Harley Davidson

 

This is the only Harley Davidson bike I can really seriously consider owning, a Sportster 883 Hugger which most Harley owners quaintly refer to as "The girl's bike."  This bike goes for $7000 brand new, and is the only production bike Harley makes that costs less than $23,000.

 

Wanna see what a $30,000 production bike looks like?  Here it is, the Harley Fatboy. 

Since it's totally devoid of accessories why does it cost $30,000?  Well, it used to be one of the lesser expensive heavy cruisers Harley made until Arnold Schwarzenegger rode one in Terminator 2, then the price suddenly jumped by $5000, and never came down.  If he rides it again in T3, the price is probably going to jump another $5000, and never come down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahh, here's an old classic.
  A 1944 Knucklehead.  Since this was made during the war I don't know why it isn't a military bike.
  I thought Harley Davidson halted production of all civilian bikes until 1946.

I'm not sure, but I think this is a 1984 FLHRI Road King.

 

 

BMW

 This is what BMW calls a touring bike.

 

This is what I call a two wheeled Winnebago.

Indian

This is what the new producers promised would be a "replica" 1953 Indian Chief.

If you think a 1953 Indian Chief had a fan belt drive and a Harley Davidson Evolution engine.

As far as replicas go, this is a piss poor effort.  I've made three 1:6 scale models of Indian bikes, and not even the name looks right on this thing.  They took a stock Harley softail, put a lead pewter Indian Chief ornament on the fender and called it an Indian Chief.

 

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