'Zactly....High_Side wrote:Just imagine how it was to be Buzz, puttin' up with all of those pull-type Suzuki jokes for so long......even the Harley guys had to feel sorry for himGummiente wrote:[ When I hear the same old cliches over and over and over and over and over and over and over again, it gets REAL hard to try and maintain a sense of humour about it.
Been there, done that - twice. Still licking the wounds. I'm a slow learner when it comes to women.BuzZz wrote:So you've never been married, then?
That point was true - 20 years ago. It's time to update your humour database. When AMF owned Harley back in the late 70's there were numerous quality control, design and maintenance issues and that is where all the jokes came from. But since Harley was bought out and restructured in the early 80's they have made many improvements and, really, the vibration and oil leaks are gone. You should try riding one or talk to people who actually own one.BuzZz wrote:Maybe.... but people didn't dream up those issues that the jokes are based on. They came from actual bikes that actually had problems.
Yep, you missed that one. What I was trying to say was that Harley jokes on a non-Harley specific forum are universally accepted without question and nobody makes a fuss about them EXCEPT those who actually ride them. And, no, the Harley isn't perfect. Show me a bike that is. Heck, I'll show you two Hinckley built Triumphs I owned that were absolute pieces of junk.BuzZz wrote:Lost me there..... sounds like Harley owners don't like to admit that thier bikes could ever have a problem......
In your little corner of the galaxy, perhaps. I still don't see any humour in twenty year old jokes. And after 36,000km with absolutely no problems on my '04 Harley and 120,000km on my '86 Sportster with very few problems I hardly think comments like yours are hitting close to home, nor is there any "denial" on my part. But somehow, I don't think you'll ever understand or believe that.BuzZz wrote: Funny is funny, if the joke hurts, maybe it's cause it hits too close to home, or there is some denial going on??? I don't know, but it sounds reasonable....
No, they're just tired of people mouthing off over something they know nothing about. I'm willing to bet you've never owned one - or if you have, I'm certain it wasn't one of the newer ones. In fact, I'd like to know if you've ever RIDDEN one.BuzZz wrote:Most (granted, not all) comments are not made with any malice, but most (again, not all) H.D. comments are taken as a personal attack by H.D. owners. Never figured out why.... it's not like the owners designed and built the things.....
Mike 
) who'll tell you what your problem is, how (usually accompanied by 'the only way') to fix it, and they won't budge from their 'proffessional' diagnosis. Gummiente wrote:I am NOT getting up close for a group hug with you lot!Telesque wrote:"Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
And try to love one another right now"
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Point taken. My apologies. But I'm still going to debate with anyone who tries to perpetuate fallacies about Harleys - or any other bike for that matter.