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Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:12 pm
by zed
Wrider wrote:Hate to tell ya Oxbow... Your neighbors are idiots! Anyone that "doesn't ride with" another brand deserves to be shot IMO. I'll ride with someone on a Lifan if I want to, I wouldn't ride the Lifan, but I'd ride with the person!
As for the guys with the obscenely loud pipes, I still don't get it... I have so many guys at school that can win the sonic drags, yet their bikes run like "crumb" because of the lack of backpressure. And personally I'm not sure loud pipes save lives. Personally when ever I hear a machine gun approaching I tend to look around for it yeah, but by then it's usually right by me and I'm not paying attention to my lane... Might just be me but that doesn't seem safe to me...
Wrider
I'm with ya Wrider!
I could never understand this bike snob business. I go by the rider not the bike.
As for loud pipes the only time they make a difference is when they're ahead of me and then I can see them anyway. If they are behind me I don't hear them, so what's the point?
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:35 pm
by NewGuy
oxbow1 wrote:I know that but I wish someone would tell my neibhors, I have 6 HD guys on my street and they rattle my windows and wake up my kids all the time.
Why make it brand specific, because it's NOT just a HD thing. Go to any bike forum for a specific brand and you will find posts from people trying to make their bikes louder. I've seen it first hand on a Suzuki Volusia/Boulevard forum, and two Yamaha V-star forums.
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:45 pm
by NewGuy
ron b. wrote:they get the rare tag because of the harley lawsuit that stop the production of them.
I can find no information that supportst the claim that Honda (or any other manufacturer) was forced to halt production on bikes due to a lawsuit.
Most info I've seen says that Harley tried to say the sound of some bikes was a trademark infringement, but HARLEY dropped the suit after UNSUCCESSFULLY fighting over the issue for a few years.
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/000915.html
HD doesn't seem to have much luck with trademark litigation. Last year Harley lost the right to use the "Sportster" trademark in Mexico:
http://www.bikerlawblog.com/index.php/b ... rk_lawsuit
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:40 am
by sillySKAmillie
flynrider wrote:sillySKAmillie wrote:I am very interested in buying a 450 Rebel... I don't have two grand for it though... haha... but if you end up not buying it, can you please put me in contact with your mother, because I live in MI and haven't been able to find any in my area. 517 896 5751
Don't hold your breath on this one, Silly. The post you replied to is from 2005.
Oh "fudge". I didn't look at the year... just the date, and I was all excited because I thought it was posted recently. Guess I should try to be a little more observant.
P.S. It's cute how they automatically change it to "fudge" on here.
