Harley vs. Metric V-twin...???

[nc-renegade]

He found out at 80mph his loaded down little shadow got about 30mpg and we waited for him.  He found that while we cruised effortlessly at 80-85mph it was more than his little shadow could comfortably handle.  He changed his tune and now has a 08 roadglide.

Yep, we had a hangaround that had the same attitude.  He wanted to run with us, but after about 2 hours of 95 MPH riding, he simply could not keep up.

[wayne clev.]

First let me say that I love my Harley (05 EGUC) and as long as I ride I will own a Harley. I have also owned BMW's, Honda's and Kawasaki. I have enjoyed riding all of them, but the Harley is the only one that, just looking at it, gets me excited about riding after 40+years of doing it.

I am afraid the days of of just buying American have long gone. In a global economy, if one country sneezes the rest of the world catches a cold.

Just because my Harley forks are  made in Japan, and the wheels are made in Australia, at least they are designed and assembled here in the USA.

[76shuvlinoff]

When the susie katannas came out a kid at work bought one (1000cc?) and let me ride it. That was the fastest I've ever been on two wheels. When I got off I was literally shakin.  He was all big"Potty mouth" about how it could whip my old leaky shovel.
I'm like "Really? Whip my old shovel? " .
Then I said, " You're right but I could probably run my shovel into a wall and still get more for the leftover parts than you paid for the brand new plastirocket." End of discussion.
I believe he still has it, all mucked up in his basement with the tires rotted off. I'm thinking it couldn't beat my shovel now.