Harley-Davidson V-Rod not a Harley-Davidson

[NorthernPete]

The man speaketh. Lol

[totalmotorcycle]

The man speaketh. Lol

You liked that eh?

Mike

[NorthernPete]

If a board administrator can't have final say (especially when the board is named after said operator), where would we be? Lol

[dave d]

the thing about the v-rod is that it doesn't look like a harley or sound like a harley. so what the hell is it? america, land of the free and home of the harley.

[Grey Thumper]

To be fair to H-D, douchery isn't exclusive to Harleyfolk. Every brand has it's share of snobs who think _______ is not a _______. The Triumph thing was mentioned. Some Beemerfolk think Der Korp's non boxer-twin bikes aren't real BMWs. I'll bet some Ducatisti don't think the Multistradas (strade? stradae?) and Diavels aren't real Ducatis.

[mogster]

To be fair to H-D, douchery isn't exclusive to Harleyfolk. Every brand has it's share of snobs who think _______ is not a _______..

[jstark47]

the thing about the v-rod is that it doesn't look like a harley

So what does a Harley look like?

[High_Side]

So V-Rods are not Harley's in the eyes of some of the "faithful"*? I liked V-Rods before but the opportunity to "pee" off some of the T-shirt wearing wannabees just makes them that much more appealing.

* By calling the "faithful" a bunch of T-shirt wearing wannabees I meant just that - a lot of the ones who spew the "not a real Harley line" have not a lot of experience in motorcycling in general. The real motorcycle riders who ride Harleys usually have an appreciation for all things motorcycle - and very little of the wannabe 'tude that we have all experienced at one time or another.

[Gummiente]

The real motorcycle riders who ride Harleys usually have an appreciation for all things motorcycle - and very little of the wannabe 'tude that we have all experienced at one time or another.

Thank you.

[HYPERR]

a lot of the ones who spew the "not a real Harley line" have not a lot of experience in motorcycling in general.

This is very true. It's usually a guy who has only been riding for a few years.