04-27-2009, 01:06 AM | #11 |
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Fossil, congrats on the new bike. The Vulcan is another of those time tested bikes that just work so well. Will you be adding stuff to it for travelling ?
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04-27-2009, 01:14 AM | #12 |
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Alan, I know what you mean about posers in their costumes. We get a lot of them here too. We also get a lot of real bikers that use their H-Ds as pack mules on long rides and they seam very satisfied with the bikes. There are those who buy the lifestyle and those who buy the bike and ride till the wheels fall off.
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04-27-2009, 04:56 PM | #14 |
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[quote="alantf"]I saw a great retro leather jacket (like The Fonz used to wear) at 518 euros ($650?) [/quote}
This morning I decided to go for a ride to the local leather factory, but they hadn't got any biker gear in, so on my way home I called in at a bike shop that I sometimes use for spares. I got an Interstate leather (A Milwaukee company) Classic Rider leather jacket for 205 euros. In America they go for about $150 (But all imports are more expensive over here) When I got it home & took out the removable liner I couldn't believe the label - MADE IN PAKISTAN. Still, it's a great coat, & the guy said that the only difference between that & the 518 euro jacket was the "Harley" badge sewn on the liner. Oh well..... I'm quite happy to let the posers pay that for a label that no one's going to see while they're wearing the jacket.
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04-27-2009, 05:24 PM | #15 |
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It's pretty much that way with any clothing line. My home town used to produce an abundance of textiles here (now they are mostly overseas) and the same factory line that made the "cheap" shirts you could buy at K-mart for $8-12 were the same ones they sewed (or glued) a little aligator onto and sold for $30 at other stores. Same for socks, t-shirts and everything else. I once visited San Antonio, Texas and decided to buy me a real cowboy hat there. I went in a Western store, paid a pretty penny for the hat and as I was walking down the street I looked inside only to discover that it was made at Chattanooga Rope and Sadlery, in my hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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04-28-2009, 03:56 PM | #16 |
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Does anyone have a good source for the luggage boxes?
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Edit :- I looked at the photo in "preview", & the box looks enormous. It's not really bigger than the bike - it's just the angle the photo's been taken at!
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04-29-2009, 04:34 PM | #18 |
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This seems a better photo to show the size. By the way - no problem (with bike handling) filling it 'til it won't hold anymore. The only problem is that you have to take the backrest (sissy bar?) off, or the box won't open, but the box itself makes a good backrest for your passenger. In fact, my wife (who does a lot of riding behind me) prefers the box to the original backrest. Just in passing - my wife's 69 years old, & she still rides regularly behind me! Age doesn't matter when you've got a "biker" mentality.
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