Confirmation that I am a dinosaur of a biker

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My Hawg…

(yes I know the regulator is hanging off… no it didn’t fall off…!):

Confirmation that I am a dinosaur of a biker
 
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Other nice thing about Harleys is for the most part a short guy can get both feet on the ground at stop lights. The seats are usually low and comfortable. I'm sure there are exceptions to that, but I don't need to know which models don't have low seats. That is less important to me than being politically correct all the time. :rolleyes:
 
Schwany said:
Other nice thing about Harleys is for the most part a short guy can get both feet on the ground at stop lights. The seats are usually low and comfortable. I'm sure there are exceptions to that, but I don't need to know which models don't have low seats. That is less important to me than being politically correct all the time. :rolleyes:
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You’re right there. It means you can get both feet out wide and firmly on the ground. They carry their (excessive) weight low down too, so they really don’t feel as heavy as they are.

Mine is a Low Rider S and they tried too hard with the ‘low’ part! The shocks were too short and the seat paper thin! I’ve put longer shocks on which alter the stance a lot and now it almost has reasonable ground clearance.
 
Fast Eddie said:
You’re right there. It means you can get both feet out wide and firmly on the ground. They carry their (excessive) weight low down too, so they really don’t feel as heavy as they are.

Mine is a Low Rider S and they tried too hard with the ‘low’ part! The shocks were too short and the seat paper thin! I’ve put longer shocks on which alter the stance a lot and now it almost has reasonable ground clearance.
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Too bad about the stock shocks. Nothing is more annoying than a hard ass end. Opps, I mean a hard riding rear suspension. Makes my neck hurt.
 
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Schwany said:
Too bad about the shocks. Nothing is more annoying that a hard ass. Opps, I mean a hard riding rear suspension. Makes my neck hurt.
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Hmmmm… shocks that perform well do not (in fact should not) need to be overly stiff. The whole idea is to control the wheels movement over bumps and dips.

It is true that settings that work well on the track are too stiff for comfort on the road. But good suspension is good suspension, providing better high and low speed control. Sounds like you need to experiment more with the settings to me.

I put Ohlins on this and they work superbly. They were expensive, but definitely worth it. So much so I’m now planning to put Ohlins cartridges in the forks.
 
Schwany said:
Other nice thing about Harleys is for the most part a short guy can get both feet on the ground at stop lights. The seats are usually low and comfortable. I'm sure there are exceptions to that, but I don't need to know which models don't have low seats. That is less important to me than being politically correct all the time. :rolleyes:
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If you are referring to my earlier comment, that had nothing remotely to do with politics.
It's just about respect for women, the other half of the population.

I'll leave it at that.
 
Fast Eddie said:
Hmmmm… shocks that perform well do not (in fact should not) need to me overly stiff. The whole idea is to control the wheels movement over bumps and dips.

It is true that settings that work well on the track are too stiff for comfort on the road. But good suspension is good suspension, providing better high and low speed control. Sounds like you need to experiment more with the settings to me.
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I was referring to the stock shocks on your Harley you said were too short and stiff, not the ones you ended up putting on there, or my suspension. I have experienced stiff shocks riding motorcycles for over 59 years. A stiff ride was all I was referring to. If that is not what you meant when you said the shocks were too short, I must have misinterpreted it. I understand suspension hard as that may be to believe.
 
Schwany said:
I was referring to the stock shocks on your Harley you said were too short and stiff, not the ones you ended up putting on there, or my suspension. I have experienced stiff shocks riding motorcycles for over 59 years. A stiff ride was all I was referring to. If that is not what you meant when you said the shocks were too short, I must have misinterpreted it. I understand suspension hard as that may be to believe.
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Ahh, my bad!
 
@worntorn and @Schwany - I have bit my tongue long enough - can you two please take this conversation off-line?? If I want to see petty bickering, I will hang out with my kids. I am here for the Nortons, not to watch two grown, mature men take shots at each other. Thank you in advance.
 
Glen many yrs ago I think I remember someone saying more female than males born each year , 50 yrs on now so maybe not accurate these days …. Ashley …. Where I live , when going through a door if someone close behind , door is always held for person following regardless of who , always a polite thank you in return … we very backward down on here on Canada’s poor east coast ….
 
Derek Wilson said:
@worntorn and @Schwany - I have bit my tongue long enough - can you two please take this conversation off-line?? If I want to see petty bickering, I will hang out with my kids. I am here for the Nortons, not to watch two grown, mature men take shots at each other. Thank you in advance.
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Do you type with your tongue? That is special. It's over when I say it's over, damn it. Kidding I couldn't care less about it, and will refrain from getting out of my lane after this reprimand. Unlike a lot of other people that don't seem to be able to do.
 
Apologize for my part also , I do know I should know better … it’s just , difficult to change old attitudes involving respect ,tradition & manners etc.

“I am sorry to all for offering my opinion when not asked for “
 
Few years back , a car salesman at out of town VW dealership called my wife “gorgeous” in front of me , sadly I punched him in mouth and knocked him into big free standing photo of some new model …. I was in dog house for a few days , until dealer principle called to apologize for his employee’s behaviour , we did buy the Passat in the end and was a great car , never laid eyes on guy with missing teeth when I took her trade down to pick up new one … should have learned something that day , the young sales guy was trying to be nice ???
 
Riding the Norton is a throwback experience of the times that taught me what I know now about motorcycles. These days you can own and ride one without giving much mind to the possibility of getting left on the roadside, but I have treated my modern bikes with the same respect you give anything you want to rely on and expect good service. For that reason, all my modern bikes have run excellently for many thousands of miles and asked for more. Zero failures. I take a small credit for that. The rest is split between modern engineering, improvements in tires and oil and nursing Nortons from Point a to Point B.
 
Yes , learned more from Commando than any other , made learning Italian much less stressful
 
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