OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
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> I don't think I said anything about riding a Harley. ;-) There are far
> less expensive and more economical bikes...

Actually not street safe for US roadways, the rice burners and euro
bikes one can safely use to commute are just as costly if not moreso.
You must be thinking the '50s Hondas... those and their scooter-like
ilk are not around because they are not safe on US roads. It's not
safe to go into US traffic on anyting less than a 500cc, actually a
750cc is really the low limit... you gotta be able to out accelerate
every four wheeled vehicle out there.

Harleys are the safest in US traffic because they're wide, long, and
grotesque, they don't blend in like say a cafe racer... they're the
easiest to see... they're also typically the loudest, you'll usually
hear them before you see them. You don't ever want to see a motorcycle
before you hear it, means it just came through your windshield.

Like I said, you've never owned a motorcycle, now I know you've never
ridden one. If you're over 40 and have never ridden a motorcycle don't
even think about it.

Sheldon