I was at a state fair, and one of the knife salesman guys was asking everyone in Officially Licensed Hardley Gear what color their bike was. About a third said black, and a few other colors, but the vas majority said something like "The bitch won't let me get one" or "I had to sell it 20 years ago" (AMF days).
After a few of these, I started laughing my ass off. My kids were busy watching something else, so I played a game with the knife slaesman. He would point out his next victim, and I'd guess yes or no to a bike, and sure enough, at least 2/3 of the dudes in Officially Licensed Hardley Gear did not own a bike. He gave me a ginsu just for sharing the laughs at the heroin addict wanna-be's in Officially Licensed Hardley Gear
"The vast majrity of Hardley riders are a joke"
You're painting with a rather broad brush don't you think?
Mine's black...and chrome! HA!
"hardley" gear....hehehe...never heard that one before!
um...what kind of motorcycle did you say you ride?
Some are even freepers. I made a comment on here once about the dangers to bikers of animals running in the road. One Harley idiot "biker" said I was "riding nice" because his pipes were louder than my Jap bike, implying he could scare the critters away. The biggest fool said he could "adjust his speed" to miss an animal. Even a high school drivers ed student knows more about braking distances. Nothing makes one look stupider than to criticize a true motorcyclist and show your complete ignorance of the subject in the process. Looks like some of the responses to my original post back me up. Thanks, guys.
"The vast majrity of Hardley riders are a joke."
I own 2 Harleys. A 2000 Ultra Classic and a 2002 Road King Classic. I bought both bikes new. One has over 70k miles on it and the other has nearly 40K on it. The Ultra cost me $26,500 and the Road King cost me $24,000. I paid cash for each bike and later dumped about 3k into each bike.
I take my Bride on a 30 day bike vacation once a year. I am retired (twice over, but at 53, I just didn't want to work anymore). So, my Bride takes 30 days off from her career for our long trips. The longest trip we have been on was just over 9,000 miles. We live at the Pacific Ocean. We rode to the Atlantic Ocean, danced in the water, came back by way of the Gulf Coat and then through some of my favorite cowboy states.
This year was the first of many that we didn't take off on a bike vacation. I was sick, so we went to the Hawaiian Islands for 2 weeks instead. The second 2 weeks we went up and down the Oregon coast as well as Eastern Washington so that we could ride my new Artic Cat prowler 4x4.
During our many trips, I have met folks from all walks of life. Do not stereotype us, as you will be wrong.
As you may see, being an avid biker is a passion for me. I would have many more road miles on these bikes, but I have many passions and they all need feeding. I now have a new Cruiser so much of my road passion may shift a bit to my love for the sea.
You may think I'm nuts, some do, but I am a firm believer that it's more difficult to kill a moving target.
So, with respect, please change your paint brush to something several sizes smaller.
Sir, many folks think like you have, I just want you to know that there are both bad bikers and good bikers...just like anything in life.