Gen 3 is like a Harley

That’s cuz everyone passes us on the freeway

 

Why do so many Harley Davidson owners also owns trucks?



They need something to pick their Harley up with after it lets them sit.

 

Ya I can see that they are both temperamental…

 

Are you saying Harleys are happier at high RPM than inline 4 cyl crotch rockets???? LMFAO!

 

Yea, but you have to ride that ugly bike.

 

Yep, Harley-bashing is rich coming from someone who bought a Honda bagger that wants to be a Harley.

Unless we're talking about the original Valkyrie 1500, because those are badass. (Six-into-six pipes anyone?)

I'll edit this to say: the F6B is probably a very nice ride. I haven't ridden one, but I have put some miles on my dad's CTX1300 (basically a smaller equivalent), and that was a very smooth, very solid ride. Honda certainly knows a thing or two about building motorcycles.

I've also ridden a friend's Dyna Wide Glide, and again that was a surprisingly smooth motorcycle, and surprisingly nimble. And as much as I like Honda's, you'll never see their kind of cable-routing bullshit on a Harley.

 

Come on now your bike isn't exactly a sexy beast. It isn't great on or off the road just a cross breed. If I was going that route I would take a Pan American over an Aprilia any day of the week. Bigger is better if you are riding two up and are touring.

 

Valkyrie is indeed bad ass!

 

All true statements, but it's still better looking and better on or offroad than a Harley. Two up is overrated though, I don't want someone else in my truck much less crammed on a bike with me.

 

WAYYYYYYY back when, Dad got into Kawasaki triple twos. He had multiple of the 350's and 750's. Somewhere under that aerospace engineer shell, there lived a bona fide harley baiter who loved to [yes the suspensions sucked] get some hogger to lose it when some ''little'' foreign bike rolled by them.

I was riding the 350's at 12-13 [not on the road] but the first time I hopped on a 750, damn!!!!! Getting ''On the pipe'' was like crack without the prison sentence.

Harley's don't like revving, third gen's did, after all, it was basically a car engine design.

 

Ooops!

My bad!

 

Engineers have to get their kicks somehow.

Those widowmakers were probably the fastest thing on the road back then. Kawasaki used to be fucking crazy with bikes (now they're just a little crazy).

 

Here's crazy......

 

Not better than a Pan American no chance.

 

I rented one for two weeks and rode it all over. It was nice but not great. A huge step up for Harley coming from their cruisers though. For the same money, I’d buy a BMW 1250 GS all day. My Tuareg is still a better handling bike on and off-road in my experience.

 

Like the 3rd gen, it might not go fast, it isn't the most luxurious, good luck trying to hold a conversation, and sure, you have to modify the seat rails to be comfortable, but I dont care about any of that. They're just so damn fun.

Oh, and no helmet needed.

 

pan american is a nice attempt but honestly unless you are a harley fanboy so many better bikes...

 

Well, my point has been proven!

 

Nice one.

The guy I bought my last bike from had the Benelli 6-cylinder in his shed, pretty good condition. I seriously considered making an offer on that one instead, but a) wasn't sure how I felt about 6 carburetors, and b) he wasn't sure on a price.