Wobbly old fools on Harleys on motorways

[madbikeboy]

Saw the other thread on scooters, and figured I'd post this as an antidote to all the hate for our poor cousins on scooters...


I'm stuck in the cage until I get to Holeshot to pick up Scoot's new battery - witnessed a horrible sight. Watched a wobbly old fool on his shiny Harley Sporty, first trying to filter like hedgehogs fuck (slowly, carefully, sticking in with much fear and trepidation), and then, once he'd managed to filter past me (and I was as far left as I could go with wing mirror scraping the barrier) he decides to give me a laugh...

...

With all the grace of a three year old on their first two wheeler, he's jerking the bars around, body twitching from side to side, in a poor attempt to ride slowly. In the end has to stop, put both feet down, say a little prayer and then catch up with the traffic.

All the while wearing flash new Harley Davidson branded jacket, backpack, and I'm betting - undies as well.

I feel sorry for scooter riders and cyclists in this aggressive city we live in - I'm saving my rants for hopeless old fools who have got all the gear, but no idea...

If he's like this at 15 kph, wtf is he like on the open road.......?

[snuffles]

hedgehogs fuck (slowly, carefully, sticking in with much fear and trepidation),

Now thats bloody funny, made my day:clap::clap::clap:

[Big Dave]

At least his bike runs.

[Boob Johnson]

If he's like this at 15 kph, wtf is he like on the open road.......?Probably fine at a guess, he made it that far :clap:

[Trumpess]

Wouldnt it depend on how long he'd been riding for?
He may just be a newbie looking like hot shite!

For a newbie, balancing at a low speed is differcult. It takes practise to perfect it. Im pleased to say I'm getting there :lol:
Fark, you would have pissed your self laughing watching me get my basics! Riding between those metre apart lines at 15kms and holding it for more than 10 secs. Fark I even laughed at myself.

[Ragingrob]

Wouldnt it depend on how long he'd been riding for?
He may just be a newbie looking like hot shite!

For a newbie, balancing at a low speed is differcult. It takes practise to perfect it. Im pleased to say I'm getting there :lol:
Fark, you would have pissed your self laughing watching me get my basics! Riding between those metre apart lines at 15kms and holding it for more than 10 secs. Fark I even laughed at myself.

Although to be on a Harley you'd hope that he had his full. I guess you can get through the license stages pretty quickly if you're over 25 though huh.

[chubby]

Nah, thats just the way sporty's handle. j/k

Oooops did I just say that outloud????? Shite and I ride a chubby.

[vifferman]

Ack Shirley, Harleys should handle lane-splitting well (excessive girth notwithstanding). Their extreme rake and long wheelbase make for good straight-line stability. It may be though, that the wide bars exaggerated any correctional facilities.... err.. adjustments... he may have been making.

[laserracer]

how you know he was old...watch it junior:shit: im old also but it doesnt mean i cant ride, Now where did i put my bike,?who am i,where am i,what day is it,who are you,?:confused::confused::wari:Damn memory getting old sucks

[slimjim]

fuc-ya's..bloody lawyers...should've... shouted out "Buy a Club 50.."..lol

[breakaway]

Another credit card biker.

[NOMIS]

oh i got one of these mid life crisis guys up the road from my house. him and his buddy in there harley davidson clothes out the washing there bikes, while i was testing out my bike with no silencer's wow the got a fright when I came past.

then later that arvo I see his mate waiting on the side of the road for him as he stalled his way out of the drive way wrestling to keep it in a straight line, halarious ... all in there open face helmets bandanas, harley davidson vest oh and the big harley davidson belt buckle I noticed when they where "polishing" there bikes. lil old sporty and the other was a v rod i think??? Not to sure

[NOMIS]

personally I wouldnt mind a night rod . they look cool. like to see what is like riding one.

But id take the new vmax oohhh ( drools ) 200hp.. wicked and mountains of torque

[gijoe1313]

But they must all be comedians and satirising Wild Hogs :sweatdrop Ah well, lets hope they learn to keep it rubber side down and improve their skills so they can enjoy the freedom on two wheels (even if they chosen the "style over substance" approach!)

Remember to never say never ... having a hog means disposable income for new toys! Wheee! :lol:

[vifferman]

oh i got one of these mid life crisis guys up the road from my house. him and his buddy in there harley davidson clothes out the washing there bikes, while i was testing out my bike with no silencer's wow the got a fright when I came past.

then later that arvo I see his mate waiting on the side of the road for him as he stalled his way out of the drive way wrestling to keep it in a straight line, halarious ... all in there open face helmets bandanas, harley davidson vest oh and the big harley davidson belt buckle I noticed when they where "polishing" there bikes. lil old sporty and the other was a v rod i think??? Not to sure
Saw a group of Harleyites at LAX when we flew back, on the same flight as us. Almost cartoon characters: all 40-summat, all wearing Johnny Reb type boots, big belt buckles over big bellies, HOG t-shirts, leather vests, drinking up large (probably all bourbon and coke), etc etc. It's funny (or sad?) that in trying to be different from Joe Evridge, they end up being clones of their own. It's almost like they've so bought into the brand/club that they've become assimmilated into the whole HOG franchise.
"Resistance is futile", and all that...
I bet if you rode a Harley and wore a non-black jacket (or race suit), and coloured helmet, you'd get arseholes from all the other HOG members.

[Big Dave]

Maybe - they usually have more life experience and success than your average butt monkey in a fluro leather jump suit though.

[slofox]

At least his bike runs.

Runs? or walks.....?

[Big Dave]

Runs? or walks.....?

From a SV650 rider? You gotta be able to walk the walk first sunshine.

[ital916]

after taking my mums little cruiser out for a few blats, I have found that slow speed control is more wobbly with my feet out in front of me. Assuming he was wearing new everything I would guess the bikes is new and something he is yet to get used to. Give hime time, he will come right. Till then caution is the word of the day.

[vifferman]

Maybe - they usually have more life experience and success than your average butt monkey in a fluro leather jump suit though.

???

"Butt monkey?"
"Fluro [sic] leather jump suit?"
:confused:

It wasn't the choice of riding a Harley I was getting at (note I didn't say anything about tassles or Harley undies), just the being sucked into a particular culture, presumably lured by the idea of being some sort of "rebel biker dude", then ending up being a conformist of a different kind.
None of that has anything to do with life experience and success. It's just kinda ironic.
If Harley hadn't latched onto the whole "mid-life crisis with lotsa disposable income" thing, and milked it for all it was worth, it would've gone down the gurgler. Very clever, yes, but also kind of a fluke.
Although perhaps not - Ducati had similar sucess with those of that crowd that bought into the "racer dude" image rather than the "one-percenter, tough hombre" image. I think you'll find an awful lot of "average butt monkey in a fluro leather jump suit" people also have "life experience and success", but perhaps with a little less attitude.

[Oscar]

Maybe - they usually have more life experience and success than your average butt monkey in a fluro leather jump suit though.

Heheheh - You're starting to sound like Jeremy Clarkson...

[Big Dave]

Heheheh - You're starting to sound like Jeremy Clarkson...

I bet his bank manager is happier to see him.

[Big Dave]

And anuvver fing for the defence m'lud,

All that stuff with the big harley logos on it. If it's licenced gear it's all really good stuff.

Yes - someone should point out to the tragics that there is a point of diminishing logoism return.

But some of you have weird hobbies too -matey is just proud of who they are.

In general Harley motorclothes are well designed and made for their intended use.

Some of the Jackets are top shelf stuff and it wasn't (till the tank of 08) overly expensive.

so thar.

[Oscar]

I bet his bank manager is happier to see him.

When I was a younger man, I used to take the piss out of Harley riders.

However as I get older and hopefully wiser I realise that I should take a more balanced view and try and see all sides of the argument.

As a consequence I realise that there are wankers, wobbly old fools or whathaveyous on all marques. From the Ducati rider in his Moggy Man Suit (nursing his bad back), the Charlie & Ewen Wannabes on their BMers to the Spotty Oiks pulling wheelies on their Gixxers -

they can all benefit from my Curmudgeonly Wisdom...bahwahahah...

[Swoop]

MBB. Saw exactly the same thing last night with an Indian rider. All nice and shiney-new bike and new jacket, etc.
Some bar end mirrors might have reduced his width to make filtering less of a pain to himself and others.


Saw a group of Harleyites at LAX when we flew back, on the same flight as us. Almost cartoon characters: all 40-summat, all wearing Johnny Reb type boots, big belt buckles over big bellies, HOG t-shirts, leather vests, drinking up large (probably all bourbon and coke), etc etc.
I believe our esteemed Hitcher has coined the term "harleykrishnas" to denote this fanaticism with the HD marketing Dept.

[vifferman]

All that stuff with the big harley logos on it. If it's licenced gear it's all really good stuff.
Fairy nuff.
I think it's kewl that Harley cater so well for their customers too, in terms of what stuff you can buy to customise your steed. While some marques do that (mainly the Italian ones, and BMW), and the Mrkn dealerships also offer good-quality marque-branded stuff (such as Honda branded accessories, cleaning products, etc.), in general the dealers do little if anything to inspire any kind of brand loyalism.


I realise that there are wankers, wobbly old fools or whathaveyous on all marques.
True, true... it's all part of being a Yuman Bean, innit?

As for HOG members, I worked with a very loyal HOG member for a few years. SHe was great! But she didn't take the whole thing too seriously, despite being so immersed in and infatuated with the culture. Like, she had an HD handbag, that looked suspiciously like a toolbag (or vice-versa), and laughed at herself about it. She loved her Sporty, and her partner loved his Harleys too, but despite their loyalty, they weren't stupid or blind to the faults. Depite being a sweet wee thing, she complained bitterly (with much swearing AND laughing) about what a pig of a time they had working on one of the bikes, with no seeming logic to some of the engineering, the difficulty in working out what went where, even with the factory workshop manual in hand.

My last boss was a Harley owner too - for a few hours. He won it in a raffle (Harley girl above sold him the winning ticket), but being a non-biker, he was into the shop and negotiating to sell it very quickly. I don't think he even sat on it...

[Headbanger]

Good on who ever it was for buying a bike, getting out there and doing it.

Its a ball of fun no matter what direction you approach riding from or what age you start.

The try-hard wanker is the one knocking the guy for doing something new or in a different style to what they "think" makes a person a "real" biker.

Weak.

[Pwalo]

I admire any man brave enough to ride a Harley in traffic.

[Headbanger]

I admire any man brave enough to ride a Harley in traffic.

Because your ignorant?

[popelli]

I'm stuck in the cage until I get to Holeshot to pick up Scoot's new battery - witnessed a horrible sight. Watched a wobbly old fool on his shiny Harley Sporty,


well at least he was out on his bike, possibly laughing at the fools stuck in their cars

[madbikeboy]

At least his bike runs.

Ouch, that's just mean.

[madbikeboy]

Ack Shirley, Harleys should handle lane-splitting well (excessive girth notwithstanding). Their extreme rake and long wheelbase make for good straight-line stability. It may be though, that the wide bars exaggerated any correctional facilities.... err.. adjustments... he may have been making.

Exactly, last time I rode a Harley (albiet with paper bag over my head in case my mates saw me) I had to use both hands and feet to countersteer - thing turned slower than the Titanic...

[madbikeboy]

Saw a group of Harleyites at LAX when we flew back, on the same flight as us. Almost cartoon characters: all 40-summat, all wearing Johnny Reb type boots, big belt buckles over big bellies, HOG t-shirts, leather vests, drinking up large (probably all bourbon and coke), etc etc. It's funny (or sad?) that in trying to be different from Joe Evridge, they end up being clones of their own. It's almost like they've so bought into the brand/club that they've become assimmilated into the whole HOG franchise.
"Resistance is futile", and all that...
I bet if you rode a Harley and wore a non-black jacket (or race suit), and coloured helmet, you'd get arseholes from all the other HOG members.

Quite. Riding in the states is an education. Other bikers get really fucked off if you lane split... I mean, why else would you ride if not for the lane splitting...?

[Big Dave]

Ouch, that's just mean.

All's fair in Banter, Squiffy.


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[madbikeboy]

Because your ignorant?

Umm, err. Glass houses and all that. You would be more correct writing "because you're ignorant". Your is a possessive, You are is... Umm, nevermind.

I think Viff's point about being radically different by assuming a group identity is a good point, and I think some callous marketing types probably (definitely) play on that. Young people do it as well, "alternative" is a case in point.

I also note with interest that you get a select few Harley riders who buy HD because they're just into mechanical stuff. I know a Fatboy rider who is also into Alfa's - the combination of that sort of purchasing points to someone who likes mechanical stuff (I mean, no sane person buys an Italian car unless they have some sort of liking or a sense of humour). Chubby, big ups to you and your tassles... :Punk:

[popelli]

I mean, no sane person buys an Italian car :

guess by your thought process's that I am not sane as I have just bought an alfa

Also have a ducati and a few harleys

[Ixion]

..
I also note with interest that you get a select few Harley riders who buy HD because they're just into mechanical stuff. I know a Fatboy rider who is also into Alfa's - the combination of that sort of purchasing points to someone who likes mechanical stuff (I mean, no sane person buys an Italian car unless they have some sort of liking or a sense of humour). Chubby, big ups to you and your tassles... :Punk:

Surely just indicates that he is a total masochist.

[vifferman]

guess by your thought process's that I am not sane as I have just bought an alfa

Also have a ducati and a few harleys
Oopsy.
Weekends spent up to your elbows 'tinkering'?
I have a hankering for a Ducati and an Alfa myself (despite having owned two Fiats....)

[popelli]

yes I know somebody with two fiats - both bambinas, but he also has a ferarri and a harley

[madbikeboy]

guess by your thought process's that I am not sane as I have just bought an alfa

Also have a ducati and a few harleys

I've owned several Alfa's over the years..... So, much like the circle of people standing and introducing themselves as alcoholics, I feel your joy and pain of owning an Alfa...

[popelli]

I've owned several Alfa's over the years..... So, much like the circle of people standing and introducing themselves as alcoholics, I feel your joy and pain of owning an Alfa...

no pain yet.........

[madbikeboy]

no pain yet.........

After years of recalcitrant Italian engineering, it is a yet. But, even if you swear at yourself, the moment that you get it back from the workshop, all will be forgiven. Don't ever buy a Selespeed - we have a manual 156 and it's sublime. I've loved all the Alfa's I've owned, but now I have a BMW as the race trailer towing cage (ran out of money and patience for my Sele)...

[popelli]

Don't ever buy a Selespeed -.


yes read about those and the 2 litre motors - both to be avoided

got a 1.6 147, quite happy with it

rented a 159 in italy last year - brilliant car drove it over the stevio pass

[Ixion]

no pain yet.........

Yet. If the electrics do not drive you insane first.

[laserracer]

i might be an old prick and i dont ride a harley but anyone ever thought that maybe as you get older you cant ride a pocket rocket any longer, so to save your bad back and still be able to do something you love (ride) you buy a harley for a cruiser of some kind, if i was going to get another road bike its going to be a harley or a cruiser, my fat guts and bad back just wouldnt look good on a cafe racer,pocket rocket,and if i choose to ride with my mates so what im not hurting anyone all you young guys are gonna get old one day.. then youll find out, and if i want to spend my pension money on harley gear who the fuc cares
if i look a total wanker..so what i dont care what other people think i just like to ride:bleh:

[Headbanger]

Umm, err. Glass houses and all that. You would be more correct writing "because you're ignorant". Your is a possessive, You are is... Umm, nevermind.



Yeah, Can't say I give a fuck about your dribble, But give yourself a pat on the back, What ever your trying to be, You certainly are.Congrats.

[Oscar]

Because your ignorant?

Pssst - a little hint. If you're going to accuse someone else of ignorance, it pays to check spelling and/or grammar...

[Headbanger]

Pssst - a little hint. If you're going to accuse someone else of ignorance, it pays to check spelling and/or grammar...


No skin off my nose, The spelling isn't as important as the message, No matter what the context.

[Oscar]

pssst, A little hint, Get fucked. Damn fool. If you hold the English language in such anal regard then by all means lead by example, When I require input on my spelling I'll ask someone, Won't be you Mr fucking nobody.

Until then just assume I don't care about the little things that bug you and keep it to yourself.

It's nowt to do with English, actually.
It's about looking stupid, which you've now managed on several occasions.

Tell me, what makes you so angry?

[Finn]

Maybe - they usually have more life experience and success than your average butt monkey in a fluro leather jump suit though.

And they actually own their bikes too. Wow, what an unusual concept.

[scumdog]

I'm stuck in the cage until I get to Holeshot to pick up Scoot's new battery - witnessed a horrible sight. Watched a wobbly old fool on his shiny Harley Sporty, first trying to filter like hedgehogs fuck (slowly, carefully, sticking in with much fear and trepidation), and then, once he'd managed to filter past me (and I was as far left as I could go with wing mirror scraping the barrier) he decides to give me a laugh......

With all the grace of a three year old on their first two wheeler, he's jerking the bars around, body twitching from side to side, in a poor attempt to ride slowly. In the end has to stop, put both feet down, say a little prayer and then catch up with the traffic.

All the while wearing flash new Harley Davidson branded jacket, backpack, and I'm betting - undies as well........?

Oh yes, that's right, we all started off our riding as Valentinno Rossis protege's eh!!:rolleyes:

[scumdog]

if i look a total wanker..so what i dont care what other people think i just like to ride:bleh:

Kinda sums up a pretty good attitude and seems like you have the self-confidence a lot of other riders don't...

[slofox]

And they actually own their bikes too. Wow, what an unusual concept.

So far I own the left handle grip of my bike.......oh and the throttle buddy on the right hand grip....

[Big Dave]

Kinda sums up a pretty good attitude and seems like you have the self-confidence a lot of other riders don't...

Thanks, Tassles

[laserracer]

thanks scumbag ..yeah old enough now that words just bounce off (most of the time) but still stupid enough(and big enough) that if the words dont bounce off i will still snot someone :lol:

[AllanB]

Triumph is about to heavily get into branded gear etc - I wonder if this will provoke the same type of comments?

Spot question - what's cooler?
A triumph or a Harley

I vote the Triumph.

[Big Dave]

One of each. :rolleyes:

[Big Dave]

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[mstriumph]

well at least he was out on his bike, possibly laughing at the fools stuck in their cars
AND on a bike that won't depreciate in value as quickly as most ... :bleh:

[i'm defending a HD rider?? sheesh ....... WATCH THIS SPACE!]

[Horse]

Yeah, I was a bit puzzled by the "about to" bit re: Triumph gear.

But actually I'm just waiting for MBB to correct the broken english of whoever started this thread and incorrectly used a plural ("fools") when the anecdote in the OP lists just one fool on one Harley.

[Bonez]

Yeah, I was a bit puzzled by the "about to" bit re: Triumph gear.

But actually I'm just waiting for MBB to correct the broken english of whoever started this thread and incorrectly used a plural ("fools") when the anecdote in the OP lists just one fool on one Harley.One "old" fool Horse. Now did the rider have an open face helmet to varify the fool was old or is he just assuming the fool is old because he rides a Harley. Could be a young fool(young fools can look older than they really are especially once they own a Harley, hair goes grey, teeth fall out and piles appear) as some of us old fools prefer Hondas ;)
.

[AllanB]

Hmmm I've only seen Triumph T's at my local - he did say there was a lot of gear coming. Those leathers look spiffy. The gloves are Alpine Stars I think.

No tassles for Triumph gear then?

[Voltaire]

???

Ducati had similar sucess with those of that crowd that bought into the "racer dude" image rather than the "one-percenter, tough hombre" image. .

I almost sprayed latte all over my blackberry when I read that....
could have been worse ....split it on my Dainese's or worse the 900ss......:eek:

[dipshit]

Saw a group of Harleyites at LAX when we flew back, on the same flight as us. Almost cartoon characters: all 40-summat, all wearing Johnny Reb type boots, big belt buckles over big bellies, HOG t-shirts, leather vests, drinking up large (probably all bourbon and coke), etc etc. It's funny (or sad?) that in trying to be different from Joe Evridge, they end up being clones of their own.

This is one thing that really stood out at a big international Harley convention down in Dunedin a couple of years ago. The streets were lined with all these people that all looked the same.! Many people i know commented on this.

[Headbanger]

It's nowt to do with English, actually.
It's about looking stupid, which you've now managed on several occasions.

Tell me, what makes you so angry?

Tiny minds and pettiness, As perfectly illustrated by your bizarre belief that pointing out an error in grammar is itself making some sort of point.

Tell me oh elitist language guy, Do you stop people mid-sentence during a conversation face to face to point out they mispronounced a word or are you just an internet language wanker? Or are you capable of seeing that it doesn't matter and people would just consider you a fucktard?

Hey, If it makes you look clever in your own eyes, Then right on, Your a legend, You know some shit.Wooohoooo, Yeah baby, yeah baby, yeah.

I'd rather fuck up some shit grammar then create a thread calling someone a fool because they didn't dress in a fashion I considered to be cool.

In fact, On behalf of the guy on the bike out there doing his thing I'd like to give a big old fashioned FUCK YOU to those that would give him shit for his gear, And grammar be fucked.

Im fuckin stoked if I look stupid in your eyes. Smell my finger.

[Oscar]

Tiny minds and pettiness, As perfectly illustrated by your bizarre belief that pointing out an error in grammar is itself making some sort of point.

Tell me oh elitist language guy, Do you stop people mid-sentence during a conversation face to face to point out they mispronounced a word or are you just an internet language wanker? Or are you capable of seeing that it doesn't matter and people would just consider you a fucktard?

Hey, If it makes you look clever in your own eyes, Then right on, Your a legend, You know some shit.Wooohoooo, Yeah baby, yeah baby, yeah.

I'd rather fuck up some shit grammar then create a thread calling someone a fool because they didn't dress in a fashion I considered to be cool.

In fact, On behalf of the guy on the bike out there doing his thing I'd like to give a big old fashioned FUCK YOU to those that would give him shit for his gear, And grammar be fucked.

Im fuckin stoked if I look stupid in your eyes. Smell my finger.

You are an angry little man, aren't you?
Still, your spelling and grammar has improved markedly, well done.
Now let's work on those paragraphs...

[Headbanger]

Perfectly fine thanks, Just laying it down as I figured it deserved to be done.

[dwnundabkr]

:rofl::rofl: hey big dave should we let them in on the secret, you know the one about not all harleys are slow and some are even faster then some, even around corners, but some will never learn
ahh fuck em we will keep ridin while they keep bitchin

[Shadows]

:rofl::rofl: hey big dave should we let them in on the secret, you know the one about not all harleys are slow and some are even faster then some, even around corners, but some will never learn
ahh fuck em we will keep ridin while they keep bitchin

Yep. Best to just filter out the worthless opinions of the cock smokers and move on.

[gammaguy]

I bet if you rode a Harley and wore a non-black jacket (or race suit), and coloured helmet, you'd get arseholes from all the other HOG members.

coupla years back we had a dyna low rider as a rental where i work..i rode it from christchurch to auckland wearing my red white and black racing leathers with
my blue gloves and yellow helmet- and pink kneesliders.
fucking classic.:done:

[toycollector10]

The Brit-Iron boys are better than the Ducati boys, 'cos, well, the're dagos.

The Harley boys are better than the both of them, cos, well, it 'aint Yank iron.

The V-twin boys are better than the in-line four boys, 'cos, shit, they have no torque. And they're better than the Harley boys too, modern technology and all that!

The two stroke boys, well, they're just f*ckin' history.

The Honda boys...well sheeit, everyone is better than a Honda rider.

Hoysung or however those Chinese Bastards spell it, we're all better than all of them, too!

Scooters. Holy Crap!!!

Noobs on 250's, well we all had to start somewhere.

Idiots on all of them without gloves or jackets.

Youngsters in one piece leathers on sport bikes fanging it and going faster than everyone else. And knowing it and feeling quietly superior, just like every other prick they pass on the road.

BMW riders in full wet weather gear. Predictable.

So I guess whatever you ride makes you better than every other bastard you see on the road. So good on you mate!

[98tls]

I say congrats to the guy,he made it through and has earned the right to wobble round when/where he choses methinks.I can only offer thoughts to whoevers up there asking that i to have the good fortune to be old and still riding,methinks just like the lack of hair on my head and abundance of wrinkles on my face that others opinion of what i chose to ride and wear whilst doing so wont matter one iota.:wari:

[mctshirt]

Could be worse - Wobbly Old Fool could have bought a set of golf clubs instead as gentlemen "of a certain age" do.

At least he has a sense of adventure :niceone:

[Bonez]

Could be worse - Wobbly Old Fool could have bought a set of golf clubs instead as gentlemen "of a certain age" do.

At least he has a sense of adventure :niceone:Seems to have a sence of humour too.

[DUCATI*HARD]

Scooter=bmx,slow,wannabe
sportbike=fun,fast,cool
harley=loud,cruise,bad to the bone

[Bonez]

Scooter=bmx,slow,wannabe
sportbike=fun,fast,cool
harley=loud,cruise,bad to the boneThere's something about chicks in short shirts on scooters that makes my groined tingle.

[Manxman]

Good on who ever it was for buying a bike, getting out there and doing it.

Its a ball of fun no matter what direction you approach riding from or what age you start.

The try-hard wanker is the one knocking the guy for doing something new or in a different style to what they "think" makes a person a "real" biker.

Weak.

Too true!:niceone::niceone:

Everyone's different, eh? Each to his/her own, and should be left to their own devices - unless of course we're talking about the Labour Party, in which case all bets are off.

/Back on topic/

[slofox]

From a SV650 rider? You gotta be able to walk the walk first sunshine.

BD, I have been walking the walk for forty years...I figure I might just about be ready to stumble into a slow, slow jog sometime soon............:laugh:

[Big Dave]

I might just about be ready to stumble into a slow, slow jog sometime soon............:laugh:


I'm not as think as you drunk I am :-P

[madbikeboy]

There's something about chicks in short shirts on scooters that makes my groined tingle.

There is cream that will help that itchy sensation...

[madbikeboy]

Tiny minds and pettiness, As perfectly illustrated by your bizarre belief that pointing out an error in grammar is itself making some sort of point.

Tell me oh elitist language guy, Do you stop people mid-sentence during a conversation face to face to point out they mispronounced a word or are you just an internet language wanker? Or are you capable of seeing that it doesn't matter and people would just consider you a fucktard?

Hey, If it makes you look clever in your own eyes, Then right on, Your a legend, You know some shit.Wooohoooo, Yeah baby, yeah baby, yeah.

I'd rather fuck up some shit grammar then create a thread calling someone a fool because they didn't dress in a fashion I considered to be cool.

In fact, On behalf of the guy on the bike out there doing his thing I'd like to give a big old fashioned FUCK YOU to those that would give him shit for his gear, And grammar be fucked.

Im fuckin stoked if I look stupid in your eyes. Smell my finger.

I think everyone is taking this whole thread and my piss taking a wee bit seriously. Settle down kiddies, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. :Playnice:

[snuffles]

I think everyone is taking this whole thread and my piss taking a wee bit seriously. Settle down kiddies, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. :Playnice:

I love this place

[Bass]

Could be worse - Wobbly Old Fool could have bought a set of golf clubs instead as gentlemen "of a certain age" do.

At least he has a sense of adventure :niceone:

My golf clubs are worth more than the wife's bike.
What does that tell you about my prorities?

On the other hand, however, I've had the clubs longer than I've had the wife.
She might claim that they get looked after better as well.

[Pwalo]

Because your ignorant?

Nah, it's just that you seem so easy to wind up. And I do admire HD riders who lane split in Wellington.

[madbikeboy]

My golf clubs are worth more than the wife's bike.
What does that tell you about my prorities?

On the other hand, however, I've had the clubs longer than I've had the wife.
She might claim that they get looked after better as well.

Golf? Clubs?

Do your natty golf pants come with panty liners?

[Headbanger]

Nah, it's just that you seem so easy to wind up. And I do admire HD riders who lane split in Wellington.

Good to see I was right on the money.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I'd own a Sportster: XR1200 or Nightster.

[Big Dave]

Golf? Clubs?

Do your natty golf pants come with panty liners?

I have a golf club. Singular.
I go to the driving range in Ellerslie race course.
Bashing the bejaysus out of a little white ball is quite therapeutic.
I'm not allowed in on race days - I can land them in the middle of the track - I did hit the ambulance once. Bouncer - no damage. Barred.
When I was in form they told me the only bloke who hits 'em further regularly is Scott Styrus.
Pussy that.

[OutForADuck]

I think everyone is taking this whole thread and my piss taking a wee bit seriously. Settle down kiddies, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. :Playnice:

Oh I loved the post and, like watching a toddler fall trying to walk and laughing your nutts off, get that we all like to see new riders out there having fun be they 12 or 112 But you got to see the funny side.....

Hope he last long enough to get the skills and a bigger grin :niceone:

[vifferman]

it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.
Not a bad book that one.
Some of his others were more betterer perhaps.

[chubby]

Chubby, big ups to you and your tassles

:girlfight: ha if only you knew. Thanks for the kudos MBB and to add a few more ingrediants, I don't do tassles, skulls or flames (my choice, no offence scummy). My jacket is devoid of all insignia, my only patch is the area on top thats missing hair (well most of it, the rest falls nicely into a comb over), I wont wear a dorag but I have to wear something in summer, I wear black only because its sliming and look twice before splitting (beach bars need half a lane).

I ride a harley because I love them for what they are (warts and all) and what they represent, I don't have need for speed (maybe just a little and I love the torque), I have nothing to prove and I'll wave at anyone (ok maybe not scooters), talk to anyone. I respect other riders for doing just that and marvel at your ride (warts and all). Most of all I love the journey.

:hug: now f**k off

PS Alfa is red with leather but the bike wins most of the time.

[AllanB]

I remember years ago being a wobbly young fool, and look forward to being a wobbly old fool in years to come.

[vifferman]

I remember years ago being a wobbly young fool, and look forward to being a wobbly old fool in years to come.
So... what's happening in the meantime?
ANd where's that :spudwhat: when you need it... :blank:

[mctshirt]

My golf clubs are worth more than the wife's bike.
What does that tell you about my prorities?

On the other hand, however, I've had the clubs longer than I've had the wife.
She might claim that they get looked after better as well.

Golf is a good walk spoiled :)

[madbikeboy]

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[Filter_nz]

Basically this thread started becuase someone got grumpy that some sub-par rider can afford all the flash gears; how dare he!
If only all useless riders had useless bikes to match eh.

[madbikeboy]

Ah, no. I'm not jealous of Harley owners in exactly the same way I'm not jealous of Helen Clarks lesbian girlfriend (think about it).

I started this thread because I wanted to share my laughter at some wobbly old fool on a harley (like so many other wobbly BAB's on Harleys) after reading someone's elses thread on Scooters. There seemed to be a balance that needed tweaking.

Further, I'm happy enough with my horrid sportsbike, (well, sportsbike, racebike, classic bike), and when I get old and senile and start looking for my marbles under the couch, I may consider buying myself a Hardly. But, and I can assure you that this is true, I will be an old fool on a Harley, but I'll be able to ride in a straight line without novice wobbles. :bleh: