Posted by Venture Rider on May 23, 2006, 7:22 pm
I just rode a Roadliner today. Niiiiice!
Amazing power, barely any vibration. Man is that thing strong. And the
weight and long wheelbase make for a smooth ride.
I'll keep the Venture, though. After all, where would I plug the
coffee maker?
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Posted by Rayvan on May 23, 2006, 8:35 pm
Venture Rider wrote:
> I just rode a Roadliner today. Niiiiice!
They *finally* did away with the hideous spot welded/flanged gastank
and went with a seamless type.
Looking good! And if all that "chrome" isn't covring cheap plastic,
it'll even keep looking good ten years from now.
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Rayvan
Posted by Venture Rider on May 23, 2006, 9:17 pm
On 23 May 2006 17:35:02 -0700, Rayvan said:
>Looking good! And if all that "chrome" isn't covring cheap plastic,
>it'll even keep looking good ten years from now.
Screw the looks! That thing goes like hell!
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Posted by Road Glidin' Don on May 24, 2006, 1:06 am
wrote:
>Looking good! And if all that "chrome" isn't covring cheap plastic,
>it'll even keep looking good ten years from now.
No need for Yamaharley to cut into their bottom line for things like
that which novices don't notice. Given the market niche they're
serving [1], they know their customers will almost all be moving up to
Harleys long before any of their bikes reach 10 years of age. ;)
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Posted by Bobbie on May 24, 2006, 1:17 am
While performing an interpretive dance to Enya's Carribean Blue, Road
Glidin' Don exclaimed:
> wrote:
>
>>Looking good! And if all that "chrome" isn't covring cheap plastic,
>>it'll even keep looking good ten years from now.
>
> No need for Yamaharley to cut into their bottom line for things like
> that which novices don't notice. Given the market niche they're
> serving [1], they know their customers will almost all be moving up to
> Harleys long before any of their bikes reach 10 years of age. ;)
One of the guys in my riding group mentioned to me a while ago that Harley
actually owes a debt of gratitude to Yamaha.
He said that If it wasn't for the likes of Yamaha making the 'chrome
cruiser' market so accessable to the average Joe Harley may not have
survived the early to mid eighties.
And true enough, most of the guys that ride Harleys in my group started
off on Virago's and the like.
I guess it's my turn next.
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