thewiz
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Post by thewiz on Mar 24, 2007 23:12:29 GMT -5
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Post by sandsman1 on Mar 25, 2007 0:48:29 GMT -5
i think it looks good -- as much as i always wanted a harley i had great luck with jap bikes i beat the mess outta them and they asked for more haha ---- most i ever did to them was batterys, brakes and tires i had alot of friends with harleys and i never fixed mine as much as they fixed theres haha but ya gotta remember now there injected mosta the probs i seen with harleys was carb probs and vibration shakin them apart but they also have better motor mount design now too
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Post by Bikerrandy on Mar 25, 2007 15:44:46 GMT -5
Kawasaki builds a good bike. If you like it then go for it, just be sure that it's what you want because if you get it, wishing that you had bought something else (no matter what the price is) you'll never be happy. The Vulcan is one of the best Japanese bikes out there, and the Kawasaki Nomad is a step up from those.
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earthdog
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Post by earthdog on Mar 25, 2007 20:25:37 GMT -5
You have to look at resale value also. Is that 900cc gonna get the money back in 3 years or so, if you want to sell it?
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thewiz
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Post by thewiz on Mar 25, 2007 21:31:22 GMT -5
how about shaft or belt drive my brother has the kawasaki 900 and for the price and warranty its the best deal out there. it will just be weird having the same bike i have this now that i bought in 1987. new for $2,100  |
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Post by earthdog on Mar 25, 2007 22:23:49 GMT -5
Thats an old "one lunger"
I would go with the belt, I rode an old Honda, years ago, before I got smart that was a shaft drive, they are slower and I thought there was some lag in the acceleration dept. If you ever blow a shaft it will be alot more $ to fix it than a belt drive.
Come on man, spring for a Harley. Here they have a good deal on a 1200 sportster, $129 a month for 3 years. Then you pay it off. I think you'll look cooler on a Harley than a kawi...
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Post by stefan on Mar 26, 2007 8:57:18 GMT -5
If you gotta go Jap- Kawasaki is the way to go- THey only build Toys- they don't waste time and money on cars and trucks and musical insturments-- Oh wait they do build some powertools-
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Post by rallyrocks on Mar 26, 2007 17:13:26 GMT -5
"Where can we get hold of a Vincent Black Shadow?"
"Whats that?"
"A fantastic bike," I said. "The new model is something like two thousand cubic inches, developing two hundred brake-horsepower at four thousand revolutions per minute on a magnesium frame with two styrofoam seats and a total curb weight of exactly two hundred pounds."
"That sounds about right for this gig," he said.
"It is," I assured him. "The f***er's not much for turning, but it's pure hell on the straightaway. It'll outrun the F-111 until takeoff."
"Takeoff?" he said. "Can we handle that much torque?"
"Absolutely," I said. "I'll call New York for some cash."
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Post by Bikerrandy on Mar 26, 2007 17:29:45 GMT -5
Hmmmm, 2,000 cubes developing only 200 horses? Should put out at least 1 hp per c.i., sounds like they didn't use a Chevy engine. ;D
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Post by rallyrocks on Mar 26, 2007 18:37:52 GMT -5
you kind of need to take Hunter Thompson's technical descriptions with a grain of salt....
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Post by krazydiamond on Mar 26, 2007 19:46:48 GMT -5
reminds me of an old joke about japanese bikes:
riding a honda is f@@king a F@@got, feels good until somebody sees you doing it.
buy american.
KD
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Post by earthdog on Mar 26, 2007 20:03:23 GMT -5
I'm glad I didn't say that...
I would of said,
riding a honda is f@@king a fat chick, feels good until your friends see you doing it.
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Post by MrP on Mar 26, 2007 20:30:49 GMT -5
In the late 1970's a friend of mine had a Vincent Black Shadow. What a bike. Looked great, sounded great and went like HELL......MrP
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Post by Slydog on Mar 26, 2007 20:45:47 GMT -5
Dead serious, just bought an '07 Screamin Eagle Road King this afternoon. I don't know a darn thing about the mechanical stuff, and the pipes are wimpy (that'll be $2000 more I bet), but the salesman said it would make my butt look smaller, riding the Screamin Eagle-----. So I bought it------
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Post by akansan on Mar 26, 2007 22:04:07 GMT -5
LOL Slydog!
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Post by Bikerrandy on Mar 28, 2007 4:36:28 GMT -5
Slydog- seriously? You bought the Screaming Eagle? That's cool! They all come with wimpy pipes now, that's the first thing to go after the break-in period. It cost me around $400 to switch to the Screaming Eagle muffles and air filter on the Wide Glide.
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thewiz
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Post by thewiz on Mar 28, 2007 16:54:38 GMT -5
WOW
from what i can tell that cost as much as the inground pool i just put in last summer
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Post by earthdog on Mar 29, 2007 8:06:35 GMT -5
Might cost as much as the pool, but you'd be looking cooler riding around on the Harley than riding on a inner tube...
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Post by Slydog on Mar 29, 2007 18:12:01 GMT -5
Too funny, ED!!!! Picked the bike up today, dam cold ride to and from. You have to wait for the 1000 mile mark to change any thing out, then do what Randy said. And a new backrest, will probably have to buy a whole seat. And I don't like the little foot pegs for long rides--that's one more way Harley 'gets' you----. But it's real pretty--got the black, with green/gray/purple flames. Insurance doubled----. I swear to god I'm not leaving a penny to the kids!!!!!!
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Post by earthdog on Jul 22, 2007 21:02:34 GMT -5
Why did this thread go up towards the top when the last entry was March 29th?
It's above threads that were posted on yesterday.
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