Posers
Road Captain
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From: Greensburg Pa
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: long beach california
RE: Posers
if you can affordto pose do it just make sure your on your bike.lol some people will never accept there is a new type of harley rider and are setting a trend that even mocco pays attention to the street they even named a bike after it.deal with it
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RE: Posers
ORIGINAL: texaspirate
The only issue I have with a poser is not owning a bike at all! They wear the gear, t-shirts, wallets, stickers etc., but do not have a bike at all? The is what the term poser means to me. I have owned a motorcycle for over 40 years of my life. Some were British, some were Japanese, some were Italian and some were American.Themotorcycle life is about riding and enjoying what is around you while on a motorcycle. It does not mean anything to me what you ride as long as you ride.I have ridden Harley's for more years that any other make or model. I just get PO'd by those who act like they have a bike with all the crap and no bike to show for it! They have no clue about motorcycling and are the "true posers!"
The only issue I have with a poser is not owning a bike at all! They wear the gear, t-shirts, wallets, stickers etc., but do not have a bike at all? The is what the term poser means to me. I have owned a motorcycle for over 40 years of my life. Some were British, some were Japanese, some were Italian and some were American.Themotorcycle life is about riding and enjoying what is around you while on a motorcycle. It does not mean anything to me what you ride as long as you ride.I have ridden Harley's for more years that any other make or model. I just get PO'd by those who act like they have a bike with all the crap and no bike to show for it! They have no clue about motorcycling and are the "true posers!"
but all i know is when i had a metric bike i wished i had a Harley but it was a money issue for me and now i have two harleys and dont need a metric. I have alot of friends who ride metric bikes and its about money for them also and would like to own a Harley if they could afford one. I ride with them all so as long as we all just ride we will be fine.Same danger no matter what were on our how we dress
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From: Bloomfield, NM
RE: Posers
My God, is this never going to end?
Defination of POSER: Someone who thinks they might be so they have to broach the subject on this forum about once a week to see if they fit the catagory or not. And if they find that they do fit what most think is a poser, they then try to justify themselves.
Am I the only one that gets tired of this same old issue week after week????
Bill
Defination of POSER: Someone who thinks they might be so they have to broach the subject on this forum about once a week to see if they fit the catagory or not. And if they find that they do fit what most think is a poser, they then try to justify themselves.
Am I the only one that gets tired of this same old issue week after week????
Bill
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RE: Posers
I guess I'm not as enlightened as most of you on the HDF. When I was young I was a dick. If you didn't ride a HD you were a POS, rice loving, dip-stick. If you didn't wear leather, black T-Shirt, and have a chain attached to your wallet you were a puzzy. As a result, I had several altercations when I would express my opinion in a loud and firm voice, usually after several adult beverages. I was a DICK!Now that I'm olderand hopefully a little wiser (53-years old), I've mellowed out. I don't care if you ride a freek'n Moped, if you're in the wind it works for me. Most of the "new HD breed" tend to shy away from me, "Leave him alone, he's a mean, old, Scooter Tramp.", which suits me fine. I think it's a little silly for people to wear everything with a HD logo on it, including, I suspect, their underwear, but to each his own. I personnally won't advertiseMoCo swag for free. My '93 FLHTP didn't have any tank emblems on it and I didn't see any good reason to change that. I was at Hooters one night and I overheard this brand spanking new HD guytelling his girlfriend my bike was a HD Rice Bike Knock-off. The bad old ScooterJammer would have taken umbridge with his comment and stopped his stupid *** into a little puddle of grease, but being the kinder and gentlerScooterJammer I didn't. Hey, maybe I am 'enlightened'! I feel so in touch with my inner child right now I can't believe it. I may just go get a Latte'...maybe the Stealership is open and I can get an HD sippy-cup, I bet they even have a cup holder I can mount on the handle bars. Wow! Thanks to everyone, I really needed a hug.
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: SA TX
RE: Posers
Read some of the posts....and agree with some of what is said. However, I think this: I ride what I want...you don't like it, that is your problem. I ride when I want and where I want....you don't like it, that is your problem. If I want to wear a pink thong bikini underwear only when riding my bike, you don't like it, that is your problem. Bottom line: I am in this because I enjoy it and really don't give a f#$k what anyone thinks, does, etc. To each his own.
What I find funny is that this is supposed to be a brotherhood and we are supposed to take care of each other....it was like that in the past. Now, I pull up to a store somewhere and there is a group of "bikers", toss a greeting and they look at me and don't say anything. I have gotten to the point on somedays, I follow up with a "F#$k off". Come out the store and nothing is said.....lol. That may sound like I have an attitude and I do....lol. Funny though....when it is one of those guys who looks so mean, dirty, anti-social and I toss a greeting and he responds, we end up shooting the bull.
Anyway, I still try to be friendly when I see folks and if they don't reply, I tend to bite my tongue, shake my head and move on. I have made a lot of great friends and met a lot of great people while riding and that fact overides those that have an attitude and trying to look bad.
Maybe it is just the San Antonio area as when I ride around the country, I don't find the same response (or lack thereof). Most folks have been friendly.
And, the real bottom line is this: We are in America....do what makes you happy as long as you dont hurt or infringe on someone else's rights. More power to you. You want to buy a 14K-20K motorcyle and park it in the garage...be my guest...lol.
ScooterJammer seems to know what I am talking about....lol
What I find funny is that this is supposed to be a brotherhood and we are supposed to take care of each other....it was like that in the past. Now, I pull up to a store somewhere and there is a group of "bikers", toss a greeting and they look at me and don't say anything. I have gotten to the point on somedays, I follow up with a "F#$k off". Come out the store and nothing is said.....lol. That may sound like I have an attitude and I do....lol. Funny though....when it is one of those guys who looks so mean, dirty, anti-social and I toss a greeting and he responds, we end up shooting the bull.
Anyway, I still try to be friendly when I see folks and if they don't reply, I tend to bite my tongue, shake my head and move on. I have made a lot of great friends and met a lot of great people while riding and that fact overides those that have an attitude and trying to look bad.
Maybe it is just the San Antonio area as when I ride around the country, I don't find the same response (or lack thereof). Most folks have been friendly.
And, the real bottom line is this: We are in America....do what makes you happy as long as you dont hurt or infringe on someone else's rights. More power to you. You want to buy a 14K-20K motorcyle and park it in the garage...be my guest...lol.
ScooterJammer seems to know what I am talking about....lol
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From: THE MARITIMES Canada
RE: Posers
I've been riding sinceI was 17 (49 now) and I've been selling bikes for 20 years. In all that time, I've never met a poser. If you buy a T-Shirt, just means you like MC shirts - if you buy a Metric, it means you bought what you could afford or preferred - if you buy a Harley, it means the same thing, you bought what you could afford or preferred. No such thing as a poser, imho.