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2010 Ford Harley-Davidson F-150: Hog Lovers Rejoice!
Detroit, 5:44 PM
Tue Dec 8
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Umm, it depends on who that ass-less-chaps rider is. If it were, say, Eva Mendes, then yes, I would in fact rejoice for them.
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If you have reliability issues with something as simple as a V-Twin, I would suggest that operator error is playing a significant role in the problem.
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What ever did work properly in the 70's?
Granted, V-Twins are not all that technologically with the mechanical complexity found in sport bike engines, but then, the beauty of the V-Twin was that a six-year-old could figure out how to fix it.
So when it comes to a bike, I will take a few extra reliability issues that are easily fixed as opposed to less frequent but considerably more difficult failures associated with more complex sport bike engines and the associated ignorant poltroonery of so many of their riders.
That's not to insinuate that you are a bad rider, but I know far too many punks with their GXRs and Ninjas that haven't a clue what they are doing and wind up trashing the bikes and their engines.
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And yes, it does look a great deal better than the entry F150. The suspension kit alone is worth going after it.
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If you have to ask, son, you'll never know.
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I'll stick with my 1992 "Huffy BMX Edition" F150 I guess.
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Yes, because Harley riders ride bikes with no rear suspension because they care about handling?
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...it's big, it's ugly, it's loud, it's got an obnoxious paintjob, and it's for poseurs who aren't cool enough to build their own in their backyard. You know, like real men.
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By that standard, there aren't many "real men" out there, as few people have the time, know-how, or money to build a bike in their backyards, to say nothing of a truck.
May my Grandfather Pete rest in peace. He was the last person I had ever heard of that could do that.
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And yes, that is pronounced "Two-Eighty Zed".
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There's still hope for the shade-tree restorer yet. Motorcycles are easier to build than cars, and far more dangerous when you're done with them.
It's way cooler to roll up on something you've invested so much blood, sweat, tears, and love alongside something that's been run through the H-D parts catalog by some guy with more money than talent or imagination. (At least, that's what I tell myself if I ever finish my own project...)
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And I completely agree.
But that skill has by and large disappeared over the years. As I implied, even I can't do a fraction of what my grandfather could, and I'm supposed to be a car guy. Maybe we have all become a bunch of wusses by comparison (I certainly have), but I would also argue that just because you can't fabricate the parts yourself and instead resort to ordering them from a catalog, there is nothing overtly "poseur" about that.
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Then again, I spent 2 years tearing down my little Honda, so I'm weird like that.
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And if everyone who had a Harley t-shirt, hat, underwear or truck actually owned a Harley the roads would be littered with those bloody motorcycles.
I still enjoy seeing Jezza blow-up that one Harley. Great stuff.
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Sometimes, I even use it in a sentence with other words, like "BMW"
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Ford has a history of doing fairly nice interiors, but that might just take the cake. If the textures are as nice as the appearances, there is some real hope for this company. While I'm not normally a big fan of appearance packages that provide no other benefit, this one is a win. I suddenly want one, and I don't think I've ever said that about a full-size truck before.
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Have you seen the interior of the F-150 Platinum? Again, I am not one for the F-150's looks, but that particular interior is great.
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