They're Baaaaacccckkkk...
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Yup. It's that time of year again, and the town is a-buzz with the sound of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Driving today was like navigating a swarm of gnats, but by tomorrow it will be more like wading through a swarm of angry hornets. By Friday it will be impossible to sleep, so look forward to a number of incoherent posts from me. It's the annual Laughlin River Run, and if you love beautiful, if noisy and unreliable machinery, this is the event to see! Even though I don't know how to ride them, motorcycles still fascinate me. Maybe this year I'll finally buy one and try. A few years ago I posted a running account of the great shootout at Harrah's casino, and the past couple of years have been dull. Get your bets down... Will there be a repeat this year? Who will win - the Hell's Angels, or the Mongols? How do you score an event like that? One point for a fatality, half a point for merely wounding? "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City
I saw (actually drove behind one) a scooter with side wheels like those you get on bicycles. I dare you to join them with one of those :laugh: (and dont forget to look serious). xacc-ide 0.0.15 now with C#, MSIL, C, XML, ASP.NET, Nemerle, MyXaml and HLSL coloring - Screenshots
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grown men with the mental age of five year olds on bikes that are about as roadworthy as a shopping trolley I hate those things. As soon as anyone buys a Harley the first thing they do is remove the muffler to make it sound "cool"... WHICH IS ILLEGAL (in my country anyway) but the cops dont do a thing I would go on vacation if I were you
Not everyone removes the muffler. They have mufflers that actually make the bike louder! My brother-in-law has a Harley and he was telling me how he got a muffler that helps keep the sound down, but they make special ones to make them louder. ;P
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I saw (actually drove behind one) a scooter with side wheels like those you get on bicycles. I dare you to join them with one of those :laugh: (and dont forget to look serious). xacc-ide 0.0.15 now with C#, MSIL, C, XML, ASP.NET, Nemerle, MyXaml and HLSL coloring - Screenshots
I like my cycles quiet... ............................. There's nothing like the sound of incoming rifle and mortar rounds to cure the blues. No matter how down you are, you take an active and immediate interest in life. Fiat justitia, et ruat cælum
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grown men with the mental age of five year olds on bikes that are about as roadworthy as a shopping trolley I hate those things. As soon as anyone buys a Harley the first thing they do is remove the muffler to make it sound "cool"... WHICH IS ILLEGAL (in my country anyway) but the cops dont do a thing I would go on vacation if I were you
paulb wrote: As soon as anyone buys a Harley the first thing they do is remove the muffler to make it sound "cool"... Removing the muffler has absolutely nothing to do with a HD's distinctive sound. The lack of muffler simply makes the sound louder.
"Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who put them into action are priceless." - Unknown
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Yup. It's that time of year again, and the town is a-buzz with the sound of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Driving today was like navigating a swarm of gnats, but by tomorrow it will be more like wading through a swarm of angry hornets. By Friday it will be impossible to sleep, so look forward to a number of incoherent posts from me. It's the annual Laughlin River Run, and if you love beautiful, if noisy and unreliable machinery, this is the event to see! Even though I don't know how to ride them, motorcycles still fascinate me. Maybe this year I'll finally buy one and try. A few years ago I posted a running account of the great shootout at Harrah's casino, and the past couple of years have been dull. Get your bets down... Will there be a repeat this year? Who will win - the Hell's Angels, or the Mongols? How do you score an event like that? One point for a fatality, half a point for merely wounding? "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City
How to find spare parts for a Harley? You just have to follow one :) (a variation: Q: Why do harley riders never ride faster than 100km/h? A: Any faster and they can't see where the parts fell off.)
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Yup. It's that time of year again, and the town is a-buzz with the sound of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Driving today was like navigating a swarm of gnats, but by tomorrow it will be more like wading through a swarm of angry hornets. By Friday it will be impossible to sleep, so look forward to a number of incoherent posts from me. It's the annual Laughlin River Run, and if you love beautiful, if noisy and unreliable machinery, this is the event to see! Even though I don't know how to ride them, motorcycles still fascinate me. Maybe this year I'll finally buy one and try. A few years ago I posted a running account of the great shootout at Harrah's casino, and the past couple of years have been dull. Get your bets down... Will there be a repeat this year? Who will win - the Hell's Angels, or the Mongols? How do you score an event like that? One point for a fatality, half a point for merely wounding? "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City
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grown men with the mental age of five year olds on bikes that are about as roadworthy as a shopping trolley I hate those things. As soon as anyone buys a Harley the first thing they do is remove the muffler to make it sound "cool"... WHICH IS ILLEGAL (in my country anyway) but the cops dont do a thing I would go on vacation if I were you
Loud pipes save lives. It is a way of having presence on the road, when you don't have size. You as a car driver are definitely aware of the bike, therefore the chance of changing lanes, right on top of the biker are reduced. It's good to live, Josef Wainz Software Developer
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paulb wrote: As soon as anyone buys a Harley the first thing they do is remove the muffler to make it sound "cool"... Removing the muffler has absolutely nothing to do with a HD's distinctive sound. The lack of muffler simply makes the sound louder.
"Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who put them into action are priceless." - Unknown
DavidCrow wrote: HD's distinctive sound. you mean this mix between a farm tractor and a diesel submarine? ;P
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grown men with the mental age of five year olds on bikes that are about as roadworthy as a shopping trolley I hate those things. As soon as anyone buys a Harley the first thing they do is remove the muffler to make it sound "cool"... WHICH IS ILLEGAL (in my country anyway) but the cops dont do a thing I would go on vacation if I were you
paulb wrote: grown men with the mental age of five year olds Have you actually tried talking with some of these people? BW
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paulb wrote: As soon as anyone buys a Harley the first thing they do is remove the muffler to make it sound "cool"... Removing the muffler has absolutely nothing to do with a HD's distinctive sound. The lack of muffler simply makes the sound louder.
"Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who put them into action are priceless." - Unknown
It also can badly affect the way they run, unless the bypass is specially designed. Love the rumble, hate the gunfire... "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City
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grown men with the mental age of five year olds on bikes that are about as roadworthy as a shopping trolley I hate those things. As soon as anyone buys a Harley the first thing they do is remove the muffler to make it sound "cool"... WHICH IS ILLEGAL (in my country anyway) but the cops dont do a thing I would go on vacation if I were you
paulb wrote: grown men with the mental age of five year olds Definitely - lawyers, accountants, doctors, dentists - clearly all of sub-par mentality. Those machines cost more than a small house, and are not driven by fry cooks. They do it for a lot of different reasons, none of which I share else I'd be out there with them, but making noise is not one of them. A sense of freedom, wind in the face, mobility, outlaw wannabes, whatever. I've found that, except for the ones running drugs (a tiny minority) they're a good lot, and they add a bunch to the local economy. They drive a lot better than old people in RVs, too, and don't shoplift as much. "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City