SUNL125 XT vs. Harley Davidson Iron head

Was pondering which would make a cross-country trip easier and more comfortable , but I am stuck with the possible dillema that both would kinda suck big time ? Both are extremely reliable motorcycles , and both have about as much class I suppose depending on your opinion of motorcycles I suppose too ? I think the Harley will hold more fuel with my new Fat Bob tank , but the SUNL 125 XT does get good gas mileage ? I know I could pick up more babes with the SUNL 125 XT , but my Fiance' would probably frown on that idea ? :biggrin:
My sleeping bag is bigger than the whole SUNL 125 XT too , a major distraction for cross-country trekking I guess ? I could always jsut wear the sleeping bag , cut holes in the top for my arms to stick out of and leg holes I guess too ? Maybe the Harley would be better for the trip , at least I could get parts if it broke :thumbup: Although if I was in Texas I could stop in at ATV Discounters and steal them off the showroom bikes while nobody was looking ? Hmmm, what a dilemma ? :confused1:

Hers some pics, you decide which one you'd take on the trek .

The SUNL 125 XT , without Maglight attached to handlebars with Ductape for road trips .
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...y/100_0173.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...y/100_0175.jpg

Or the Iron Head Harley Davidson 1100cc . These pics are prior to my rebuild and custom mods , plain jane here .
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...kelly/79hd.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...elly/hd791.jpg

Now, which one should I take on the trip ? I could always strap the SUNL 125 XT on my back on the Harley and call myself an Enduro :thumbup:

Ok, is this a non-sense and innapprpriate but unoffensive enough threade to post here :thumbup:

Cheers, Snortin Norton out !

PS, the track work is going great at our place , anyone that ever comes our way is welcome to ride here and have some good food too !

How many miles your talking? How much time?

CC

Hmmm Crazy Carl ? That depends if the gas prices go up anymore I think ?
Good grief :thumbdown:
How much is it in China now, for Super unleaded if you can even get it ?
How many miles is my trip ? And how long of a trip ?
Ideally I would say FOREVER on both !!!!!

I see you moved my post . It is good to be King isnt it . Ha ha

Cheers , Snorton Norton

Regular 90 octane is now about 5RMB a liter. I don't actually check the 97octane but I'm guessing it's over 6.

More than a couple people on here can move threads but this is a thread talking about preparing for a trip and figured this is the Trip Prep forum.

1+1=11

You ever read Henry V? :biggrin:

CC

Ha ha ha , you funny guy Crazy Carl .
Looks like your math is like mine, Pollish .
What the hell is 5RMB Crazy Carl , I am out of the China cash currency loop on what the heck that means ???? RMB=Real Milk Bottles, what ?
Cheers, Snortin Norton out

RMB is RenMinBi which is the Chinese currency and is now ~7:1 US. 5RMB is about 70 cents USD per liter so you're talking about 2.80 to 3.00USD per US gallon.

On a 150 or 200cc, you can cover some distance for not too much money!

CC

Well then, your lucky I suppose .
I paid $4.25 for super yesterday , and back-hoe Diesel is $5.01 this morning . Not good .
I feel like a reverse Whore , in that I keep getting whored but not getting paid or laid for being it . That iant good either !

Cheers, later, Snortin Norton out

Yeah man, that's a tough situation. It's all about getting more out of what you've got. I think the days of incredible convenience will slowly fade out in the next 200 years as resources get stressed. But this gives you the chance to put on the MadMax outfit you've had sitting in your closet for so long.

Beyond the Norton-Dome. You know you want to. :clap:

CC

200 years , at least your optomistic of the real situation at hand .
200 years I doubt , but it would be nice . I would give it 20 years before cannibalism starts, but hey, that's just me. Pass the ketchup would ya :biggrin:
Oh, and the Mad Maxx outfit is my daily wear, it never sits in the closet Crazy Carl :clap: So many Hollow Points , so little time . So today I ride and be happy . It won't always be like this .

Cheers, Snortin Norton

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200 years , at least your optimistic of the real situation at hand...200 years I doubt , but it would be nice . I would give it 20 years before cannibalism starts, but hey, that's just me ... So today I ride and be happy . It won't always be like this .

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Well you won't live forever if that's what you mean but I tend to think that there are always good places in the world, even if it doesn't seem to be where we are at that moment or anything we've experienced.

If there wasn't, then none of this could have ever happened in the first place. News might sound bad but it's not anywhere near as damaging to a happy life as a sour outlook on yourself and the world around you.

If we make mistakes, we will pay for them.

CC

So true , there are happy places and happy people too on earth .
Unfortunately with the greed out there today , like in the Oil companies for example , they are making my wallet and my attitude less happy . :thumbdown:
You can't stop greed and you can't stop the insaine from destroying the earth either from WAR . That's fact .
Today I ride, today I plan trips , today I am happy .

Cheers, Snortin Norton :17:

On a personal level, I don't think war is going to be what finishes off man and we really aren't cool or powerful enough to destroy the Earth and all the life on it...more likely the other way around.

Too much water or not enough it's worthwhile learning how to work together to survive. At first it may be ugly but what comes afterwards has to be better than war or even MadMax! :17:

CC

That is a Fact Jack !
Now that's a good attitude . Where can I buy me one of those .
Just teasing :biggrin:
Unfortuntely greed and war will never let us do that together to survive thing Crazy Carl . Never going to happen . Pretty idealistic but at least your honest . Best we can do is share with likeminded or willing folks that are willing to try at least . The war mongers and polluters and insaine will always be war mongers , polluters , and insaine . They don't share and never will , only misery do they share .

Cheers Crazy Carl, I like your attitude though , very Dalli Lamma . Its contageous .

Cheers, Kelly out

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Unfortuntely greed and war will never let us do that together to survive thing Crazy Carl . Never going to happen . Pretty idealistic but at least your honest.

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I've seen it. I know it exists. We wouldn't be here now if it didn't. Although it's harder to find in certain places (like big-cities), I think its the foundation for all human progress going back millions of years. The more things like greed decay the fundamentals, the more likely we are to suffer..not only in the material but also every day sense.

I'm aware this is all idealistic speak and that greed and war are as inseparable from humanity as compassion and peace but there's a time for everything and hopefully, when it's time, we'll know and be ready. Until then, I'll do without the conflict if I can. I've already got an internal conflict I don't understand, how would taking it out on someone else really help?

Most of the planets population lives in conditions most people from developed nations would not "accept" and still they manage to have friends, family, celebrations and reasons to laugh. If it wasn't for these people growing our food, constructing roads and moving our good around, all our Turbo, Ferrari, F1, Moto anything would be useless for anything except collecting dust and looking at.

Worse comes to worse...I hope we all don't mind a little walking!

CC

Cheers on that note !

Snortin Norton out