"He loved riding his Harley..."

[JDgreen227]

Guys, I just read another obituary in today's newspaper that contained that information about the deceased. When I think back about I have read a great many of them that echoed the same sentiment, that the person who recently died was very much attached to his HARLEY-DAVIDSON (emphasis added) but I don't recall ever reading one that mentioned another brand name of motorcycle (Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Triumph, etc).

Has anyone else?

 

[TripleR]

No I sure can't and this hits close to home as I had to give up riding my Harley this year and gave it to my son. My son in law's father had to do the same thing.

I have owned a lot of different motorcycles starting in 1965 and ending this year, Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Suzuki, Ossa, Triumph and Harley.

As a young man, you couldn't give me a Harley, just too slow and unwieldy, I wanted something a lot faster, more nimble etc.

The older I got the less important those things were taking a back seat, to comfort, style, resale value and just pure pride of ownership.

There is just simply something different about a Harley and I can't really explain it.

And no I was not the old guy in leathers, do rag, no helmet, chains hanging off of him trying to pretend to be something I wasn't; don't have a tattoo any where, yeah I wore leather, but not the type one thinks of and I don't own a piece of clothing with Harley Davidson emblazoned on it, not that there is anything wrong with that.

 

[caver]

Mine might say "he loved riding his dual sport on dirt roads out west.

 

[JDgreen227]

Mine might say "he loved riding his dual sport on dirt roads out west.

Mine might say "he loved riding his John Deere...." :laughing:

 

[TripleR]

Before long mine will say, "He loved his recliner."

 

[jmurray01]

Mine might say "he loved riding his John Deere...." :laughing:

And if a certain somebody hacked into the files they'd edit it to "he loved riding his YANMAR!" :laughing:

 

[jmurray01]

Before long mine will say, "He loved his recliner."

Oh I'd love one of those.

In fact, a reclining computer gas chair would be even better, as I spend so much time on the darn computer getting my fix of TBN

 

[Bird]

I've owned one Zundapp, one Yamaha, one BMW, and three Hondas. I've ridden Harleys that belonged to someone else, but you couldn't give me one of those noisy, vibrating contraptions.:laughing: The ideal motorcycle to me would be one that runs so quiet you'd have to look at the tachometer to tell if the engine was running. And of course the same for cars.

 

[RoyJackson]

And if a certain somebody hacked into the files they'd edit it to "he loved riding his YANMAR!" :laughing:

Actually, JDgreen227's 4210 is a Deere built machine. Just happens to have a Yanmar engine.

 

[GregbkH]

I like Harleys. I went toward more of an old school look. Bored and stroked the motor to 110 inches and almost doubled the power. Yeah, it's loud.