Harley dickheads

[gammaguy]

Life gets complicated when I ride a Harley this week and a Honda next though.

I have to change rank generalisations and tar brushing.

riding a harley isnt enough,you need to OWN one,embrace the lifestyle.

i suggest a pair of leather Harley underpants at least..

[P38]

Interesting thread........I had a Tl and some "okay" Harley boys would get on the piss with me but not ride with me beause my bike was from Japan. Personally I don't give a fuck what bike people ride. I just like to ride.

Interestingly enough new Harleys are becoming more and more Asian in origin every day....

Harley Davidson...... Made in Asia, mostly assembled in the Mighty US of A.... hehehe

I know it makes the neck veins stick out a bit on some of the die hard Harley boys I ride with whenever I mention the shiney air filter with made in Thailand stamped on it...

Thats gotta be putting a big dent in the typical Harley Riders Ego so treat them with respect cos they are a little sensitive and fragile under that Hard as Nails exterior.

[Grubber]

most of them can't ride to save themselves - it's all the image.....a rather stupid one....There are no Triumphs in Superbikes cos they are crap

And the Daytona 675 was voted best supersport 4 years running because.....
Hmmmm. Might need to rethink the "crap" statement.

[oldrider]

This is my first post....
So yesterday (Sunday) I'm doing a trip from Auckland to Hamilton to drop off
a package to a customer. I'm riding a near new 2009 (first registered) Honda
CB 1300 S. Pretty quick bike that loves eating up the road. Got my first speeding ticket in more than 10 years on it last week doing 130km going thru Meremere. Fair cop and all that. Cop informs me that they have a 10k grace limit "so if you keep it below 110 k's you won't get a ticket". Now keeping a bike like that below 110k's on a trip down SH1 is a drag and takes a lot of effort, but I like having a licence - and there are other roads where you can open them up. So on the return trip I'm coming along the top of the Bombays sitting exactly on 110 when up ahead I see 3 Hogs cruising along at about 95-100. I'm 46, so I have some idea of how the world works and I start thinking "I'm moving slightly faster than these guys and I will be catching up to them soon. What's the proceedure for passing a squadron of Harleys on a big fast Jap bike?". As I got closer I could make out they weren't accountant/lawyer types out playing on their new toys, but obviously hard core "Live to Ride" types with noisy noisy stupid pipes and high rise handle bars. Now if I hadn't been ticketed last week I would probably have blown by them at 140k's and not given it a second thought, but as I was trying desperately to stick to 110, I'm
starting to think "what's gonna happen when I slowly pass by them on my shiny red and white Honda?". So anyway I slowly cruise past them and carry on that long downhill run at the start of the southern motorway heading back into Auckland. By the time I get to Takanini traffic has started to thicken up a bit so I start to slow down. I check my mirrors and I see Hog Boy looming up. He passes by me in the slow lane gesturing wildly with his middle finger with his buddies in convoy. So I flip him the middle finger back and they all go off with their hand gestures. So I then give the Honda a little twist and blast past all 3 of them at 160k. By the time I slow back down they are nowhere to be seen. My thoughts on this whole episode would be.....

1) A large percentage (but of course not all) of Harley riders seem to be total morons.
2) What the fuck is their problem??
3) Riding a slow, ugly, noisy piece of shit does not make you King of the Road.
If you don't like being passed, buy a fuckin' Hyabusa.

Hey, I really don't think many Harley rider's have a problem but yours are sticking out like dog's balls! Try to get over yourself, have a look in the mirror!

[The Everlasting]

I don't have an issue with the Harley guys but you may find this interesting...

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clip.../?tab=featured

That clip could be rather offensive if your a harley rider,but still funny..

[Johnny Fartpants]

Just a thought for the OP.maybee you did something that in their eyes was stupid or dangerous to them.
The whole thing escalated from there.

The way I see it some riders are dickheads no matter what they ride. Take the guy that attempted to pop a wheelie on a double yellow line in heavy traffic.

I assure you, I didn't do anything stupid or dangerous that could have caused offence. I sat there on a steady 11O and slowly moved past them. What was I supposed to do - respectfully sit behind behind them and hope that they would speed up a bit?

[mattian]

You get wound up easily. You had to pass them at 160ks because he gave you the finger????? How long have you been riding for? because its amazing you've survived this long.

[The Everlasting]

You get wound up easily. You had to pass them at 160ks because he gave you the finger????? How long have you been riding for? because its amazing you've survived this long.

I too would get pissed off if some harley riders flipped me off for no reason,but I wouldn't speed like that..

[crazyhorse]

I assure you, I didn't do anything stupid or dangerous that could have caused offence. I sat there on a steady 11O and slowly moved past them. What was I supposed to do - respectfully sit behind behind them and hope that they would speed up a bit?

Just passing a harley is offensive - did you not know this????

[P38]

That clip could be rather offensive if your a harley rider,but still funny..

ROFLMAO

Thats so Farkin Funny on so many levels.....

I already sent it on to a few of my Harley mates ... expect the phone to ring any minute now...... hahahahaha

Thanks for the laugh Lanci and The Everlasting... bling on its way.

[Paul in NZ]

Oddly enough - just the sight of me on the Moto Guzzi LM2 (ancient) or the Venerable Triumph is enough to invoke a reaction in many moden bike riders who seem to see me as a bit of a target that needs educating on the advantages that several thousand dollars worth of debt can produce... Meh! I try and park close to them when we arrive 'cos it annoys the bejesus out of them when no one wants to talk about their new bike but 100's, well - 10's, well there was this guy once OK that takes pictures of the classics....

Taking Vicki over the hill on a modern (demo) sports bike was a bigger PIA and everyone felt the need to show me (at very close quarters) how it should be done.... (double sigh)

The most dangerous thing on a bike is the ego riding it, it can get bruised very easlily and then its not happy until its bruised something back x2 or died trying. The best thing anyone can do it get a little bike (I mean really little and preferably old and ugly) and ride it for a month, it calms you down and makes that dangerous old ego take a hike....

Lets face it, we are all kiwi males and we have a shocking one upsmanship record on the road...

Meh, life is too short to worry about such trivialities....they (apparently) don't like you passing them and then overtake you?
Who cares.

Bet you don't feel that way when I overtake your patrol car on me moped ya big lug!

Maybe somebody who rides a bike just like yours is shaggin' the Harley dudes mrs behind his back?

More likely his boyfriend's getting shagged...

[boomer]

Life gets complicated when I ride a Harley this week and a Honda next though.

I have to change rank generalisations and tar brushing.

and which hole you take it in?

[The Everlasting]

ROFLMAO

Thats so Farkin Funny on so many levels.....

I already sent it on to a few of my Harley mates ... expect the phone to ring any minute now...... hahahahaha

Thanks for the laugh Lanci and The Everlasting... bling on its way.

Be sure to tell us what they say after watching the clip,hopefully you won't get any knocks on the door.....

[fliplid]

and which hole you take it in?

This could get nasty...

[boomer]

This could get nasty...

what's he gonna do.. hit me with his handbag.,...

Big Daves a pussy.... a queer pussy, but a pussy none the less.