Scooters louder than motorcycles: sounds like this area. Makes me want to shoot scooters, some days.
Kurt On Mar 13, 2012 12:01 PM, "Bill Sandifer" <[email protected]> wrote: > As an old fart who grew up in the '50s and '60s, I've seen fads go from > "shaving" or removing all logos and "branding" from cars to a period of > crazed branding where silly model names, addenda, etc. mar the otherwise > fairly clean lines of new designs. It's hard to believe that Buick can > finally create a pretty slick, aerodynamic body and then slap on those > fake, chrome exhaust ports that have marred their cars since the '50s. I > cringe when I see a driver climb out of a black, HD-logoed pickup, wearing > the usual black HD "official" gear. Maybe it's the storm trooper image > that's troubling. Wonder when the "black helicopters" will acquire HD logos. > > During a week traveling all over Costa Rica we saw only one Harley, tons > of Hondas, Yamahas, etc., nearly all of which were 125-250cc. The scooters > there are often louder than the motorcycles. Such a refreshing change of > pace. Bill S. > > On Mar 13, 2012, at 11:44 AM, Kyle Munz wrote: > > Regardless of what you think about their bikes, you have to admit they've > won when it comes to branding. Not just mudflaps, decals, and tshirts, but > ppl regularly get their logo as a tattoo. When was the last time you saw a > Toyota or GE or Intel tattoo? There may be a few Ford and Chevy tats out > there, but nowhere near as many as the HD crowd. I love my NH, but I'm not > about to run out and get a tattoo of it or the Honda logo. > > -Kyle > > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:41 AM, paul annen <[email protected]>wrote: > >> couldnt have said it better myself... how can i like a motorcycle company >> that makes more money from decals and t-shirts then bikes... >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Shaun Gallant >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I'm in Northern Ontario where it's still winter. My wife and I were >>> having dinner at a restaurant and there was a couple next to us decked head >>> to toe in H-D clothing. Even though I used to ride Harleys (I had two), I >>> don't see the point, but to each their own. Here, it seems to be a status >>> badge, but IMO a baseless one. Although there are good plenty of good >>> things about the motor co, like organized weekly rides through the Harley >>> Owners Group chapters, and the fact that you can readily get parts for >>> bikes, even really old ones, I honestly can't defend this. Sometimes I >>> wonder if they make more money from non bike items (tshirts, mudflaps, >>> coffee mugs) than they do from selling bikes. >>> >>> All in all, I'm still pretty happy with my 30 year old Honda, and the >>> power to weight ratio is about twice what my H-D bagger had. I don't miss >>> the inefficient v twin. >>> >>> S >>> >>> On Monday, March 12, 2012 8:55:05 AM UTC-4, Joey wrote: >>> >>>> Hello All, >>>> This morning I asked a person who parked next to me with >>>> large decals on their truck with the brand name of a certain >>>> motorcycle - if they rode. Nope. Neither her, nor her Husband, rode. >>>> Ok maybe I'm just old fashioned but if I go around with say, a big >>>> decal of Honda on my truck, it might be a reasonable assumption that I >>>> had a Honda bike, ATV, something. Oh no, instead, we just put the name >>>> on the truck to look 'cool' or 'rugged' and let everyone THINK we're >>>> awesome. >>>> Is anyone else annoyed by this? >>>> -Joey >>>> PS - I do have a head cold and this may be amplifying my annoyance >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -Joey Kelley >>>> JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online >>>> JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! >>>> JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/4UPWylBAZeIJ. >>> >>> 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. >> > > > -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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