Arthur Davidson

[Baz]

The inventor of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, Arthur Davidson,
died and went to heaven. At the gates, St. Peter told Arthur, "Since
you've been such a good man and your motorcycles have changed the
world, your reward is, you can hang out with anyone you want in
Heaven."

Arthur thought about it for a minute and then said, "I want to
hang out with God." St. Peter took Arthur to the Throne Room, and
introduced him to God.

God recognized Arthur and commented, "Okay, so you were the one
who invented the Harley Davidson motorcycle?!"

Arthur said, "Yeah, that's me..."

God commented: "Well, what's the big deal in inventing something
that's pretty unstable, makes noise and pollution, and can't run
without a road?!"

Arthur was apparently embarrassed, but finally spoke, "Excuse
me, but aren't You the inventor of woman?"

God said, "Ah, yes."

Well," said Arthur, "professional to professional, you have some
design flaws in your invention:

1. There's too much inconsistency in the front-end protrusion;
2. It chatters constantly at high speeds;
3. Most of the rear ends are too soft and wobble too much;
4. The intake is placed way too close to the exhaust;
5. And the maintenance costs are outrageous!!"

"Hmmmm, you may have some good points there," replied God, "hold
on."

God went to His Celestial super-computer, typed in a few words
and waited for the results. The computer printed out a slip of paper
and God read it.

Well, it may be true that my invention is flawed," God said to
Arthur, "but according to these numbers, more men are riding my
invention than yours"

[Tikki]

Oooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Cheers
Tikki

[Daddles]

In six days, God made the earth. On the seventh, he was bored so he made the first Harley Davidson ... and spent all the eighth trying to start it

Why are Harleys called Hoggly Fergusons? Coz they pull like tractors and handle like pigs

Richard

who was once handed the keys to a bloke's week old, $32,000 Harley, and told to take it for a flog around Mallala race track :eek:

[Iain]

Big engine but no power which is just as well because they don't handle well and the brakes are next to useless, the only attribute is the loud exhaust which allows innocent people 5 km away to get out of their way.
Quoted to me by a motorcycle collector who refused to have a HD.
Bit like having an early model Falcon, having driven one (Fathers, brand new in 1967) I do not consider it a status symbol, just an underpowered, uncomfortable, heavy steering unpredictable piece of garbage.

[doug the slug]

Big engine but no power which is just as well because they don't handle well and the brakes are next to useless, the only attribute is the loud exhaust which allows innocent people 5 km away to get out of their way.

Please clarify here Iain, is that the description of the harley davidson or the woman?

[Daddles]

Let's not be too rude about Hogglys. If all you want to do is cruise around looking cool, you can'd do much better. My personal experience in the driver's seat came on a day when we were doing an advanced riding day out at Mallala Race track with the Harley Owner's Group. In those days, I was riding a GSXR 1100 and had bevelled the sides of me boots on that track, so baby sitting a handful of Harleys was ... umm ... interesting.

One of my group tossed me the keys and told me to go my hardest - yep, that was the week old, $32,000 brute I mentioned above. Reckon I was nervous? Man. I was determined to take it very, very quietly. Sadly, by lap three, I was dragging the footboards on every corner and gave the bike back, scared I'd drop it.

But what was it like to ride? Well, the rumours are right, those motors don't vibrate, they leap up and down. Lots of grunt so they feel like they are accelerating like the space shuttle (aided by that awful seating position) but in reality, aren't all that quick. Doesn't matter though, it feels good, real good. Handling? Not there, but they are honest enough within their limited ground clearance. The brakes are underdone though not dreadful when you consider how much iron they are trying to slow down.

It was the easiest thing to ride I've ever been on. Stable, that leaping engine is rather comforting, the grunty motor is a delight and although you need to send a message to the bike rather early when about to change direction, they aren't that hard to muscle around. I liked it, but you're a mug if you want to do any more than just cruise around looking cool. I'd happily retire to one ... but would buy another bimmer first

Cheers
Richard