Is motorcycling allowed?

[Hairy]

I had zero issues in the two years that I owned the 390. Had fun times on it. However, like most smaller displacement bikes, after a while you're longing for something with a little more 'giddy-up-and-go'.

 

The 790, for my use, is the ultimate bike (I don't ride all that often, due to working out of country, so it still puts a massive smile on my face every time I start it!)

Are you that one guy who really works on an oil rig and your cousin is honestly coming to pick up the bike or bicycle that you are buying on line!

[MOMSEN529]

Are you that one guy who really works on an oil rig and your cousin is honestly coming to pick up the bike or bicycle that you are buying on line!

Haha, almost! My 'cousin' is generally only replaced by my brother or a good mate and I don't know how to use Paypal!

[IceCreamMan]

They should have called it the Shovelface 

 

 

I like it, i like what harley are doing here and the marketing is uber slick...i want to be like kahl drogo and ride a pan america. Lots of clever tech in it too and reasonably priced.  I think it will do well. But more importantly is that motor..150 horses is fantastic and harley are going to use that motor in many models. its potentially a peach. I know Harley had a prototype called Bronx,,,think this motor would be brilliant in a bike like that , Bronx was shelved but hope its brought back in some format

 

On another note, busy reading Barry Sheen 1950 - 2003. A biography of when men were men. He came back from horrific injuries in double quick time, smoked 60 a day and even drilled a hole in his helmet so he could have a fag on the grid. men were men in em days. 

Edited February 24, 2021 by IceCreamMan

[Kranswurm]

My son had one.Too small for him.Its a small bike.He eventually traded it in on a BMW 800 Adventure

[RocknRolla]

My son started his first job, and is keen on a 390. Will need a well priced one with low kms.

 

Can an (ex) owner perhaps shed some light on service parts availability? I will be teaching him to do his own minor services etc.

[forkie]

I like it, i like what harley are doing here and the marketing is uber slick...i want to be like kahl drogo and ride a pan america. Lots of clever tech in it too and reasonably priced.  I think it will do well. But more importantly is that motor..150 horses is fantastic and harley are going to use that motor in many models. its potentially a peach. I know Harley had a prototype called Bronx,,,think this motor would be brilliant in a bike like that , Bronx was shelved but hope its brought back in some format

 

On another note, busy reading Barry Sheen 1950 - 2003. A biography of when men were men. He came back from horrific injuries in double quick time, smoked 60 a day and even drilled a hole in his helmet so he could have a fag on the grid. men were men in em days. 

i guess beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

[IceCreamMan]

i guess beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

 

Look, it aint hte pinnacle of beuaty, not by a long shot .    but as a package and its intention i do like it. Full of trickery and by the looks of it a viable alternative to the GS brigade which number in their zillions here. 

[patches]

I like it, i like what harley are doing here and the marketing is uber slick...i want to be like kahl drogo and ride a pan america. Lots of clever tech in it too and reasonably priced.  I think it will do well. But more importantly is that motor..150 horses is fantastic and harley are going to use that motor in many models. its potentially a peach. I know Harley had a prototype called Bronx,,,think this motor would be brilliant in a bike like that , Bronx was shelved but hope its brought back in some format

 

On another note, busy reading Barry Sheen 1950 - 2003. A biography of when men were men. He came back from horrific injuries in double quick time, smoked 60 a day and even drilled a hole in his helmet so he could have a fag on the grid. men were men in em days. 

 

Marketing is definitely something they have done right. Like what other brands can anyone think of with such a diverse cult following. From gang leaders and thugs to middle aged dentists and lawyers to hipsters and everyone in between.

 

Harleys are massive here in NZ. Indian has been trying hard to lure some of the Harley loyals over. Their TV ads contain phrases like "be original" and "think for yourself" etc. But they don't seem to sway too many minds.

 

One thing though, if you are going to get a Harley and bling the hell outta it, you better be a dentist or a lawyer otherwise the tax man and police might discover that you're a drug dealer/gang leader

 

This bike belonged to the leader of one of the NZ's 3 big gangs (or "motorcycle clubs" as they prefer to be called). Gold plated. His lifestyle drew attention to him and he recently got busted.

 

He also happens to look a little like Karl Drogo, hahaha

 

Edited February 25, 2021 by patches

[Hairy]

Marketing is definitely something they have done right. Like what other brands can anyone think of with such a diverse cult following. From gang leaders and thugs to middle aged dentists and lawyers to hipsters and everyone in between.

 

Harleys are massive here in NZ. Indian has been trying hard to lure some of the Harley loyals over. Their TV ads contain phrases like "be original" and "think for yourself" etc. But they don't seem to sway too many minds.

 

One thing though, if you are going to get a Harley and bling the hell outta it, you better be a dentist or a lawyer otherwise the tax man and police might discover that you're a drug dealer/gang leader

 

This bike belonged to the leader of one of the NZ's 3 big gangs (or "motorcycle clubs" as they prefer to be called). Gold plated. His lifestyle drew attention to him and he recently got busted.

 

He also happens to look a little like Karl Drogo, hahaha

 

 

that "look" looks just like any JHB/Gauteng or Blue Bull supporters bike, car or bicycle?

[Hairy]

 

 

This bike belonged to the leader of one of the NZ's 3 big gangs (or "motorcycle clubs" as they prefer to be called). Gold plated. His lifestyle drew attention to him and he recently got busted.

 

He also happens to look a little like Karl Drogo, hahaha

 

 

They look like a lovely bunch of people 

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300178644/comancheros-man-who-bought-car-for-gang-vicepresident-gets-community-detention

[IceCreamMan]

Marketing is definitely something they have done right. Like what other brands can anyone think of with such a diverse cult following. From gang leaders and thugs to middle aged dentists and lawyers to hipsters and everyone in between.

 

Harleys are massive here in NZ. Indian has been trying hard to lure some of the Harley loyals over. Their TV ads contain phrases like "be original" and "think for yourself" etc. But they don't seem to sway too many minds.

 

One thing though, if you are going to get a Harley and bling the hell outta it, you better be a dentist or a lawyer otherwise the tax man and police might discover that you're a drug dealer/gang leader

 

This bike belonged to the leader of one of the NZ's 3 big gangs (or "motorcycle clubs" as they prefer to be called). Gold plated. His lifestyle drew attention to him and he recently got busted.

 

He also happens to look a little like Karl Drogo, hahaha

 

 

Reminds me a trip i took a few months ago when we were allowed to. Was visiting my mate up north on my mighty RF600 and stopped at a garage to fill up and warm up a tad. As luck would have it a "gang" of hard looking mothers being the northern Ireland hells angels pulls into the service station. Hardcore 1%  types, about 20 of em. I mind my own business , fill up , go inside to pay and grab a coffee and as i walk out the shop the biggest baddest one of the lot opens and holds the door for me before he walked in. Civil to a T. i said cheers and we had a quick ride safe chat etc. Manners maketh the man. 

[Andymann]

Unfortunately, I'm now waiting for Yamaha to deliver the last of the parts - not even I, who has "people on the Inside" can speed things up.  So this is what we do now.... smell the smoke, and upset the neighbours!

 

 

[Gnarly]

Lightie loving new track in Abu Dhabi. 

 

 

 

[Hairy]

Lightie loving new track in Abu Dhabi. 

 

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flipping awesome pic ... well worth blowing up and printing to poster size!

[Stoffel76]

So this arrived yesterday. It's in a bit of a state and is going to need some work, but an afternoon of tinkering had it running nicely (and the smell of burnt 2 stroke oil was lingering in the air! ).  It's a late 70's/early 80's Italjet. My 6 year old is very excited! 

 

 

Question: Is it OK to run these old 2 strokes on unleaded petrol or do you need to put in that lead additive?  If I remember correctly, the leaded petrol was needed to lube the valves in the 4 stoke engines or something like that, so I'm guessing 2 stokes would not be so fussy? 

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

So this arrived yesterday. It's in a bit of a state and is going to need some work, but an afternoon of tinkering had it running nicely (and the smell of burnt 2 stroke oil was lingering in the air! ).  It's a late 70's/early 80's Italjet. My 6 year old is very excited! 

 

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Question: Is it OK to run these old 2 strokes on unleaded petrol or do you need to put in that lead additive?  If I remember correctly, the leaded petrol was needed to lube the valves in the 4 stoke engines or something like that, so I'm guessing 2 stokes would not be so fussy? 

 

Just use a good 2T oil and you should be good to go.