Posers

**miSTa** · 14th February 2006, 12:23

Originally Posted by scumdog

About 14.85% had tassles (give or take about .003 percent margin of error)

You and your tassles, I think we have a slight obsession don't we SD?

**Korea** · 14th February 2006, 12:52

Back to the Battenburg: Was there also a nice hot cup'a tea to go with the neopolitan lamington thingee? I like tea with my H.O.G rally.

But what I really want to say is: How come every HD rider looks like a clone of every other HD rider I've ever seen in my life? The ubiquitous leather chaps, leather waistcoat, gnarly beards (and that's just the women). It's like the HD rider can shell out $40k+ on the bike alone, and then aims to dress all "Dereleeect" (Zoolander) like they sleep in a dumpster. "Spent me clothing allowance on the bike mate."

But then I guess HD riders look at sportbike riders who wear the full-leather gimp suit and probably think they're all clones too, eh?

Ah, please yourselves. Each to their own.

**buellbabe** · 14th February 2006, 13:26

Originally Posted by Korea

But then I guess HD riders look at sportbike riders who wear the full-leather gimp suit and probably think they're all clones too, eh?

ahhh... yep

but like ya said, each to their own eh ;-)

**scumdog** · 14th February 2006, 13:47

Yup, each to their own - but just wait until I get a sprotsbike, I'll show some REAL class by continuing to wear my black leathers with tassles!

**Grahameeboy** · 14th February 2006, 13:53

Originally Posted by scumdog

Yup, each to their own - but just wait until I get a sprotsbike, I'll show some REAL class by continuing to wear my black leathers with tassles!

yeah but isn't that normal street wear down your way anyway!!!

**Cookie** · 14th February 2006, 13:54

I like your observation scumdog. I think "Poser" is often shorthand for "Someone with a better bike and/or job than me", and the term exposes more about the insecurities of the person using the term, than the supposed insecurities of the alleged poser themselves.

I won't have any time for this classification of humans until someone finds genetic markers for "Poserism".

**scumdog** · 14th February 2006, 13:56

Originally Posted by Grahameeboy

yeah but isn't that normal street wear down your way anyway!!!

Only for the wealthy!! - you know, the ones who can afford cars with overhead valves and radial tyres, and motorbikes with more than one cylinder..

**Grahameeboy** · 14th February 2006, 13:59

Originally Posted by scumdog

Only for the wealthy!! - you know, the ones who can afford cars with overhead valves and radial tyres, and motorbikes with more than one cylinder..

must be the guys who work in the Warehouse then........the class system gets everywhere eh?

**enigma51** · 14th February 2006, 14:01

Originally Posted by scumdog

Hmm, after my thought process being enhanced by a copious application of Bundaberg rum I thought I'd bring up this observation from the H.O.G. rally last weekend.
One of my first thoughts on arriving said rally (my first HOG rally) was " shit there is a lot of new looking jackets, bikes, skin art and studded belts etc around here, what a load of wannabes and posers"
Then I realised that however 'poser' type they seemed to be their heart was in the right place - they could have been doing some other more profitable and 'politically correct' hobby but they chose this, their love (?) of all things H-D related.
Never heard 'other brands' being denigrated, never saw a fight or serious argument and met a shit load of friendly types ( even if they spoke 'proper') and some were no doubt earning 10 times or more of my income - and nobody said 'just a Sportster eh'

800+ bikes went on a 30km+ Thunder Ride, nobody was behaving like a dick, nobody fell off and the public were out big-time to wave and cheer.

Time for another Bundy.

One of the big bosses at work was there with his wife. (Lets just say I work for one of the bigger companies in NZ) and spoke to him today about it and he said it was a good weekend and did not have to hide as only his close friends knew what he does for living which is realy nice

**scumdog** · 14th February 2006, 14:06

Originally Posted by enigma51

One of the big bosses at work was there with his wife. (Lets just say I work for one of the bigger companies in NZ) and spoke to him today about it and he said it was a good weekend and did not have to hide as only his close friends knew what he does for living which is realy nice

Works for me too, well until one of the group blurts out something like "you cops are all the same" - THAT gets heads swiveling!!

**tracyprier** · 14th February 2006, 14:33

Whoorrrrrrr! Radial tyres!!... rich bastards eh?

"thou shalt wring thy cap in presence 'o boss"

Originally Posted by TL Rider

Sounds like a good meeting/run to me. There are posers either side of the sport/cruiser fence and it's always good to meet what I deem as "real riders"...non judgemental on your ride and capiblities.

**Motu** · 14th February 2006, 14:37

I like the - ''I've been riding bikes all my life (4 years,weekends only),30 yrs of drugs and alcohol,and look what they've done to my body (they really do look absolutly fucked),their arms and dicks are covered in tatoos,and ''my bike is my life mate,I live to ride'' Standing next to a $30,000 bike and they haven't worked a day since they were 16.

They look down their nose at me in my dayglo dirt gear on a 2 stroke dirt bike - it's all I can afford and I've owned my own business for 10 years,working 70 hr weeks without a holiday.I've probably seen more of the lifestyle they are presenting - but I've moved on,continued to grow in my motorcycling experiance.

I hope they all get back saftely - I have a car here waiting for it's owner to get back from the HOG rally,and I want my money!