AggieDave 6 #26 October 13, 2004 QuoteHow many bikes does it actually apply to? Of course I was showing the worst case scenerio...generally speaking modern bikes don't have that problem.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #27 October 13, 2004 My Suzuki must have been ahead of its time. Vacuum pump, a working fuel gauge, gear indicators! And a center stand. It's crazy to have to change to the reserve with no warning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #28 October 13, 2004 Bah....who needs that stuff....hell, I removed most of the guages and indicators. I can tell how much gas I have from the odometer, I can tell what gear I'm in by my speed and how the bike feels, I can tell when I have high beams on, well, because I always have the high beam on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #29 October 13, 2004 QuoteIt's crazy to have to change to the reserve with no warning. Meh, I don't have a fuel gauge and I generally know when I'm about to have to flip the reserve, but then again, I know how many miles I generally can go before having to flip the switch. Fuel gauge? We don't need no stinken fuel gauge --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #30 October 13, 2004 Here's one for you: The only time I ever ran out of gas was on my Ducati 900SS which had no petcock, or fuel gauge, and only a "reserve light" to tell you when you had about 1.5 gallons left. Well, Murphy kicked my ass the day the "idiot light" burned out and I ran the tank dry. It was really fun pushing the bike about a mile or so uphill off the freeway to the closest gas station. Older Italian bikes and their electrical gremlins are a PITA! That was the one and only time I ran ANY vehicle out of gas. NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #31 October 13, 2004 18. Riding a BMW makes you look like a puss............My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #32 October 13, 2004 Quote18. Riding a BMW makes you look like a puss............ Yeah, and since I regularly ride to Southern California and points further without a mechanical or nervous breakdown, EVERYBODY knows I'm not riding a Harley. Like riding a tractor. Potatopotatopotatopotatopotato.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #33 October 13, 2004 If Harley-Davidson made an airplane, would you fly in it? NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #34 October 14, 2004 QuoteIf Harley-Davidson made an airplane, would you fly in it? It wouldn't really be made to fly. It would, however, be hands-down the coolest thing to taxi around in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #35 October 14, 2004 lol, and you could take it out for parades too... as long as you have a chase vehicle with a team of mechanics following behind. Every year on the way to Aspencade my friends and I play "count the dead Harleys" on the mountain road that leads to Ruidoso. Lowest year:3 highest:12 NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #36 October 14, 2004 Ummm, unless you have an Fuel Inf. Harley. Adn even if you don't they have the vaccuum dealey. I say dealey, because mine is FI, I have no idea.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #37 October 14, 2004 Quotet: Ummm, unless you have an Fuel Inf. Harley. Adn even if you don't they have the vaccuum dealey. Aparently Malachi has had more to drink then I have tonight. That's quite a feat actually.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #38 October 14, 2004 Spelling mistakes rock, they are teh hot!!111 But then I like HD's as well, which apparently don't fly, which was news to me.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #39 October 14, 2004 They don't fly? I made my kawasaki fly before...then again, it was hair raising since I didn't expect that bump to be *that* bad going on to that bridge on 287... Dude, my new Cobra pipes sound REALLY good when rolling down the highway.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #40 October 14, 2004 Wasn't that a dog dave?? Actually it is all an illusion with Harley's the chrome simulates speed. But it always encourages female companions over 20 to shed clothes. Under 20, they still like those little plastic rice sticker power things. But then I want a Buell Firebolt....so....-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #41 October 14, 2004 Quote Wasn't that a dog dave?? That was earlier in the same ride when I hit the dog carcus on 287 when it fucking appeared from under a truck and couldn't swerve in time (yeah I was following a hair too close...mostly I was in the "rider haze" from being in the saddle a few hours. Both were "entertaining."--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #42 October 14, 2004 Entertaining is a word I would use about a lot of things, including your mom. But hitting a dead dog would not be one of them -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #43 October 14, 2004 Hey, your mom says to call her... Yeah, it was definately a white knuckle moment rolling over the dog and getting my bike airborne later on the same road. Atleast it wasn't a HD or I would have probably blown a shock out and it would have cost me atleast a Hundred Dollars. --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #44 October 14, 2004 QuoteIf Harley-Davidson made an airplane, would you fly in it? It might be the only thing they make that would actually fall out of a tree. Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #45 October 14, 2004 Don't feel bad... BMW = Bring My Wallet NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #46 October 14, 2004 QuoteIf Harley-Davidson made an airplane, would you fly in it? I have flown a home built powered by a Harley. Flew great. But it leaked oil.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #47 October 14, 2004 Actually there was a Wright Flyer replica powered by a Twin 88 http://www.usuwrightflyer.org/news/2003-mar20-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
renee48323 0 #48 October 14, 2004 LOL GREAT LIST !! I Can relate to Number 15 !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
