Why so many Big Dog haters on the H-D Forums ? WTF is up with that ???

BadDawg Bill · Mar 12, 2015

shooboy said:
Wow, you sound bitter. Do you drive a Toyota Prius too ? I think you might be needing some anger management classes. And don't call me stupid, you don't know shit about me. And, I don't have an attitude. I've been riding since 1976 so you don't have that much time on me. The question was why do Harley Forum members want to bash others instead of accepting that everyone is different and has varying tastes ? Ride what you like, I've got no problems with it, I'll give you a wave if it's got two wheels and an engine. And I'll ride my American-made Victory Kingpin that does all the shit your Yamaha does and will blow your doors off. Sorry that you hate your Big Dog, makes me wonder why you continue to hang out here ??? Shoo

First, by 1976 I had been through Nam, had a chopper shop for 6 years, was in a 1% club and had been riding and building bikes for 12 years before you got started.

Second, you are bashing Harley riders so what's your point? :job:

Third, I hang around here because there are a few good "bikers" here that know the score and live with it. They don't whine like little girls about how no one respects them because they own a Big Dog.... They fix it, ride it and get on with life... Like "real" men...

shooboy said:
How about if we all throw in $20 each to buy his bike and then we raffle it off or we can just part it out ??? :roll::roll::roll:

That's the first rational thing you have posted. I'll be waitin for the cash....... Cuz it seems no one else wants to buy it....

07bigdog · Mar 12, 2015

Bottom line, is ride what you like. Eveybody has a personal preference.

francoblay1 · Mar 12, 2015

LETS RIDE, Spring is here... :whoop:

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georgiadawgs98 · Mar 12, 2015

BadDawg Bill said:
Just give it up already... Gezz...

No one is going to feel sorry for you because the Harley guys don't like your Big Dog... And they are not envious either I'm sorry to say... I have both and have had Harley type bikes all my life and now have a BD in the garage as well as a Fat Boy and a YAMAHA Road Star.

It's the attitude you have they don't like not the bike, like "look at my $40k beautiful bike don't ya wish you had one too" that gets their dander up. You're not special because you have a Big Dog. You're just stupid enough to think so.

Get over it and realize there are many different types of bikes out there for different types of people and not everyone is going to agree on which is the "best" bike.

Right now my Yamaha Road Star ( $7k invested) in my opinion is TWICE the bike of the Big Dog or the Harley Fat Boy but that is just my opinion. Ya, the Harley guys laugh and the Big Dog guys laugh but in the end it's what makes ME happy to ride and what makes ME feel good on it and what will bring MY ass back at the end of the day so go cry in your beer and just get over it..... or buy a few bikes and ride the one everyone likes...

The BEST bike I have ever owned.... (and I have built many and have been riding for 50 years now) Unlike the Big Dog and Fat Boy it starts every time, runs all day long, has 94 HP, 102 CI, can take a 15 mph curve at 45 mph, is smooth and I never have to work on it unless I want to customize it. Does 85 mph in 4th gear (it has 5 gears). Look at the Road Star forum and you will NEVER see a "it won't start" or "It won't run" or "it is leaking oil" thread.... More than I can say for this forum... and you can build the RS into a chopper too...

So stick with your BD dream and put up with the ECh problems, bearing problems, tranny problems, front end problems, wheel bearing problems, control problems and such but know the rest of the biker community knows. Ya, these are beautiful bikes but not without their problems and you can buy mine for 10k now....

Someone missed his early bird special, YA? :job:

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FrankBDPS · Mar 13, 2015

pknowles said:
Some of us need to go to bed earlier, makes you feel better in the morning

That depends on who you go to bed with.

scubaman15 · Mar 13, 2015

Man this forum has changed!:down:

BadDawg Bill · Mar 13, 2015

shooboy said:
Hi Bill, Well to start off, thanks for your service from one vet to another, I know that for years military service went unappreciated and it's just recently been recognized for the sacrifices a lot of us went through. Secondly, I'd like you to show me where i bashed Harley riders ? All I asked was why they were bashing Big Dog owners ? I couldn't understand it. I've owned at least 6 Harleys, I have a Harley eagle tattoo that I got in San Diego when I joined the service and just out of boot camp. So, I do like and have loved several H-D's. And I never have whined on here about getting no respect, i could give a flyin' fuck about who rides what and attitudes. Hey, it doesn't matter because I've met the best people in the world riding my bikes, at bike shows, poker runs, everywhere I go i meet genuine people that are real decent folks. My dream was to build my own chopper by the time I was fifty but life got in the way. Now five years later I'm pissed off that I couldn't find the time to do it. So I now had a chance to buy a factory custom bike for just under $10k and hopefully not have to do shit to it, and i couldn't even get a rolling chassis, engine, and tranny for that amount. I'm happy, you're happy, except for your Big Dog, we all should be happy that we can walk, talk, ride, and wipe our own asses everyday. I sure as hell don't have time for attitudes or who's riding what, that's all personal preference, and what really matters is we all ride and stick together. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe you think that makes me an idiot, but if you're broken down on the side of the road, or have a flat tire or whatever, and I see your bike and you've got trouble, I'm pulling over to help you and i don't give a rat's ass if your on a moped, a Yamaha, or whatever. That's just who I am. I'm sorry if you're offended from me bustin' your balls, it's all in good fun and I didn't mean anything by it. Maybe someday I can buy you a cold one, or two...... Shoo

:2thumbs: I understand bro. I had a few drinks and just let lose. I meant what I said but maybe if I didn't have a few drinks I'd of said it another way. I guess all I really wanted to say is to each his own and if you love your BD then love it, fight for it and be proud of it but own it for awhile and see if you still feel the same way. I'm proud of my RS (although I really hate to say it being a HD guy) and my BD disappointed me big time. I feel I was lied to by BD and that really pisses me off. In my mind it's like seeing this beautiful girl, buying her drinks and dinner, taking her home and finding out she is a (HE)....

In my many years of building bikes when I bought a Baker trans it was a real Baker trans. When I bought a S&S motor it was a real S&S motor. The bikes I built lasted a long time with little problems even when I used Harley parts. This BD has been nothing but a PIA since day one. I have put on only 3k since I bought it a year ago. In the first 300 miles the ECH quit. I put in a WP system and that lasted just 200 miles. I hot wired it and it runs but I never know if I'm going to get back home or if I'm going to make it there. The trans is leaking oil, the heads are starting to leak and the wheel bearings are shot in only 8k miles. That's just not right. Ya, I'm pissed but so are a lot of other guys who bought into it. Can it all be fixed? Yes but at what cost and why when they cost so much money to start with. The word is out about BD bikes that's why they aren't selling on Ebay and CL and I can't give mine away.

Like you I am old school and don't care what you ride. If I see someone broke down on the side of the road I'll stop and help. I've owned a 1936 Harley flathead 80 to a Honda 500 4 cyl, to panheads, shovelheads and everything in between and beyond. All are bikes and it doesn't make a difference to me. I ride over 25k a year on one or another of my bikes and love every minute of it. I love to ride and not wrench on them in my old age so the RS is just what I need. You can laugh at me, the Harley guys can laugh at me, the sport bike guys can laugh but it doesn't matter. I've been there, done that and got the T-shirt.... Maybe someday they will wise up and learn it's riding that matters not what you ride or how much you paid for it.... but how much you enjoy it... and at what cost....

francoblay1 · Mar 13, 2015

shooboy said:
Hey Franco, How about you meet me in Santa Ponsa in Majorca and we sit around drinking several ice cold beers and we watch and drool over all the gorgeous girls ? I've always wanted to get back there someday..... Shoo

Cool Bro, I am just 1 hour flight away from Mallorca. I know Santa Ponsa, been there before :2thumbs:

:cheers:

liferider · Mar 13, 2015

Dependability is what you put into it. Knock on wood my BD has been bullet proof. And yes I replaced the wheel bearings due to a HD mechanic. Yes I have changed out the rear shocks. I have had to put into this bike. But I have a 12 yr old motorcycle that I would not trade for ANYTHING at the HD dealership for! I ride my BD and love it! Yes I have a HD. And yes it broke down last yr on me. Throttle cable broke 5 miles from my house. These bikes are like a ferrari, you must tinker with them to keep them happy. Sounds like you may need a Honda.

lovemybigdog · Mar 13, 2015

that's awesome ever time I see that bike I say if I ever repaint my big dog I want flames lol but your right its sad that Harley riders are sometimes that way! I tell my wife cause everyone here on the beach rides black baggers they all look the same! I say baggers are for the old guys that cant hang like us guys on a ridged big dog! hahaha

lovemybigdog · Mar 13, 2015

you can give your big dog to me lol. I mean really stop and think about it you put a wire plus kit in it and it went out again? your wire kit did not go out because it was a big dog. its a man made bike it will need things maybe more then others just depends on the bike, but the bottom line is if you found a bike that your happy with no matter what the brand that's what its all about! having a bike you love and getting to ride it. amen to that!

garyb69 · Mar 13, 2015

I think a "Group hug" might be in order :whoop:

garyb69 · Mar 13, 2015

shooboy said:
Gary, I love when you post because I don't really read what you say but I sure do like looking at that perfect ass on that British babe in the little picture. Any way we can get that enlarged a bit ? The pic of course, not enlarge her ass..... just hoping, .......Shoo :zdrool:

I would have liked the pic a bit bigger mate to be honest. Maybe Franco can help us out with this one?

garyb69 · Mar 13, 2015

lovemybigdog said:
that's awesome ever time I see that bike I say if I ever repaint my big dog I want flames lol but your right its sad that Harley riders are sometimes that way! I tell my wife cause everyone here on the beach rides black baggers they all look the same! I say baggers are for the old guys that cant hang like us guys on a ridged big dog! hahaha

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francoblay1 · Mar 14, 2015

garyb69 said:
I would have liked the pic a bit bigger mate to be honest. Maybe Franco can help us out with this one?

I would need the original with better resolution... when I enlarge this one it becomes all pixelated.

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