"theres nothing metric on my harley"... yea buddy.. check your engine mounting bolts. theres a reason there metric...
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Greg Holuban <[email protected]> wrote: > Just ask the Harley guys why they have metric nuts and bolts on their > bikes. Then ask them why some of their bike parts come from Mexico. > > ------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 20:08:02 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Sick and tired! > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > These folks that spends multiple thousands on gaudy bikes remind me of the > folks who buy the so-called off-road SUVs with the brush guards, snorkels, > and other assorted garbage that will never fend off anything more than > small cars in mall parking lots. Most around here appear to be detailed > frequently. There's no logic to be found. More money than sense. Bill S. > > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 7:58 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I know exactly what you mean, an engineer from our Richmond office came > by a few weeks ago, and commented about my "scooter". I asked him the same > question I ask a lot of HD riders. "Where's Yours?". It's sad really, a lot > of them spend from $12,000 - $30,000 for a bike that they don't want to get > dirty or wet. then have a picture of it on their desk to show off because > they will never ride it to town... I love to ride, I missed 20 years of > motorcycling, now I'm not missing a single nice riding day if I can help > it. I might buy a nicer bike or as some call it a show bike, but I won't > buy something just to park it in my garage to collect dust, I think it's > rather wasteful. One of the other guys at work commented that he was > looking at a Harley when he got out of the Navy, but that he had kids > instead. Yeah well, I have kids too, they rather like seeing me on my bike, > they like to go for rides too. I don't quite understand that whole, can't > have a bike and kids thing, but I guess that's me. I'm more of a you > shouldn't have wife, kids and a girlfriend kinda guy, but there a lot of > reasons for that... LOL > > P.S. Perhaps you should ask them where their bike is, and if its in the > shop again? > Hey you know the difference between a Harley and a Hoover? > The position of the dirtbag... > ha ha ha, sorry had to do it, no offense I hope, its an oldie anyway I'm > sure most of you have heard it already.. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Erickson <[email protected]> > To: nighthawk_lovers <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, May 16, 2012 7:32 pm > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Sick and tired! > > Sorry in advance but I need to vent and hope you guys will understand! > I'm sick and tired of all of the Harley Davidson owners that think and act > like they are better than the people who own and ride Metric bikes. I > have two guys here at work that are relentless at being jerks. They have > gone as far as to tell me I can't park my bike (650 nighthawk or my 1800 > vtx) at work because this is an american plant and they don't want any > "junk" in the lot. Let me tell you, my VTX will blow their Harleys away > any day. > Sorry, I just had to vent. Thanks for allowing me the forum to do it. > Mike > -- > 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. 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.
