Pirates?
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I don't get it either. I've never seen anyone ride up with a parrot on their shoulder, a peg leg and saying, "Arrrrr, shiver me timbers!" To me, it's just another made up word, like slab, tar snake and whatever the word is for a piece of a retread.
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I get a peg leg whenever my lady comes by the house - does that make me a pirate?
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A friend of mine that I ride with occasionally, rides a sport bike. He thinks my leather jacket, boots, & gloves makes me look like a pirate. I think his hi-viz jacket, ski boots, and armored gloves makes him look like a power ranger. We joke about it a lot, have some good laughs, and carry on. But we happen to be comfortable with ourselves enough to not be offended or insecure about such trivial nonsense. Some of the pirate & power ranger jokes we come up with are priceless.
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A friend of mine that I ride with occasionally, rides a sport bike. He thinks my leather jacket, boots, & gloves makes me look like a pirate. I think his hi-viz jacket, ski boots, and armored gloves makes him look like a power ranger. We joke about it a lot, have some good laughs, and carry on. But we happen to be comfortable with ourselves enough to not be offended or insecure about such trivial nonsense. Some of the pirate & power ranger jokes we come up with are priceless.
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As long as rider's gear serves a purpose I won't judge them. Some of these guys do go over the top. I never did figure out why a guy riding 25 miles around a lake on a 80 degree day needs chaps. I'm happy with a pair of jeans, long sleeve and short sleeve t-shirts, sun glasses and I'm ready to go.
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