WANNA B'S!
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WANNA B'S!
So I take the wife out to eat Sat. night to a local place called the Winking Lizard. Great food and about a thousand different beers to choose from. We go in and the first thing I see is three guys sitting at a table in the bar yackin up a storm, wearing H-D t shirts, H-D jeans and boots. They looked like they just snuk off from their desk jobs and changed cloths after work to go out with out telling their wives. I'm sure you know the type. Know I've been riding for over 30 yrs. I still ride a Shovel and am damn proud of it. But these posers and wanna b's really give me a kick, can you imagine these guys trying to fix their own bikes or even changing the oil??!! It's so easy to pick on em. But then I thought about it, I was a wanna b once, When I was ten!!!!
Road Warrior
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From: Minnesota
RE: WANNA B'S!
How do you know they don't work on their own bikes?? When my wife makes me wear "nice clothes", i.e. not wranglers or carharts, I have H-D jeans that I wear. I havea lot of H-D shirts and I also wear H-D boots when I ride. I work on my own bikes, have for 15 years (since I started riding). I put on 10-12000 miles a year. Do the clothes make me a wanna be??
Now I'm not saying they weren't a bunch of douchebags (I know there are plenty of them out there), but it seems without knowing them it is hard to judge.
Now I'm not saying they weren't a bunch of douchebags (I know there are plenty of them out there), but it seems without knowing them it is hard to judge.
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RE: WANNA B'S!
ORIGINAL: JAMES2
So I take the wife out to eat Sat. night to a local place called the Winking Lizard. Great food and about a thousand different beers to choose from. We go in and the first thing I see is three guys sitting at a table in the bar yackin up a storm, wearing H-D t shirts, H-D jeans and boots. They looked like they just snuk off from their desk jobs and changed cloths after work to go out with out telling their wives. I'm sure you know the type. Know I've been riding for over 30 yrs. I still ride a Shovel and am damn proud of it. But these posers and wanna b's really give me a kick, can you imagine these guys trying to fix their own bikes or even changing the oil??!! It's so easy to pick on em. But then I thought about it, I was a wanna b once, When I was ten!!!!
So I take the wife out to eat Sat. night to a local place called the Winking Lizard. Great food and about a thousand different beers to choose from. We go in and the first thing I see is three guys sitting at a table in the bar yackin up a storm, wearing H-D t shirts, H-D jeans and boots. They looked like they just snuk off from their desk jobs and changed cloths after work to go out with out telling their wives. I'm sure you know the type. Know I've been riding for over 30 yrs. I still ride a Shovel and am damn proud of it. But these posers and wanna b's really give me a kick, can you imagine these guys trying to fix their own bikes or even changing the oil??!! It's so easy to pick on em. But then I thought about it, I was a wanna b once, When I was ten!!!!
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RE: WANNA B'S!
ORIGINAL: JAMES2
So I take the wife out to eat Sat. night to a local place called the Winking Lizard. Great food and about a thousand different beers to choose from. We go in and the first thing I see is three guys sitting at a table in the bar yackin up a storm, wearing H-D t shirts, H-D jeans and boots. They looked like they just snuk off from their desk jobs and changed cloths after work to go out with out telling their wives. I'm sure you know the type. Know I've been riding for over 30 yrs. I still ride a Shovel and am damn proud of it. But these posers and wanna b's really give me a kick, can you imagine these guys trying to fix their own bikes or even changing the oil??!! It's so easy to pick on em. But then I thought about it, I was a wanna b once, When I was ten!!!!
So I take the wife out to eat Sat. night to a local place called the Winking Lizard. Great food and about a thousand different beers to choose from. We go in and the first thing I see is three guys sitting at a table in the bar yackin up a storm, wearing H-D t shirts, H-D jeans and boots. They looked like they just snuk off from their desk jobs and changed cloths after work to go out with out telling their wives. I'm sure you know the type. Know I've been riding for over 30 yrs. I still ride a Shovel and am damn proud of it. But these posers and wanna b's really give me a kick, can you imagine these guys trying to fix their own bikes or even changing the oil??!! It's so easy to pick on em. But then I thought about it, I was a wanna b once, When I was ten!!!!
even if they cannot work on thier own stuff MANY people can't why do you think service departments are always so busy? so whats wrong with going in some jeans and tshirt?
Road Warrior
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RE: WANNA B'S!
But Randy, It's all about the clothes and being an a ss towards others, it's not about bikes.Don't you know that people that don't dress like dirtbags and spend 24/7 working on motorcycles are wanna bes??
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I think people need to lighten up, stop judging and enjoy your own life.
By the way, I also have a professional job on top of the other stuff from my earlier post.
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I think people need to lighten up, stop judging and enjoy your own life.
By the way, I also have a professional job on top of the other stuff from my earlier post.
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From: Concord, CA
RE: WANNA B'S!
I'm a wannabe.
I wannabe not working anymore and riding all day, every day. I wannabe travelling the country and be on my own schedule.
I have responsibilities that make me work. I am not mechanically inclined enough to make a living wrenching.
I ride to work nearly every day, even in the rain. I wear a lot of HD shirts because I like the way they look. Event shirts as well.
You'll get a real kick out of me either riding in my dockers and polo shirt or in full gear over it...
Anyhow, nothing wrong with being a wannabe. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, remember?
I wannabe not working anymore and riding all day, every day. I wannabe travelling the country and be on my own schedule.
I have responsibilities that make me work. I am not mechanically inclined enough to make a living wrenching.
I ride to work nearly every day, even in the rain. I wear a lot of HD shirts because I like the way they look. Event shirts as well.
You'll get a real kick out of me either riding in my dockers and polo shirt or in full gear over it...
Anyhow, nothing wrong with being a wannabe. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, remember?
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RE: WANNA B'S!
Heres my take on this subject:
Why should I care what "level" of biker you are. You didn't pay for mine and you are not riding it.
And furthermore I don't give a damn what you think about my bike, me, my tax bracket or my biker clothes.
Idon'tneed any validation from anyone cause I actually have something called self esteem.
And finally, if you think the bike you own, or the year of bikeyou ride makes you something. Guess what? You'd be wrong.
Here are some smileys so you know I'm just kidding and I'm "An Alright Guy".
lp
Why should I care what "level" of biker you are. You didn't pay for mine and you are not riding it.
And furthermore I don't give a damn what you think about my bike, me, my tax bracket or my biker clothes.
Idon'tneed any validation from anyone cause I actually have something called self esteem.
And finally, if you think the bike you own, or the year of bikeyou ride makes you something. Guess what? You'd be wrong.
Here are some smileys so you know I'm just kidding and I'm "An Alright Guy".
lp
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