Do I just not get it?
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I've gotten a real good laugh at this forum. I'm buying a sporty 883 for my wife. I also plan to ride it to work a time or two. You can be all you want to be, or nothing at all. Just ride and have fun. I was going to post a thread about ,What is a poser ? I'm not sure that there is a thing or a person called a poser. I have ridden my 07 Springer Classic 12000 miles this year ! I got it in December 06. I wear chaps, I like chaps ! I also ride the I-85 every morning when it gets warmer. I dodge the idiots also. Just go and have fun with it. I get a big head at every stop light. The guy driving the mini van always looks over. What a sad life he has. Enjoy, all you folks ride safe !!
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Don't take comments too seriously. There's many here who will try to lighten things up with an occasional joke here. Those who really can't get along find themselves at odds with the mods and things take care of themselves. Nothing wrong with a sporty, just as nothing wrong with a radio, cruise control and fairing. If there was a perfect all-around bike, we wouldn't have discussions. Now on to fingerless gloves, it's funny how many riders insist on a helmet that's as strong protection as possible, but the 2 most likely injury places (your palms and your shins/ankles) are not only unprotected, but those who do are viewed as weird. With the vast majority of gloves coming from India and Pakistan where people have long fingers and skinny hands, a lot of us here just can't operate our controls with "extended size" gloves because we can't fit our hands into these skinny sizes. When what should be a medium or large is an XX or XXXL and the fingers are twice as long as they should be, what's the solution? Bring them to a tailor?
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ORIGINAL: greenstreetbob
To be honest, the original intent of this post was to politely tell the ********* to f-off without seeming like a total douche by everyone else. Maybe I was too polite, maybe it sounded like I need some counseling. Sometimes, I just feel like Michael Douglas in that movie Falling Down. I typically stick to the Dyna forum, because they all seem pretty cool over there and I know better than to venture into "general".
To be honest, the original intent of this post was to politely tell the ********* to f-off without seeming like a total douche by everyone else. Maybe I was too polite, maybe it sounded like I need some counseling. Sometimes, I just feel like Michael Douglas in that movie Falling Down. I typically stick to the Dyna forum, because they all seem pretty cool over there and I know better than to venture into "general".
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RE: Do I just not get it?
ORIGINAL: greenstreetbob
I'm relatively new here, but alot of things confuse me. It seems that there are alot of judgemental people here that seem to be extremely insecure with themselves. Before anyone gets confused, I am 36 years old, I don't live to ride or ride to live, I don't think I'm a cool badass biker, I don't understand what the big deal iswith chaps and fingerless gloves, blah, blah, blah....I frequent alot of car forums-I'm a hot rod fanatic- and people seem to be ALOT more willing to help each other on other forums. This is not my first Harley, but I don't consider myself to be a biker. I like to ride and currently have pneumonia because of it.
Someone please also explain to me why certain models are looked down upon over the others-namely Sportsters. I'm not clueless, so I've formed my own ideas about why people call it a girls bike. My first Harley was a badass Sportster and I wish I still had it. BTW, it was in American Iron Magazine with a 5 page feature. That is the bike that fits alot of people the best andalot of other Harley owners stare down their noses at them. I had several people that never rode ask me why I had a "girl's" bike. Why do alot of people with more expensive Harley's dismiss other's that do not live up to their class? Not that I want to fit in-just confused.
The only Harley gear that I own is a free t-shirt they gave me at the dealership when I bought the bike. I only wear it around the house, just like I refuse to wear a Corvette t-shirt,even though I loved the one I owned. Don't want to be categorized I guess....
Anyway, I suppose I am just venting. I know I will get hammered like flies on crap, but feel that some people here should really lighten up.
P.S. No, I do not wear chaps or fingerless gloves, but some of my old school biker friends do. Then again, they do what they want and don't try to live up to anyone elses image of what is right and wrong. I don't really expect any real answers because I haven't asked many legitimate questions, so I'llend with the fact that I am not trying to offend anyone or start a goofy forum war, but it just seems that some people should be a little less proud of themselves and a little more helpful to the world around them.
I'm relatively new here, but alot of things confuse me. It seems that there are alot of judgemental people here that seem to be extremely insecure with themselves. Before anyone gets confused, I am 36 years old, I don't live to ride or ride to live, I don't think I'm a cool badass biker, I don't understand what the big deal iswith chaps and fingerless gloves, blah, blah, blah....I frequent alot of car forums-I'm a hot rod fanatic- and people seem to be ALOT more willing to help each other on other forums. This is not my first Harley, but I don't consider myself to be a biker. I like to ride and currently have pneumonia because of it.
Someone please also explain to me why certain models are looked down upon over the others-namely Sportsters. I'm not clueless, so I've formed my own ideas about why people call it a girls bike. My first Harley was a badass Sportster and I wish I still had it. BTW, it was in American Iron Magazine with a 5 page feature. That is the bike that fits alot of people the best andalot of other Harley owners stare down their noses at them. I had several people that never rode ask me why I had a "girl's" bike. Why do alot of people with more expensive Harley's dismiss other's that do not live up to their class? Not that I want to fit in-just confused.
The only Harley gear that I own is a free t-shirt they gave me at the dealership when I bought the bike. I only wear it around the house, just like I refuse to wear a Corvette t-shirt,even though I loved the one I owned. Don't want to be categorized I guess....
Anyway, I suppose I am just venting. I know I will get hammered like flies on crap, but feel that some people here should really lighten up.
P.S. No, I do not wear chaps or fingerless gloves, but some of my old school biker friends do. Then again, they do what they want and don't try to live up to anyone elses image of what is right and wrong. I don't really expect any real answers because I haven't asked many legitimate questions, so I'llend with the fact that I am not trying to offend anyone or start a goofy forum war, but it just seems that some people should be a little less proud of themselves and a little more helpful to the world around them.
I am 49, a business owner who employs 37 people, and a family man. I'm not a biker, although I've been riding longer than 99% of the "bikers" here. I don't own any silly HD fashion, I don't need a big window decal on my truck, and I don't hang at the corner barwith guys who look like pirates when they ride.
I think you'll find that the person who responds to the "biker lifestyle" or the "poser", "fingerless" stuff has justhis "motorcycle" as his only personal claim to fame..
This person obviously struggles to be noticed, has little to no money and is desperately needing to fit in somewhere.. So, this person objects to anything that goes against the image he or she is trying to personally protect.
On these forume, I think the grown ups and the "bikers" are a 50-50- mix. Half seem to be people with positive things to ad while we wait out the cold weather. The other 50% feels like they need to become some living example of a Hell's Angel, while they are just asoft, timidperson needing a projected persona to make themselves feel good when they look into a mirror.
Maybe I'm a little tough here, but the Harley "want to be" tough guys in the world make it tough for the normal people.
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Actually, as an owner of a '32 Chevy, I found owners of rods to be just as uptight and unfriendly as most HD owners. If you haven't been part of their crowd "like forever" you are not welcome as a newcomer. So what. I have my rod for me and I have my bike for me. I don't like the group or crowd thing and could not care less what they say. So I'm not "cool" or a "real biker". That don't bother me. I don't wear chaps or HD gear. I do wear a hemet and fingerless gloves makes it easier to unzip the pants. I think me and the wife are the only two sane people left in this world, and I'm beginning to wonder about her. Peace[sm=icon_rock.gif]
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RE: Do I just not get it?
Welcome to the ZOO. What you find is if it is a tech ? there are MANY ppl on here who respond quickly, accurately, and honestly. If it is an IMO thread (which IMO most R), just remember this,
"Opinions are like a$$holes, everybody has one, some just stink more than others"
That said, some ppl think lacquer thinner smells good and others think farts smell good. What stinks to one, smells sweet to the next. As to Sportys, first and only "new" Harley bought at a dealer - 1976 XLCH. And IMO, it weren't no sissy bike. Was a li'l small for me at 6'6", but it would kick back like a mule. Check out schumacher's sig, it's great.
Now, go out and get on your electric start, front braked, horn, blinker, radio, thermometer, and speedometer equipped, over priced, can't work on it myself Geezerglide, and RIDE.
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(Pssst -don't tell anybody that Momma and I had an 01 Ultra, wouldn't want to tarnish the "bada$$ biker image thingy
) (Had to sell4 yrs ago - $$$$ thing)
"Opinions are like a$$holes, everybody has one, some just stink more than others"
That said, some ppl think lacquer thinner smells good and others think farts smell good. What stinks to one, smells sweet to the next. As to Sportys, first and only "new" Harley bought at a dealer - 1976 XLCH. And IMO, it weren't no sissy bike. Was a li'l small for me at 6'6", but it would kick back like a mule. Check out schumacher's sig, it's great.
Now, go out and get on your electric start, front braked, horn, blinker, radio, thermometer, and speedometer equipped, over priced, can't work on it myself Geezerglide, and RIDE.
[sm=joke.gif](Pssst -don't tell anybody that Momma and I had an 01 Ultra, wouldn't want to tarnish the "bada$$ biker image thingy
) (Had to sell4 yrs ago - $$$$ thing)
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RE: Do I just not get it?
Why didnt you just say so? It would have been a lot easier to reply back with my finger!
ORIGINAL: greenstreetbob
To be honest, the original intent of this post was to politely tell the ********* to f-off without seeming like a total douche by everyone else. Maybe I was too polite, maybe it sounded like I need some counseling. Sometimes, I just feel like Michael Douglas in that movie Falling Down. I typically stick to the Dyna forum, because they all seem pretty cool over there and I know better than to venture into "general".
To be honest, the original intent of this post was to politely tell the ********* to f-off without seeming like a total douche by everyone else. Maybe I was too polite, maybe it sounded like I need some counseling. Sometimes, I just feel like Michael Douglas in that movie Falling Down. I typically stick to the Dyna forum, because they all seem pretty cool over there and I know better than to venture into "general".
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