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My wife had to bang some sense into my head today. I had it in mind that we could pay off one of our loans early and then get a new dresser:
Harley Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic
Unfortunately, those things run new from 21 to 25 thousand bones, and we can't afford to go that much further in debt. So for now (next few years), no new bike for me. I'll have to settle for the Sportser I've had since '95...

Eh, what the heck, a poll...

Going to try to reinstate the poll that vanished

I have no intention of getting any form of powered bike.

Who needs motorcycles when you can fly an airplane?

(I got flight lessons as a graduation present. I'm only $150,000 away from my very own Cessna Skyhawk)

I have a bike.

It just doesn't have a motor in it

You bunch of geeks!

Except for the dude who plans to get a plane

RedImperator wrote:Who needs motorcycles when you can fly an airplane?

(I got flight lessons as a graduation present. I'm only $150,000 away from my very own Cessna Skyhawk)

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

jegs2 wrote:You bunch of geeks!

Who, me?

RedImperator wrote:Who needs motorcycles when you can fly an airplane?

(I got flight lessons as a graduation present. I'm only $150,000 away from my very own Cessna Skyhawk)

We used to have a cessna trainer, but maintenance and hangar space especiallly in a place like Santa Monica was too damn expensive so we had to let it go :-\

Well I've never really seen the appeal of bikes, the Weather here in the UK means that cars make a shit load more sense. I Have a Mountian Bike for my 2-wheel thrills, and it doesn't cost even a 10th of the price of a dirt bike.

If I had to buy a bike, it would be for the speed alone, a luxury item for blatting down the counrty roads at stupid speeds, so probably a Blackbird or something of that type.

One thing I've never understood is the attraction of Harleys, they're big, slow, thirsty, poor-handling and less comfortable/usable than a car for the cost of a car. Why the hell does anyone want one? You want to go touring with the wind in your hair, buy an old estate car and wind down the windows. You can sarry more stuff, use less fuel (cheaper) find parts anywhere, take other people with you, and it's emergency shelter should you need it, all for a shitload less than a bargain-basement Harley - let alone a top range one. If you want chrome that badly, just add some to your current bike.

It's almost as bad as Hot-rods .

Trytostaydead wrote:

RedImperator wrote:Who needs motorcycles when you can fly an airplane?

(I got flight lessons as a graduation present. I'm only $150,000 away from my very own Cessna Skyhawk)

We used to have a cessna trainer, but maintenance and hangar space especiallly in a place like Santa Monica was too damn expensive so we had to let it go :-\

From what I've seen of the prices, I'm either going to have to hit the lottery, marry a rich woman, or become a bestselling author in order to afford to outright own a plane unless I find a used one for cheap. So watch the progress meter in my sig and hit Amazon.com when the little square marked "Print" turns green.

Seriously, once I get my feet under me (and my school loans paid off), I'd like to take a very good look at fractional ownership, since I really wouldn't need a plane full time and wouldn't be able to justify the expense on a teacher's salary unless I want to live in an apartment my whole life. Still, I'm allowed to go to Cessna's website and dream the way some people do in Ferrari dealerships.

I understand Red...though I wish a Ferrari, so my goal requires a rich woman or the lottery(or a patent everyone needs)

But for me...a bike presents the problem of whee to use it(no, not a regular one)

Maryland maybe...but in DC or Northern VA...pfft not enough open area in most places of any reasonable easy reach.

Yeah well, whatever.... I posted the poll, and then it vanished. So I added it again, and got the ole multiple-poll thing. Can't win for losing on these poll options....

jegs2 wrote:Yeah well, whatever.... I posted the poll, and then it vanished. So I added it again, and got the ole multiple-poll thing. Can't win for losing on these poll options....

Well it's working for me, so Yay.

Motorbikes are extremely dangerous by nature. Not only are you bereft of the safety systems and metal cocoon that you have in a car, but you are also less visible to other drivers because of your reduced size.

Darth Wong wrote:Motorbikes are extremely dangerous by nature. Not only are you bereft of the safety systems and metal cocoon that you have in a car, but you are also less visible to other drivers because of your reduced size.

Yeah, and it's tricky having sex on the backseat as well.

Darth Wong wrote:Motorbikes are extremely dangerous by nature. Not only are you bereft of the safety systems and metal cocoon that you have in a car, but you are also less visible to other drivers because of your reduced size.

That's half the fun, silly.

Seriously, though, I was planning on getting a Vulcan as soon as I got the money to do so. That and the class M license. It makes no sense to have a bike in New England at all. At least not for normal people. But I'm a college student. I'm in school during the winter. So my bike would, theoretically, sit in the garage all winter until the spring thaw, and I could tool around on it during spring break.

Darth Wong wrote:Motorbikes are extremely dangerous by nature. Not only are you bereft of the safety systems and metal cocoon that you have in a car, but you are also less visible to other drivers because of your reduced size.

That's why I'm going to wait until I'm really old and have done about all I could in my life before I get a motorcycle. I can just imagine it right now... The wind pressing against my wrinkled face, making it appear smooth...

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote: That's why I'm going to wait until I'm really old and have done about all I could in my life before I get a motorcycle. I can just imagine it right now... The wind pressing against my wrinkled face, making it appear smooth...

Recalls the commercial with the old man playing with a toy Harley Davidson with his grandson.

Grandson says, "Grandad, did you ride a Harley?"

Old man sighs and regretfully replies, "No."

For those who have never ridden a Harley, you cannot understand.

Colonel Olrik wrote:

jegs2 wrote:You bunch of geeks!

Who, me?
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The shirt isn't helping.