7 Motorcycles That Drive Harley Haters Crazy 

Yeah its like firebird owners- they eat each other for lunch. Fukkit sticking to Triumph Bonnies

Good point

Me too... don't care what you ride, just don't be a d-ck about it....

This is at the top of all lists and you cannot afford a new one or even a used one is because of the $$$$$$ and many riders will look somewhere else for another make where they save from 1/2 to almost 3/4 on a purchase.

And the fact that Harleys are SLLLLOOOWWWWW, loud, heavy, ugly AF and you pretty much look like a tool riding them.

It will happen similar situation with the Tatra car when the Volkswagen Beetle is a knock off of a Tatra Model 97, but yet the CF-Moto V-Rod knockoff will be loved by Harley haters.

He didn't hate on anything. There are real harley snobs out there that die on these hills.

Last year he was dead set on getting the Indian Elite. He is a fan boi.

What's more important, what I ride, or what YOU ride? That question will shut up a few of the morons.

I rode Japanese bikes my whole life. Owning a Harley-Davidson was way unattainable for me. And there are, ALOT of Harley deuschbags out there. I have a old harley now, first one, but I hate being considered an elitist because of what I now drive. I refuse to buy shit from the dealership, do almost all my own work on my bike, don't buy and wear Harley-Davidson everything. Shit I also have and ride a 1981yamaha xs650, and a kawasaki vulcan. Anyways your right though, ride what you can afford, enjoy it, and just respect the next man fir being out there playing frogger with car traffic.

Vtx 1800 twice as fun as any Harley at around 3000 to 5000. Fast fun. And can cruse anywhere and way more reliable I own one cause Harley’s are way to expensive!

Unfortunately Chief it’s real and definitely ridiculous.

Same with a lot of truckers, I am a tanker driver and see and hear all day people belittling others because the truck they drive.

@@frankcastle1183 if you have gratitude for what you have, belittling others seems a bit petty, IMHO?

​@@frankcastle1183If that tanker isn't HazMat, I look down on you.😂

How about not see the point or appreciate them? The New Sportster S is more like the "SON OF V-Rod" than Sportster from the EVO era. Not very versatile... yet. More Sports Bike than from the Sportster Family. People love them. The LiveWire... Electric anything is a turnoff to me. Very limiting. Some people love them. The new bike that I thought was SPOT ON was the PAN AMERICA. It hit BMW right where it hurt. So those coming off the Africa Twin or a Tiger and want to upgrade now have two choices and one of those choices is SUPERIOR.

It's like Rick & Morty: I love the show but the fans... they're the worst.

Bingo

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Yeah, you betcha. I can feel your juxtaposition in the love in your comment. Maybe you’re seeing through your HonYamKawSu glasses, or maybe you’re looking real hard to find a reason to do your own hatin’.

I agree. I’ve been riding 30 years. Bought my first Harley 2 years ago after lots of sports and sport touring bikes. All these Harley guys talking shit can’t even make a u turn on their bikes or come to a stop without waddling like a duck.

Tend to agree, the one harley I would add to the stable.

That would make me like it more. Decent bike I thought. Sort of dyna sized. I seem to recall the fork being raked out a little too much. I’d get one if it came up for cheap.

Buell's Engineering was Superior to Harley. Going to a Rotax Engine was the final straw for HD. Dealers tended to place Buells in the back corner next to the restrooms thus they did not sell. Can you imagine Harley with the M8 and Revolution Engines with Buell innovations today? HD was very dirty when they sacked Eric.

@@exexpat11that your opinion

Never heard that before.

@@scottbowles9574 Buell started out as making kits for Sportsters then expanding into making a bike using the Sportster as a base in the Mid 80's. 1. Underslung exhausts Erik Buell pondered on why riders should put up with side-mounted exhausts that were non-aerodynamic, spoiled the line of the bike and made the rider hot. His answer: an exhaust mounted centrally under the bike. 2. Fuel in frame Erik’s passion for racing made him question why a race bike had to handle like a pig when the fuel level dropped. Using a bike’s aluminum beam frame as the fuel tank means the weight of the fuel remains low, so the bike handles well no matter how much fuel is onboard. 3. Mass Centralization Years before Honda spouted mass centralization as MotoGP magic, Erik Buell was building it into his bikes. It was part of a three-pronged attack to achieve handling nirvana: moving components nearer to the centre of mass, achieving the lowest unsprung weight possible and making a frame torsionally rigid. 4. Zero Torsional Load (ZTL) Braking A huge single rim-mounted disc and reverse mounted caliper that performed as good as a normal two-disc set up but with less unsprung weight. Arguments still rage on the increased gyroscopic effect. 5. Engine Oil in Swingarm Similar to fuel-in-frame concept and it increases cooling action too.

100% correct

I also ride a roadstar 03 and love it 21 years old and still runs as good as the day I bought it off the show room floor. Did some customization to it.

Would you ride a Chinese knockoff of a Harley-Davidson?

@@Embargoman wish I could show you a picture of my Chinese copy of Honda 100cc -Pagsta- Captain America Chopper.

@@Ronald-RU-vid Well I could imagine that, to say Harley-Davidson is facing trouble right now with China, CF-Moto is working with Daimler with a knockoff of a V-Rod.

Holy Cow! You said 'Zundap'!!Now that's a name ya don't hear very often! The evil little Zundap burning two stroke oil...

@@williamforbes5826 plus I used to have a Jawa CZ 250.

I ride Harley’s and all give the wave to every biker 2 and 3 wheels

@@budredden818 😊

@@budredden818 hey man, so why is it that most dont? Asking for a friend

So what do you ride?

So what do you ride?

@@thollingsworth4910 1300 VTX, 1600 Roadstar silverado, had an American Ironhorse a year ago.

I want to k ow what that bike said because it doesn't appeal to me at all. But if you like it that's fine with me.

@@josephmetiva3575 figure of speech... I just like the aesthetics better than the HDs.

Was working at Fletcher's H-D when the Sturgis came out. Owner wouldn't let me buy a WG. I asked him why,"Because if anyone can break one you can." Loved the rear belt, didn't care much for the front belt. Shucked two until I figured out to vent the primary cover. The MOCO never did figure it out.

The Porsche Harley Davidson. Big, tube frame, finless engine. It was as if HR Giger designed a Cruiser.

It may have been weird but it was a great motorcycle!

Thanks brother

The new Buell super cruiser is really cool

BINGO!

You need to get out more.

@@ericwobschall8410 True.

To be honest the 883 is what you buy your girlfriend or wife that wants to ride her own bike

@@greggarrot8132 Yeah but I'd also never recommend anything Harley currently has as a beginner bike either. They kind of abandoned the starters. The dealership here sells Royal Enfield probably to fill that gap of cheap starter.

I love my Sportster 883 for 25 years. I have never felt the need to have anything bigger and the only bike I have that weighs 800 lb is my Euro sidecar tourist outfit.

@@greggarrot8132 Why? I would never put anybody I loved on a 550lb bike to learn on. Maybe as a second bike.

​@greggarrot8132 I hear you! An 883 is barely bigger than a lawn mower engine. Anything less than a 345 cu inch V8 boss hoss is a girl's bike! After a few months of riding, you can get rid of that little V8 and get a REAAALL BIKE with the much more usable 454.

Thanks man

Thanks man

A Sportster is a Sportster is a Sportster... (Chinese voice - ALL LOOK SAME!) Unless it is a Roadster then you have a totally different animal. (Just kidding. Love my Roadster.)

The only premium about a CVO is the price,...the gismo's and gadgets are just show

Great looking bike you'll love it, power to weight pretty good.

I am retired and also 6'3" 230. I have a 2023 Road Glide Limited and 1990 Springer Softail. The Heritage Softail is an excellent bike. A buddy I use to ride with had a Heritage. The Heritage is a comfortable bike for taller riders, lighter than a Road Glide, easy to ride, and the forward controls can be extended. You should be able to get a good deal on a used Heritage. Enjoy.

Well what was your second bike?

@@loganurquhart11 went to a Softail Slim. I loved that bike! Then a RKS-almost perfection, and now a 2024 RG-better!

Yep, and it's garbage compared to other offerings in the catagory, if I'm going electric give me a energica.

Indian will be the only American brand of motorcycles left and the Chinese will put Harley-Davidson out of business for selling better quality replicas.

239 a month on my 2021 Road Glide Special certified pre-owned with extended warranty. I did put a good bit down though.😊

With the economy is nowadays all of our money is going to China for buying replicas of better quality to say CF-Moto will outsell Harley-Davidson for a matter of fact Harley-Davidson will help put the USA into the number 2 economy in the world and put the Chinese economy to be the number 1 economy in the world, with these prices of their bikes Harley-Davidson will help lead China to be number 1 in the world’s largest economy and the USA into number 2.

Harley-Davidson has helped Chinese competitors sell more knockoffs of their products and also Harley-Davidson helped sell more Indians.

No it wasn't. I worked at the Harley plant in Kansas City and WE built that powertrain.

Stay with Japanese bikes, you’ll never regret it. My father was a biker in the 50’s and 60’s and I’ve been biking since the 80’s ( I’ve owned dozens and dozens of bikes). My father’s only advice when I started buying bikes was “buy whatever bike you want, but never buy a Harley. They are trash”. Ha ha.