any bikers on DU?

[McKenzie]

Loads of bikers over here like Harleys, Buells and other, big cubic inch cruisers. It's a purely Brit joke to suggest that Harley riders should grab overhanging branches rather than apply the brakes. And, they don't like last minute, horse shit avoidance tactics. Lovely engine notes though...crob, crob.

There is a huge biker scene over here. We have miles of twisty backroads that lend themselves to juvenile shenanigans. I can come home from work on a summer evening and I can be in Glencoe in two hours. Bliss.

Eeeeeyooooowwww.

[BiggJawn]

1. Over here the joke was about oil leaks...

The only people who thought Harleys didn't leak much oil were BSA and Norton pilots.

Never had Complaint One about the disc brakes OR the handling of my '77 Electra Glide...

[McKenzie]

2. Triumphs were notorious for oil leaks

not the John Bloor incarnation; the Meridian Triumphs. Many people would buy them new then strip the crank cases off and polish the gasket strips on a sheet of glass with grinding paste to get a good seal.

Electra Glide. Hmm...not many round here though there are a few about. Most people seem to go for Pan-European Hondas or Gold Wings if they want big tourers.

regards

McKenzie

[BiggJawn]

4. Oil-proofing British bikes, American style

Get some gasket sealer, like "Indian Head shellac" or Permatex Nr. 1, clean everything surgically, lay down a coating of sealer, then lay in a sewing thread. Fit it all up and torque it down.

Almost became the keeper of a '67 Norton Atlas once, but the owner's nere-do-well son expressed an interest in it at the last moment (I had cash money in hand), so the deal was off...

I put 62,000 miles on my Electra Glide before it left me in the middle of the night...Right off my front porch!

[McKenzie]

7. bastards! they nicked your wheels? gits n/t

[BiggJawn]

9. Yep, they did.

I replaced it with a '78 KZ-750 that a friend referred to as a "Poor Japanese copy of a GREAT Triumph Bonnie" and rode that another 50,000+ before the Cellie-yacking SUV cargos got the best of my nerve.

[prairierose]

3. I don't have a bike.....

but if I can put the money together, I'm thinking of buying one to get to work cheaper. BTW, I also live VERY close to Sturgis. Some day I want to just go & see what I want to see & not have to work during the Rally.

[McKenzie]

5. Sturgis is always covered in the UK bike mags

seems to be Harley-oriented but damned fun.

[prairierose]

11. Yes, lots of Harley's but....

lots of other bikes too. Once upon a time, it started as pretty much all Harleys. When my Dad went as a young man, it was mostly Harleys but not anymore.

and yes, it's LOTS of fun!

[guitar man]

6. I'm a biker

Unfortunately, my Sportster and my Triumph are both in pieces out in the shop. I just haven't had the time lately to fix them up. :(

[McKenzie]

8. XLH 1200 or an 883?

My mate has an XLH 1200 with slash cuts and a Screaming Eagle carb. Stainless braided hoses and six-piston billet calipers.

What model of Triumph ya got?

[guitar man]

10. xl-1000

Well, it's an aftermarket hardtail chopper frame with a '77 xl-1000 engine and tranny. Same with the Triumph, it's a '66 650 Bonneville engine on a Santee frame, I think. Haven't messed with them in so long I have forgotten some of the particulars about them. I hope I will get some time off soon and get at least one of them running in time for nice riding weather in the spring.

[ekhunter]

12. kawasaki vulcan 1500

i have been out to sturgis that past three years. awsome sight to see so many motorcycles in one place.