May I voice the idea of gauging our selves and others not what life's good forturne has superfially gifted us to ride or not to ride. Not looking at others by what they have or lack by our own standards of materal, wealth, or expression in what they ride and why. But by other means and words such as compasion! ...Compasson and care for others where ever they may be... or what ever goals they have. (myself included...I'm not perfect!)
Yea, I can relate to the last post. I've seen a lot of driveway jewelry in my home state of Michigan. They spend a ton of money on chrome and only ride like 500 miles in a season. lol.
I dunno, alot of Harley Riders buy Harley's cause they wanna be bikers, how do you tell them apart?....... Pull up to a bar with five Harley's in the parking lot, walk inside and see thirty five bikers at the bar.
Alot of Harley riders dress and look the same no matter what they are driving, car, truck, bike, whatever. I can honestly say since I started riding in 1966 I have never one time put my riding leather jacket on, climbed in the truck and went someplace.........
Well put Psychosaint.¿ My first bike was a used Honda....it was my starter.¿ When it was time to buy new, I did a lot of research and test drives...yes, even¿tested a couple of¿harleys....and I decided, for many of my own personal reasons, to purchase a "jap" bike.¿ Along with the history lesson there's something else to remember.¿ Everyone has their own tastes/favorites when it comes to their ride, but no one should be condemned because they don't follow the rest of the herd.¿ Despite the fact of her ignorance, if I saw she was in trouble on the side of the road, even though she may not take it because I don't ride a harley, I'd stop to offer Ms. Katy a hand.¿ Not because she rides a harley, but because she is a fellow rider.¿ I've always heard it said, it doesn't matter what you ride, as long as you get out there and do it.¿ Obviously she has lost sight of true brother/sisterhood.¿ Actually, she probably never had it.
Ok see this really irks me, I have a couple of bikes, and yeah, ones a Harley. But my god people, Harley is not the be all end all of bikes. I'd rather be on my Triumph than my Harley for a long ride. And if I get another bike it will probably be an excelsior. Don't get me wrong, Harley is a great bike.But they aren't and never have been the only American made bike, and they have never been the technology leader. They had some great contract breaks, and the U.S. government saved their butt from going under when they couldn't compete. They make way more money off accessories than they do bikes. If you want American bikes through history you've got Harley, Indian, Excelsior Henderson, Victory, Ridley, more independent builders of customs than you can shake a stick at. And that's only a scrape off the top. Before the Japanese invasion, Brit Bikes were really popular here, and happen to make some of the best old choppers that were ever out, with the likes of Norton, BSA, Triumph, and Vincent, all really good bikes and theyP were welcomed here by the bikers of the time because they had been riding those bike over seas during the war and found them to be very good bikes, as well as the fact that were accepted because they were being built by our allies and the people we cared enough about for our men to offer their lives. SO before you down a brother for not riding a Harly just because it's not a Harley, do a little home work, educate yourself, try a new ride. Pick your scooter for a reason besides T shirt sales. And Respect the next Persons choice as well, Because I'll tell ya what that big ol heavy Harley, aint always the funnest bike to ride. And if you take into account some of the bikes Harley is putting out now, you may as well go and get a Brit bike instead of that sportster R, or a Jap machine instead of the V rod,and that passenger seat on the Rocket is about the most god awful thing I have ever seen done to a bike.
SO in closing I don't guess you and I will be going out any time soon.
