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Old 02-29-2016, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by pccoder
Are you people serious??? This just gives me some direction, to help me get out and go see places new to me. If you don't get that, then maybe you should consider why you ride at all.

If you need that **** to motivate you, you are the one that needs to consider why you ride at all.
 
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I guess its kinda like S&H green stamps without the steak knives or Scooby doo glasses...
 
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Ok, got it. Earning points motivate you to ride to places you never go to so you can receive meaningless awards from Harley.
I am thinking the award winner in this deal is Harley who benefits from the sales of tires, brakes and service department profits by motivating you to ride more.
Oh, my! An evil corporate conspiracy to get me to ride my motorcycle more, however will we stop this!
 
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HOG threads make me laugh. There is no middle ground- folks either love 'em or hate 'em.
 
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Originally Posted by LoneWoolf
You can cash them in for Sea Monkeys.
Dang, I was hoping for cardboard submarines or X-ray glasses! :-)
 
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Originally Posted by LoneWoolf
There is an upside to doing it. You have some record of where you went, when, and the distance. I wish I had kept some type of journal or log of my rides. Bottom line, it encourages you to ride and enjoy your bike. Go for it.
Having a record of where you ride could be beneficial to an estranged spouse and their attorney some day.
 
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I wouldn't worry too much about the HOG thing. HOG is not a motorcycle enthusiast's club, IMO (Harley owners are a pretty diverse group and socializing is a little more complicated than that), but it is close enough that it will give a new rider an idea about what kinds of riders you will run into; and maybe a little incite into the kind of rider you are or will develop into.

So... have fun, relax, and enjoy the bike. It just ain't that complicated.
 
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Originally Posted by Halojumper
Dang, I was hoping for cardboard submarines or X-ray glasses! :-)
Those X-ray glasses do not work BTW.
 
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Old 02-29-2016, 08:43 PM
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They work on cardboard submarines.
 
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Old 02-29-2016, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by pccoder
Are you people serious??? Harley benefits from my desire to ride more? This just gives me some direction, to help me get out and go see places new to me. If you don't get that, then maybe you should consider why you ride at all. This is a lot of fun. I want to ride, of course, but why not enjoy some comradery at the same time?

The award winner isn't Harley. I'd have to get brakes, services, etc. regardless. I'm the winner since I get to enjoy my time on the road. How or why I get there shouldn't be relevant. Thanks for commenting and sharing.

Anyway, to each their own.
Don't sweat it. People like you somehow make the "leather land pirates" feel better about themselves. Empowers the dark side the Moto Company is selling. Kinda ironic.

Always enjoy hearing what makes the other rider twist the throttle. Ride safe.
 


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