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Posted by Reveen
- April 16, 2014, 16:00:02 PMQuote from: moosewing3 on April 16, 2014, 10:50:08 AMI read that book while on a trip to Jamaica a few years ago and loved it. I'm a big HST fan.It wouldn't surprise me if he said it. In the book Hunter Thompson wrote about his time with the HA he himself rode a British cycle and describes several of the others also riding British bikes. This was in their early days and the Harley mystique had not set in for them yet. Here's an interesting article on Barger and what he's up to (as of 2010) also what he rides.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/06/entertainment/la-et-sonny-barger-20100706
Posted by moosewing3
- April 16, 2014, 10:50:08 AMIt wouldn't surprise me if he said it. In the book Hunter Thompson wrote about his time with the HA he himself rode a British cycle and describes several of the others also riding British bikes. This was in their early days and the Harley mystique had not set in for them yet. Here's an interesting article on Barger and what he's up to (as of 2010) also what he rides.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/06/entertainment/la-et-sonny-barger-20100706
Posted by John Hopkins
- April 16, 2014, 10:32:59 AMI would be suprised if he actually said that, although Japanese bikes were 'at one time' the best in the world, I think as more and more builds are being subcontracted out to cheap Chinese factories the build quality is dropping fast..Part of the problem is us, the consumer, we only expect our bikes to last one year before we have to do something to keep them on the road, just ask yourself how many times you have expected to do some work during winter to prepare for spring riding, and how many times have you said to yourself, I should have sorted that out last winter..
All the Japanese manufacturers have something made in China, so do Harley and I would bet most small spare parts for every bike are available as a generic copy from a chinese source.
Just look around small town America and count the number of factories that have closed because the product is no longer made in the USA.
John.
Posted by moosewing3
- April 15, 2014, 19:53:09 PMYes anything I have seen him in lately, he is riding Victory. I think more and more 1% are, they are still American made, a much higher percentage American made that an HD actually.
Posted by Reveen
- April 15, 2014, 12:24:43 PMI remember seeing a tv special about him a year or so ago. His new bike was a Victory Vision if I remember correctly.
Posted by LarryInSeattle
- April 15, 2014, 09:59:43 AMHere is his quote:
In terms of pure work-manship, personally I don't like Harleys. I ride them because I'm in the club, and that's the image, but if I could I would seriously consider riding a Honda ST1100 or a BMW. We really missed the boat not switching over to the Japanese models when they began building bigger bikes. I'll usually say "F*** Harley-Davidson." "
—- Ralph "Sonny" Barger, Hell's Angel Prez #1
Quoted at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Barger
Funny that he would be quoted saying that. It is one thing to think it, quite another to say it out loud.