Why such hatred for other bike types?

[Babelfish]

yeah, its funny that peoples own personalities are generally the personalities that really fuck them off. Yer snobby tw@ mate on his guzbasket is js another one of the short sighted ignorant neurotic arses that unfortunately started believing the joke that one bike is better than the other.

Typical, two many unmoving opinions about, but such people at work make for a short day in wind up value.

[Big Dave]

Oi! A Ural is my dream bike!

With a handle like Steam, how unlikely.

I always like the way ural owners are proud of the way they keep them on the road. One bloke I know in NSW has a Spam tin filled with foam for an air filter.
'works better than the original!'
'But it's a &*#^*% spam tin, mate?'
'yeah - clever hey!'
'couldn't you have taken the label off'
'but then you wouldn't know it was a spam tin.'
'........'


Actually, I wanted the Cossack 650 that they used to advertise on the back of 'two wheels' when I was 14. I could've afforded it on my part time copy boy wages too.

But by the time I was old enough to get my 'L's it was a CB450 instead.

[Donor]

Unfortunately Mully you will always find people (even on this forum) who will call you a fag just because of the bike you ride. Matters not to them what the bike is or who you are. Kind of xenophobic.

Dang!

I stepped down from a 250 2 smoker to a 4 stroke wind catching nana mobile, and nobody called ME a fag!

I feel so unloved...

[Shadows]

Real men that can drink 3 doz a night ride Harleys.

LOL, fuck that!
3 doz and I'd be ! Too much bloat for me!

[Skyryder]

There has always been a bit of stick between Harleys and Guzzis. Might have something to do with the fact that Guzzis are the only 'other' bike that the Harley fraternity show some respect for. However there will always be some stick thrown about. Sounds like your workmate is riding the wrong bike

Skyryder

[Paul in NZ]

All this from a plonker that rides an old air cooled twin of his own. How far up the food chain is the Guzzi from a tractor? .

Careful Merv - You have never been closer to a visit from the brotherhood... Guzzi people can get a bit one eyed I'm afraid! Quite funny to listen to them getting worked up about HD's... Dunno why??

[merv]

Careful Merv - You have never been closer to a visit from the brotherhood... Guzzi people can get a bit one eyed I'm afraid! Quite funny to listen to them getting worked up about HD's... Dunno why??

Yeah cripes aren't they just the same with the cylinders twisted around a bit and a shaft drive added? You know they've got two wheels and all.

Me I'd ride anything, doesn't mean I'd buy it though.

[Paul in NZ]

Yeah cripes aren't they just the same with the cylinders twisted around a bit and a shaft drive added? You know they've got two wheels and all.

Me I'd ride anything, doesn't mean I'd buy it though.

THe samE???????? THE SAME?????????? AAARRGGGHHHH Splutter froth gurgle froth gnash - Merv...... how could you? (sob - sniff)

[doc]

I've got a Harley and an Italian piece of art. My opinion is that originally Harley created the image of the rebel. For us European types (We were part of the Commonwealth) Trumpies Nortons BSA's were the image of the Rebel. We were rebelling against AUTHORITY . Japanese bikes weren't part of it. Old fart's are returning to bikes, tainted by what they found interesting when they discovered bikes. You can't argue against the "Hog Culture" it's been a very successful marketing tool. The japanese bike rightly or wrongly responsible for the demise and difficulties, of the other brands. The "Original' harley brand survived. The others didn't. Knocking Harley is part of the rebel nature of non- conformists. How many knockers have actually taken a Hog for a ride with an open mind, just look at them they are extremely funcitonal appearance wise look at the motors no wires hanging down no hoses everywhere, no uneccessary chrome covers hiding functional parts. Just take a look at a modern motorcycle Bmw for instance and look at the distractions when you look at just the motor. Race bike replica's are for the track not riding to work and cruisin in the weekends. This is were we get our problem. Seriously we should all support BRONZ. The only gang that supports us. I don't even belong to them.

[Big Dave]

There has always been a bit of stick between Harleys and Guzzis. Might have something to do with the fact that Guzzis are the only 'other' bike that the Harley fraternity show some respect for

Never owned a Triumph then?

[bmz2]

triumph, the bike that has the rebel feel to it, in fact it was in one of the first great movies ,the wild ones, gee way wasn't IT A HD,if they are the rebel bike, hatred to other bikes is due to only one company,it's about time they realized that the marketing is based on hatred towards other brands, they did it to one of the greats INDIAN, HD talk about being the first ?,and the best again marketing , HD do not liked to be reminded about the days of AMF when bike sale dropped of the face of the earth, then honda came in and cleaned up, and are still cleaning up,HD the company has the hatred towards othe bike companies, not so much the HD rider, but there are always a few who follow the HD line, take your bike into a HD stealer just see what reponse you get, talk to a jap dealer and see the diff

[Ixion]

I always like the way ural owners are proud of the way they keep them on the road. One bloke I know in NSW has a Spam tin filled with foam for an air filter.
'works better than the original!'
'But it's a &*#^*% spam tin, mate?'
'yeah - clever hey!'
'couldn't you have taken the label off'
'but then you wouldn't know it was a spam tin.'
'........'

A genuine SPAM tin ? That's way cool.

[BarBender]

Does anyone understand the disdain for Harleys?

Cheers,
Mully

I'm not aware a disdain for Harleys or any other bike for that matter exists.
Must be the company you keep.

[Big Dave]

A genuine SPAM tin ? That's way cool.[/quote]

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[Mr. Peanut]

Rather amusing really, all the angst about Harleys versus sprotsbikes, BEARS versus Jappa etc.

Of course, as every real biker knows, all those four stroke things are just pale, smokeless wannabe imitations of real bikes.

I concur my good man...