2010 Honda Fury

[HardDrive]

Not a Harley guy. Don't care for choppers. But that is a fine looking motorcycle.

[legion]

I've got to wonder how it handles with the long forks.

It also must have a new engine. Honda didn't make an air-cooled V twin last I checked.

I do like the clean lines though. Too many choppers are too "busy".

[svandamme]

frontend looks to flimsy/lightweight compared to the mid section and backend

[Jeff Higgins]

Everyone else has already been there, done that. Honda strikes me as a company that lacks creativity and vision. Harleys are an icon, so copy those. Ducati is an icon, so copy those. I have seen no real creativity or imagination from Honda since the original CB750 turned the sport bike world on its ear, and since the original Gold Wing did the same for touring bikes. Yawn.

[legion]

It's clearly supposed to be more about looks than function.

The seating position seems pretty low to me. (It's harder for me to turn sitting so low.) The gas tank also seems pretty small.

[m21sniper]

I like it. I wouldn't buy one, but if someone gave me one i'd have no problem keeping and driving it.

Unlike, say, a smart car, which i wouldn't drive even if it was a gift.

[HardDrive]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Harleys are an icon, so copy those.

Yep.

And they do it better for half the price.



*ducks flying liquor bottle*

[HardDrive]

I think the biggest ripoff right now it the Suzuki Gladius (ghey name).

Look at it compared to a 696 monster:

[VincentVega]

I'm not into these bikes, but it looks pretty cool to me.

no real creativity or imagination from Honda since the original CB750

I generally agree, but...

The RC30/VFR is/was an impressive beast. It changed the game, at least for a while.
The Hurricane/CBR600 was a major release. In a crowded segment they came out with a great bike.

[m21sniper]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

I think the biggest ripoff right now it the Suzuki Gladius (ghey name).

Isn't a gladius a roman short sword? Pretty manly image if you ask me.

[Embraer]

Originally Posted by m21sniper

Isn't a gladius a roman short sword? Pretty manly image if you ask me.

"Captain Oveur: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?"

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

Yep.

And they do it better for half the price.



*ducks flying liquor bottle*

Normally, I would take a few pulls on said liquor bottle before replying (or throwing) ...

I don't think Harley will ever shake (pardon the pun) its reputation that it earned in the '60's and '70's, at least in some circles. Their quality well and truly sucked in those dark years. I owned several of their "motorcycles" produced in those years, and still have one.

Things have changed. I also own one manufactured in late '99 as a 2000 model. I would put its quality of manufacture, materials, fit, and finish up against any mass produced vehicle in the world today. Bike, car - doesn't matter. I would say the same for its reliability. 85,000 miles on mine with no more than routine maintanence. None of my riding buddies on their other brands, from BMW's to Hondas can say that. None.

In particular, I'm reminded of a guy I have ridden with several times (cousin of a riding buddy) who has one of the big 1800 v-twin Hondas. It's newer than my Road King by several years. It has less than 20,000 miles on it. He was riding cross-country, and found himself in Arizona. The clutch let go. Not a Honda dealer in the country had a replacement; they were back ordered a couple of months. He wound up renting a U-Haul to bring it back up here.

A couple of years after that the alternator let go, on another cross country trip. Same story. He was in Montana this time; rented a U-Haul and drove it home.

I could go on and on. The guys I ride with on Harleys, as long as they have been purchased in the last 15 years or so, have all found them to be dead reliable. And parts are available everywhere, in stock, at the dealers for those occasions when there are problems. Just as an exercise to demonstrate that, said acquaintance and I were on a trip to Idaho a few years back. We played a game. "Something just broke". Now find a dealer, and find that part. Little things; things you might need and could fix on the road. He went essentially 0-fer on same day pickup at a local dealer. Some parts were next day; most were at least a week, some were backordered. I batted 1000 on in stock, at the dealer, "here it is" over the counter on the exact same parts. Granted, I have never needed to do this. He has, for real, and has rented a truck both times.

So by what measure do we determine "better"?

[speedracing944]

Originally Posted by legion

I've got to wonder how it handles with the long forks.

It also must have a new engine. Honda didn't make an air-cooled V twin last I checked.

I do like the clean lines though. Too many choppers are too "busy".

There looks to be a radiator and a electric fan between the front down tubes.

Speedy

[mcuozzo]

Speedy is right. It's liquid cooled. Those cooling fins are fake, Honda likes doing that type of thing. I had a 2000 Magna that had fake cooling fins.

It's funny that the cb750 was mentioned. I belong to the forum for 750's (sohc.net) and the fury is universally criticized over there.

I personally kind of like it, but to me it still just misses. The lines of the fenders are not right, there is too much chrome also.

I recently attended the NYC motorcycle show and wasn't impressed by anything much of anything new out there. The Moto Guzzi's were the exception to the rule. Beautiful bikes.

Anyway with

[Tobra]

I like the looks.

My brother is a HD guy, has a Sportster that is a '95 as I recall, put rather a lot of miles on it before he got the '03 Road King. Kept the Sportster, because he did not need to sell it. I would not ride a bike on the street, or I would be out with him on every sunny day. He has never had a problem, does the maint, rides 'em, and that is it.

[m21sniper]

Originally Posted by Embraer

"Captain Oveur: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?"

LOL...big "Airplane" fan are ya? :-P

[ramonesfreak]

cant even look at any so-called "chopper" after seeing the bikes built by japanese bike-builders called Zero Engineering. the detail they put into their bikes is insane and cool...very minor but artsy and classy fabrication and mostly all vintage harley parts

[Jeff Higgins]

I'll see your Zero chopper and raise you one Exile chopper:



Cool bike, but... Of course, the first and foremost rule in chopper riding is you have to build it yourself. Riding a store-bought chopper immediately labels one as a dipshyte poseur. Sorry, that's just the way it is. Ain't ever gonna change.

[ramonesfreak]

exile makes awsome bikes jeff. no doubt. the zero guys make their own too...but use harley parts they salvage...they dont really fabricate tanks and frames. they do fabricate some details like suicide shift knobs and stuff

[ruf-porsche]

Originally Posted by legion

...............The gas tank also seems pretty small.

But Honda can advertise that you can fill it up with just $20.00 bucks and have some change left over for a cup of Dunkin Donut coffee.