Old, slow, overweight and cumbersome, would be my reasoning

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Tue Jul 25, 2017 3:42 pm

And I think the Harley dealers will service them as well, although I understand some are drawing a line at how old a bike can be to be serviced (probably to encourage buying of new bikes).

Burning Petard · Post by **Burning Petard** » Tue Jul 25, 2017 7:59 pm

Harley Hogs have horrible reliability (based on hanging around bikers in the previous century.) However, and it is a big caveat, they were built with blacksmith technology and were eminently fixable without microscope or degree in engineering. I think that is the key to the number of hogs that continue on the road long after the Nipponeese miracle machines of similar age have gone to the crusher.

snailgate

MGMcAnick · Post by **MGMcAnick** » Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:57 pm

Here are dozens of Harley jokes, some bad, others not so bad.

http://www.goingfaster.com/angst/jokes.htm

Long Run · Post by **Long Run** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 12:07 am

Yes, some are good, especially liked the race down the mountain.

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 11:16 pm

Harley owners can now purchase several different colors of synthentic engine oil.

Choose one to match your garage floor

MGMcAnick · Post by **MGMcAnick** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:29 pm

Remember they're not leaking. They are marking their territory.

Of course the same is often said of MGs (of which I bought another last week).

Bicycle Bill · Post by **Bicycle Bill** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:56 pm

MGMcAnick wrote:Remember they're not leaking. They are marking their territory.

Of course the same is often said of MGs (of which I bought another last week).

"Yew know what they say 'bout British engines, don'tcha?
If'n there ain't no oil under 'em, there ain't no oil in 'em!"

-"BB"-

datsunaholic · Post by **datsunaholic** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:04 pm

Bicycle Bill wrote: "Yew know what they say 'bout British engines, don'tcha?
If'n there ain't no oil under 'em, there ain't no oil in 'em!"

After spending most of last weekend cleaning oil up from under (and on, and aromd) a Rolls Royce Griffon, I can attest to the truthfulness of that statement.

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Tue Aug 01, 2017 2:54 am

datsunaholic wrote:
Bicycle Bill wrote: ... After spending most of last weekend cleaning oil up from under (and on, and aromd) a Rolls Royce Griffon, I can attest to the truthfulness of that statement.

A Griffon? What, you just happen to have a spare Avro Shackleton laying around the garage?

datsunaholic · Post by **datsunaholic** » Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:49 am

RayThom wrote: A Griffon? What, you just happen to have a spare Avro Shackleton laying around the garage?

No, but it was originally used in a Shackleton, being a Griffon 57.

It's in a boat. A very fast boat. It tends to spit a lot of oil when the boat goes over 140, and we hit 160 Saturday. But I forgot to mount the camera as we'd spent a lot of time cleaning it up for that run. I got the other 4 runs though. Still have to process the videos, I'm loading them up on youtube this week. But I'll be working on an Allison powered boat this weekend.

My youtube channel (has a few vids from last year, and earlier):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIctZN ... d=0&view=0

I don't drive them. I'm just a volunteer wrench.

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