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#221 of 225 Ughhhhh........ by modvptnl Jan 06, 2002 (10:54 pm)
Mr. 6th grade educated welded bed to frame man....that would be Joneses. No need for the possessive apostrophe. You get that degree at nd's high school???? LOL!!!
nope- Simpson College. rated highly by US News and World Report. a finishing 3.6 gpa to say the least. Criminal Justice
Either way you're wrong....as you were about the welded bed. There were at least 3 of us that commented on the welded bed TO THE FRAME BS and you still insisted that the bed was welded to the frame. Now you're back tracking.
I wouldn't even care about your comments except that you're so quick to criticize other people's mistakes while making plenty yourself.
smgilles, cool, where do you live? bring it on, either of you. ive got a handycam, and a couple friends with ZR2 and a HR, and one a little bit of everything. we can all participate. smgilles, please tell me how YOUR truck's bed along with S10's beds are held in place, since neither one are bolted. they've got to be "SPOT WELDED" to something. whichever, when i have a load of wood in my truck, or a dirt bike or four-wheeler loaded in my bed, i know its bolted and welded down to the frame. yours? well.....i wouldn't climb too many hills with a load of wood in your bed.
#3042 of 3305 saddaddy......smgilles
what are you talking about? the FX4 COMES WITH BFG 31'S, AND BILSTEINS! im talking about an off-road equipped ranger with the goodyear wranglers and stock ford shocks. once you put 265/70/16 BFG (like i have) and some bilstein shocks, you're still under tacoma trd msrp, and you have around $1500 to boot. the FX4 is that high because it has everything included, plus it is an exclusive package, like the cobra or lightning. a REGULAR ranger 4x4 is NOT what im talking about, im talking an off-road pkg. equipped ranger, not FX4, with tires, and dude, trust me, it will go anywhere a trd will and more, cuz the trd's stock tires aren't as good as BFG's all-terrain plus the ranger has nearly 20 more horses and more torque. the trd's BFG rugged trails are just aggressive street tires.
smgilles- stress fractures? you're jumping wrong. replaced truck each year? well, if you're jumping your tacoma, probably. those spot welds behind your cab will eventually probably tear away. but since ford bolts along with spot welds their beds to the frame, i doubt the truck will fall apart as quick as the tacoma. oh, i forgot, your bed will just rust away before anything. LOL
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uh, sorry to say, but the 4.0L as you put it, has been available since '89 in rangers. and the SOHC has been employed since fall of '96 in explorers (when did toyota come out with the 3.4?, same time?). why put it in the ranger when ranger doesn't need it (still outsold every other compact easily, and could tow as much as any other with the old 4.0)? even with the new sohc 4.0 as compared to the older pushrod 4.0, the ranger only pulls 600 more lbs. with it. you're forgetting that the old pushrod 4.0 even had more torque than your 3.4 engine does in current trim. as someone once said, in pickups, torque is more important than horsepower. yes, the SOHC puts out more torque than the older 4.0, but only 15 more lbs, at 240. so your post really contradicts toyotas own thinking on bringing out an all new V8 next year. why? isn't the 3.4 good enough as you put it? yes, the new ranger is going to be larger and probably need more power because it will be heavier. the cool thing is, it will have a V8, whereas the new chevy colorado will still have that inline 6, and the new tacoma getting a new V8 ill believe when i see it. jeep liberty? rollover? duh. its an suv. ANY suv will rollover. toyotas wont? is that what you're saying? jeep liberty just came in second in you toyota guys' beloved four wheeler of the year award. who got first? grand cherokee. the new liberty is supposed to be a pretty good off-roader. yeah, i don't really like jeeps, but i don't see any toyota finishing this high. and to be honest with you, my kbb is higher with my options than a comparably equipped trd. check it out if you dont believe. www.kbb.com.
you guys seem to be getting the wrong picture. i do not jump my truck over building as someone insinuated with the dukes of hazzard statements. im talking coming out of ditches, ruts, what have you. not extreme stuff like im thinking you guys think. is this so wrong? i mean, we're talking boxed frame all suspension trucks with large wheels and competent drivetrains. isn't this what a truck is supposed to take? abuse? as ive stated once, my little ZR2 took a pounding one time after another, nothing wrong with it except for a cracked steering column. replaced under warranty. whatever. id love to wheel with some of you guys. that'd be kinda fun. but it will have to be soon, cuz come january, im putting my ranger up for sale to buy a full size F.
and last time i checked, my ranger's bed was bolted and welded to frame. im not gonna yank my bedliner out, but im sure i saw the bolts there before it went in. the full-size trucks do too. what makes you think they aren't welded and bolted?
saddaddy- you must remember, the only thing the FX4 has over my off-road ranger, is bilstein shocks and a "Torsen" rear lsd. i have fords. i got free BFG all terrains with the firestone recall. it also has a special interior and a manual t/c, which the tacoma doesn't even have. along with an MP3 player, it is just a flashy package with a lot of potential, but not really that much different than a regular off-road equipped ranger, just tires and shocks really.
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Do you believe ANYTHING you spout?
the weld theory....i said welded and bolted to the frame. as in welded to the apparatus that is bolted to the frame. toyota does not bolt and weld. just bolts, and mind you in a very troublesome spot need you ever have to remove it.
are you that in tune to what i've said all along? must've taken you 45 minutes or so to dig all that up. but i am truly flattered you respect my words enough to do some thorough research on me. those challenges no longer are good as this truck is for sale. and the only reason im considering a tacoma is because it offers a crew cab option. everything i spout i believe since i am the only one around here that does research before i speak. and your last three posts were supposed to amount to what?????????? really got to you eh?
With both trucks, the bed's final attachment to the frame is via bolts..
Sure, one truck may have additional brackets that may add rigidity to the bed, but to focus on the 'bolting' vs. welded and bolted is meaningless.
I've heard of any trouble spots with either method..
The most common trouble spot on beds generally seems to develop near the rear of the bed floor if you run for years and years with the tailgate down or no tailgate..
If you want to make a statement of what is different between the beds, then maybe you wanted focus on one bed having more or less supports and structure than the other..
Also, several others here also do research prior to posting.. Some of us are old enough to also have considerable personal experiences to supplement our research..
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Now you're saying that toy just uses bolts!!! Last month they just welded the bed on...... Make up your mind. The S10 doesn't use bolts either according to you. Do you have a clue???
Research??? Didn't you say your ranger had a locker??? LMAO!!!
Too bad your college didn't have a very good grammar/English department. The apostrophes indicate possession. You must add an apostrophe s for singular possession (ex: the boss's rules) or es apostrophe to a word ending in s for plural possession (ex: the many bosses' rules). I believe this is 3rd grade English.
BTW, it took me all of 5 minutes to find your gibberish.
The fact remains you criticized Edmund's members of being at a 6th grade level. At least they are at a higher level than you.
Example: Curtis' pens, Jesus' commandments, or Jones' comments.
You are using poor grammar when you say things like "Jones's comments" or the "boss's rules." It's "Jones' comments" and the "boss' rules."
Don't believe me? Pick up any bible and try to find a line that has "Jesus's..." in it.
And no apostrophes are required to denote possession when you have a possessive pronoun, whether it ends with an "s" or not. Example: his, hers, theirs, etc.
I don't know where you went to college, but you should get your money back.
locker? no a lsd as ive conceded. but for $300 im tempted to swap it for a powertrax lock-right no slip locker (which works at all speeds automatically), come to YOUR HOUSE, and hitch up your tacoma or whatever you drive, and drag it through the timber to show off some of my ford horsepower. no, i'm LMFAO now!!!!
that brush is her's. ope, that's not right is it mod?
that scripture is jesus's. oh crap, that's incorrect as well.
mod, if i would've listened to you, i'd surely had not graduated with honors.
also, your "many bosses' rules", would have been a lot more easily stated as the "the many rules of the boss". now if it is a group of bosses, i believe it would be "the many boss' rules are overwhelming."
when nouns end in "s", we drop the "s" after the apostrophe. ex. boss' plans. or- the smiths' lawn needs cutting. the noun ends with "s", so we don't need an apostrophe and then an "s".
when the noun doesn't end in "s", we include an apostrophe and then an "s". ex. curt's ball. or- is this anyone's watch?
commonly confused apostrophe usages include:
the ponie's galloped across the pasture. this is incorrect. it should just be "ponies galloped". but it could also be- the pony's gallop startled me as i awoke. as this is just one pony, and we're talking about its own gallop.
also- the dog wagged it's tail. wrongo
correct- the dog wagged its tail.
research!!!!!!
Quote:
First names and surnames ending in s, sh, z, or ch, add es to form the plural.
When forming the possessive of compound nouns, add an apostrophe or apostrophe s to the final element in the compound in accordance with the basic rules for forming possessives ('s = singular
possession; s' = plural possession).
I'll be more than happy to fax the pages to anyone interested.
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Bunder, ya just shot yourself in the foot!!!!
"i hope i can keep up with the jones' on this thread. this is correct, is it not?"
IT IS NOT CORRECT!!! There is no reason for an apostrophe.
What I find very amusing about bunder's new bedfellow is that a short while ago he claimed pluto didn't speak, "no good mexican." Now he's your best friend and English tutor???
You've insulted the toys and made false accusations of frames cracking and using camry control arms. You said their floor boards leaked and how thin the sheet metal was. Didn't you rag on the toys about their side impact rating? But now you're shopping for one????
You think your ranger can pull my Super Duty V10 with 4.30's and drag it through the timbers????
You know something? You're obviously delusional and anything I say from here on out you'll just twist into some BS that you really didn't mean.
Good luck on the Nissan, errrrr I mean toy, ughhh I mean Dodge, maybe it was an F150....or whatever it is you're dreaming of owning some day.
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/possessives.htm
or here:
http://www.sunysuffolk.edu/Web/Selden/OWL/apostrophe.htm
and if you own a super-duty (god forbid because if it's a V10, you probably need a replacement engine, my dad's did along with my sis' 5.4 expedition which is the same engine minus the extra two cylinders) why are you even posting on this board about mini-trucks? and actually, yes i would tow you- out of being stuck. because my ranger would go places your porky super-duty could only dream of going.
let's see your research page? and if ya want, i will post my other pages as well, which stated the exact same information on apostrophe usage as the one i posted the link to. are you really that un-intelligent mod? do you actually believe what you posted? go read some books and see how many times your "claimed rules" take form. joneses'? it sounds like that, but not spelled like that. please dude!
quad- is there a point to your last post? or was that just your daily 6th grade post?
fun eh?
ex:
Showing possession in English is a relatively easy matter (believe it or not). By adding an apostrophe and an s we can manage to transform most singular nouns into their possessive form:
the car's front seat
Charles's car
Bartkowski's book
a hard day's work
Some writers will say that the -s after Charles' is not necessary and that adding only the apostrophe (Charles' car) will suffice to show possession. Consistency is the key here: if you choose not to add the -s after a noun that already ends in s, do so consistently throughout your text
Please note the name Charles in its singular form. It doesn't address the plural possessive. Your other example is just lazy English. I told you my source. Don't believe it if you don't want.
3 : STAY, REMAIN : as a : to stay even -- usually used with up b : to remain in good condition c : to remain secret d : to call for no immediate action
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Read it and weep!!!!!!
If I would ever go on the trails with you it would be in my '69 Bronco. What would be sad is leaving your weak-kneed torsion barred LSD equipped wanna-be offroader waaay behind.
I know this forum was somewhat dead very recently, but come on now...
oh, ok. ill put in a lockright locker and come to your house and pull your junk bronco around the timber. or pull you upright right after you roll that piece. torsion bar or not, its still a ranger with rack and pinion steering and probably more horsepower and torque than your little bronco (you actually claim to have one of those?). take a look at www.therangerstation.com to see how well a ranger can articulate. click on the fx4 link. suspension's all the same. just has different shocks. im just sorry to say i can't oblige your challenge, since the ranger is for sale and i have to be careful. tata
I'll let you in on a little secret, Mr. research. The valvetrain is not changed. They changed the tensioners and maybe CHAIN to the cams. The heads AND VALVETRAIN are identical.
5.4's and V10's are fine now. Thank you for your concern. So if you got an F150(which was on your wish list a short while ago) you'd get the 4.6???
Didn't some of the 4.6's have slap also?? Gee, I guess you're gonna' HAVE to buy the Nissan, you've flamed everything else.
Do you really think an IFS ANYTHING articulates better than a solid front axle??? Delusional comes to mind. The Ranger TTB was a much better offroad setup than the current one.
How can you have more horsepower and torque than a 5.0 with GT-40 heads, GT-40 intake, Cobra Mass Air, 65 mm throttle body, 24pound injectors and no cats or smog gear??? Delusional again.
I'm also running 5.13's with an AOD and an ARB locker in the front. You wouldn't have a prayer offroading with me.
if you knew the two engines in the explorer and ranger were different like you claim you know now, why did you draw similarities earlier to the explorer's engine and the ranger engine i have? they don't even have the same intake system. nothing alike at all. go compare the two if you don't believe me. heck, they even take different oil filters to get nitpicky.
after a little more in-depth looking, im now leaning more towards the nissan. its engine is a little down on power, but no more than the toyota is down to the SOHC of the ranger. its not anemic by any means, and can tow 5000 lbs. cool thing about the frontier off-road pkg is it comes with a 4.64 rear axle ratio. and it's cheap! crew cab XE 4x4 for $20700, add $999 for full power package and its a downright bargain. abs, cd, alloy spare as standard equipment finish the package, not to mention its 5-star frontal impact rating. add some 31" tires on its 15" rims, and i would guess it would look real tough. it also comes with a fully boxed frame, which is more than i can say about your piston slapping super-duty. the only super-duty that commands the name super-duty is the F-350 with the diesel engine. its got the largest dana axles standard and can actually keep up with the new gm diesels in pulling power.
im wondering, why are you even posting here if you own a super-duty? are you green?
off-roading potential does not depend on your equipment, but the person operating it. again, i'd like to see your short-wheelbased bronco go places where a ranger could go. just no way, you'd be rocking and near flipping at every deep off-centered obstacle. too bad you wasted all that money in performance parts on a vehicle that really only needs around, say, 150 horses to pull its weight around.
The 4.0 OHC in the Ranger and Explorer share VALVETRAIN as in valves, springs, retainers and locks. They also share the same block, heads; which house the valvetrain. And all other MAJOR parts. The tensioners and cam sprockets and timing chain are not VALVETRAIN. They were changed to quiet the motor. It is NOT a completely different motor.
Your Super Duty "research" is, as usual, flawed. All SRW 250's and 350's (gas or diesel)share the Sterling 10.5" rear end.(No Dana rears unless you get the DRW) The '99-'01 4WD do have different front axles with the front being a Dana 50 on the 250 and a 60 on the 350. All '02 4WD have the Dana 60 front, gas or diesel. All brakes, transmissions and engines are IDENTICAL. The only difference is GVW from different spring rates. Even the GCVWR is the same which means a 250 v10 gasser is rated to tow more than a diesel (I know you'll never figure that one out)
The V10 with 310 HP and 425 pounds of torque will outperform the diesel up to approx. 10,000 pounds towing and up to 5000 feet of altitude, after that the diesel's 80 extra pounds of torque and turbocharger will take over. Since my boat weighs maybe 5000 pounds and I'm at 2000 feet the $4,000 I saved made it a no brainer for the gasser. Oh yea, the bed is bolted to the frame. LOL!!!
You are the only person on this planet that thinks a stock Ranger is a better offroader than an early Bronco. Delusional is your middle name.
Weren't you bragging how you jumped your truck and ran it offroad so hard you can beat tacomas and now early broncos????
I wonder if the potential ebay buyers would like to hear about what an incredible offroad driver you are!!!
BTW, nice apartments!!!
Also that it's built of "real steel", not the tin like Toyota.
mod, im so flattered you're so into me. are you stalking me? no, i know, i think you're just a little jealous.
just because one takes their vehicles off-road, doesn't mean that they have been abused. with that statement, you pretty much explained then how good a driver you are off-road. no wonder you don't take your noisy super-duty off-road.
are you really bragging about your wimpy V10? that engine, i have to say, is all noise and no go. my dad had a '99 super-duty with it, and it was slow. he now has it in an '01 itasca suncruiser 36 footer, again, it can barely tow its weight around. the new gm duramax would have been a better choice, but he's a die hard ford man no matter how many engines get replaced. if you think the V10 can actually tow more than the power-stroke, you really are as dumb as you sound. get a clue my man. still waiting for your answer as to why you post here when you dont even own a ranger or tacoma. do you have ADD that bad? oh yeah, if you want to email the bidders, go ahead. i think their addresses are included. im sure you can find all of my posts too to include.
mod, you are killin me. doesn't take much to ruffle your feathers eh? and you still believe there is an "es" after the first es. how much proof do you need? or are you one of those that believes themselves no matter the result? must be the latter, since pluto and myself have proven you wrong.
scorpio, what are you doing turning back into a prick?
3 : STAY, REMAIN <keep out of the way> <keep off the grass>: as a : to stay even -- usually used with up <keep up with the Joneses> b : to remain in good condition <meat will keep in the freezer> c : to remain secret <the secret would keep> d : to call for no immediate action <the matter will keep until morning>
GAME, SET, MATCH!!!
BTW, using your logic( which is wrong) the '00 and up V10 is a TOTALLY different motor than the '99's. 35 more horsepower AND more torque.
It would be like me saying your 4.0 OHC is weak because the old 4.0 only had 160HP.
You've made so many "researched" statements here that simply believing you is difficult now. Not only that, but when you make false statements, you should at least take them back from time to time. Not make excuses "Oh, I found out why I had number 400lbs in my head...it's the Frontier thats heavier than Tacoma by 400 lbs". Seeing how you essentially insulted Tacoma owners by calling their truck a "tincan", who's the prick now?
You should have described your Ranger a little more to the buyers, with the spot welds, and especially jumping. Whatever "jumping" is in your book.
The only reason I got into it was the "members on Edmunds are at a 6th grade level" comment from mr. research.
Good job on summing it up.
It appears that adding an "apostrophe s" to nouns/pronouns ending with an "s" to denote possession is correct, as is simply placing an apostrophe after the noun/pronoun's last letter (s). So we are both correct, depending on which source you want to believe. The key is being consistent with whichever method you use.
However, I do read a lot, and I have found the vast majority of authors favor simply adding an apostrophe after the noun/pronoun's "s." In addition, this is the method I was taught by those ruler-toting nuns who used to make us diagram sentences year after year when I was a kid.
sad- i never compared the ranger to the frontier. i said the horsepower difference from the frontier to the tacoma is the same as the tacoma to the ranger. is it not? torque is right around there too. lets get one thing straight- i think all three trucks are nice. all have their positives and negatives. being the tightwad i am, the nissan sounds better to me than the toyota. ford doesn't offer the crew cab, so its out. dodges suck imo, toyota's are way overpriced and extremely hard to get. nissan's are easy to get, and imo, are just as dependable as the toyota or ford.
The original debate was on the phrase, "Keeping up with the Joneses" where blunder wrote jones'.
If you've got a Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Tenth Edition just look up "keep" it will actually use the phrase in the definition.
Not sure why the link wouldn't work. I'll try again.
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
If it doesn't work, just search for Merriam Webster on line and look up "keep."
I do find it interesting, however, that you NEED to buy the Nissan cause it's the least expensive, but you'd buy an over priced, slow, shaking POS like a hardly abelson??? Do they have training wheels???
I wouldn't be so loud talking about thousands of dollars in money that you may have, at least on the net. Targeting someone who you think is rich is rather simple. Remember all the computer crackers who broke into banks and stole credit card numbers. Not being prick, not trying to threaten you, just giving a word of advise. Always keep your financial information to yourself. You'll live a less stressful life.
Blunder would not have to worry about being a victim of any criminal activity.
You see, he's 6'7" 250 pounds and a 3rd degree black belt in(fill in the blank) The reason he has sooo much money was from running weapons to 3rd world country druglords.(in his own private jet) Of course, he's also an expert marksman using these arms that he sells AND has a license to kill (just like James Bond)
His wife is Morgan Fairchild.......yea THAT'S the ticket and he has a degree not only in criminal justice but nuclear physics.
He's been approached by all the supermodels, here and abroad, to father their children.
And the movie, BEAUTIFUL MIND was loosely based on his genius.
Let's stick to the trucks, and statements about them..
Bess, you're obviously correct........but it's soooo ez. Besides, the truck comments are what got him in trouble!!
yes, i happen to have a pretty nice stash, but to get that i had to suffer some unbearable pain. i do not have any of my financial info. anywhere where anyone can get a hold of it, so im not too worried. to get to our accounts, you need a fingerprint.
the original comment on 6th grade level, was directed at the forum and not to the people who use it.
you downing harley davidson too? now i really see you are jealous. why would you diss something as american as h-d (dont tell me they're foreign, they're all made in York, Pennsylvania)? and if you wanted them, im sure h-d could get you some type of training wheel. and when did i ever say i NEED to buy the nissan? i think i may have said that it was my choice because i think the toy is overpriced and too hard to get, the ford is out period, and dakota's suck imo. the nissan is a nice rig with a lot of nice standard crap. it has little things like a fully boxed frame, bulletproof engine, cargo light, floor emer. brake, abs standard, cd and cassette standard, along with aluminum wheels. those things are just little things that are nice to have on a truck for under $21000. it also comes with an alloy full-sized spare, which i know the trd does as well. is it the best truck out there? i dunno. is it capable? id bet it is with some better tires. has there ever been a test on the exact truck im looking at? no. the only point i see is saddaddy's, in the mileage thing. i plan on driving another one tomorrow to see exactly what rpm it runs at 65mph. with a guy from iowa bidding frantically on my truck, and an outright offer from Virginia, i just may order a new nissan soon. yeah, its got a lot of plastic on it, but again, with a nice set of 31" bfg muds tucked under those black flares, i think it would make for one rare cool looking truck. jmo. and just think, if i get rid of my ranger, you guys can finally get rid of me. hehe
let's just call a truce, and stop insulting everyone who lives in apts. deal?
the only reason i "bragged" about my (more like our) self worth, was i did take offense to the govt. subsidized comment you made. ive seen some govt. subsidized apts. in my day, god knows i ran a ton of cable/wire through them, and trust me, they ain't as nice as my apts. bragging? well, for the rent i pay, hell yeah.
A little lesson on hardley abelson. Besides the Japanese content (Showa forks, mikuni carbs, desmo electronics and instruments, hardly all American) they couldn't give the turds away back in the 80's when I had a KZ-650, KZ-750, 900 Ninja and an assortment of dirt bikes. (Not all at the same time)
What offended me was that this shaking, slow, vibrating exuse for a modern M/C had to ask the Govt. to bail 'em out by putting tariffs on any bike over 700cc. Now I can see them asking for protection against cruisers like Vulcans(LTD's), Shadows, Savages and the rest of the cruiser genre(even though I didn't agree with it, just build a better bike was my opinion) but when they targeted Ninjas, VFR's, GSX etc it really bothered me and affected my pocket book. HD had nothing to compete with the sport bikes but wanted their sales curtailed. That and the fact that RUBes (rich urban Bikers) hate the hard line old HD crowd and vice versa(kinda ironic when you figure HD wouldn't be here without both those customers) add the fact that they're still turds as far as performance is concerned, that is why I don't like the company.
I'm glad you felt offended at the GOVT. subsidized comment. Maybe, just maybe, you can see how you may have offended people with your constant bashing of their personal choices in vehicles. This and the fact that we all make mistakes. The difference is that you feel attacked when people point them out and then are to proud to admit you may be wrong or you change what you meant. (6th grade comment and welded bed comes to mind)
Good luck on your sale and on what ever you choose to buy.
but working my way back in recent years, ive had a '99 Buell M2 Cyclone, that was very fast for a harley (it went to new mexico actually over the net). i also had a '90 ZX6 Ninja, the Buell was comparable in performance to that 600 Ninja. now the current crop of 600's (6R's, R6's, F4i's) would outrun it, but it was downright fast for a harley engine. i almost killed myself on a '96 gixxer 750 (the breakout year), had a rare dark red '93 ZX7 with black frame, a just-like-everyone-else green '91 ZX7, and the 6 i mentioned earlier. i also raced motocross for 8 years. my uncle currently has a '76 900 LTD all stock down to the goodyear tires. my pop has an '82 1100 spectre and a '73 KZ900 Z1, and my late grandfather had one of them KZ 650's and a KZ550. i had the boyhood dreambike KX80 back in '87, so to say the least ive been around some bikes. but ive never officially had a harley, so that's why im getting one. just to have and build up to buell performance, hence the 883 purchase. i share your opinion of older harleys sucking big time, but the new ones are quite nice, and are actually going down as far as demand and price. im getting mine for msrp, and i didn't have to get on any waiting list nor put any dough down.
i understand your comments on my past comments. seems i am too blunt sometimes, i guess that's just me. i plan on trying to get a grip on my overstated comments. i need to try harder with the field im in. later dude