This is just wrong...
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From: Northern CO
I bought my last HD shirt at a used clothing store. Still had the dealer price tag. My price? 4 bucks. It is also a "rally" shirt, Thunder in the Rockies 2008. I'm not a poser though. I was there in 08. 
. I was just too cheap to pay the dealer price for a shirt that wasn't that cool. 4 bucks is a whole different story though.
. I was just too cheap to pay the dealer price for a shirt that wasn't that cool. 4 bucks is a whole different story though.
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From: Queens, NY
I'm always amused when these threads pop up making fun of the guy buying Harley branded stuff. I'll wager that most everyone here to one degree or another is saying "hey look at me". Nobody seems to poke fun at the threads asking about novelty helmets because "oh goodness, those other helmets make me look like a mushroom head". Actually, the very fact you're riding a Harley is to some extent saying "hey look at me". I see a lot of posts about this and that modification, pipes, chrome and paint jobs, all crying out "hey look at me". I notice the pictures of guys with tattoos, unkempt hair and beards, wearing sleeveless shirts or a vest with no shirt, doo rags, a bandanna wrapped around their head, ear rings and other items, all designed to project the bad boy biker image "hey look at me". When you bought your sunglasses you slipped them on and said these feel pretty good, then you looked in the mirror to see if they looked cool on you. Heck, you probably tried on several pairs and every time you looked in the mirror which was unnecessary if the glasses felt good. Face it, we're humans, its what we do. You probably should thank the guy buying all the Harley branded gear, he's helping keep the dealer and the MoCo afloat.
Me? Yeah, I'm 72 years old and I enjoy the looks and questions from other old dudes that wish they were riding a Harley. I'm usually clean shaved and wear my hair short and don't wear earrings and such but I wear Harley T-shirts and a vest with a Harley emblem on the back. I'm beyond trying to look like a bad boy (it's hard to project that image when you're buying Geritol and Centrum Silver). I'll wager that a lot of us bought a Harley as much for the image and lifestyle as for the bike itself. Instead of laughing at the guy buying the bike and Harley gear you probably should have went over and congratulated him for buying a Harley and the parts guy should have thanked him for a bit of job security.
Me? Yeah, I'm 72 years old and I enjoy the looks and questions from other old dudes that wish they were riding a Harley. I'm usually clean shaved and wear my hair short and don't wear earrings and such but I wear Harley T-shirts and a vest with a Harley emblem on the back. I'm beyond trying to look like a bad boy (it's hard to project that image when you're buying Geritol and Centrum Silver). I'll wager that a lot of us bought a Harley as much for the image and lifestyle as for the bike itself. Instead of laughing at the guy buying the bike and Harley gear you probably should have went over and congratulated him for buying a Harley and the parts guy should have thanked him for a bit of job security.
OP i would have laughed at the guy, too. BUT we've all been that guy.
i've tried on helmets and gone t-shirt shopping in my local dealship a few times while waiting for the parts guys to go round up what i ordered.
never really bought anything, i think i have 2 HD t shirts.
we've all got our harley cheese somewhere, but like you, i'd have been snickering at some guy having his own private fashion show in the middle of the dealership.
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Oh shute, I think shute's gettin all narly and burley with the lady. Thats big of em. btw, put a shirt on, you know, cover up the man *****. thanks.
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no rules.... just something wrong with a MAN wearing a looney tune sweatshirt in my mind. Then of course looking to buy a style for his new bike....then of course getting out on his bike with his "tough" lookin flat black helmet, leather jacket, chain wallet, boots...and other 'style' accessories... LOL... Just your typical pansy azz RUB trying to fit into something he is not....which of course makes him a poser...
But what do I know... I'm just a hippy musician, not a real biker.
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If you are new to riding, there aren't a lot of choices at the dealer. It's just about all black, and it all has "HD" stamped, dyed, weaved, branded and engraved in to it. That's cool, because you love your new Harley and that massive eagle on the back of your jacket tells the world that.
There ya go. It's not 'til later that you learn that you needed to build your bike in a ditch from old dishwasher parts and sew your jacket from the skin of a cell-mate to get respect from the gray-beards. I'm too pretty to go to prison, so I guess I'm hosed.
Also, WTB '73 Maytag motor to transmission coupling.
There ya go. It's not 'til later that you learn that you needed to build your bike in a ditch from old dishwasher parts and sew your jacket from the skin of a cell-mate to get respect from the gray-beards. I'm too pretty to go to prison, so I guess I'm hosed.
Also, WTB '73 Maytag motor to transmission coupling.
man i never could under stand soem of these poser or rub threads cause at soem point in time we all where that guy and soemone was callign us a poser or a wannabe or RUB or whatever.
yeah i got me a chain wallet *you ever try catching your wallet as your hanging upside down from your moms roof by a rope cause lost your footing while cleanign the chimney*
got me chaps as well *dont care for the cold,wet,sticks rocks or stones, and leather dont catch fire as quickly as jeans*
got me leather jacket do*see explination for chaps*
got me soem fingerless gloves*explained in another thread soemwhere here*
now i will admit i spend ALOT of time shopping for boots and yes just last month i spent 3 hours in the HD dealership looking at and tryign on every pair of boots they had in the store and spent $190 on a pair. but i need a boot that has a certain height to it, laces up real tight and is easy to get into for health reasons so yeah i spend alot of tiem lookign at boots
as for t-shirts all my t-shirts have sayings on them like "all women have a place in this world, it just happens to be bent over my bed" or "it aint my fault your girlfriend thinks my dick feels bigger then yours", or "bad cop no donut for you" or support shirts.
ball caps you hardly ever see me without one on even with a helmet my ball cap is under it backwards, and i wear whatever one suits my mood * i have over 150 hats * or if one of my kids got me one i will wear that one * my daughter picked otu the one i been wearign for the past 6 months and its an HD one with the dealership embroidered on the back*
so meh whatever
edit to add Gumpy was it fleece lined or sheepskin *the puffy wooly chit* lined leather bomber jacket your looking for cause the leathersmith i deal with can make ya one for roughly $350 canadian, i am assuming you got arms and are built liek iam * arms as long as your legs LOL*
yeah i got me a chain wallet *you ever try catching your wallet as your hanging upside down from your moms roof by a rope cause lost your footing while cleanign the chimney*
got me chaps as well *dont care for the cold,wet,sticks rocks or stones, and leather dont catch fire as quickly as jeans*
got me leather jacket do*see explination for chaps*
got me soem fingerless gloves*explained in another thread soemwhere here*
now i will admit i spend ALOT of time shopping for boots and yes just last month i spent 3 hours in the HD dealership looking at and tryign on every pair of boots they had in the store and spent $190 on a pair. but i need a boot that has a certain height to it, laces up real tight and is easy to get into for health reasons so yeah i spend alot of tiem lookign at boots
as for t-shirts all my t-shirts have sayings on them like "all women have a place in this world, it just happens to be bent over my bed" or "it aint my fault your girlfriend thinks my dick feels bigger then yours", or "bad cop no donut for you" or support shirts.
ball caps you hardly ever see me without one on even with a helmet my ball cap is under it backwards, and i wear whatever one suits my mood * i have over 150 hats * or if one of my kids got me one i will wear that one * my daughter picked otu the one i been wearign for the past 6 months and its an HD one with the dealership embroidered on the back*
so meh whatever
edit to add Gumpy was it fleece lined or sheepskin *the puffy wooly chit* lined leather bomber jacket your looking for cause the leathersmith i deal with can make ya one for roughly $350 canadian, i am assuming you got arms and are built liek iam * arms as long as your legs LOL*
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If you are new to riding, there aren't a lot of choices at the dealer. It's just about all black, and it all has "HD" stamped, dyed, weaved, branded and engraved in to it. That's cool, because you love your new Harley and that massive eagle on the back of your jacket tells the world that.
There ya go. It's not 'til later that you learn that you needed to build your bike in a ditch from old dishwasher parts and sew your jacket from the skin of a cell-mate to get respect from the gray-beards. I'm too pretty to go to prison, so I guess I'm hosed.
Also, WTB '73 Maytag motor to transmission coupling.
There ya go. It's not 'til later that you learn that you needed to build your bike in a ditch from old dishwasher parts and sew your jacket from the skin of a cell-mate to get respect from the gray-beards. I'm too pretty to go to prison, so I guess I'm hosed.
Also, WTB '73 Maytag motor to transmission coupling.
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From: Texas! Ya mean there's someplace else?
If you are new to riding, there aren't a lot of choices at the dealer. It's just about all black, and it all has "HD" stamped, dyed, weaved, branded and engraved in to it. That's cool, because you love your new Harley and that massive eagle on the back of your jacket tells the world that.
There ya go. It's not 'til later that you learn that you needed to build your bike in a ditch from old dishwasher parts and sew your jacket from the skin of a cell-mate to get respect from the gray-beards. I'm too pretty to go to prison, so I guess I'm hosed.
Also, WTB '73 Maytag motor to transmission coupling.
There ya go. It's not 'til later that you learn that you needed to build your bike in a ditch from old dishwasher parts and sew your jacket from the skin of a cell-mate to get respect from the gray-beards. I'm too pretty to go to prison, so I guess I'm hosed.
Also, WTB '73 Maytag motor to transmission coupling.
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Ten minutes to pick out a bike. Over two and a half hours to try on every jacket, pair of chaps, boots, and sunglasses
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Anywho, as others have posted, the dude might have been searching/selecting bikes for weeks of even months, maybe even the exact one on the dealer floor before he came in and "quickly" selected it.