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03-03-2008, 10:07 AM
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HD gets it right
Just saw this on the interwebs. It's the new HD Crossbones. I don't know the specs yet and it is probably the same re-hashed version of every other HD out there, but, it sure is pretty. For a company that is known for mass marketing a style they once denounced this is a good looking machine.
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03-03-2008, 11:08 AM
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Formula Extreme Favourite Bike: 1985 Honda V65 Magna
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They didn't have it yet when I was at the H-D dealership about a week ago. But it seems H-D is moving in the direction of offering bikes with less chrome, more of a factory rat look, mini ape hangers, bobber styling, etc. They even had a dyna painted matte black with this sort of styling.
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03-03-2008, 11:13 AM
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I saw one in the showroom last week, as well as the new Nightster. Pretty sweet looking with the springer front end and no passenger seat...alas it's still a Harley. 
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03-03-2008, 12:43 PM
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As always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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03-03-2008, 12:50 PM
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Formula Extreme Favourite Bike: 1985 Honda V65 Magna
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Well on that particular bike, some things are odd. Like floorboards on a bobber. Ditch the floorboards, go with pegs and a standard toe shifter.
I don't really like the look of H-D soft tails in general but for a soft tail this is one of the better looking bikes. The springer seat is a nice touch.
Their Dyna and Sportster bobbers look better to me. Especially in matte black instead of this glossy black.
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I have sold my Triumph and will no longer be active here. The community here was great, but I found the experience of owning a Triumph & especially dealing with warranty work to be quite unsatisfactory.
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03-03-2008, 01:39 PM
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Put a wide, flat bar on it, bob the rear fender into something far more minimalist, and you'd have one of the best looking Harleys I've ever seen. Have Honda reengineer it, and I might even see myself buying one.
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03-03-2008, 01:47 PM
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Blech!
This thread proves that beauty truly IS in the eye of the beholder! Yuk!
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03-03-2008, 01:54 PM
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SuperSport Favourite Bike: 2007 Triumph Speedmaster
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My first thought was that I would lose the front fender completley, and put high riser drag bars. My biggest compliment is that HD is goinfg for a look that screams "motorcycle". Flat and unobscured by crappy add-ons, which they love.
By the way, I saw it in this months Cycle World and dug the picture off a website somewhere.
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03-03-2008, 08:47 PM
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Bobbers are starting to become popular again. Probably won't reach any significant level of fame, but I wouldn't be surprised to see more bobbers in the next few years.
The wheels are godawfulugly
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03-03-2008, 09:19 PM
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Springer Fork!!
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