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MES

You call that a rant Levenvale? I would have expected better from a scot :razz: .
If any subject is rife with possibilities, surely it is anything related to HD. The mere mention of HD on this board has been known to let loose a torrent of caustic bile.
BTW
Brillient :-g

I would like to offer up a few suggestions though .
The first couple of paragraphs were boring and had lots useless info. One should launch into a proper rant vigorously. Never underestimate the power of vitriolic rhetorical venom. It gets people attention an sets the general tone of the post. :razz:

Bullshait. This is a rant, there is no room for facts, figures, logic or reason and fair is out the door directly.
fark'em. Twice.
Besides, it your soapbox and ultimately your the one that will have to pay the price for the post so you might as well get your moneys worth and get it out of your system.
(It's not like you'll be banned. Christ, they let Lee stay )
How do you expect to get your thread locked if you don't use at least a few expletives.
For God's sake man, get 'er done!
I believe protocol dictates that anybody foolish/bored enough to post a reply to such a thread and dare to offer a dissenting opinion be replied to tersely with the phrase Oy, b*gg*r off.

we want want her here about the slack jawed, dim-witted, non mother tongue speaking, doo-rag/ chrome flip lid wearing, non-riding, inept, of questionable parentage, foot draggen, bean counting, I got to get home so I can coach the soccer team, weekend pirate wanna-be, fringe wearing, limp-sack nancy boy.


now didn't that
feel good

Just funnen people. Really.
It's just that I was rather disappointed.
we haven't had a complete melt-down here in what? A week or two :razz:
Well, admit it people, it did have possibilities.

Take easy and Happy New Year
M ES
and no I haven't been drinking.

zippythehog

MES
brilliant!

BTW, how can I get a copy of the bloody typer?

zip

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Levenvale

Heloo MES! I just got home having worked a night shift in Glasgow over Hogmanay / Neerday. Oh what jolly fun and japes! But I think I deserve a little drink....
:-g

Sho, where was I, oh yes, your wonderful post :gpst: . You are right of course, I was being far too polite. In fact if I was to call Harley Davidshon's what I call them in day to day conversation, I would indeed have been banned. And rightly so, for one has to keep up standards. Anyhoo, time for another drink.... :-g

Ah, still there MES? Or can I call you M? I was jusht remarking to an old cross dressing friend of mine with an embarrassing personal hygiene problem that I had my concerns about hiring a Harley, as this was akin to trying an alternative sexual proclivity. I might end up liking it! But nay, no such concerns. Riding the Harley was akin to a wet dream. Nice at the time, but embarrassing later. Exscsmhosh me: drinkly time :-g

Sho, fergling Harlish Darvlish Eh? Feckem! Dars whar I shay. Feckem! Take them from the corporate rear with the blunt end of a ragmans Trumpet! Eh? Oh yesh, drinky poo - hic' :-g

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MES

*****, Woody be looken rough.


:-g Brilliant
Oh dear God. Right click-->save as.
I didn't make that gif...... so props to the kid that did.

Now we're getting some where.
This starting to shape up nicely. I think that between the 2 of us we can turn this thread around. :razz: . Hopefully it will degenerate quickly. That way everybody can be happy. :-D

You forgot that it is generally something you don't admit to in public or in polite conversation with the fairer sex.

considering I just said sex and this is the hang-out and an HD rant, can the sheep be far behind?
:-g brilliant I'll take 2(sheep that is) ..oh wait, wrong forum. My mistake. Got to go.

Take it easy
Happy New Year


[ This message was edited by: MES on 2007-01-01 03:18 ]

HiDesert

Did someone say sheep?



If someone gave me a V-rod, I'd sell it and get a Sprint or Tiger for myself and a couple of minibikes for my girls to start learning off-road riding on. But I wouldn't tell them where I got the money; I wouldn't want them to know that HD had anything to do with their start on two wheels! :hammer:

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akenaten

"we want want her here about the slack jawed, dim-witted, non mother tongue speaking, doo-rag/ chrome flip lid wearing, non-riding, inept, of questionable parentage, foot draggen, bean counting, I got to get home so I can coach the soccer team, weekend pirate wanna-be, fringe wearing, limp-sack nancy boy. "



Mr. MES:this is the single best post I have ever seen on this website. I've tried to have meltdowns about HD riders but I guess I haven't been a member of this site long enough.My rants are pretty much ignored or people defend the Harley poseurs.Or I'm accused with once having been *****-slapped by a big tough Harley guy so I'm actually jealous that I can't be as tough and wear a uniform like they do. Sigh......

MES

Akenaten, Glad you liked it. I'm not sure that you were suppose to be focusing on that though.
It was just the standard stereotypical general and HD specific pejoratives.
We've all heard them. Many times. It would have taken very little talent to continue the string.
I was justing taking the opportunity to have a light hearted poke in everyones eye, Myself included.

It never ceases to amaze/amuse me the passions that anything HD can unleash.

The title of this thread had all the makings for a very nasty go-round and I am pleasantly surprised that it has remained civilized while other have gone to 'ell in a hand basket. But make no mistake, I have no illusions that it will remain so.

take it easy
M ES
Pops told me that one never discusses religion or politics. I have expanded upon that to include HD and PC/MAC.

Scrambler900

In defense of Harley-Davidson, I cannot believe that company has pulled the (Scottish) wool over its customers eyes for so long that no one noticed. I believe H-D has achieved something like 18 or 19 consecutive years of annual record profits and earnings growth, on a worldwide basis. John Bloor in Hinckley would hope to emulate that impresive record.

H-D success is unmateched by any other motorcycle manufacturer, and is based on a WORLDWIDE sales effort amid a very competitive (and subjective) market filled with efficient and high-tech Japanese and German competitors, and now emerging competitors from China and South Korea. (The Harley clones like Big Dog and American Steed actually enhance Harley's image and marketability, not hurt H-D's sales).

That said, for anyone to complain that H-D makes junk, and say its owners are all fools and posers, well, you're basically saying that a huge worldwide consumer group has been fooled for the past 18 years into giving more and more money to H-D for their two-wheeled bling. Well, its the people's money, and their choice about how to spend it, and at least H-D doesn't have to dilute its "Made in USA" image by opening a factory in Thailand (i.e. Triumph) to remain competitive.

We who own Hinckley-made Triumphs wanted that "Made in England" badge, and we paid for it. I dare say we'd pay even more for a UK built Bonne over a Thai machine. Because that's how the market works in a capitalistic system.

Now about H-D posers and the stereotype about their collective image. I generally agree with the criticism about that "bad boy" image and I myself don't want to fit into that group. WHen I owned my 3 Harleys I distanced myself from that poser lifestyle. But there are some very good people there among all countries where H-Ds are owned.

[ This message was edited by: Scrambler900 on 2007-01-02 20:41 ]

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Levenvale

In the spirit of degeneracy that this thread has descended into, the above post is far too reasoned, well written, balanced and frankly; nice.

To return us to the land of rant:




Spot the Difference!






I am guessing you will have all got this. One of the above is a heap of sh1te........







And the other a pile of manure!

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[ This message was edited by: Levenvale on 2007-01-02 12:51 ]

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Banjax

I think you will find that HD are not the only company guilty of the kind of cost cutting described.
My BMW GS1150,along with most others,has been badly affected by corrosion to various components and fasteners and is certainly not of the same standard of finish seen in the past.Not good considering the price tag on it and on par with the likes of Suzuki,Yamaha and Kawasaki.
It also suffers from lousy lights."Of course you can buy auxillary lights sir-£275 to you".
Poor screen causing wind noise and buffetting,£60-100 to sort out.
Rusty fasteners-£50 upwards for stainless kits.

My T595 Daytona (9years old) is in much better shape.

At the end of the day,if a company can get away with it,they will.
Its then your choice as a comsumer to either live with the problems or take your business elsewhere.
Ride safe,Col.

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