Featured Be Strong Repooh

Remember it is easier to seek forgiveness than get permission! And if she stills moans, ask if she'd prefer if you had one woman and several bikes or several women and one bike?

 

I have a pair of military grade ear defenders spare if required

 

You have to go with your heart mate...... you and only you need to be convinced about the purchase.

 

Heat, you forgot heat!

 

And MORE heat!

 

The man’s clearly delirious - someone give him a slap!

 

Ok, Repooh. You posted a photo of a Harley-Davidson Sport Glide on a Triumph forum. And not just any Triumph forum. This one. So the responding posts aren't that unexpected.

However, I shall provide another point of view. Yeah, surprising, I know. But perhaps a bit less, shall we say, charged with emotional bias (against Harleys).

Your comment "i will test ride along with a Speedmaster which at £4,000 less is compelling" was the most rational and unbiased comment so far in this thread. And I have the utmost respect (even reverence?!) for those who have chimed in.

Here's an alternate view. One of my three bikes has H-D's new M8 engine. I love it. I didn't want to but when I test rode it I just loved it. Sigh. A friend of mine has the very motorcycle you are considering. And he feckin' LOVES it. If you like I can connect the two of you and he can share his experience with the Sport Glide.

That said, I'd bet that test riding both the H-D Sport Glide and the Triumph Speedmaster will make your decision for you. Can't really go wrong with the most direct and personal evidence available.

BTW, that photo of the Sport Glide is bee-yoo-tee-ful! Happy "hunting" and test riding. Let us know what you decide, Repooh.

 

Um you forgot vibration!

 

Nice RePooh, I liked riding the Fatboy 1476 and recently the Fatbob, but haven’t ridden the new Milwaukee 8 107.
I love my Speedmaster 1200, so wish you well on your test rides.

 

Give it to me to test, if I can't make it go bang , then maybe it'll be OK!

 

I had three of them, counting in my latest M8 114 Fat Bob.
Not a single fault. (Oh, wrong: The speedometer on one bike did fog over in damp weather. Like on my Morgan, which is not build by Harley They exchanged it, while Malvern didn‘t.)

And @Repooh : You got the price-tag perfectly right! Mine all were around 4500,-€
I could send the ORIGINAL receipts to your better half, if she needed proof...

Please keep us posted!

Cheers...

 

Of course what you also have to consider is what image you could afford to portray when off the bike! I’ll leave you to work out which image goes with which bike

 

Judd Dredd, your adage to "remember it is easier to seek forgiveness than get permission" is one of my favorites. I think that in addition to this thread, it also belongs in the "Quote You Like, Or Rules To Live By" thread!

 

Why, thank you, Repooh. I do try to be a voice of reason, though Mr. Sandi might beg to differ. (Key word being "beg") I appreciate the positive vote, but I truly don't want to be PM or President or any such thing. Ugh. However, I am eager to read about your Sport Glide and Speedmaster test rides. As Wessa said, go with your heart! You and only you need to be convinced about your purchase.