Advice: I am seriously considering buy a Harley Davidson

raznomore

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as an aside, have you ridden much?
 
That was probably a big thing I learnt too, get plenty of dudes, like you (assuming 40/50 yrs) who used to ride a bit back in their teens, 20s, and then jump on a pretty new bike, which is a totally new beast compared to what they used to ride, and then...
 
I didn't mean to come across negative, but is just my opinion, I'd love to ride a bike round the countryside, I see people doing it on the weekends and think thatd be a mint way to get about, but the risk assessment in my mind would not allow me to do it, similarly wingsuit flying....
 
I added a bit to my original post that you may have missed about safety equipment, makes a big difference!!
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not for another 3 years mate!

taniwharugby

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not for another 3 years mate!
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so you are 37/47 years old ;)

mariner4life

when i was balls deep in Sons of Anarchy i wanted a Harley. My wife said no. Which is good, because i've never ridden a motorbike in my life, and most probably would have died early doors.

Virgil

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="553086" data-time="1453080010">when i was balls deep in Sons of Anarchy i wanted a Harley. My wife said no. Which is good, because i've never ridden a motorbike in my life, and most probably would have died early doors.</blockquote>
 
Oh yes thank god that didn't happen, how would the fern have managed without you and your sharp witt/intellect.

mariner4life

you're trying too hard

NTA

are you taking enough steroids and/or KFC to fit the part?
is this a mid life crisis?

taniwharugby

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so you are 37/47 years old ;)
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2) is this a mid life crisis?
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not quite/yes! :)

antipodean

Do you have a friend to tow you home?

dogmeat

Answer the following honestly to determine if you are a potential Harley owner
 
<ol><li>Are you male?</li>
<li>Do you have a beard?</li>
<li>Is it grey?</li>
<li>Do you have a XXL beer gut?</li>
<li>Do you have a collection of black XL t-shirts to cram your XXL gut into?</li>
<li>Do have a fetching polka dot bandana to cover your bald pate and make you look "mongrel"?</li>
<li>Do you belong to a real ale club?</li>
<li>Do you need something to compensate for your "size"?</li>
<li>Do you really like spending your spare time polishing chrome?</li>
<li>Do you have arthritic knees?</li>
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Crucial

No wonder I didn't think it important that he got one. I can only answer yes to one of those questions.

MN5

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Virgil" data-cid="553094" data-time="1453080775">Oh yes thank god that didn't happen, how would the fern have managed without you and your sharp witt/intellect.</blockquote>
 
Mariner would blow off a Harley if he ever picked up enough speed

mariner4life

at least i would blow off a Harley and not a West Indian cricketer

Siam

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="dogmeat" data-cid="553099" data-time="1453082025">Answer the following honestly to determine if you are a potential Harley owner 
 <ul class="bbcol decimal"><li>Are you male?</li><li>Do you have a beard?</li><li>Is it grey?</li><li>Do you have a XXL beer gut?</li><li>Do you have a collection of black XL t-shirts to cram your XXL gut into?</li><li>Do have a fetching polka dot bandana to cover your bald pate and make you look "mongrel"?</li><li>Do you belong to a real ale club?</li><li>Do you need something to compensate for your "size"?</li><li>Do you really like spending your spare time polishing chrome?</li><li>Do you have arthritic knees?</li></ul></blockquote>
 
Dont forget ridiculously large tacky belt buckles

MN5

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="553121" data-time="1453086900">at least i would blow off a Harley and not a West Indian cricketer</blockquote>
 
You actually admit to blowing off a Harley??? The fuck?????

jegga

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Answer the following honestly to determine if you are a potential Harley owner
 
<ol><li>Are you male?</li>
<li>Do you have a beard?</li>
<li>Is it grey?</li>
<li>Do you have a XXL beer gut?</li>
<li>Do you have a collection of black XL t-shirts to cram your XXL gut into?</li>
<li>Do have a fetching polka dot bandana to cover your bald pate and make you look "mongrel"?</li>
<li>Do you belong to a real ale club?</li>
<li>Do you need something to compensate for your "size"?</li>
<li>Do you really like spending your spare time polishing chrome?</li>
<li>Do you have arthritic knees?</li>
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I like to remind any of my harley riding mates that Personal Investor magazine profiled Harley riders in the states and found the average was 45-55 years old earned close to or above six figures and put minimal miles of their hog yearly. Ie another version of the midlife crisis red convertible.

jegga

Thats a no from me too and I used to ride bikes, bikes are a lot faster now which isnt an issue with a Harley but my reflexes and eyesight arent what they were when I was 20 which is still a factor on a Harley.
 
If you want a bike there are two ways of going about it I reckon,
 
A trail bike, you can't get speeding fines and they are a of of fun
BEARS racing <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.ozbearsracing.com/'>http://www.ozbearsracing.com/</a> you get to meet heaps of people, have a bit of fun ,go fast without worrying about oncoming traffic and you still get to ride a chrome laden bike if thats what you like and as a final bonus there are medical staff on hand . I have mates who do this, there are track days they go up to to prepare for the races. 
 
I'll leave the last word to Stephen Fry,
 
A little relevant excerpt from Stephen Fry:
I've got an American cousin who is a doctor who was visiting me in London at the time when I used to ride a motorbike. He didn't know this and he saw me check in my "skid lid" as we .. as we biker boys call them. He said "I didn't know you ride a bike." He said "Do you know what we call bike riders at the Trauma Department of the Roosevelt Hospital?" I said "No." He said "Donors."
That was one thing and literally two days later, a friend of mine was talking about an Aunt who was at Moorfields Eye Hospital and she was going to have a cataract operation or a corneal graft. The chap came in - the consultant. He said "Now Mrs Alton. I'm sure you've heard about it. We are going to cut out that nasty old lens, that cloudy old lens and we are going to sew in a nice bright fresh new one. It's a very simple operation and it only takes a few hours and you will be out and seeing wonderfully. The only trouble is that we don't have any donor eyes in at the moment." He looked at the window and said "... but its raining so it shouldn't be too long."

antipodean

I'm probably not the person to talk you out of riding...

Virgil

Its too late..Raz took the jump and bought the bike
Here he is..
 
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jegga

Whats the red machine? I almost bought one of these when I was about 20, the seller changed his mind and as far as I know still has it
 
 
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MN5

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Virgil" data-cid="553141" data-time="1453095349">Its too late..Raz took the jump and bought the bike 
Here he is.. 
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So that's what an Italian-Samoan looks like....

The Silver Fern

Advice: I am seriously considering buy a Harley Davidson