# That does it; Ladies, I'm buying a motorcycle!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [August 10, 2005, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525 "2005-08-10T23:13:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/41 "2005-08-11T14:09:19Z")
> [@Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy](#):
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> bolding mine
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> Not everybody who has a Harley is a rich fucking dentist or doctor or lawyer, who rides a $50,000 straightout of the show room “custom”, (which has $30,000 worth of bolt on chrome, worth about $5,000) Guys like that, piss guys like me (has been riding motorcycles for 20 years, Harley’s for 15, 10,000 miles or more per year) off. :mad:
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> 2002 Road King Police Special
> 1997 FXSTSB Bad Boy
Don’t (figuratively) yell at me, tough guy: the very part of my post that you bolded talks about people who come to the Harley life late in their own. I wasn’t referring to mid-life-crisis types, in fact I mention them separately. And in the same sentence, right before your bolding starts, I talk about guys who’ve grown up riding Harleys.
Chip on your shoulder much? 😉
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### Author:  [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/42 "2005-08-11T14:14:38Z")
> [@Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy](#):
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> I’d have to see a gun before I spent $17,500 on a motorcycle, I did not pay that for either of mine. Is your brother a periodontist?
He’s a truck driver. The first HD was around $14,000 It was some 100th anniversary special decked out job. The second one, the HD Ultra Classic, compleeeeetly decked out (it weighs in at 820lbs) must have run around $23,000.
That’s when I started to wonder what kind of a bike that much money could buy. Now, I’m not in the market, and haven’t ridden it, but I would sure give a close look at the BMW. For $6,000 less.
At least that’s what I get from the web site.
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### Author:  [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/43 "2005-08-11T14:27:29Z")
> [@twickster](#):
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> Y’all are acting like “thinking about resale value” and “periodontist in a midlife crisis” are mutually exclusive. _Au contraire, mes amis!_
but…but… I don’t want my periodontist to have [hands like this](http://www.aliensmcnomads.com/hands.2.jpg) !
[That’s tooth is gonna need pullin! Where are my pliers?](http://www.aliensmcnomads.com/ANIMAL.htm)
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### Author:  [@Meaty\_Beaty\_Big\_and\_Bouncy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meaty_Beaty_Big_and_Bouncy)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/44 "2005-08-11T14:42:47Z")
> [@Misnomer](#):
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> Don’t (figuratively) yell at me, tough guy: the very part of my post that you bolded talks about people who come to the Harley life late in their own. I wasn’t referring to mid-life-crisis types, in fact I mention them separately. And in the same sentence, right before your bolding starts, I talk about guys who’ve grown up riding Harleys.
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> Chip on your shoulder much? 😉
**Misnomer** , I’m sorry if it if I sounded like I was yelling at you, please accept my apology. I understood your post, and I only bolded the parts of your post that talked about the guys that piss me off. I probably should’ve explained myself a little bit better. It’s just that when ever I hear people knocking Harleys because they associate RUB’ers with them I get a little steamed. Once again I apologize. I was not yelling at you, just the world in general.
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### Author:  [@Meaty\_Beaty\_Big\_and\_Bouncy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meaty_Beaty_Big_and_Bouncy)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/45 "2005-08-11T14:44:39Z")
> [@astro](#):
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> but…but… I don’t want my periodontist to have [hands like this](http://www.aliensmcnomads.com/hands.2.jpg) !
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> [That’s tooth is gonna need pullin! Where are my pliers?](http://www.aliensmcnomads.com/ANIMAL.htm)
😃🆒
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/46 "2005-08-11T15:01:26Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#):
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> Now we’re talking…
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> What do you think… [YZF-R1](http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelhome/6/0/home.aspx) or [YZF-R6](http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelhome/8/0/home.aspx) ?
Originally I was going to get a YZF-R6, but the dealer wouldn’t budge from list price (I knew another dealer farther away who would knock $500 off) and then I was thinking about buying an old helicopter. Never got round to getting the R6.
It was time to get new tyres for the XJ600, so I went down to the Yamaha shop and it wasn’t my fault 'cause I wasn’t the one who put the **red** YZF-R1 in the showroom anyway and two people walked in just as I was going to look at it andtheyboughtitandIthoughtIwasoffthehookbutthedealersaidhecouldgetanother! :eek: Anyway, the new owners of the dealership were selling under list and the **red** bike was $500 below the discounted price of the silver and blue bikes because it was the previous year-model. So you see, it’s not my fault at all. I was just going in to buy tires. Rotten tricky salesman’s the guy to blame, putting a **red** YZF-R1 in the showroom and having a good price. Oh, and the discounted price included taxes, license, dealer fees…
Since someone was ahead of me by about ten feet, I thought I was off the hook. But as I said, the dealer said he could get another brand-new 2002 YZF-R1. If I didn’t want to wait, he could sell me an Aprillia. I looked at an Aprillia (I don’t recall which one) and thought about it. Yes, it cost a little more; but it’s _Italian!_ I’ve ridden Yamahas since I was ten though, and I really like the looks of the YZFs.
So. R6, or R1? I would have been happy on the R6, but I’m _really_ happy I got the R1. I like that 1000cc, 140 hp engine. When the revs climb and the EXUP system opens up it has a satisfying growl. (I think the R6 has EXUP as well.) And I like the power. If I’d bought the R6 I’d want something with more juice after a few years. I can’t imagine I’ll ever outgrow the R1. And the 2004s got another 40 horses over mine! :eek: 😃
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### Author:  [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/47 "2005-08-11T15:20:11Z")
Ftr, most of the guys I see on crotch rockets look like douchebags.
I say go with the European style, or really anything except a crotch rocket.
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/48 "2005-08-11T16:13:14Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#):
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> Ftr, most of the guys I see on crotch rockets look like douchebags.
Meh. I bought my crotchrocket for _me_. I’m not getting any play anyway, so it doesn’t matter if I look like a douchebag. 😛
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### Author:  [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/49 "2005-08-11T16:25:01Z")
> [@Johnny L.A.](#):
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> Meh. I bought my crotchrocket for _me_. I’m not getting any play anyway, so it doesn’t matter if I look like a douchebag. 😛
[hijack] Hey - are you going to be the next SDMB patron of Running Nekkid Through Threads or what? [/hijack]
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/50 "2005-08-11T16:26:52Z")
> [@Anaamika](#):
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> [hijack] Hey - are you going to be the next SDMB patron of Running Nekkid Through Threads or what? [/hijack]
Hm, so “douchebag” makes you think of **'punha** , or am I missing something here?
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### Author:  [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/51 "2005-08-11T16:34:46Z")
Ducati, Indian, Triumph, or older Harleys. Those are all sexy bikes.
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### Author:  [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/52 "2005-08-11T16:35:08Z")
> [@twickster](#):
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> Hm, so “douchebag” makes you think of **'punha** , or am I missing something here?
I did say it was a hijack. It’s related to a different thread.
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### Author:  [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/53 "2005-08-11T16:38:07Z")
If this works, this is my ['79 Shovel](http://www.fotopages.com/cgi-bin/account.pl?page=4&entry=521404&back=http://nic2004.fotopages.com/?page=0)
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### Author:  [@Meaty\_Beaty\_Big\_and\_Bouncy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meaty_Beaty_Big_and_Bouncy)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/54 "2005-08-11T16:47:59Z")
Asks for username & password
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### Author:  [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/55 "2005-08-11T17:26:52Z")
So what does THIS bike tell women then?
[http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mchonda/pc800.html](http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mchonda/pc800.html)
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/56 "2005-08-11T17:34:24Z")
Tells me that the guy who rides it doesn’t need to be nagged to go to the periodontist. 😉
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### Author:  [@Meaty\_Beaty\_Big\_and\_Bouncy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meaty_Beaty_Big_and_Bouncy)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/57 "2005-08-11T17:37:55Z")
Now, _that’s_ funny!
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### Author:  [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/58 "2005-08-11T17:57:13Z")
> [@Unintentionally Blank](#):
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> So what does THIS bike tell women then?
> [http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mchonda/pc800.html](http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mchonda/pc800.html)
That the guy riding it is a scooter geek. 😉
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### Author:  [@Hoodoo\_Ulove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoodoo_Ulove)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/59 "2005-08-11T18:17:39Z")
> [@Euthanasiast](#):
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> Admittedly, Harley was going down fast when AMC had control, but things are different now and HD’s are a viable option again.
AMF, not AMC.
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### Author:  [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-does-it-ladies-im-buying-a-motorcycle/316525/60 "2005-08-11T18:26:46Z")
[This bike looks pretty cool](http://www.envbike.com/)
yes, it’s built with mountain bike parts (Fox shock, MTB disc brakes, etc…), and has a top speed limitation of 50 MPH, but the fact remains is it’s the first (prototype right now) Hydrogen Fuel-Cell vehicle that looks to be feasable, the fact that you can take the fuel-cell “Core” and use it to power other devices is also pretty sweet…
wonder what they’ll cost, it’d be perfect for my quick around town/backroads trips
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