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i don't get it, one of the things i have noticed since getting my bike is a. the admiration of the utter beauty of my bike, and the camaraderie of the harley owners. When I rode my gsxr I had the leather jacket, full faced helmet, gauntlet gloves and boots for protection. I wore the stuff for protection! not for the look, now I think i would look down right re-re if i wore that stuff on my harley. Now I wear an armored black leather jacket,(no patches) a black half helmet, and black armored leather boots. I wear it for protection.
I'm clean shaven, hair cut 2 times a month, (military habit) and bathe regularly. seems to me that my last three attributes defy the "biker" stereotype. Oh and I have a very good job that I went to school for a long time so I can afford such nice things. I don't wanna be a biker, I wouldn't have busted my **** getting to where i'm at now; I would have bought a POS old harley, worked at wal mart and smoked weed while riding my motorcycle selling crank to all the local lot lizards in the parking lot of truck stops. Maybe getting free handsies on the side! hahahaha, no I can say i'm proud to be a motorcyclist that enjoys the beauty and sound of the harley.
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