Cool HD Advice?
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From: East Alton, IL
Man, I keep seeing all these posts asking if it's cool to do such and such on your bike.
I guess it's the power of the internet to be able to find out what's socially acceptable these days.
Back in the day we just did ****. If it wasn't cool we'd get our ***** busted pretty quickly (or our asses kicked) and not do it again. That's how we learned ****.
Now, you can beat up on the internet first so when you go out in public you can be sure you will be cool.
I prefer the old method. I learned quickly to keep my mouth shut, watch and learn.
I guess nothing is like it used to be.
Then again, I'm the one sitting here wasting my time on the internet!
I guess it's the power of the internet to be able to find out what's socially acceptable these days.
Back in the day we just did ****. If it wasn't cool we'd get our ***** busted pretty quickly (or our asses kicked) and not do it again. That's how we learned ****.
Now, you can beat up on the internet first so when you go out in public you can be sure you will be cool.
I prefer the old method. I learned quickly to keep my mouth shut, watch and learn.
I guess nothing is like it used to be.
Then again, I'm the one sitting here wasting my time on the internet!
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From: texas
I used to walk 2 miles to school, uphill both ways, sunshine ,rain or snow! Axe, he**, we didn't have no stinkin axe. We had to chew for our kindlin! We sat around the radio on Saturdays before we could afford our first B&W. Got my a** kicked more than once before I figured out how to kick a**. I'm one bad a** mother -
Gotta go now - the wife's calling!
Gotta go now - the wife's calling!
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J K
I could not resist
Big Kahuna HDF Member
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From: USA
I never gave a **** what was cool or not. Hell--I got a 1960's haircut, don't wear knee-shorts,and my hat is on the right way.
My car only has a cassette player, my truck has a big,gas guzzling hope-the-tree-huggers-find-it-offensive- V8 motor! My home stereo includes (among other old school things) a turntable & reel-to-reel,my house is furnished in 50s & 60s kitsch, my kitchen phone has a (OMG!)ROTARY DIAL, and both of my FL bikes have (GASP!) 16" FRONT WHEELS!! HEAVEN FORBID!!
I don't text, and I despise Smart phones with a passion! I have no chrome covers on my bikes,no Willie G skulls,no "Live to Ride"crap, and no Big Radius pipes, no apes, and GOD FORBID no Heritage bars on my RKC. I will NEVER have a 21" front wheel on an FL front end,never "stretch" anything on my bikes,will never cover a functional part with a chrome cover,never own a StreetGlide or RoadGlide or ANY fairing bike for that matter, and absolutely never EVER own a bike in a denim color. To me heavy metal is Led Zeppelin, Country is Merle Haggard,and jazz ain't Kenny G. Rap is something you do on the front door,. or the steering wheel in traffic. I don't like any TV shows in the last 20 years, and I think 'The Honeymooners" & "All In The Family" are the funniest shows on the air. I hate anything "green", especially Smart Cars & Priuses, and I wish they'ld outlaw SUVs. I think kids should be named Mary & Sue & Becky & Steve & Joe & John, not Dylan,Cody,Madison,Britney,and (cheese & rice!) Nevaeh. In God I Trust,The American Flag should be flown over all others,I shouldn't have to "press 1 for English", and Harley should NOT have a "Taiwan 100th anniversary" paint scheme. I don't do DVRs,DVDs,MP3s,SUVs,MREs,LLCs,HOVs,GEDs,GPSs,IPODs ,Kindles,Notebooks,or any of that makes-you-dependant-on-it crap. If I can't read a map, I shouldn't be behind the wheel (or bars,) listening to some stupid disembodied voice come out of a little box telling me how to go 10 miles out of my way to go 5 blocks. And, **** on a Kindle! I wanna feel a book & smell the paper & ink. I wanna hear music come out of my big oversized powered-by-Marantz-and-Onkyo Cerwin-Vegas, not a pair of wimpy-*** ear buds. And--if someone with one of those douchebaggy lookin' Bluetooth earpieces says something to me in public--I shake my head, point to my ear, and make a sound like Marlee Matlin.. If Mr. Self-important "gotta-have-the-latest-trendy-***-electronic-piece-of-crap" douchepipe wants to talk to me, he can take the friggin' thing outta his ear first. AND LOSE THE FRIGGIN EVIAN BOTTLE there,Brianna!
Point is--I never was, ain't,and never will do what is considered "trendy" I march to the beat of my own drummer. I don't give a crud if people think I am not "with it". And at least I can look at myself in the mirror & say--"there goes one unhip dude"! And be proud to be an oddball in a world of lemmings.
There. Now I feel better! Nothing like a nice crap & a good rant to make the day!
My car only has a cassette player, my truck has a big,gas guzzling hope-the-tree-huggers-find-it-offensive- V8 motor! My home stereo includes (among other old school things) a turntable & reel-to-reel,my house is furnished in 50s & 60s kitsch, my kitchen phone has a (OMG!)ROTARY DIAL, and both of my FL bikes have (GASP!) 16" FRONT WHEELS!! HEAVEN FORBID!!
I don't text, and I despise Smart phones with a passion! I have no chrome covers on my bikes,no Willie G skulls,no "Live to Ride"crap, and no Big Radius pipes, no apes, and GOD FORBID no Heritage bars on my RKC. I will NEVER have a 21" front wheel on an FL front end,never "stretch" anything on my bikes,will never cover a functional part with a chrome cover,never own a StreetGlide or RoadGlide or ANY fairing bike for that matter, and absolutely never EVER own a bike in a denim color. To me heavy metal is Led Zeppelin, Country is Merle Haggard,and jazz ain't Kenny G. Rap is something you do on the front door,. or the steering wheel in traffic. I don't like any TV shows in the last 20 years, and I think 'The Honeymooners" & "All In The Family" are the funniest shows on the air. I hate anything "green", especially Smart Cars & Priuses, and I wish they'ld outlaw SUVs. I think kids should be named Mary & Sue & Becky & Steve & Joe & John, not Dylan,Cody,Madison,Britney,and (cheese & rice!) Nevaeh. In God I Trust,The American Flag should be flown over all others,I shouldn't have to "press 1 for English", and Harley should NOT have a "Taiwan 100th anniversary" paint scheme. I don't do DVRs,DVDs,MP3s,SUVs,MREs,LLCs,HOVs,GEDs,GPSs,IPODs ,Kindles,Notebooks,or any of that makes-you-dependant-on-it crap. If I can't read a map, I shouldn't be behind the wheel (or bars,) listening to some stupid disembodied voice come out of a little box telling me how to go 10 miles out of my way to go 5 blocks. And, **** on a Kindle! I wanna feel a book & smell the paper & ink. I wanna hear music come out of my big oversized powered-by-Marantz-and-Onkyo Cerwin-Vegas, not a pair of wimpy-*** ear buds. And--if someone with one of those douchebaggy lookin' Bluetooth earpieces says something to me in public--I shake my head, point to my ear, and make a sound like Marlee Matlin.. If Mr. Self-important "gotta-have-the-latest-trendy-***-electronic-piece-of-crap" douchepipe wants to talk to me, he can take the friggin' thing outta his ear first. AND LOSE THE FRIGGIN EVIAN BOTTLE there,Brianna!
Point is--I never was, ain't,and never will do what is considered "trendy" I march to the beat of my own drummer. I don't give a crud if people think I am not "with it". And at least I can look at myself in the mirror & say--"there goes one unhip dude"! And be proud to be an oddball in a world of lemmings.
There. Now I feel better! Nothing like a nice crap & a good rant to make the day!
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Big Kahuna HDF Member
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next stop....Apple Store....
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It's funny because I was thinking about this very topic today (people always asking others opinions). There is nothing wrong with asking people who own/owned something what they think of it, if you are considering getting it yourself. People should buy what works for them. Wear what is comfortable, functional, and ride what puts a smile on their face. People also like to show off their rides and hear compliments.
People who ask others opinions seem to attract a group of asshats that like to jump into any thread and talk smack. A poster could ask if they are getting a good deal on something and some jerk will give him **** that he should wait till he can afford it because he is financing his ride. Someone will come in proud of their Sportster and hear **** about it being a girls bike, or their Dyna and hear about it's what HD did when they wanted to cheapen a FXR, or how a springer or custom looks better than someones new Softail, or how their Ultra is a road sofa, or how their V-Rod is ugly and since it's water cooled it isn't a real Harley. It's all bullshit. Some people are so pathetic that the only way they feel better is putting others down. Some people's lives are so sad that they have to troll to get a rise out of people otherwise they won't ever be noticed. Screw the **** talkers, and I'm not talking about good natured ribbing either. There are plenty of internet tough guys because talking that **** in real life is dangerous.
People who ask others opinions seem to attract a group of asshats that like to jump into any thread and talk smack. A poster could ask if they are getting a good deal on something and some jerk will give him **** that he should wait till he can afford it because he is financing his ride. Someone will come in proud of their Sportster and hear **** about it being a girls bike, or their Dyna and hear about it's what HD did when they wanted to cheapen a FXR, or how a springer or custom looks better than someones new Softail, or how their Ultra is a road sofa, or how their V-Rod is ugly and since it's water cooled it isn't a real Harley. It's all bullshit. Some people are so pathetic that the only way they feel better is putting others down. Some people's lives are so sad that they have to troll to get a rise out of people otherwise they won't ever be noticed. Screw the **** talkers, and I'm not talking about good natured ribbing either. There are plenty of internet tough guys because talking that **** in real life is dangerous.
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Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Aurora, Colorado
some consider the whole anti-tech, old school, rebel against change, non-flashy thing
just the latest TRENDY way to be (kinda like what grunge music did in the 90's)
LOL ... so there! you NON-trendy guys just might be the new cool trend!
just the latest TRENDY way to be (kinda like what grunge music did in the 90's)
LOL ... so there! you NON-trendy guys just might be the new cool trend!
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From: Black River Falls, WI
My pet **** drips on the old bike. I got fingerless gloves so the gloves didn't get smelly. I hate that.