HD Super Demo Rides

[Gas Man]

I haven't rode a vic in a while. Would love to try their new touring bikes. Especially their newest attempt to mimic the hd street glide.

[Cruzergirl]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

I haven't rode a vic in a while. Would love to try their new touring bikes. Especially their newest attempt to mimic the hd street glide.

I've ridden the street glide, sat on the cross roads (which I would buy right this damn second if I hadn't already bought the kingpin low) and all the different set ups for the vision. No comparison. Apples and oranges.

Speaking of which, I get to "exercise" my friend's 2009 (?) VMax tomorrow. I'm about jumping out of my seat to ride that little rocket...

[nhgunnut]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

I haven't rode a vic in a while. Would love to try their new touring bikes. Especially their newest attempt to mimic the hd street glide.

Not to be Rude , but I would have to disagree. I think you care Describing the Cross Country or the Cross Roads It doesn't appear to Mimic Anything . It does seemed aimed the the same Niche.
For me the HD's I have ridden (to Be Fair 07s and earlier) Gave up handling so they could wallow along, Again personal opinion nothing more.
Not to knock the Motor Company but it is Victory and the other Metric Cruiser that have moved HD forward. By that I mean it was Victory that put Brembos with stainless lines stock on the their Bikes in 99 Anitlocks, showed up first on Honda Cruisers (could be wrong here) HD's Increases in Displacement and Improved amenities all in response to the competition.

[Gas Man]

Well tt is just a difference in pov and opinion. More over a chicken or the egg debate. I say tt no matter how u want to slice it. HD is king and all these other brands try to live off a piece of the hd pie tt falls off. Same reason why the metric cruisers went bk to pushrod motors. Trying to emmulate hd in one fashion or the other.

At the end here today. I don't expect anybody to agree with me here in an anti-hd hating metric burning website such as this.

[Cruzergirl]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Well tt is just a difference in pov and opinion. More over a chicken or the egg debate. I say tt no matter how u want to slice it. HD is king and all these other brands try to live off a piece of the hd pie tt falls off. Same reason why the metric cruisers went bk to pushrod motors. Trying to emmulate hd in one fashion or the other.

At the end here today. I don't expect anybody to agree with me here in an anti-hd hating metric burning website such as this.

Keep telling yourself that. I don't hate HD...just the hoopla...it's a bike...get over yourself (yeah, my SO doesn't like it when I say this to him either).

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by fnfalman

Seriously, the Crossbone is a "terror" on the streets?

I said "should" but as you read you could tell I wasn't as impressed with it as I thought I would be.

Originally Posted by Cruzergirl

Keep telling yourself that. I don't hate HD...just the hoopla...it's a bike...get over yourself (yeah, my SO doesn't like it when I say this to him either).

I don't have to. I'm on a HD. You just need to get over the fact that I'm better than you because of that.

[fnfalman]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

I don't have to. I'm on a HD. You just need to get over the fact that I'm better than you because of that.

I remembered fondly back in the halcyon days of yore that you were once a real rider.

[Gas Man]

[Cruzergirl]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

I don't have to. I'm on a HD. You just need to get over the fact that I'm better than you because of that.

The rally is going to be fun. I can tell already...

[nhgunnut]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Well tt is just a difference in pov and opinion. More over a chicken or the egg debate. I say tt no matter how u want to slice it. HD is king and all these other brands try to live off a piece of the hd pie tt falls off. Same reason why the metric cruisers went bk to pushrod motors. Trying to emmulate hd in one fashion or the other.

At the end here today. I don't expect anybody to agree with me here in an anti-hd hating metric burning website such as this.

I hope I haven't come across as inflammatory
To Be honest I do Have a Anti HD bias but that has more to do with the some of its riders then the bikes.
I would Agree that the Companies are trying to get their piece of that pie. Hence the the retro styling of Heavy Cruisers. Being a Victory Guy I would say since 03 they have done the best job of moving away from the HD "Look"

I am aware that Yamaha went back to Push Rods but who else did? I am asking because I don't know. Vic is a Overhead Honda is, Kawasaki is.
HD are fine bikes for what they are Heavy Cruisers. I am unaware of any recent innovations on their part. They seem content to adapt the invocations of other companies that make inroads into the Heavy Cruiser Market place. Not a bad Business Strategy it is working very well for Hyundai.