How NOT to sell a Harley
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From: Tim M. on 21 Sep 2009 16:24 On Sep 21, 2:24 pm, "Vito" <v...(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: > "c" <smalltalkingchic...(a)gmail.com> wrote ...... > > > ......, i'm under 30 ... so that makes me a RUB? > > No, under 30 makes you young, as in YUPPIE. > > > > > So why hate a RUB? > > Because they have co-opted most of what bikers held dear, even the name. > Odds are the guys sneering at you were RUBs. Don't let it bother you. It's funny. I'm a 51 year old motorcyclist who never has ever considered himself a biker and doesn't really want to be called a biker. If "real" bikers sneer at me, that's no skin off my nose; I've likely been riding as long or longer than them (31 years), ridden significantly harder than them, and have almost certainly put in more miles than them. What's funny about that is that I don't ride a BMW sport tourer or a Japanese crotch rocket, I ride a Harley Street Glide, and most anyone who doesn't ride a motorcycle would consider me a "biker." However, I don't wear leather (except when roadracing), I wear synthetic riding gear (an armored mesh jacket in the summer and an Aerostich Roadcrafter the pther three seasons) and I wear a full-face helmet. Yes, even in states without helmet laws. So to a hardcore old-line "biker" I probably appear to be a yuppie or a rub. If so, that's his problem, not mine. I wave to everyone and don't care WHAT you ride, and only hope that your bike makes you as happy as mine does me. My advice to "c" is to ride what he wants, where he wants, when he wants, wearing what works for him, and not giving a good goddamn what other people think about it because he's not spending their money and he doesn't need their permission or approval. The Road King is a nice bike; I hope "c" finds one that suits him, buys it, and rides it long, hard, and often, with a huge grin on his face!
From: Martin Walker on 21 Sep 2009 16:26 > Show me a better looking bike with ABS than the 2010 rk classic and > i'll go there and leave all the 'real' bikers alone. http://powersports.honda.com/2009/st1300/colors.aspx Sorry, couldn't resist. (it's what I ride) If the Road King lights your fire, get it and enjoy. Real motorcyclists will see how you ride and act, while biker wannabe rubs judge you by your costume and butt jewelry.
From: Bob Myers on 21 Sep 2009 16:36 Martin Walker wrote: >> Show me a better looking bike with ABS than the 2010 rk classic and >> i'll go there and leave all the 'real' bikers alone. > > http://powersports.honda.com/2009/st1300/colors.aspx Or the Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS. Or the BMW K1300GT (drool....). > If the Road King lights your fire, get it and enjoy. Real > motorcyclists will see how you ride and act, while biker wannabe rubs > judge you by your costume and butt jewelry. Agreed, 100%. Bob M.
From: Vito on 21 Sep 2009 16:45 "Tim M." <tomorrowerolsdotcom(a)yahoo.com> wrote > It's funny. I'm a 51 year old motorcyclist who never has ever > considered himself a biker and .... Yours is a great and proper attitude albiet seldom seen. You deserve a bucket of respect!
From: Snag on 21 Sep 2009 16:59
Leszek Karlik wrote: > On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:06:05 +0200, Snag <snag_one(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > [...] >>> Learn to snip, newbie ;-) >>> >>> -- >>> BMW K1100LT & K100RS Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street >>> Triple Suzuki TS250ER Damn, back to six bikes! >>> Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. >>> chateau dot murray at idnet dot com >> >> Shorten your sig , ya old fart . ;-{) > > The commonly accepted limit on sig length is 4 lines. > > HTH HAND > > -- > Leszek 'Leslie' Karlik > NTV 650 As if I care . I was just tweakin' TOG's nose . He and I have played word games before , so how 'bout you just butt out ? -- Snag "90 FLHTCU "Strider" '39 WLDD "PopCycle" BS 132/SENS/DOF |