Thread 28528699

>you could only pick one and only one.
>post your hog brother!!!
>discussion
>tell story's of any motorcycle trips and rides in relation to Harley Davidson, or hell any motorcycle.

Morning fine sire!!

>>28528699 (OP)
Comfy

>>28528699 (OP)
fuck off to dbt

>>28528710
Why

>>28528710
>he does it for free

:^)

>>28528699 (OP)
Keep going brother you'll make 100hp one day WAGMI

>>28528890
Are you one of those kids who pretends to be a street racer?

>>28528945
Nope, are you one of those fat old boomers who pretends to be a Hell's Angel?

Struck a nerve with the pretend racer Boi

>>28528955
>he says to himself as another 300cc bike flies by
Fucking Road posers, man.

Look how upset this lil kid is :)
He won't even post his bike. Lulz

>>28528967
Post yours, faglord

>she posted a stolen Pic of a hipster bike
Lulzarino kiddo

>>28528975
Cope, sneed and dilate nobike schizo.

Dance more for me, kiddo!

>>28528973
why is britain so easy to identify :(

>>28529014
How so?

Brothers.

>>28529566
HELL YEAH

>>28529632
>1070/1900
I came

Howdy y'all.

Hot take, but I think ADV bikes kinda replaced cruisers. Why on earth would I buy a Harley over an Africa Twin?

>>28530138
Sup Kang

>>28530141
>Africa twin
Pan America is the superior Starbucks runner. Real ones just put knobbies on their cruiser.

>>28528699 (OP)
>didn't call it /hog/ - harleys only general
Missed opportunity.

Talk me out of this/add to it
>Buy 2010s regular Dyna Low Rider (dual disks, mags, regular 103 TC)
>Babbys first cam + basic two into one
>13.5" shocks
>Respring front
>Braided lines
>Ergonomics to suit
Or should I just not be retarded and buy a 2022+ M8 Low Rider S and do ergonomics mods and a tall shock

>>28530138
Cute color fren

Non of you will ever understand the true feeling of riding a real harley

>>28530600
Ok

>>28528890
It's a meme bike, they want to keep their slow spinning durka durka tractor engine.
The only way to make power here is just to make engine bigger.
Maybe they should supercharge them and make 6 gorillion torque, that should push it up to 120hp at least.

>>28530651
You're really upset about how other ppl spend their money. Why is that?

>>28530243
Fender is a nice touch there I think

>>28530433
bump

Fuck yaaaar

>>28530494
Had both. Get the Dyna. Will be the last motorcycle you ever buy if you don’t destroy it (you won’t)

>>28530872
I thought so too. Knicked it from a KTM

>>28531651
Sexo

Also happy birthday to wolf boi Gabriel

>>28531706
Nice

>>28528699 (OP)
Which engines can run reliably?

>>28535425
Anything from the big four.

>>28528699 (OP)
Where are the two strokes?

>>28535425
Evo and twin cam are great :)

>>28528699 (OP)
>needing nearly 2l to move your shitbike

>>28528699 (OP)
Evolution 1340,Twincam 96 & 103 are the best engines from harley. Twincam 88 had reliability issue where plastic guides of the timing chain fail prematurely.
>>28530651
Main reason why harleys are so slow is because of stock camshafts. Aftermarket camshafts(specifically intake camshaft) makes harleys faster.

>>28528699 (OP)
>liter and a half only making 90hp
Forgive my sport bike faggot brain but are Harleys super understressed and reliable like panther bodies?

>>28535425
All the big manufacturers, except for chink and shitalian.

>>28535703
Ok nobike

>>28528699 (OP)
Is this the real dbt now that the other one is newfags and reddit trannies?

>>28528699 (OP)
>>tell story's of any motorcycle trips and rides in relation to Harley Davidson, or hell any motorcycle.
What does he mean by any motorcycle?

For me its the California custom cholo style bikes.

>>28537112
Love those

>>28537112
Not mine but it is for sale really clean.

>>28537499
Based

>>28528699 (OP)
I had a 77 Electra Glide with a 93 cubic inch S&S shovelhead. Bike was cool but ended up selling it. Wound up with a 2010 Dyna Fat Bob FXDF with the 96 before eventually getting a 2013 Fat Bob with the 103. Love the rubber mounted big twins, the twin cams were both just mild bolt ons but ran real healthy. Perfect bar hopping bikes, long distance sucks because loud exhaust and no fairings.

>>28531706
But WHY is the Dyna better? Assume I don't care about the M8 shaking less. It really does seem objectively better engineered, but the Dyna being bigger would be a plus at 6'3.

Why do I like these goddamn bulbous fairings so much yet I can't stand the road glide

>>28538557
>>28531706
Wait, the TC doesn't even come with a fucking oil cooler stock?

>>28538557
FXR is really king, but Dyna is the next best thing. They got bigger from 07-17. Little longer, little heavier, might be more fitting if you’re really a big guy. I have an 05, the last of the smaller ones. Avoid 06. It was a transition year, so it’s got a lot of bespoke shit. You can get a good deal on an 06, but try and avoid them. Don’t get a wide glide unless you wanna be that dude that spins out on the highway and eats shit.

They’re better because Harley stopped producing shit in America in 2017, they just assembled them here beyond that.

>>28538562
They’re pure sex. You sound like a zoomer who can’t understand why he likes big titties. Follow your heart, Chad.

>>28539731
Didn’t need it. The one you posted is aftermarket. Dunno how effective it truly is, but it looks Gucci. Wish I had one on my Dyner.


Rode my Yamaha today. Yamaha is truly the Harley of Japan.

>>28528949
I'm not pretending, bro, I'm the last guy you want to fuck with.

>>28531651
This is awesome, man. Just cool as shit.

>>28540242
I love fucking with these dick heads. Half of them are Feds and the other half are legally retarded

>>28540227
>>28538562
I am sexually attracted to this motorcycle. A regular Low Rider is cheap enough I could be making a bad decision this winter.

Dear Harley riders and owners

Why are your motorcycles so underwhelming? Tomorrows prices for yesterdays technology ehh?

fun harley fact
harley isn't really a motorcycle company they are an image and lifestyle company that happens to sell motorcycles

What harley did to erik buell was disgraceful

>>28540486
That's basically every single motorcycle manufacturer nowadays.
The difference is that Harley is successful in the lifestyle thing

>>28540501
Harley has been dying a slow death for a long time. As boomers disappear their target market goes with it. How many electric bikes did they sell like 5? There are a few models I might consider but factor in the price and they are essentially untenable.

I think one of harleys biggest problems is their lack of performance. Underwhelming chassis. Wooden brakes, Shit suspension. Articles written about their powerplants and when it would give a chp number it would just say: n/a
Not applicable? Horsepower numbers not applicable? LOL And to top that off they sold the image and convinced riders performance wasn't necessary or was somehow virtuous to not worry about performance...just nice paint jobs? It's a damn shame and they have no one to blame but themselves. Some of their racing bikes were/are cool but they need to completely revitalize the brand and actually make a competitive product. If I am wrong please show me the error of my ways

And didn't harleys ceo double down on a bunch of woke garbage too? gross

>>28529632
HYB

>>28540506
As with what you mentioned they had all that performance shit figured out until they shot themselves in the foot.

>>28541212
>Make VRod engine
>Don't give it to Buell
Genuinely what the fuck were they thinking

>>28541212
Buell never had performance figured out, they were far ahead of harley but way behind everyone else still

>>28541223
Ill tell you one thing , buell has that a lot of others don't except ducati.
>handling

I did not know you could put ADV luggage on these things

>>28541272
And it actually looks good ??

>>28541303
Kind of? Looks alright from this angle. Would be a cool option for fixing up a salvage title bagger.

>>28541306
Post another picture.

>>28541309
This really doesn't look as good, but the cornering clearance would be amazing

>>28541212
Eric Buell was probably the only thing other than amf that kept Harley Davidsons relevant.
Not even Willie G Davidsons in the earlier years of his comeback to repurchase the company would compare to him.

>>28541272
Why does it look like they photoshopped in the badlands

>>28540388 (Hitler dubs)
You have good taste.

>>28542044
never buying used

>>28542092
Good man. The only thing worse than buying used is buying new.

>>28540388
I want a real fucking lowrider
With a shovelhead that is 74ci
And a kick and electric start package

>>28542111
Yeah I’m checking these trips

Lowriders are truly the pinnacle of motorcycling. I hope you get your wish, Chad.

>>28542115
If i cant get it then, i want an old original paint FLH like in pic , and you better believe were going to fucking rag that bitch
>no bags
>8 inch apes
>duel Vance and hime fishtail pipes
>21 inch front dna
>Lowered rear with a wider offset
>the fairing is coming off
>hersch air-heart brakes.
Boomers can go die in a pit

>>28542129
>FLH and Shovel Lowrider
This is god tier dream garage stuff, anon. I hope this happens for you. We should be friends.

My next project will probably be an Evo Sporty, or iron head if I can find one for $3500. Which I will completely strip down and hard tail. Maybe paint it purple, or pink. Maybe purple and pink. Some baller shit with a suicide shifter, springer, foot clutch, no front brake. Maybe it’ll kill me, maybe it won’t. Who really cares lol

>>28540242
Literally me <3

>>28540543
Adorable.

>>28542151
Get an evo you will not regret it ,
No better feeling than riding out with a bunch of choppers getting laughed at for having an evo and not shovel or panhead etc
>then you end up saving the day because you have the reliable motor

>>28528699 (OP)
On my commute to work today I didn't see a single harley, but I did see three to four cars and trucks with picrel

>>28542628
Neato

>>28542747
explain the purpose of that. Is it just browbeating it into other people that you own a motorcycle?

>>28535703
>makes harleys faster
Yeah, faster than other harleys. A 300cc ninja will smoke any Harley even after boomers dump $10k into their scrap heap lmfao

>>28542819
That's any Fandom
You'll understand when you grow up :)

>>28542858
The guy in the tent by me dropped $21k into his bagger to take it to "stage 4.5". It's 155hp and 155tq, but for the cost it better be impressive. And that's on top of paying 22k for the bike

>>28543216
Sorry you're poor

>>28543326
Me too, brother. 40 grand would build a nice garage to work on bikes in

>>28543216
Whats the point of quoting wrenchlet pricing when discussing engine modification kek, are you stupid as fuck and a nu-male?

>>28543216
You can get an entire bike with 155hp for that money.

>>28543639
Because that's what old boomers do. He was bragging about how much he paid his "engine builder guy" to make his bike that fast. I'm merely retelling the story.
>>28543647
Oh, absolutely. Though the only "production" Harley to have that much is cheap house in flyover country money

>>28542570
The shovel and pan just don’t do it for me. They’re just too expensive. You could get on a brand new Harley for what some of these people are asking. I feel the Evo is true to the chopper lyfe BROTHER. Being poor and wanting to die. Personally if I was going to spend a pretty penny for some old shit, it would have to be a knucklehead. I entered a raffle recently for a knucklehead chopper so who knows. Maybe I’ll win something for once in my life. A man can hope. Also, I’ve spent enough time sitting on the side of tue road with a dead bike, I’ve paid my dues. I’m over it lol.

Fucking love hogs bros. Simple as

>>28543982
Looks like a miserable bastard to ride. Bar-hopper at best

>>28544078
I rode it up and down the owners driveway. It’s pretty awful lol. You’re basically riding on the fender. It’s not even comfortable to sit on in the garage. It’s aggressively painful desu.

He just sold it to some hipster for $20k. Some trust fun millennial with overpriced, bad tattoos. He will use it to larp at Born Free while drinking PBR. These assholes have really taken the fun out of it imo.

>>28544088
Will guys in 40 years look back on the stunt/club style bikes now the way we look at these things?

Good morning, fellow hog enthusiasts!
Who's excited to see the new harley sprint?!?!

>>28544106
Probably. I kind of feel bad for those guys. I’m basically in the Mecca for them in the south east, and they’re always having these “stunt show” events at Harley dealers, or wherever they can find an empty parking lot

Nobody ever shows up except them, and their families who have come to support them. Absolutely nobody else gives a fuck lol

>>28544110
Good morning fellow hog enthusiast. There’s a new Harley?

My body is ready

>>28544120
They say it's gonna be 6k lol. Hopefully its more well received than the street was. Should be announced in the fall. They dropped a Lil on it last night. I'm not hopeful desu

>>28544128
Lol
Lmao

It’s so over

>>28544155
If it looks anything like the old sprint I'll absolutely buy one though

>>28544161
Any pics? Not much on jewgle rn.

It’s gonna take something special for me to get off my HOG for something new. I’d really like to see the 1250 motor out of the pan am and sportster S in the new nightster frame. I’d buy that for <$10k. And wait a year or two for the bugs to be ironed out

You should get the change out of your couch cushions and get a Honda XR150L. Then we get can do gay shit in the woods

>>28544168
Nothing on the new one. But the old one you can find. Its kina cute

I would love to have that as a beater for camping

>look up chain conversions
>These guys are taking the fucking primary off to change sprockets

HYB

>>28544846
It’s like 8 bolts dude. Stop being a wrenchlette

>>28544983
I GUESS you can just time it with a fluid change.

What will the new Sprint look like?
Hopefully not like the X350
Where will it be built?
Probably china over Italy this time
Will it be as successful as the Triumph 400 series?
Definitely if dealers push them
What do you all think?
Idfk what you fags think

>>28540242
Don't backtrace him!!! hahahaha

>>28545210
Huh?

>>28545165
The dealers will push them into the darkest corner of the showroom (next to the nightster) and treat anyone interested in them with utter contempt. Just like the street 500/750 and the Buell line

>>28545412
the consequences will never be the same

>>28545552
Buy a dog

>>28545552
Explain

>>28545466
Won't stop me

>>28544088
Yea only late model shovelheads, evos and , twincams for me

>>28545837
Ok boomer

Had a 42WLA for a time. (I'm old)
It was 9000 shades of rust-oleum, was missing a fuckton of the neat bits, and had sat in a dairy farmer's implement shed for a few decades.
Got it going, hit it with some cheap OD flat and semigloss black rattlecan and rode it for a while.
Pros?
>Nobody could easily steal it, as it took arcane majiks to get it running.
>It looked pretty badass, and had DAT IDLE.
>You could be the slowest and shittiest bike at a run, but you were still on a WLA. Lots of people gave you respect for keeping it on the road.
Cons?
>It was a WLA. You were never getting anywhere fast, or quietly.
>You leaked oil. Everywhere.
>Pre common internet, parts were a PITA to find.
>It would often decide that it liked the current vistas, and would refuse to start. You could not keep a timetable with an old WLA.

I ended up selling it to a militaria collector in Gaylord, Michigan and bought my first late 60's Triumph, which was a MUCH better bike.
Still, I wish I could find another old WLA. They're a very comfy bike.

>>28545466
My local dealer puts Nightsters and Street Bobs front in center because people buy them

>>28544106
I feel like club bikes will have a better image since a lot of them are more functional (and closer to stock)

>>28546986
I guess I just meant the nostalgia, but I don't even know what would replace them. Making a Harley faster and handle better is arguably timeless, but maybe the fairings will go.

>Canuck welder is selling these for like 1/5 the price of burger made ones
Any reason not to trust?

HYB

>>28547313
>Look at 1430 page again
>15L per bag
Huh, I guess there IS a reason everyone runs leatherpros

Last night I beat a bagger with a Milwaukee Eight by half a length from a stoplight to 75. He was riding 2-up and she was the same size he was, so he had a handicap, but still

WTF we have a harley general now? Prob will take weeks to hit the post limit

man, I love Harleys and wish I could get an older one with as much chrome as possible
something about that inconsistent engine sound just really does it for me

This was peak right here.

I am going to continue to post Dynas and no one can stop me. This might be the first time I've seen a Wide Glide look cool.

>>28552390
Ghey

>>28553804–>#
New thread

>>28553825
Why?

>>28544168
ONCE AGAIN I AM BEGGING PUT THE REV MAX ENGINE IN THIS AHHHHHH

Is the FXWG the most kino bike harley ever made?

>>28553940
Nope that would be the fatboy

>>28553971
Can't argue that. Is the FXWG second?

Can they make anything besides a v twin?

I’ve got a 2012 883 Iron with just under 10k miles. It’s got ape hangers, foot peg extensions, and a screamin eagle exhaust.
However, one of the mirrors needs replacing, tires probably getting close to that too, some of the paint is chipping on the front thing that holds the forks, and the rear breaks don’t work.
All that being said- how much should I be asking for it?
I don’t ride it anymore, and I’m looking to sell it to someone who can take better care of it and who could enjoy it.

>>28554326
you could get like 6k for it, i hope.

>>28554329
Thanks for that, anon.

>>28554354
np. I just guessed that. Check facebook in your area to be sure

>>28543982
Ill pray to our Lord you win the knunchuck boomer wagon 2wheeler bros

asked some detailing company to detail my harley and they said 150 usd

>>28554381
Factor in travel time, pricing out cheapskates/weirdos, etc.
>>28554020
They can, they choose not to. I wonder about the alternate timeline where the move to water cooled V4s actually happened.

>>28554381
Or! Just do it yourself instead of being a lazy zoomer.
Hope this helps

>>28554326
I'll give you $1500 for it. I have plans.

>>28554329
6k is too much imo. Closer to $4.5k, maybe $5k if you fixed the brakes

Rode my hog to work today brother's. HELL YEAH!

>entire draw of Harleys originally is that they're so plentiful you can buy one for peanuts and chop it up, and if you fuck up there's a thousand more you can buy to ruin
>nowadays it's impossible to find even a wrecked one for <$2000
it's like they want the brand to die. I'd love a Harley to screw around with but they're just too expensive now.

>>28555617
>boohoo things cost money

>>28555624
adjusted for inflation, boomers were buying flatheads and knuckleheads for $700 back in the 60s and 70s.

>>28555617
essentially your post is
>wtf its not 1970 anymore

Yeah, its a heritage brand, trying to be a luxury lifestyle brand. Times have changed. The current bikes are cool thoughever. IMHO, their problems right now are actually just a symptom of whats going on with the economy. Total demand destruction

>>28555628
But I will say the past CEO was an actual retard for the thailand revmax, and the one before him who was responsible for Livewire. Now that was actually some suicidal moves.

>>28555628
and that's why Harley will die with boomers. they told everyone under the age of 50 to go fuck themselves, and as a result all those young people went to Jap bikes.

Love muh harley bros

>>28555642
Actually, they'll die with milennials, cause they managed to capture some stunty sport cruiser crowd. But if you go to Hdforums, they're spitting on Harley just the same. Boomers don't like the direction harley went and they don't like how they're not treated like family at dealerships anymore, and yadda yadda

Jap bikes aren't some refuge in globalism either. You do realize that all the big jap brands make all their shit in thailand except for one or two flagship models, right? like honda's fireblade and africa twin still get 'made' in japan, but everything else is from thailand.

>>28555648
millennials didn't buy Harley, they bought Polaris Indian.

>>28555651
as someone that worked at an indian dealer and several harley dealers, that's just false. indian sales are shit

>>28555651
Indian is trash

>>28555659
>Indian
HYB

>>28556423
I like the cute brown one

>>28555634
>Livewire
I don't think it's a terrible bike, but they launched it at 2x the current MSRP because they thought they could get away with charging their cruiser margins.

>>28556488 (Hitler dubs)
Yeah me too

Dang ol rice burner is really on its last leg. Shoulda got a hog

>>28528702
let me guess, you NEED triple digit cc?

>>28528699 (OP)
Hello anons my real name is anon, and i am a true modern day American biker, you can call me bruiser thats my snm biker name , i love wearing big leather boots jackets and ofc my skull cap.
>i ride a 2025 harley roadking king of the highway with my motorcycle club the slab chiselers.
In reality i am a anesthesiologist and have a wife and two kids but on the weekend i ride with my brothers on my hog !!!!!!
Live to ride baby im a real true modern day biker.

>>28563629
Fake n gay

Sputhe + fresh OEM rubber mounts is the best Dyna setup, correct?

>>28566079
Dynas are gay.

Vstrom dad. Got around to editing (poorly) my NC500 ride. https://youtu.be/7bz4NIkWVag?feature=shared

>>28566108
I'm not clicking that

Got a new bike on the weekend and it needs a bit of work but this has been the most fucked work week for a while.
No time to make it safe to ride into the office.
Being a jobber is exhausting

>>28566140
Nobody cares about your wage job. Post the motorcycle

>>28566157
I was going to but now you've hurt my feelings. Tell me that you care about my wagie suffering

So shes a nobike that works at McDonald's

>>28555648
>Jap bikes aren’t made in Japan
It depends on the manufacturer. As far as I can tell, all the Suzuki models have VIN’s that start with J. Same with Yamaha, except for their 300cc bikes. With Honda and Kawasaki, it’s more like what you described.

Bump

>>28569631
Bump with ur Harley

>>28528890
>>28528964
>>28530651
>>28542858

Why do people act like you can only own one motorcycle? Variety is the spice of life. I probably enjoy riding the hog more than any of my other motorcycles.

Why is this style of luggage rack rarely seen? It definitely doesn't look as cool, but it would keep your bike's weight lower when loaded up.

>>28528699 (OP)
What's the point of a 1750cc engine for only 92hp? Can't you get that hp out of almost 1/3 the displacement? Is it just for the sound?

>>28570705
Ok

>>28570715
I'm not trolling I'm genuinely curious why. That HP/L ratio I could see in a 30 year old engine but engine technology has gotten a lot better. Are Harleys the 1911's of bikes?

>>28570733
Made more for torque, e.g low rider s has more torque off the line than the r1 has at any rpm and maxes out at almost 2x the torque of the R1’s max torque. HP wise the r1 beats it once it gets to 8 or 9k RPM. It’s just a different bike for different purposes. If all you’re worried about is top speed then you want a high revving engine. Also, the Harley engines tend to be a bit simpler if only for the fact that they are air cooled (some have external oil coolers too now though). I used to ride a sport bike but I have no desire to go 120+ mph on public roads anymore. A top speed of 120 that I can get to very quickly is more than enough, I rarely ever even go 100.

>>28570705
They have incredibly long strokes and by nature are going to make less power than a liquid cooled engine. Long stroke is the enemy of extremely high hp because of how it's calculated. A Miata revs higher than a Harley. The chassis aren't made to go that fast anyway.

>>28570733
They're gonna cope about not actually wanting to go fast and torque despite their bike weighing more than twice what everything else does, so their $20k POS are still slow by any metric.

>>28570911
If you buy a Harley to go fast you are pretty retarded outside of, say, the Pan America ST. They don't have ground clearance. Most of them have single disk front brakes. They have about the same power/weight as a Z400, so a bit more acceleration than the average car, but nothing crazy. You buy one because you can tweak the riding position to fit you perfectly and a just be a nice ride at sane speeds. You just have to buy multiple bikes if you want to actually tear up the roads.

>>28570486
Bung king rear sliders but no bung king front sliders, brother?

>>28570911
Ok

HELL YEAH BROTHERS! Gonna take the dogs for a walk and after that go ride my hawg

>>28570865
>It’s just a different bike for different purposes.
Exactly this. The typical Harley isn’t built for the race track; it’s designed to cruise in comfort at highway speeds. Comparing sport bikes to Harleys is a bit like comparing a Porsche 911 to a Lincoln Continental.

>>28570995
I have the HD mustache highway bars up front that serve the same purpose, I don’t think you could have both together at the same time. I like these mustache highway bars because they are comfortable forward foot rests while also serving as wider protection than just the bar type sliders.

>>28570911

Why does it make you so mad? Is it because you’ve never had $20k to spend on something of your own?

>>28571267
Hes mad because he knows deep down his scooter isn't as good as a street 500

1977- early 80’s amf shovelhead lowrider

The most based harley of them all

>>28571632
Ok

>>28571632
Not an FXR, so you are wrong.