Yeah but it's funny to watch the look on these "Harley" guys faces when you inform them that there's metric stuff on their bikes....they supposedly hate metrics and they ride one without knowing it...the laugh is on them!
________________________________ From: Allen Thomas <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, August 8, 2010 5:41:31 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] A brutally honest Harley commercial I could care less about metric vs. standard but I hate when they put both on the same machine! On 8/8/10, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: > i love it... i just love to screw with people, espacaly when its true.... > anyway, i think metric makes more sence... > > On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Kim Paddock <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I went on a Harley ride a few weeks ago with my 2000 XL1200C. Some guy was >> all proud of his custom-painted Sportster beauty so I decided to have some >> fun. I asked him..if you know that bike so well then tell me where all of >> the metric bolts are on it. He says "the battery terminals...and I've >> replaced those." I told him that he missed his front frame bolts which >> are >> 14mm on one end and 5/8" nut on the other. He blustered "I'm going home >> and >> I'm getting rid of those!" There's a fool born every minute. The reason >> that >> Harley did that is so some drunken fool wouldn't take off the frame bolts >> when trying to fix something else on the bike. The metric head would give >> them enough pause to think "Maybe I shouldn't take this one >> off....duhhhhhh." Will the human race ever survive? At least I didn't >> carry >> on about the other 10 mm bolts on his bike. HotrodMamma. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Joey Kelley <[email protected]> >> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Sat, August 7, 2010 5:59:13 PM >> >> *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] A brutally honest Harley commercial >> >> Ok so I'm behind on my e-mail (AGAIN) and just watched this one. >> I agree AWESOME! >> Heres the thing - I just don't understand how HD survives - most >> of those claims are true, plus a few more that I'd add - HD Sparkplugs are >> rebadged NGK plugs. Look at the manufacturing location on the electrical >> components - Japan, China. >> Lets get real here - like any manufacturer they have to outsource >> some parts to make the bike affordable. Therefore, you get foreign made >> stuff. Kinda ironic for the 'American Motorcycle' to have Japanese parts. >> To be fair - in the past 10 years in particular - there has been >> more improvement to HD engines than ever before. I see a lot of them and >> my >> Dad rides one so I hear things. Bigger engines, fuel injection, >> reliability >> improvements across the board. >> But - the strongest thing that HD has going for them - MARKETING. >> There are so many people out there that don't even know that other >> manufacturers make cruiser style motorcycles. I see it every day. I've >> even >> made the mistake a couple times myself of identifying a custom painted >> Kawasaki Vulcan as a HD. In the mind of the public - Harley Davidson means >> motorcycle. Anything else just doesn't mean anything. >> Thoughts? >> -Joey >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>[email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >>> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>[email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >>> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- Sent from my mobile device -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
