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mconlon · 09-10-2003, 01:29 PM

Funny that the couple of bikes featured on the MO homepage to lure people into the feature probably aren't even true Harleys. Looks like klones--anybody care to hazard a guess which brand? Even if they are modded, according to Harley's legal department, if they are sporting aftermarket frame or engine, they aren't Harleys anymore. Good thing they're painted different or we probably couldn't tell them apart.

Celebrating a 100th anniversary after closing mom and pop shops that kept them alive during the years they weren't doing so well, replacing these well meaning stalwarts with fashion stores which refuse to service or carry parts for pre-evo bikes takes a lot of nerve. The factory is also guilty of cashing in on a culture and lifestyle they officially disdain and litigation that have made them the laughing-stock of the industry (although successful industry leader laughingstocks anyone will admit...).

FTF.

Sorry to be such a critic. Any gathering of bikers, no matter what they ride, is a good thing, and showing up in that kind of force for sheer revelry no matter what the excuse, can only be a good thing. Party-on Harley dudes and dudettes.

Aside: In "The Bikeriders," the photographer caught on film and described men in bike gangs kissing each other to freak out the normals. This is why there are so many pictures of women kissing each other in the pix section, yes?

Neal · 09-10-2003, 01:56 PM

Nice article.As an oldstyle HD guy(I hesitate to say hardcore),I chose to spend Labor Day at the AAMCA club meet in Davenport(a 1000 mile drive)where I got to ogle old Indians and harleys(including a tasty 8 valve Harley boardtreacker--in action at the track)and race my first dirt track race------in the brakeless 250 class on a borrowed Aermacchi-HD Sprint.But I enjoyed your recap----the words you used describe any biker gathering,whether it be an HD gathering,a group of KAWASUKIYAMADA sport riders or vintage racers.Ride safe and party hard!

scudracer · 09-10-2003, 02:12 PM

What's a Kawasukiyamada?

adaleb · 09-10-2003, 02:21 PM

Hmmm, do the Chevy dealers stock OEM parts for 30 year old Corvettes?

Times change.

staff · 09-10-2003, 02:31 PM

You know the homepage images rotate, right?

Hit "reload" a coupla times, there's always four different images per feature...

Winger4Life · 09-10-2003, 02:43 PM

So that's where that trail of oil and parts on Interstate 80 leads.....

mconlon · 09-10-2003, 02:56 PM

Couldn't tell you. I know the honda crowd was in an uproar when they announced they would no longer produce parts for bikes from the 60s...

mconlon · 09-10-2003, 02:57 PM

Ut! My bad! The photo of the two "choppers" with flamed tanks is the one I'm refering to...

Jim_Wang · 09-10-2003, 03:12 PM

BMW dealers stock parts for 30 year old bikes.

DragonF6 · 09-10-2003, 03:12 PM

Hopefully, the author wasn't trying to suggest that Harley's have a monopoly on this group camaraderie. Last July in Zanesville Ohio a thousand Honda Valkyries (yep, all same model...not just brand) enjoyed a similar magic...minus the clichÃ©d tattoos, drunks and breast exposure. Harley riders "pretend" to ride to a different drummer...all in unison. We actually do it...without apologies. 6 cylinders vs 2...you do the math.

09-10-2003, 01:29 PM	#1
mconlon Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 145	Re: Booze & Debauchery @H-D's 100th Funny that the couple of bikes featured on the MO homepage to lure people into the feature probably aren't even true Harleys. Looks like klones--anybody care to hazard a guess which brand? Even if they are modded, according to Harley's legal department, if they are sporting aftermarket frame or engine, they aren't Harleys anymore. Good thing they're painted different or we probably couldn't tell them apart. Celebrating a 100th anniversary after closing mom and pop shops that kept them alive during the years they weren't doing so well, replacing these well meaning stalwarts with fashion stores which refuse to service or carry parts for pre-evo bikes takes a lot of nerve. The factory is also guilty of cashing in on a culture and lifestyle they officially disdain and litigation that have made them the laughing-stock of the industry (although successful industry leader laughingstocks anyone will admit...). FTF. Sorry to be such a critic. Any gathering of bikers, no matter what they ride, is a good thing, and showing up in that kind of force for sheer revelry no matter what the excuse, can only be a good thing. Party-on Harley dudes and dudettes. Aside: In "The Bikeriders," the photographer caught on film and described men in bike gangs kissing each other to freak out the normals. This is why there are so many pictures of women kissing each other in the pix section, yes?

09-10-2003, 01:56 PM	#2
Neal Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 731	Re: Booze & Debauchery @H-D's 100th Nice article.As an oldstyle HD guy(I hesitate to say hardcore),I chose to spend Labor Day at the AAMCA club meet in Davenport(a 1000 mile drive)where I got to ogle old Indians and harleys(including a tasty 8 valve Harley boardtreacker--in action at the track)and race my first dirt track race------in the brakeless 250 class on a borrowed Aermacchi-HD Sprint.But I enjoyed your recap----the words you used describe any biker gathering,whether it be an HD gathering,a group of KAWASUKIYAMADA sport riders or vintage racers.Ride safe and party hard!

09-10-2003, 02:12 PM	#3
scudracer Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 21	Re: Booze & Debauchery @H-D's 100th What's a Kawasukiyamada? __________________ www.bikervoodoo.com

09-10-2003, 02:21 PM	#4
adaleb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 17	Re: Booze & Debauchery @H-D's 100th Hmmm, do the Chevy dealers stock OEM parts for 30 year old Corvettes? Times change.

09-10-2003, 02:31 PM	#5
staff Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 489	Re: Booze & Debauchery @H-D's 100th You know the homepage images rotate, right? Hit "reload" a coupla times, there's always four different images per feature...

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09-10-2003, 02:43 PM	#6
Winger4Life Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 118	Re: Booze & Debauchery @H-D's 100th So that's where that trail of oil and parts on Interstate 80 leads.....

09-10-2003, 02:56 PM	#7
mconlon Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 145	Re: Booze & Debauchery @H-D's 100th Couldn't tell you. I know the honda crowd was in an uproar when they announced they would no longer produce parts for bikes from the 60s...

09-10-2003, 02:57 PM	#8
mconlon Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 145	Re: Booze & Debauchery @H-D's 100th Ut! My bad! The photo of the two "choppers" with flamed tanks is the one I'm refering to...

09-10-2003, 03:12 PM	#9
Jim_Wang Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5	Re: Booze & Debauchery @H-D's 100th BMW dealers stock parts for 30 year old bikes.

09-10-2003, 03:12 PM	#10
DragonF6 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 46	Re: Booze & Debauchery @H-D's 100th Hopefully, the author wasn't trying to suggest that Harley's have a monopoly on this group camaraderie. Last July in Zanesville Ohio a thousand Honda Valkyries (yep, all same model...not just brand) enjoyed a similar magic...minus the clichÃ©d tattoos, drunks and breast exposure. Harley riders "pretend" to ride to a different drummer...all in unison. We actually do it...without apologies. 6 cylinders vs 2...you do the math.