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#1 PostAuthor: nigel bessant » Mon Dec 25, 2017 10:50 am

Just renewed my membership which is odd really as I've sold my Zed and am now building a hardtail Harley! Yay!!!
Before anyone slags off Harley's, I don't like them either in their factory livery. I'm only using the engine, the rest has been sold. Frame is a one off built by a very nice man in Southampton.
Yep, nobody on here gives a fuck about Harley shite but I thought I'd post this little bit of info just to piss you off! :D

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#2 PostAuthor: ANZed » Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:24 am

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Here’s ours in the French Alps 2016,had this one for7 years had three before this one, most of my Zed owning mates own a Harely as well as a Zed

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#3 PostAuthor: glav666 » Mon Dec 25, 2017 12:00 pm

I've had different Harleys for las 20 years, a lot of Zed riders have them, heres mine
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#4 PostAuthor: chrisu » Mon Dec 25, 2017 2:00 pm

as its christmas i won't move this until tomorrow.............. :D

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#5 PostAuthor: ADRIAN H » Mon Dec 25, 2017 10:14 pm

Good luck with the project, hope it meets your expectations, and you are pleased with the end result.
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#6 PostAuthor: paul doran » Tue Dec 26, 2017 4:36 am

glav666 wrote:I've had different Harleys for las 20 years, a lot of Zed riders have them, heres mine


well here is one that will never make that claim and if the option ever arises I will buy a JCB first
way too many Zeds

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#7 PostAuthor: floydsz1 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:10 am

Nothing wrong with em, often find that people who slag them off have never owned one

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#8 PostAuthor: Swirl » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:14 am

Somewhere deep down, I have an itch for a harley that is going to have to be itched, it won't be standard thou, some sought of softail frame (to broken for hardtail) S&S motor and transmission and go from there

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#9 PostAuthor: warren3200gt » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:53 am

You guys should all be banned. If you tell me you've got a leather with tassells and patch then you should be resigning membership immediately.
Hope there's plenty of Roman roads round your way! :D
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#10 PostAuthor: Andrew_s » Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:02 am

Don't dislike Harleys, but love this film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7J3pitFCqI
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#11 PostAuthor: floydsz1 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:04 am

Leather chaps, nice, can be used for various hobbies,
I've had the fatbob for 3 yrs now, thought I'd try one and its surprising how fast they go. I've upset a few sports bike riders . I find it nice and relaxing to ride, they are a little agricultural but very easy to work on once your used to them, not that I've had to do any maintenance,
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#12 PostAuthor: warren3200gt » Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:31 am

Andrew_s wrote:Don't dislike Harleys, but love this film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7J3pitFCqI


Obviously CGI'd, I saw one go round a corner!
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#13 PostAuthor: Z1parR » Tue Dec 26, 2017 5:08 pm

Each to their own .
Never felt the need for a leather cap with a chain on it myself . :wink:
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#14 PostAuthor: ANZed » Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:54 am

I don't do the Harley dress code or the HOG membership thing, know a few who do and they are just bike enthusiasts like us all, they do one thing very well they know how to organise a party and enjoy their social get-together's.

Guys who mock Harleys because of the stereotyped owner profile and incorrect idea that they wont go round a corner really need to try one, we have ridden around loads of mountain pass roads in the French Italian and Swiss Alps on our Fat Bob without a problem and always enjoyed them, including 6 passes in one day 7 hours on the road, also been round some of the same roads on a BMW 1200GS we owned a few years ago, defiantly prefer the more leisurely ride of the Harley, I don't care if it takes us a bit longer than the sport bike boys to get to the top.
For those who have not tried one why not get yourself off to the local dealership they are all very happy to get you out on demo bikes, I guarantee your view will be changed, for us the best Harley in the range is the FAT BOB, I am not a fan of the soft-tails mainly because of the lack of ground clearance and brakes, the Fat Bob handles better and stops better, having said all of that I recently tried the new 2018 Fat Boy with the 107 motor, sadly Harley have (probably due to emissions regs) lost the Harley feel, the motor especially but also the bike feels very like a Japanese copy Harley more like a H???A copy of a Harley than a REAL Harley, I wont be rushing to buy any Harley with either the 103 or 107 motor.

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#15 PostAuthor: warren3200gt » Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:48 am

ANZed wrote:Guys who mock Harleys because of the stereotyped owner profile and correct idea that they wont go round a corner really need to try one

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