Motorcyclist or Biker
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: NC
I tell you what the REALLY IMPORTANT question is: Kickstand or jiffy stand?
hahaha! I cracked up when I read "jiffy stand" in the owner's manual. This is my first Harley, have been riding metric bikes about 20 years and most of my friends ride metric bikes. They cracked up when I told them about the "jiffy stand" thing too. I was riding with one of them the other day and we got stopped in traffic for a few minutes. My friend said "Hey man, why don't you just put down your jiffy stand and relax?" We both got a good laugh over that one. "Jiffy stand"... hahaha!
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hahaha! I cracked up when I read "jiffy stand" in the owner's manual. This is my first Harley, have been riding metric bikes about 20 years and most of my friends ride metric bikes. They cracked up when I told them about the "jiffy stand" thing too. I was riding with one of them the other day and we got stopped in traffic for a few minutes. My friend said "Hey man, why don't you just put down your jiffy stand and relax?" We both got a good laugh over that one. "Jiffy stand"... hahaha!
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Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Windham,Maine
Its possible to be both,or whatever floats your boat.Funny how we percieve what we are.I can say this for certain that I do love riding my Harley Davidson motorcycles,I ams what I ams!!
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Indiana
Geez, what's up with all the labeling concerns? Got a bike? Just ride! I don't give a **** what anybody prefers to label me. I don't label myself, or call myself anything.
Only labeling concern I have when I ride is what somebody decides to "label" my wife to her or my face. That's the only time I care about labels
Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Northeast NE
My question to you is: Need they be labeled anything further?
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Hard to believe this thread has sustained this long, but since it has I may as well throw an additional $.02
The original poster simply threw out a "label instead of just asking the fellow if he owned a bike, or if he rode. I suppose the entire conversation took a new direction at that very moment.
The term "biker" obviously carries a certain stigma for this gentleman, as is evidenced by his response. Nothing more, nothing less.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Greenwood, IN
Man...I love this site, it's the only place that I can actually watch about 50 replys to questions like this. 
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Road Warrior
Joined: May 2006
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From: Houston Texas
There is no "correct term".
Geez, what's up with all the labeling concerns? Got a bike? Just ride! I don't give a **** what anybody prefers to label me. I don't label myself, or call myself anything.
Only labeling concern I have when I ride is what somebody decides to "label" my wife to her or my face. That's the only time I care about labels
Geez, what's up with all the labeling concerns? Got a bike? Just ride! I don't give a **** what anybody prefers to label me. I don't label myself, or call myself anything.
Only labeling concern I have when I ride is what somebody decides to "label" my wife to her or my face. That's the only time I care about labels
and there isn't any harm in it.. we as people label everything, I will say that some labels can be stereotyping but the word enthusiast adheres to anything you do that is enjoyable, like Hot rods, RC Cars, whatever.. And I do consider myself as a MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIAST, and HOG uses the term also... (Harley Owners Group) so like I said before, to each his own.. but if you like it your an enthusiast..
Intermediate
Joined: Jan 2008
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The difference between a Biker and motorcyclist : A Biker will ride in rain , freezing weather all year round. A motorcyclist is a fair weather rider . Since I ride all year long in any kind of weather , I considered myself to be a biker.