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Travelmate

When the project start?
What you going to do with the shiny stuff? Sell to Rigger?

friscofrankie

After I get it. AND get it dirty a few times. Will start stripping things off ASAP. As you well know, parts here ain't cheap. So. I layout a long term plan that wil keep me both broke and busy. Some things can be got from people making changes to their bikes some things MUST be new. As stuff becomes available, it can be acquired. As money frees up I will concentrate on the first stage of engine mods.

he do like that shit don't he?? Will sell or trade if someone wants it might pay for a piece or two. If I still have shit when I'm "done" I can hang it on the wall. Would be nice to have a pile of money and just tell you "it starts tomorrow and will be completed on..." but I've got to keep at least one foot in the real world.

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blackgang

If you want go fast then why you fucking with a Harley?
You go faster,quicker, Longer and cheaper with a Big Jap than even a Hog can brag about, thats not what HD is built for.
No matter what you do to them or spend on them they will never do what a big jap will do.

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a. boozer

B.G. You have hit the nail on the head there!

Travelmate

I don't think anyone buy Harleys with the sole intention of making them go faster.
Rather more of a better bike or customised to their tastes.
If I ever have a Harley. I too would strip the junk off it and make it lighter. But not for speed but in the vain hope that it will handle thru the curves. A hopeless exercise really, as the geometry of the chassis is designed for nice long straight roads.

Mr Earl

Harley riding is all about style. A Suzuki Hayabusa has no style. But an old underpowered overweight eyeball shaking heritage softail has freaking style.
FF just want's to go a little faster with style!

As for me I own two of the most unstylish and ugly bikes ever made: An R1100GS and a KLR650. They're so ugly they have an ugly cult following.

But I dream someday I'll own a stylish moto like a Ducati or a Hardley!

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blackgang

K Models were the last shot in the gun for racing Harleys just as the Chev V8 was it for drag racing on gasoline as the Big Hemi's would not run well on gas and did well as Fuelers.
I have had some powerful Hogs and they do have torque because of inches per cyl. but they will not do what a jap multi cyl will do off the line clear past top end.
If you want long range comfort and ride comfort, Harley is it, but if you want to go fast quick, a big jap is it.
So why waste the money?
And I am waiting for someone to prove me wrong.

friscofrankie

May as well ask, "Why ride a bike at all??"
Becasue it's fun dammit. If I wanted a bike that did what Duc, Hondas, Kawis or Suzuki did. I caould save some fuckin money.
But when I can tool around the country for a few hundred thousand miles on a low eleven or high ten bike in comfort wth compelte streetablity and have fun building it?
I can turn this question back, Why not? Anyway, all my friends ride 95 inch twinkies I can;t let them stay in the front the whole fuckin ride, can I?

Rigger

Well you will be suprised when you see the new rebuilt chop. engine blacked out I could tell you more but its all top secret stuff. I could just be a sheep and buy a bike that 5000 other riders have in Thailand,
What can I say, some of us lead and some of us follow

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Travelmate

Well, well looks as though Biker Rigger is throwing down the gauntlet!
One day I will build one! One day!
Like Franky, need time & money.
Time is consumed by work & biking.
Money is reserved for upcoming new track bike.

Rigger

I think theres a few old pre 2000 sport bikes I could stick the wind up in the traffic light drags stake

blackgang

Might can Rigger, But you are into that scoot a bit and it is Buell, I have had Hogs that I could pull a tank, nothing but torque, out of the hole I could hang with the Beemers, but all I ever saw of the big cube japs was ass end.
And they do drag Harleys, but only again other Harleys, fact they did have an All Harley Drag Race assn. they would not fuck with the big Yamasakis.

Only time I ever worried about being in front was when I was Road Captain, other than that I don't give much of a fuck as long as mine runs the whole run and don't have to ride in a pickup like a German Shepard.
I will not run faster than anyone else in the pack and hold my place in the pack.

I do not care what you do to your bike, None of my business, I just said the way I feel and thats all.

blackgang

Yea, here it is

Marmite the Dog

True. That thing does go well. It's a bit fucked on the twisties though, but luckily, you've only me in front of you usually, so you're OK.

mrsquirrel

Which you go around like a fifty pence piece.

Marmite the Dog

A deliberately truncated post - poor effort Squizza.

Marmite the Dog

I think you'll find that what Americans think is stylish has little relation to what the rest of the civilised world thinks is stylish.

blackgang

We Just can't help it if most of you cats is fucked up n your thinking.

Travelmate

For those that want speed, handling and most of all style without breaking the bank. Should consider a parallel twin cafe racer.

blackgang

HOG makes a V twin Cafe Racer, or at least did at one time not long ago.