Wranglers a lot like Harleys

[TaiMc]

Sweet rides! Best part of the GSA is just getting out and roaming!

omgoodness adventure bikes! Noiceeeee! Love it!

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[TaiMc]

Here is my 2016 BMW GSA sitting along side the new 2018 JL Sport

Matching!

 

[TaiMc]

I rode a DL650. It wasn't afraid of gravel, but I never took it off-road because it was a bit too much of a pig. Here I am on the Dragon's Tail. I sold this one and got a bandit. I added a fuse box, heated grips, gear shift indicator, voltmeter, cigarette port, GPS mount, and bags. Those were all bolt on. I really liked the orange, so I traded all the tanks/fairings with a guy who liked the silver better. This was the only US Orange ABS bike at the time. My final mod was adding an after market cruise control. No better way to get intimate with your bike than to tear it down, find a place to mount a controller, tap the wires necessary, do circuit diagrams and put in relays etc. so it all works correctly. It was my best mod. I drove this bike all over the eastern US and out to SD, WY and CO.

Lowsided a bandit 1250 and broke my ankle and my daughter had a total meltdown of fear. I decided to sell the motorcycles. I miss the open air, so I'm now waiting on the JLUR in a similar color! I probably won't go back to motorcycles.

Ahh mannn sorry for the spill, glad you're safe and thanks for the pics! Sounds like you really enjoyed the ride and all of the mods, lovely photo too

Since I got mine, I've done all the mods on it myself: Windscreen change, exhaust slip-on, and LED Lighting kit for the final result:

BEFORE:

AFTER:

 

[Weedwacker]

Not to quibble over details, because you make some excellent points, but it looks like they started making carts in 1963 and HD wasn’t sold to AMF until 1969 http://www.vintagegolfcartparts.com/harley-davidson-history
(Not sure how much faith I have in the accuracy of this site...) Regardless, we’d agree that Harley has weathered periods of gross mismanagement and had produced and/or had their name on manifestly inferior products, though correct?

I didn't realize they started making before AMF as the only ones I ever recall seeing were the AMF ones. If the site is correct I stand corrected and thank you TV.

 

[Todkavonic]

I didn't realize they started making before AMF as the only ones I ever recall seeing were the AMF ones. If the site is correct I stand corrected and thank you TV.

And to your credit, I didn’t know anything about that history (I had seen photos but that was it) prior to your post. I love learning new things, so thank you!

 

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[i64X]

Glad to see I'm not the only Ducatisti here!

 

[Ed El Man]

Glad to see I'm not the only Ducatisti here!

 

[Todkavonic]

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Glad to see I'm not the only Ducatisti here!

Oh you're not alone

 

[plex]

Any Triumph rats here?

 

[TaiMc]

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Oh you're not alone

 

[TaiMc]

Any Triumph rats here?

More pics! Moreee!

 

[2mnycars]

I came here to say the Mazda Miata community/aftermarket is probably larger but I just looked at sales numbers and holy hell, I can't believe these sales numbers are so low for the Mazda.

190,000 Wranglers to 11,200 Miatas in 2017..

Good comment.

Had 8 Miata's. Have had 2 JL's.

 

[jman]

Yea im a bike guy also and just got a jeep a few months ago and loving it. They will both run you broke lol

And a boat. You hate money.

 

[2mnycars]

I'm impressed! Beautiful bike.

Dave

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