"Right. Its cowardly when the person is not standing right there."
Get ready, the "I beat you up." part is getting close. Let's see which side of the argument throws the first "I kick you a$$".
As far as foreign involvement goes, well, it's pretty hard for any manufacturer to deny it. Personally, for North American manufacturers, it's a good thing. It's hard not to accept the fact that any engines made in Japan are far superior to what we produce. Technologically they better, they're built to closer tolerances, they're more reliable and fuel efficient and competitively priced.
I won't buy an North American product with a domestic engine in it. Take Arctic Cat for instance. As long as they use Suzuki engines and power trains, I'll buy them. I already own two late model Arctic Cat ATVs with Suzuki engines. I wouldn't touch one with their home built engines. Particularly their Blunder Cats!
A stock Harley is an OK bike. Not a great bike, but alright if that's what you're into. However, it seems that when one gets royally gouged by paying the ridiculous price off the shop floor, they automatically think they've purchased a ticket to the "elite motorcyclist club". I suspect that during the "sucking in" process, the dealers bore a one inch hole in their skulls, pump out a good portion of their brains and pump in a couple gallons of Willie G. slogans and propaganda. Hey, they have to make you feel good about mortgaging the trailer to put a down payment on the bike, right?
The bottom line is that for one reason or another, HD riders like to create the illusion they've bought into something special and if you haven't had your a$$ gouged like them, you don't rate. It's obvious to the point of being obnoxious to some an hilarious to many more. Personally I love them. The entertainment is endless. Nothing funnier than a HD side show down at the donut shop!
