Lee Valley

Re: stock Harleys

Frank Mutchler

>My last bike was a 'Beemer' K100. My wife & I made a lot of day trips into the Rockies on it. Smooth is exactly what it was. Didn't have to muscle it into a turn and it stuck to whatever line you laid it in at. I sold it about 8 years ago and often think of replacing it but wood keeps getting in the way ;>)!!

Re: stock Harleys

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>I had just returned from a year in Mexico, wanted to replace my old BMW R60/5, the choice came down to a new BMW R90S and a new Harley cafe. This was in the midst of a "Buy America" craze, so that must have been a factor; but the real deciding point was the Harley dealer was a couple of miles from the house, and the BMW dealer was about 60 miles away (how that happened in DC I have no idea). Within a month, the Harley dealer had moved 30 miles away to Manassas, talk about irritated.

How did a BMW save your life?

Pam

Re: stock Harleys

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>I generally have a hard time selling things, so I'm sitting here with a 27 year old R90S and a 20 year old BMW 318i. We'd still have a '74 MGB if it hadn't died just before we moved here from Cape Cod.

Pam

British iron

Bob Hackett

>Nice looking bike.I was really glad to see Triumph make a comeback.

I cut my teeth on British iron.I originally learned to work on Harleys because there were so many more boneheads abusing them.When I first started riding with bike clubs I was riding a tricked out pre-unit Bonneville.I used to flat-track a 500 twin in a Trackmaster frame.Still regret selling my Goldstar 500 single,man that thing could pull stumps right off the line.

My first club sponsor gave me an old Harley flathead for my first HD.He had completely disassembled it,even took the spokes out of the wheels.He delivered it in two 55 gallon drums.I had it up and running in 6 months(would have been shorter but I assumed he was going to sell it as soon as I finished).

Up until I left Texas I always had a Brit custom hanging around.The last one I built for an outrider who is still one of my closest friends.It`s about the 10th incarnation of what I felt the ultimate Brit custom should be.

I always thought riding a Harley was like riding a bear.Riding a British twin(or triple)was more like riding a panther.Quick,nimble and full for surprises.

Mainely,Bob