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Old Dec 8, 2014 | 10:30 PM
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Not for riding, but to wear or as a display item.
 
Old Dec 9, 2014 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by GrimmRider
Had a girlfriend that wore spurs now and then, didn't like it at all. No sir.
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Thank you Frenchman,thank you very much!Yes it's true hot chicks are attracted to moi,when I drop off a load of portable toilets many times there are female construction workers on site who are thrilled to see a man such as myself and I have the phone numbers to prove it!
Could it just as well have been they all had a pickle between their legs waiting for you to DELIVER the port-a-potties???
 

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Old Dec 9, 2014 | 05:46 PM
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wow first and only 2 posts pulls a 4 year old thread out of the coals!

PS I don't wear 'em
 
Old Dec 10, 2014 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by piasspj
You need some of these, all the rest are poor imitations.
I would like to have a set of these that shoot sparks when I get on the brakes on my bike.
 
Old Dec 10, 2014 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by RAWHIDE07
The recent upturn in the economy caused by the Stimulus Plan has resulted in myself being promoted from Head Sanitation Technician to full time Head Delivery Driver,I'll soon be able to afford my first hog.I already have all the apparel so I'm prepared for the big day!Anyway I asked my boss if it would be ok if I wore my biker gear while on the job since I'm no longer in the cleaning pit.He said "I don't give a damn what you wear as long as those ******** get delivered to the jobsite on time"(he's a crude man).So the first day I showed up for my new position dressed head to toe in HD branded boots,jeans,t-shirt,vest,head scarf,fingerless gloves and of course my chaps he looked at me and said "Where's the spurs?".Does he know something that I don't about proper riding gear?Should I be wearing spurs?Thanks in advance for your help on this issue.
I love your sense of humor rawhide .... that would be a Steel Horse ..
 
Old Dec 12, 2014 | 10:54 AM
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for a horse,yes, for a bike, no. you're already riding the bike, is'nt that cool enough?
 
Old Dec 12, 2014 | 11:05 AM
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How do these old threads even get found? Someone searching for spurs?
 
Old Dec 12, 2014 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by RAWHIDE07
The recent upturn in the economy caused by the Stimulus Plan has resulted in myself being promoted from Head Sanitation Technician to full time Head Delivery Driver,I'll soon be able to afford my first hog.I already have all the apparel so I'm prepared for the big day!Anyway I asked my boss if it would be ok if I wore my biker gear while on the job since I'm no longer in the cleaning pit.He said "I don't give a damn what you wear as long as those ******** get delivered to the jobsite on time"(he's a crude man).So the first day I showed up for my new position dressed head to toe in HD branded boots,jeans,t-shirt,vest,head scarf,fingerless gloves and of course my chaps he looked at me and said "Where's the spurs?".Does he know something that I don't about proper riding gear?Should I be wearing spurs?Thanks in advance for your help on this issue.

With your username I would think spurs would be very appropriate.
 
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oNLy If yOuR bOoTs HaVe a SpUr LaNd ( exaggerated heel protruding beyond the leather portion on the heel area at the back of the boot )
 
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