A lot of Harley bikers act like 12 year old bully-boys....."The louder the boy, the smaller his...."toy"...."
I never watch the cartoon "South Park", but they did an episode ("The "F" word") that addresses this situation....In the comments, on YouTube, a lot of Harley bikers were stating "Oh man- yeah...sometimes we do act like this....this is hilarious, tho!" But a couple of guys reacted with "I'm gonna find you and GET you!!!!"....Those are the guys with the big (Small)....problem...
In fact, here in France nearly all the bikers I've comme across are pretty resonable people. You've got to have a certain level of disposable income just to buy one of those machines! Most of them have "real" jobs; the biker thing is just for the week-end. And yes they make a lot of noise, and block the occasional roudabout. But they had the local authorities thumbs up to do the convoy thing last Sunday. They didn't break any laws and only blocked the roundabout for the duration of my video - 2 to 3 minutes.
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Here is the USA we seem to have more of everything. We have a small amount of outlaw bikers and also have numerous motorcycle clubs of professional and business people. Years ago a billionaire by the name of Malcolm Forbes had a motorcycle club so the owners of motorcycles were always diverse. Today the Gen Z generation seems to have lost interest in motorcycles. Getting back to the question of a race between a motorcycle and a Fiero; I would say that it depends on the motorcycle. Harleys are not the fastest n the 1/4 mile ( 12 sec is typical) but some of the higher end Japanese bikes are.
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Dennis, watch this video at 24:30. 10 second Harley!
Those are certainly amazing motorcycles but I believe any race depends on the model. equipment and modifications used for a fast Harley. If you want to see the fastest motorcycles look up top fuel bikes on You Tube. The guys that race them must have Iron balls!!!!
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Today the Gen Z generation seems to have lost interest in motorcycles.
The under-30's definitely still love motorcycles, especially in the major cities where ownership (legally or otherwise) is more sustainable and cheaper than owning a car. It's Harley-Davidson they're rejecting, who's made virtually no effort to attract new buyers while clinging to an image and core customer that's aging out.
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