Just about said something to "Got Harley" guy.

[Gorminrider]

...I think Harleys are a little like pit bulls and german shepherds....not intrinsically "bad" breeds but certain People get them to express certain traits....hard to look like a Bully on a gsx400, I know for a fact!

[allojohn]

...I think Harleys are a little like pit bulls and german shepherds....not intrinsically "bad" breeds but certain People get them to express certain traits....hard to look like a Bully on a gsx400, I know for a fact!

I think you're onto something there.

[mharrington]

Never owned or even ridden a Harley. Things I like about them? How they hold value, parts easily available, easier to work on and nice combos of black and chrome. Things I dont like about them? Ignorant arrogant owners.

A late 70s metric 1000-1100cc inline 4cyl makes 85-95 hp, runs (ran) the 1/4 in the high 11s to low 12s, were reliable and responded to mods for even MORE power. Many guys with hopped up V twins spend LOTS OF $$$$$$$$$ to get their bikes into a mid 12 sec threshold- then think they accomplished a great feet.

Yes I know they are torquey but they are not the only fricken game in town.
And for an American bike they sure do use alot of Japanese components. In more modern times its actually Chinese components.

This pic is missing a KZ1000. I love my rice burners!

[argonsagas]

I have had very few interactions with HD riders, but one stands out:

I was on the 1100GK when I came up behind a traffic jam on a highway near home. It was caused by a group of about 15 to 20 HD's, riding 2 abreast, and occupying the passing lane, moving slower than the posted speed limit, so other traffic had to go around them and was held up at traffic lights.

I figured a group of them at that location meant they HAD to be going to a nearby scenic road favoured by bikers, wich was only a few minutes away, so I blew past them, rolled over into their lane just barely ahead of their lead rider, slowed and ......stayed there.. becoming their de facto leader.

When we reached the turn-off I stopped, watching for a suitable break in traffic, looked back to be sure they were all in line, waved at them, and then turned.

No one returned my wave, but they all turned onto the side road, too.....then they all stopped at the side of the road and waited for me to drive away.

I thought it was good of me to show them the way, and then take sufficient care to be sure they were able to turn in safety, so I never really understood why they chose to disassociate themselves instead of showing just a little appreciation......

[tkent02]

I just think it's fun to outrun them on the DR200.

[Eli69]

there's nothing funnier than watching the rocket punks sneak up on joe-apehanger-loudpipes and rock his world. if yer lucky you can see him jump, then angrily gesture like they're the ___holes, which they are but then so is he.

[azr]

Trevor though I should share this little story after I told him. So about 3 weeks ago some A-hole woke me up at exactly 05:21 as he rounded the corner two houses from us and opened up the throttle on what I refer to as "the loudest @#$%% Harley I've ever heard", or at least it sounds like that at 05:21. So...for the next 3 weeks, every Monday to Friday morning at precisely 05:21 I am awoken by the melody of birds chirping and Harley man. By this point I am going livid. Everyone I know has heard me grumble about this bottom feeder. My co-pilot has attempted to explain the legal rights one such 'bottom feeder' has, and I've even attempted to suggest noise bylaws to our local administration (well not really BUT I WANTED TO!! ). So by the end of 3 weeks I've had enough, there I am standing out on the road at 05:10 with my flash light...waiting for him...sure enough I heard him coming, I stand just slightly out from the curb, waving my flash light..I have visions of validation in my head, of peaceful uninterrupted sleep...he rounds the corner and pulls on the throttle, he barely glances at me but does turn his head back to acknowledge my presence a few feet down the road but carries on as if I was merely an apparition in the morning light...He definitely looked like one of the more 'rough' Harley riders I've seen with his unkempt beard, his grey pony tail that reached his lower back and of course he proudly displayed his 'colours', and not the kind seen on the jackets at the local Harley shop... On that note I dropped my flashlight and walked back thanking my lucky stars he didn't actually stop as I would have had to come up with a story pretty darn quick that would have had something to do with my lost cat or some other stupid reason to explain why I was half awake with a flash light on the side of the road at 05:21. On a side note I haven't heard him again but I doubt it had anything to do with me.

[jfman]

I'm gonna guess by colours and your city you mean a Hells Angels patch. He may have started to take a different route. They dont want anymore trouble than you do. The days where they didnt give a crap are long gone, its business and legal troubles for a dumb altercation is not worth it for them. This is 2013.

[mike10]

I have noticed three kinds of Harley people. 1%ers who are club members and don't give a crap about you as long as you keep out of their business. Want a be pretend 1%ers, who I dislike the most. They are the most likely to mess with you and think the Harley makes them tough. Then the Harley people who are touring people mostly like us nice people. The bike really don't make the 1%er or the Buttface Biker, just watch Mad Max. Remember the Night Rider when you look at the Night Sky!!!

[chuck c]

All Things Scottish

Some people have an attitude that what they drive/drink/play etc. is the only kind worth owning. If it's not [that type] it's crap. It could be Ford, Budweiser, or Gibson- everything else is bodily waste and I'm better and smarter than you because I understand this. It shows up in all kinds of places. You know the guys that wouldn't be caught dead using anything but a Mopar or a Glock and only drink a certain beer because they are the best. You are on a lower plane than me because you don't. I think it's based on insecurity. We've all seen it many times and places.

But nowhere else is it more visible and common than Harley riders.

[Octain]

Trevor though I should share this little story after I told him. So about 3 weeks ago some A-hole woke me up at exactly 05:21 as he rounded the corner two houses from us and opened up the throttle on what I refer to as "the loudest @#$%% Harley I've ever heard", or at least it sounds like that at 05:21. So...for the next 3 weeks, every Monday to Friday morning at precisely 05:21 I am awoken by the melody of birds chirping and Harley man. By this point I am going livid. Everyone I know has heard me grumble about this bottom feeder. My co-pilot has attempted to explain the legal rights one such 'bottom feeder' has, and I've even attempted to suggest noise bylaws to our local administration (well not really BUT I WANTED TO!! ). So by the end of 3 weeks I've had enough, there I am standing out on the road at 05:10 with my flash light...waiting for him...sure enough I heard him coming, I stand just slightly out from the curb, waving my flash light..I have visions of validation in my head, of peaceful uninterrupted sleep...he rounds the corner and pulls on the throttle, he barely glances at me but does turn his head back to acknowledge my presence a few feet down the road but carries on as if I was merely an apparition in the morning light...He definitely looked like one of the more 'rough' Harley riders I've seen with his unkempt beard, his grey pony tail that reached his lower back and of course he proudly displayed his 'colours', and not the kind seen on the jackets at the local Harley shop... On that note I dropped my flashlight and walked back thanking my lucky stars he didn't actually stop as I would have had to come up with a story pretty darn quick that would have had something to do with my lost cat or some other stupid reason to explain why I was half awake with a flash light on the side of the road at 05:21. On a side note I haven't heard him again but I doubt it had anything to do with me.

At 5:20 you should be up and on your way to make a living anyway. Sheesh!

[mharrington]

The bike market is odd- V twins of all makes are so common they dont stand out anymore. As nice as Harleys are its at the point where EVERYONE has one- and even with all the different models they make they still dont stand out. Crotch rockets- as powerfull as they are- are everywhere and with the exception of a big modded Huyabusa they dont stand out. I like the looks of the New CB1100F Honda but wonder how sucessfull it will be as many dont care for the 70s standard look.

[chuck hahn]

Now its time to get down to the REAL "unbullchitted" reason the Harley guys get a pass and noone opens their mouths.........
















Its easier to eat those fish and chips with your real teeth than with dentures!!!!!!!

[Octain]

Now its time to get down to the REAL "unbullchitted" reason the Harley guys get a pass and noone opens their mouths.........
Its easier to eat those fish and chips with your real teeth than with dentures!!!!!!!

There again, Chuck. You're not making any sense.
Please, what in the hell are you talking about?

[chuck hahn]

Most folks wont say anything to a "harley guy" based on fear. A fear generated from the publicity of the violence that outlaw gangs are involved in. Such as the casino shoot out in Vegas and the murders at Monteray by the Hells Angels.

The 1% and their antics make it impossible to tell a regular guy in a Harley shirt on from a true 1% biker scumbag..so, noone says anything to anyone out of fear they will get their azz handed to them if they insult the guy...which is ( in my own opinion ) why the OP didnt say anything to the "got harley" guy.

Now that I had to actually spell it mout because you couldnt comprehend it on your own, is it better now?