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From: wdh@edison.UUCP (Bill D. Hiller)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Re: Orphaned Response
Message-ID: <566@edison.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 2-Oct-85 10:21:48 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct  2 10:21:48 1985
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> 
> > 
> >  You know the moral of that story, don't you? BUY AN AMERICAN BIKE!
> > The factory manual is pretty easy to read and the bike(i mean Harley,of
> > course) is a piece of cake to work on. Happy Motoring!
> > 
> > 				-sjc-
> > /* End of text from uiucdcs:net.cycle */
> 
> Ok, I'm game... I'll be selling my Honda CX500 soon, in order to get a
> larger four cylinder bike.  I need a used Harley, mid sized (about
> 550-750).  Do they make 'em?  Does Harley make anything without $3000 worth
> of chrome on it?  From what I've seen of Harleys, their bikes are built 
> mostly for cruising and looking cool (with the possible exception of a 
> huge touring machine I saw recently), and they're BIG.  
> They seem to cater to a certain mystique, instead of the average joe like
> myself who wants something economical and reliable.
> -mike schwager
> -- {ihnp4,convex,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!schwager   schwager%uiuc@csnet-relay.arpa

You might consider looking into the new 883(cc) Sportster as an alternative to 
the purchase of a used machine.  This latest Milwaukee offering is a blend of 
traditional no-bullshit sportster styling and the current V-2 Evolution 
engine configuration.  Check it out in the september Cycle and then go ride 
one, if your local dealer has managed to keep any in stock.  

If you've never ridden a Harley, be prepared for the torquey, viscerally 
American interpretation of transfer of power to the ground.  It's a lot 
different, and inherently more satisfying, than the ricegrinder alternative.

Best of all, the 1986 price for this model is $3995, which effectively 
negates the "can't afford a Harley" excuse. 

- Bill Hiller, GE/RVSD Charlottesville 


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