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? 
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.
but…but… I don’t want my periodontist to have hands like this !
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.
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:
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.
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]
Hm, so “douchebag” makes you think of 'punha, or am I missing something here?
Ducati, Indian, Triumph, or older Harleys. Those are all sexy bikes.
I did say it was a hijack. It’s related to a different thread.
If this works, this is my '79 Shovel
Asks for username & password
So what does THIS bike tell women then?
http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mchonda/pc800.html
Tells me that the guy who rides it doesn’t need to be nagged to go to the periodontist.
Now, that’s funny!
That the guy riding it is a scooter geek.
AMF, not AMC.
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
