motorman587 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Got this link for work, from my big boss. So the the link is safe, how can I respond. He is a big Harley nut......... http://users.rio.com/tynda/Page118.html Link to comment
Roadwolf Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Not really anything you can "say" to change his mind... only thing I can think of is have fun with his love of H-Ds... if he is a tolerant boss, you can send him hear to get him riled up... http://www.goingfaster.com/angst/main.htm This will see if he has a thick skin. Be warned of the umm, colorful metaphors. Link to comment
motorman587 Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Not really anything you can "say" to change his mind... only thing I can think of is have fun with his love of H-Ds... if he is a tolerant boss, you can send him hear to get him riled up... http://www.goingfaster.com/angst/main.htm This will see if he has a thick skin. Be warned of the umm, colorful metaphors. I love it, but not work safe.................. Link to comment
Albert Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Not that it's worth a pissing contest but send him this year's Iron Butt Rally results. Five of the top ten were BMW. Here (excerpted from another thread here on BMWST) is the breakdown. **************************************************** That left 63, broken down as follows: GoldWing 15 FJR1300 14 ST1300 8 1200GS 5 R1200RT 4 R1200GT 4 K1200LT 3 1200GSA 3 1150RT 3 1150GS 2 And by brand: BMW 24 Honda 23 Yamaha 14 Link to comment
motorman587 Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Not that it's worth a pissing contest but send him this year's Iron Butt Rally results. Five of the top ten were BMW. Here (excerpted from another thread here on BMWST) is the breakdown. **************************************************** That left 63, broken down as follows: GoldWing 15 FJR1300 14 ST1300 8 1200GS 5 R1200RT 4 R1200GT 4 K1200LT 3 1200GSA 3 1150RT 3 1150GS 2 And by brand: BMW 24 Honda 23 Yamaha 14 Funny that you posted that. That is what I sent him this AM and in return he sent me the broken BMW web site............ Link to comment
Tapatio Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Can't we all get along? It's obvious that the animosity between Harley riders and BMW riders is a clever plan created by the free masons to coerce us into buying Harleys. In the New World Order there will only be one brand of motorcycle, Harley. If you add up the numeric values of Harley you get the number 69 which we all know is a palindrome used by the Knights Templar. Why a V-Twin engine? It is clearly the sign of a pagan religion. Think about it... Anybody who rides a motorcycle is OK with me. I don't care what they ride as long as they ride. We are all on the same team! Link to comment
motorman587 Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Can't we all get along? It's obvious that the animosity between Harley riders and BMW riders is a clever plan created by the free masons to coerce us into buying Harleys. In the New World Order there will only be one brand of motorcycle, Harley. If you add up the numeric values of Harley you get the number 69 which we all know is a palindrome used by the Knights Templar. Why a V-Twin engine? It is clearly the sign of a pagan religion. Think about it... Anybody who rides a motorcycle is OK with me. I don't care what they ride as long as they ride. We are all on the same team! Not when he is the boss that may decide what type bike you patrol on........... Link to comment
Pierce Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Good grief! Look where they have been riding. Hmmmm, GS, ya think they were riding on paved roads like our interstates the whole time? I'll give the bike some slack for what it's had to do. Link to comment
tallman Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 http://www.automotix.net/autorepair/recalls/harley_davidson/ Head to Head Motorcycles Tested Both Harley Davidson and BMW brought bikes for consideration, and the testing was conducted at the Michigan State Police Precision Driver Training Facility. Three machines were tested: BMW R1200RTP Harley Davidson Police Road King Harley Davidson Police Electra Glide The BMW was the clear winner In the acceleration and top speed testing, although the Road King beat it by .01 seconds in the 0-20 mph bracket (1.29 and 1.30 seconds, respectively). After that, the BMW was consistently faster in every test bracket, finishing with a 0-100 mph time of 10.01 seconds. The Harley Davidson Police Road King gained second in every test bracket, turning in a 0-100 mph time of 25.44 seconds. The Electra Glide was third on every test, with a 0-100 mph time of 26.05 seconds. Top speeds were 130.9 for the BMW, 109.1 for the Road King, and 106.2 for the Electra Glide. The BMW also won the braking test, with a projected stopping distance from 60 mph of 139.0 feet. The Harley Davidson Police Road King score was 171.4 feet, and the Harley Davidson Police Electra Glide score was 173.3 feet. Each machine completed a vehicle dynamics test similar to that completed by the other patrol vehicles. Here, a road course was negotiated by four riders doing six laps each. Each rider's best five laps were averaged, then the four riders' averages were again averaged to get a cumulative average for each machine (for a total of 20 averaged laps per machine). The BMW took honors, with a combined average of 5:49.4. The Harley Davidson Police Road King was next at 6:17.4, followed by the Harley Davidson Police Electra Glide at 6:19.0. At this point, all of these scores for all types of vehicles are preliminary, pending the release of the MSP final report. More detailed results of the testing can be downloaded from the Michigan State Police website. The testing conducted each year provides an extremely valuable service to the law enforcement community. The Michigan State Police take the challenge seriously, realizing the effect that their test results can have on thousands of officers and communities. Stay safe, and wear your vest Link to comment
RamblinBoy Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 John, Have him come out and ride the competition course at the Tallahassee Mall on the Harley and then back it up with a run on the BMW. Then give him a truth serum and ask him which he prefers. Link to comment
motorman587 Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 John, Have him come out and ride the competition course at the Tallahassee Mall on the Harley and then back it up with a run on the BMW. Then give him a truth serum and ask him which he prefers. He is a die hard Harley guy. Would not matter, he would find something great and because of rank, it's the greatest. lol Link to comment
ltljohn Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Did you happen to mention that even though there were problems with the BMW's in these remote places no one even considered taking an HD there? Link to comment
MadDuck Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I happen to like both motorcycle brands very much and will probably own another BMW in a year or two. If you really want to talk about motorcyclists riding to remote places, no one tops mr. Dave Barr. http://www.davebarr.com/index.html Buy the books and DVDs and then say no one rides a harley someplace remote. Link to comment
gasser Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 The irony of this is not wasted on me. The home state of US auto manufacturing is considering a foreign brand motorcycle for its state employees. Isn't Michigan a hot-bed of buy-american thinking? Link to comment
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