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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#540586
easy! Sell the every-body's-got-one Harley
Pay your debts, CxxT

LUFTMEISTER Veteran Volks Folk

2,041 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·

#540589
can you sleep in your harley? then refer motorbike warning post. 2 easy😵‍💫
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vwjon Fahrvergnugen

914 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#540609
does your kombi fall over when you stop at the lights? how many harleys are in tv adverts? hmmmm but there are a few kombis, do you see the bigger picture? i bet the kombi is cheaper to run than the harley as well!
3 1959 cadillacs
1 musso
2 early notchbacks
2 split kombis
2 split panels
1 split ute
1 low light panel
1 ex-pmg bay
1 country buggy
1 beetle ute
1 14" syncro caravelle
1 16" syncro doka
1 golf cabrio
1 vw camper trailer
2 3meter bombs

ancientbugger Custom Title Time!

1,986 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#540621
Sell Kris and keep the others:P

62deluxe Custom Title Time!

1,718 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#540624
Ditch the hog. Simple.

ancientbugger Custom Title Time!

1,986 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#540629
Seriously ask him again when it's next raining and/or freezing cold!

Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#540680
I think it would be best to keep both. Neither the VW or Harley will depreciate in value and they are just as much fun in their own different way. It all comes down to storage space. If the Harley won't fit in the garage then park it in the lounge room.:thumb
- Adam
BTW - What sort of harley is it?
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#540682
keep the harley and sell the split to me..:P
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bond Veteran Volks Folk

2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#540689
do one of those poll/vote threads - sell, dont sell or i dont care....

i know which one id vote for

nick

Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#540697
Helbus wrote:Put the kombi engine in the Harley. *ducks for cover*
Yeah good one Pete?:o You would probably get sick of the Kombi engine and want to fit a Suby in it later as well!
- Adam😁
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#540711
Nah it would make for an easy aircooled conversion.

The father-inlaw told me of an aquantance in the 70's who put a VW 1200 engine in his BMW bike. It was a pretty awesome bike, but he was getting his legs burnt and it would not corner very well at all.

Suby engines are only for cars. I suggested at work that an Austin Healey would go really good with a WRX turbo motor in it and the guy I said it to looked at me like I had just said something about his wife. Disgusted but also angry look it was.

We just got a Nash-Healy in for restoration, and my suggestion was to fit a 265 Hemi with triples (E38 Charger). Again was met with disgust.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash-Healey
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Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#540714
Healey owners are a bit up-tight about all things not British! You should suggest they fit a VW engine so they get some good ol' German reliability and engineering. I'll bet that would go down like a German U-Boat! The problem with pommie cars is they spend so many man hours getting the wood grain dash to look 'just right' and forget how to fit an electrical cable. Must be nearly time for a cuppa!👍
- Adam
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

Beerboy Custom Title Time!

1,030 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·

#540780
and what were you expecting from a vee dub forum :o

I think you need to post on a harley forum and see what they say ;-)
WANTED kombi drivers side rear corner for a early bay! found after six years lol
WANTED engine lid for early kombi 71

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#540781
Sell the Davidson

It hurts more when you fall of one Like i did 32 years ago.

Or keep Both and just increase the bank payments
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#540792
Julie-Anne, don't sell it. You know you're gonna kick yourself if you do...SO DON'T SELL IT. Harley davidsons look (the emphasis on LOOK) great in warm, dry weather, but the instant cold or wet or you need to carry something or someone (more than one person) any distance they are uncomfortable and impractical at worst. Besides, finding another splitty in good nic will be a nightmare if you ever want one again. Only sell it if you never want a splitty ever again, and I get the impression that's not the case.

I personally think you should sell your man for having the nerve to buy such a overpriced, horrible motorbike!!! :P
Helbus wrote:I suggested at work that an Austin Healey would go really good with a WRX turbo motor in it and the guy I said it to looked at me like I had just said something about his wife. Disgusted but also angry look it was.

We just got a Nash-Healy in for restoration, and my suggestion was to fit a 265 Hemi with triples (E38 Charger). Again was met with disgust.
nasty filthy english car loving....makes me feel sick just thinking about those sort of people.:o

Pete, I am totally with you on this. All british sports cars should have electrical/engine conversions to get rid of all those nasty english motors. I can't believe they call them "sports" cars with those boat anchors for engines.
:puke

I think the best place to start is by replacing ALL MGB engines with SR20s or Honda Vtec motors. Anything with a 6 should get an RB20/25. Convert them all I say. Yes all the nasty healeys and morgans too. Then once that is done we can replace all split combi engines with EJ22s.
😁:thumb
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MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#540793
Sell them BOTH and get a buggy:vader
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Julie-Anne Seriously Crusin Dubber

109 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#540799
notch nut - it's an XL883L 2007 model (a little customised, wider handlebars and a longer seat so I can fit on the back) - so we dont have it yet, it wont be here till march 2007

I want to keep both too, he says he has too many toys and we will never have the money for a full resto however the car is fine the way it is

I think I'll have to keep working on him
the place won't be the same without the split around !
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/splitty66/avdbanner20.gif

MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#540815
Julie-Anne wrote:notch nut - it's an XL883L 2007 model (a little customised, wider handlebars and a longer seat so I can fit on the back) - so we dont have it yet, it wont be here till march 2007

I want to keep both too, he says he has too many toys and we will never have the money for a full resto however the car is fine the way it is

I think I'll have to keep working on him
the place won't be the same without the split around !
HEY...........this sounds like something my wife would say...you mean HE thinks he has too many toys?? That doesn't sound like a bloke talking!!! Perhaps just some therapy instead so you can both build up a reasonable "toy" collection!!! If worst comes to worst dump the bike (don't like Harleys,sorry) and keep the split.You can NEVER have too many toys though.....so perhaps some therapy first???
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Julie-Anne Seriously Crusin Dubber

109 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#540822
mate you have it so wrong - i want a bloody harley for myself too !!!!!! and I also want a notch - i dont think it's possible to have too many toys !!!!!

I WANT TO KEEP THE SPLIT - HE wants to sell it, not me !!!!!

Another reason he wants to sell it is because we bought the kiddies a trailbike each for christmas and he wants to get a ute or something to tow the kids bikes around - I told him we could just fit them in the back of the Kombi !!
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tracash242 Officially Full-On Dubber

261 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#540848
easy get a kombi dual cab,enough romm for the kids and bikes,i just happen to have one i could swap and give you enough $ for a trailbike for him,,ps wish i had a custom harley,

squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#540857
If parking is a problem, park the Harley in the Kombi.

Don't sell the split. Harley's you can buy anytime, splits will become rarer and more expensive. You will regret it.

Muzza72 Officially Full-On Dubber

214 posts · joined Feb 2004 ·

#540984
splits are getting hard to find if you part with it you will find it difficult to find another having said that there are a lot of punters looking for splits go to dsk.com.au he may change his mind if not its a great place to sell

cheers murray

Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#541099
Julie-Anne wrote:notch nut - it's an XL883L 2007 model (a little customised, wider handlebars and a longer seat so I can fit on the back) - so we dont have it yet, it wont be here till march 2007

I want to keep both too, he says he has too many toys and we will never have the money for a full resto however the car is fine the way it is

I think I'll have to keep working on him
the place won't be the same without the split around !
Teheheh. You can *never* have too many toys! My fiance is getting over the fact that we live in a unit with single garage (Body Corporate B.S. to go with it) and I have 3 cars (2 vw's & XM Falcon & 1 Harley). Oh, she also has a car too! (I keep the unregistered VW & Harley in the garage much to her annoyance as well!) I am the neighbours best friend (I use the term rather loosely as I start work @ 5 - 6am and the neighbours love those days when I ride the bike to work!).
I think you should keep the split and probably sell the Harley. Better still, trade it in for a 2007 Springer Softail w/ 96cui engine. I ride a Sporty 1200C 2000 model. I personally don't like the 883's but apparently if you get them bored out to 1200cc, they have more torque then the standard 1200cc engine. Go figure?
:thumbProbably the best option yet would be to sell the kombi, buy a notchback (early of course), keep the Harley, cruise over to my place and have some :beer:beer:beer:beer.
Just my fifty cents worth....
- Adam
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

Schmoburger Baywindow Mafia Godfather and Cement-Shoe Fitter

2,185 posts · joined Oct 2005 ·

#541320
Helbus wrote:Nah it would make for an easy aircooled conversion.

The father-inlaw told me of an aquantance in the 70's who put a VW 1200 engine in his BMW bike. It was a pretty awesome bike, but he was getting his legs burnt and it would not corner very well at all.

Suby engines are only for cars. I suggested at work that an Austin Healey would go really good with a WRX turbo motor in it and the guy I said it to looked at me like I had just said something about his wife. Disgusted but also angry look it was.

We just got a Nash-Healy in for restoration, and my suggestion was to fit a 265 Hemi with triples (E38 Charger). Again was met with disgust.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash-Healey
I know a bloke around this way who has an EA81 running under his BMW bike... ya have to squint hard to realise that it isnt supposed to be there 😂
1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
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Euro_67 Wolfsburg Wizard

690 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#550008
Is he sure he wont out grow the 883 ? The 1200 might be worth the extra coin. Personally I would keep the splitty.