Topic: first impressions

[tramp]

just bought a 2005 harkey dyna superglide
lots of torque on low end, to the point you have to be carefull
low speed manuverability pretty good,lock handlebars and turn with no problem
heavy bike, need to man handle to turn hard
not much loss of power with wife on back
uses premium gas, rated at 57mpg on highway
shakes at idle, smooths out on highway
suspension feels mushy, needs adjusting maybe it's suposed to be that way
now this means nothing but it is something:
when i ride my 750, nobody really looks at the bike as i go down the road,
all kinds of people look when i ride the dyna
what has that harley got that the 750 doesn't?

[Uncle Ernie]

I suspect more people will check out a new Mustang more than some fairly rare older sports car, too.  People look at what they're trained to see.  Just ask the guy who says, "She just pulled out right in front of me!"

It's lonely at the top.

[Burke]

I have a HD 05' Fatboy and the suspention is softer that my CB750. The Dyna's will shake a little at idle, they don't have the "B" motor like the soft tails.

I think more people recognze a HD more so than the older bikes but don't hold the older bikes in regard as "bike people" do. They just think your riding an old bike, to where an HD is shiny, and makes noise. Like jingling keys in front of a baby.

[Gordon]

It's probably mostly people who don't know much about motorcycles who are checking out the Harley.  It's the only bike they know by sight so they look at it.   

Not too many people pay much attention to my old bikes, but when someone does it's easy to tell they're motorcycle people because they're really checking it out, not just giving it a quick glance.   

Could it also be that when you're on the Harley you're more apt to notice if people are looking at your bike or not?