I like it...

He probably couldn't afford a Harley, but by the time you add up all the mods he probably could have brought a Harley!

shitbox,tacky cheapskates. hate the whole concept of doing this to jappers, dont know why just do.

Actually looks a lot better than a Victory.... but it's still not a HD....

Will the owner end up with a massive Yamaha back tat, doubt it.

No other marque will ever come close to the legend that is HD.

 

Imitation is a form of flattery so they say.......I bet you it still sounds like a Jappa though.

Ive seen some nice Bobbed or Chopped jap bikes, real nice, but the motors are all Balanced From what I remember, so they dont sound like an older Harley.Sound good though.

I think the new Harleys dont have the same Tune as the Older ones either.

Correct me if I'm wrong  here.

Looks no worse than some of the bling'ed up HD's getting around.
I think if it was toned down a bit, it'd be pretty tidy.

I like it. Id ride with him/her no problems!

Think its called a Yamaha Raider, cant seem to get them here, 1900 cc, I would'nt hesitate to buy one, love customised jappers, so many mods for them. They dont seem to have as nicer sound as a harley, but some of those big jap Cruisers haul ass.

to each thier own. ride and let ride

the asumption he s trying to look like a hd , pretty silly.
so is a triumph trying
is a victory trying
course not there all doing there thing , japan know a
thing or two about quality manufactoring you know .

im not saying im anti hd but this crap about made in japan
is stupid as , is a toyota cruiser a piece of shit too ?

I will put my hand up and say I am guilty of decking out a Jappa when I owned one.

You see.... I wanted a HD, but could not afford it. Then I saw this nice Yammi Vstar Custom for $7000 and I bought it. I spent $3000 and made it my own.

No - it was not a Harley. But yes it was mine and I loved it, and rode it everywhere!!

I ended to taking it from....

THIS...



TO THIS






No shame here! You have to start somewhere.

i love most all bike's including Aprilia's , but on this bike she has a BLUE FLAMED seat  now either the owner is a real farter or just carries a lot more gas than just what's in the petrol tank   because i know what a BLUE FLAME is  & i think  the owner's name more than likley is i think   BLUEY ZARSOFF

 I know a real nice bloke that rides a jappa made to look like a Harley ......he lives hand to mouth , real generous with his time, but can't afford a Harley although he would love one. I think it's great that there are alternatives like this 

Ha ha +1..more class on a stock japper then one of them stupid looking things

It looks awesome regardless of who the manufacturer is. Aren't there a few metric cruisers made in the USA anyhow? And they all comprise all sorts of parts made in china. What sort of power and torque are these raiders producing out of the box

So are some of the Hondas. I think some of the yammies are too. And this one is air cooled and belt driven with massive engine out of the factory and twin disc brakes

 I have mate with jap twins and I think some are neat, very comfy and most of all reliable. Like anything you can spend too much on chrome shit. I love bikes full stop, never seen a motorcycle I didn't like, been that way since I was a little guy. I was riding since 5 and on road since 17 and 9 months..no car license till late 20s. As much as I always wanted a harley..owned many a japanese model on the way to the pinnacle. 

I totally get this. My first cruiser was a Yamaha XVS 1100 and I customed the crap out of it to turn it into my ideal bike. Must have spent about $5000 doing it.

Now I've got a Fat Bob - it's perfect - and even though I've customised it, I did it to make it mine, not to turn it into something else.

Am I a snob? Probably, but I still reckon my FXDF beats the crap out of my old Yamaharley as far as handling and style. Oh, and I don't miss the cost of Japper services and parts either!