My memories of Waikiki all have the background sound of scooters going up and down the strip... NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE...
-Kyle On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. > 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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