HD Moronclothes
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From: Los Angeles
Seemed like an innocuous enough post to me. Don't see why folks feel it's some indictment of them keeping their service uniform and such. But Ok.
The thing about the Harley clothes, IMHO, is it seems high quality, until you actually compare it to some of the USA brands out there like Schott, Vanson, Brooks, ect.
Then that 450 bucks you pay for a Harley jacket seems a lot better spent going toward a Schott or Vanson.
And ya, let's face it. The Harley branded stuff can get a bit heavy on the branding. I own one pair of Harley gloves that I've had for like 16 years. Everything else, from my riding jacket, to boots, is just stuff I found to be of higher quality/function for the money.
The thing about the Harley clothes, IMHO, is it seems high quality, until you actually compare it to some of the USA brands out there like Schott, Vanson, Brooks, ect.
Then that 450 bucks you pay for a Harley jacket seems a lot better spent going toward a Schott or Vanson.
And ya, let's face it. The Harley branded stuff can get a bit heavy on the branding. I own one pair of Harley gloves that I've had for like 16 years. Everything else, from my riding jacket, to boots, is just stuff I found to be of higher quality/function for the money.
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From: London
Dammit. I'm a poser. First I've heard of it. I got my Harley jacket because it was my first real leather jacket to wear on a motorbike (after the textile winter one I was sporting on my scooter last year) - didn't think any of my thin women's fashion leather jackets would save my skin from grinding into the asphalt and I really like the look of the HD Miss Enthusiast 3-in-1 jacket so I got one on sale on ebay for Ł200 less than shop price. I think I did well. Sorry if I **** you off.
When I'm NOT on the bike and I'm wearing my jacket (because it's bloody cold/rainy here in England so you don't walk around without jacket on) EVERYONE asks me if I'm a biker and if I have a Harley and then their next reaction is usually "wow" and they want to talk to me about it more. I get nothing but good comments.
But maybe I need to rethink that now because apparently I'm a poser.
What the actual hell? I'll wear what I want thanks.
When I'm NOT on the bike and I'm wearing my jacket (because it's bloody cold/rainy here in England so you don't walk around without jacket on) EVERYONE asks me if I'm a biker and if I have a Harley and then their next reaction is usually "wow" and they want to talk to me about it more. I get nothing but good comments.
But maybe I need to rethink that now because apparently I'm a poser.
What the actual hell? I'll wear what I want thanks.
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Several things here Jake:
→Shiny new bikes. Mine happens to always be dirty, but just b/c a bike is clean doesn't mean they don't ride. Maybe they are retired with few restraints on their time. Some people are ****. He might ride circles around you AND have time to keep it spotless.
→600 miles after 2 years? First, how do you know the bikes have no miles on them? Do you touch another mans bike to read the odometer? Do you actually ask them? I highly doubt you do either one. 2 years? The MoCo generally makes very few changes. You really want us to think you are that good at judging the age?
→How is it that you know what another mans underwear looks like?
→What is it that's wrong with wearing team branded gear??? I gotta hear this one. I've never in my life heard someone say there is something wrong with being a sports fan and buying hats/jersey's, tees, etc to support your team. Heck, go to a game w/o the gear and you'd stick out like a sore thumb as damn near the only one not supporting your team.
→Did you say MOST people that wear HD stuff own Harley's? Hmmm...really??? How did you arrive at this conclusion??? I've heard it talked about over and over again how many people buy Harley stuff that don't have Harley's. So much so that people buy t-shirts saying "I own a Harley, not just this f*cking t-shirt"
→Ahhh yes...the unpaid advertising. This one really burns me up on the forums. Dude, everybody does it, in damn near every part of their lives. It is human nature to want to belong. We as a race have a pack mentality. We want to project who we are and our status in life. It could be a horsey playing polo on your shirt. It could be pocket stiching and red tag on a pair of Levi's. Could be badging on your car/truck/bike. Could be the brands of tools you buy. Could be a Swoosh on your shoes/clothes. Could be the brand of cigarettes you smoke, what you dip, what you chew, what you drink. Just about everything you own has some sort of badging on it. If you graduated college you'd likely be proud of your school. If you are into sports you'll want others to know. At one point in your life you likely had a closet full of rock n' roll t-shirts. Then there is the Harley t's, That show the places you've been that might strike up a conversation with someone of similar interests. Or maybe that just says Harley and strikes up some sort of meaningful conversation. Or maybe a conversation that just passes the time when you got dragged somewhere you didn't want to be.
Quit yer bitching and criticizing. Stop judging others with a holier than thou attitude. Judgments you have no way of knowing if you are even right. Most of this of course goes to the OP and anyone else that agreed with him. Fact is that we are proud of our Harley's. As pack animals we like to be around people like us. With similar stories and experiences. Yes, I own some Harley tees and a hat. I own an FXRG jacket that I personally believe is the best riding jacket ever made. As well as FXRG leather pullover pants that keep me warm and dry even on the coldest wettest day. I seek out stuff better and less expensive than Harley. Most of the time I find it. Quite frankly some of the Harley stuff is the best. Not the MORONclothes that the OP is bitching about, but high quality product. I'm sure you've gotten LOTS of catalogs over the years, from MANY companies, and you've bought VERY LITTLE from those catalogs. God forbid you actually find something you want/need marketed by a company that knows you, the Harley Enthusiast, better than anyone else.
→Shiny new bikes. Mine happens to always be dirty, but just b/c a bike is clean doesn't mean they don't ride. Maybe they are retired with few restraints on their time. Some people are ****. He might ride circles around you AND have time to keep it spotless.
→600 miles after 2 years? First, how do you know the bikes have no miles on them? Do you touch another mans bike to read the odometer? Do you actually ask them? I highly doubt you do either one. 2 years? The MoCo generally makes very few changes. You really want us to think you are that good at judging the age?
→How is it that you know what another mans underwear looks like?
→What is it that's wrong with wearing team branded gear??? I gotta hear this one. I've never in my life heard someone say there is something wrong with being a sports fan and buying hats/jersey's, tees, etc to support your team. Heck, go to a game w/o the gear and you'd stick out like a sore thumb as damn near the only one not supporting your team.
→Did you say MOST people that wear HD stuff own Harley's? Hmmm...really??? How did you arrive at this conclusion??? I've heard it talked about over and over again how many people buy Harley stuff that don't have Harley's. So much so that people buy t-shirts saying "I own a Harley, not just this f*cking t-shirt"
→Ahhh yes...the unpaid advertising. This one really burns me up on the forums. Dude, everybody does it, in damn near every part of their lives. It is human nature to want to belong. We as a race have a pack mentality. We want to project who we are and our status in life. It could be a horsey playing polo on your shirt. It could be pocket stiching and red tag on a pair of Levi's. Could be badging on your car/truck/bike. Could be the brands of tools you buy. Could be a Swoosh on your shoes/clothes. Could be the brand of cigarettes you smoke, what you dip, what you chew, what you drink. Just about everything you own has some sort of badging on it. If you graduated college you'd likely be proud of your school. If you are into sports you'll want others to know. At one point in your life you likely had a closet full of rock n' roll t-shirts. Then there is the Harley t's, That show the places you've been that might strike up a conversation with someone of similar interests. Or maybe that just says Harley and strikes up some sort of meaningful conversation. Or maybe a conversation that just passes the time when you got dragged somewhere you didn't want to be.
Quit yer bitching and criticizing. Stop judging others with a holier than thou attitude. Judgments you have no way of knowing if you are even right. Most of this of course goes to the OP and anyone else that agreed with him. Fact is that we are proud of our Harley's. As pack animals we like to be around people like us. With similar stories and experiences. Yes, I own some Harley tees and a hat. I own an FXRG jacket that I personally believe is the best riding jacket ever made. As well as FXRG leather pullover pants that keep me warm and dry even on the coldest wettest day. I seek out stuff better and less expensive than Harley. Most of the time I find it. Quite frankly some of the Harley stuff is the best. Not the MORONclothes that the OP is bitching about, but high quality product. I'm sure you've gotten LOTS of catalogs over the years, from MANY companies, and you've bought VERY LITTLE from those catalogs. God forbid you actually find something you want/need marketed by a company that knows you, the Harley Enthusiast, better than anyone else.
gee, must have struck a nerve there.....get yourself unwadded and enjoy yourself a bit. WGAS if somebody has some fun with what might be the way you dress? If you are that ****ing sensitive, stay at home....
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Struck a nerve all right. The "I can't stand aholes nerve" and I don't blame him a bit. How many times do we need to keep on hearing the same old same old about the clothes HD sells? It gets really old hearing the same stupid remarks over and over. There must be a hundred threads on this very same thing.
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From: Livingston Parish
I also have tee's , no Harley jackets, they do cost , look good and for the most part made well. It's funny how people ride a Harley and then make fun of someone for wearing a Harley jacket, tee or what ever else they may wear.
