Just about said something to "Got Harley" guy.

[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.

 

[Guest]

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.

 

[Guest]

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]

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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.

 

[Guest]

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!

 

[Guest]

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!!!!!!!

 

[Guest]

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?

 

[chuck hahn]

The basic self conversation that takes place goes something like this..

"I wanna say something to this guy, but if I do, will he be an Ahole and punch me?? I better not say anything just in case!!!"

Thanks to the 1%s, the other 99 get the bad reputation as well.

 

[Guest]

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.

+1 to that Chuck. About a 1 1/2 years ago I was contacted by a guy with a 77' KZ650 that was his son's and he wanted it gone, it had gotten knocked over and never ran again after that.
I went to take a look and he had a hard tail Harley, I think he said it was a 73' and he owned it since new and a newer RoadMaster or King (whatever) Harley full dresser. After we got through the Harley's in the corner of the garage sat a well kept KZ in primer. We pulled it out and it had a big dent in the tank, some rash on the bars, exhaust pipe slightly bent. He explained this damage was all his fault. He and his son had gone to a bar for some adult drinks and his son parked his KZ amongst a line of Harleys. When they came out a couple hours later someone (s) had pushed the bike out of the line of bikes (too not damage another bike I suppose) and properly dumped it over on its right side causing quite a bit of damage.

When they went to start it smoked, (electrics) blah, blah, blah and they never got it running again. He explained he has rode Harley for 40 years and sure should have known not to have a Kawi parked in with the Harley's. Totally blamed himself and not the Harley rider (s) that had obviously kicked the bike over. Exactly what your saying, it takes just a few guys to cause a bad reputation and even fellow HOG riders know there are azzwipes among them yet they seem to excuse the behavior.

 

[chuck hahn]

I ran with an outlaw biker club for quite a while..never a member...but attended all the members BBQs and was as welcome as any of them anywhere.

Thats was 21 years ago and i WAS one of those 1%. Trust me when i say my nickname MAD MAX is pretty accurate. I said that out of the knowledge that if he had said anything to me back then I would have kncoked his teeth out and then laid the boots to him.

I wouldnt have done it today. But back then it was the drunken drug fueled attitude and was just "normal" for me to do.

 

[Guest]

There is probably a reason like 60% of all Harley apparel is sold to non-motorcyclists. Everyone wants to be a thought of as a bad azz

 

[chuck hahn]

Yup...nothing but a bunch of yuppie posers.

 

[amxsteve]

There is probably a reason like 60% of all Harley apparel is sold to non-motorcyclists. Everyone wants to be a thought of as a bad azz

Only ever rode a Harley once on our recent trek to arizona and when dropping it off I bought a nice Harley shirt I gotta say some of the designs are quite fetching. Guess that makes me a badazz too. Lol

 

[Guest]

The basic self conversation that takes place goes something like this..

"I wanna say something to this guy, but if I do, will he be an Ahole and punch me?? I better not say anything just in case!!!"

Thanks to the 1%s, the other 99 get the bad reputation as well.

It isn't just "Harley guys". I gassed up at a covenience store. Some low-life came in with his thumping bass speakers pumping out some rap crap about *ucking the w*ores. I asked him to turn the volume down. He said he had his rights and cranked it up. Another two customers jioned him. Sometimes it isn't worth the effort. They intend to offend.

 

[Guest]

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?

Yes. Glad you spelled it "mout" for me.
Even though you're wrong, again...

I get great comments all the time when riding my Harley.

 

[storm 64]

I was at a Christmas party last week. I ran into a guy that I used to ride with. He rode a Suzuki Boulevard. I noticed he was wearing a black Harley Davidson shirt. I asked him if he finally got that Harley he was always talking about. He told me no still riding the Suzuki. By this time my buddy I was with picked up on what was going on. We started to get on him "Dude you can't wear a Harley shirt if you don't ride a Harley" We messed with him for the rest of the night. I don't think he'll be wearing that shirt for awhile, well till he gets his Harley...

 

[Dj66]

There are ass****s in every group of any size. Clearly some ride GS's.