harley's. I am different, a breed of my own, billy badass, blah, blah, blah" - then they try really hard to all be alike! Same clothes, same shoes, same bike - usually black, same ignorant attitude. Ha! Ride all day by yourself just because you love it - instead of meeting up with your drunk pals to spend most of the day in bars TALKING about how cool you are...
A couple of weeks ago, I was on my way into Kamloops, B.C. when I saw as Goldwing on the shoulder, guy working on it. I stopped, asked if he needed help, he said "you have NO idea how many bikes have passed me, not one of them even slowed down. Most of them were Harleys. Ive been here over an hour and NO ONE has stopped. My bike just up and quit, the battery is dead. I found one at Canadian Tire but it won't be ready for 2 hours, and I have no way to get it." I said I would go pick it up and bring it back, he gave me what cash he had,(not enough to cover the battery) I told him I would go check on my bike while waiting for the battery; went to get the battery, woundn't tbe ready for another hour and a half. Poor guy had by now been sitting in 90 degree heat for better than 3 hours, we gave him a bottle of water before leaving him, that was all he had. I went back to the shop where my bike was, picked up a trailer, went and picked him and his bike up, he told us a whole bunch of Harleys went by, never even slowed down. A passing train (he was right next to the train tracks) the engineer hollered at him, and threw him another bottle of water. (Yes this story is going someplace) We went and picked up the battery, put it in, started the bike, and watched the voltage dropping. Alternator shot. So headed up t o where the Yamaha deasler was, (Honda was closed for the day) the yamaha dealer is in the same complex as the Harley shop; this is where the story is going. As we pulled up, A.J. (Goldwing guy) says, "hey, that's the bunch of HARLEYS THAT PASSED ME JUST BEFORE YOU SHOWED UP WITH THE TRAILER" (Damn capslock, I hate it.) When we got out to unlad the bike, the Harley riders started laughing and saying, "Hey, thats the bike we saw broken down on the east side of rown!" A.J. said, "yeah, that was me, thanks for stopping!" they all snicker, and stood watching as a lady, (my wife) a guy on a cane (me) and A.J. struggled to unload the bike. Real tough men; spell that "sidewalk commandos" It literally made me ashamed to own a Harley; their attitude is so much the same as most Harley riders I know; which is why I will not join one of the "H.O.G." groups. Long story short, Yamaha treated A.J. like a king, got his bike up and running right, took 2 days to get parts, so a bit of a delay in his trip, but on he went and made it home safely. Too bad butt-holes like those Harley riders have to tarnish the reputations of so many good people on bikes. Well, enough of me running my mouth;
Ride safe, and help others out as you do (even if they do ride Harleys!)
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by CDNRatMan
- August 09, 2012, 22:23:33 PMrode my new bike to work today...lol..and a few people saw me ride i nad park...I had no issues....and these are none riders so remember that .....First question for most of them....I know how to ride a bike.......
no I am just learning and figured driving in morning rush hours is the way to learn.......
or did you ride that to work......
nope just pushed it all the way here all up hill.......
Posted by ernie
- July 25, 2012, 23:24:32 PMI had an odd one. she said "doesn't it make you nervous that you might die." me wasn't to sure what to say rather it was time to move out.