Harley rider... Cheer up!
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Just an observation, but hy is it whenever you see a chap/chapette riding a Harley, they are never smiling, or even remotely cheerful? They alays have this 'I'm a Harley rider, and thus you don't ant to mess with me, despite the fact I am a chartered surveyer' type look on their face? You are not a modern day outlaw, or a 'new age cowboy' or something, so cheer the hell up, miserable feckers!!
Glad I got that off my chest.
Glad I got that off my chest.
Blue Meanie said:
Just an observation, but hy is it whenever you see a chap/chapette riding a Harley, they are never smiling, or even remotely cheerful? They alays have this 'I'm a Harley rider, and thus you don't ant to mess with me, despite the fact I am a chartered surveyer' type look on their face? You are not a modern day outlaw, or a 'new age cowboy' or something, so cheer the hell up, miserable feckers!!
Glad I got that off my chest.
First time I ever rode a Harley, a rental 1200 Sportster, in Thailand, I suddenly found myself involuntarily scowling at lesser bike riders on Jap stuff. Normally I'd smile or nod to other foreign bikers, but once I got on the Harley I suddenly felt different. Quite dickheadish really Glad I got that off my chest.
Mind you, a Harley is different to any other bike.
I'm not a fan of them ordinarily, but a recent blast on a nightrod special certainly pushed all the right buttons for me, hell of a lot quicker than I expected, and once you roll that massive back tyre over it doesn't handle too badly for such a big beast.
For a bit of more relaxed riding I'd definately consider one, though sports bikes are far more my thing.
It'd be boring if we all liked the same thing at the end of the day
For a bit of more relaxed riding I'd definately consider one, though sports bikes are far more my thing.
It'd be boring if we all liked the same thing at the end of the day
Stu R said:
I'm not a fan of them ordinarily, but a recent blast on a nightrod special certainly pushed all the right buttons for me, hell of a lot quicker than I expected, and once you roll that massive back tyre over it doesn't handle too badly for such a big beast.
For a bit of more relaxed riding I'd definately consider one, though sports bikes are far more my thing.
It'd be boring if we all liked the same thing at the end of the day
Haven't got an issue with Harleys themselves. They have a place in Bike land certainly. It's just that the riders seem so bloody miserable. As someone said, they seem to spend most of their time trying to look ell 'ard. For a bit of more relaxed riding I'd definately consider one, though sports bikes are far more my thing.
It'd be boring if we all liked the same thing at the end of the day
XJSJohn said:
its all part of the image ....
that and if they smiled they would spend ages picking the dead flies from thier teeth
Exactly...on both counts...that and if they smiled they would spend ages picking the dead flies from thier teeth
It's all about 'the cool' and if you go round grinning like a loon like you may on a litre sports bike, you just ain't gonna cut the mustard.
The US biker 'hello' is pretty cool though. Just a drop of the left hand in a kind of 'low 5' or 'low point' to the rider coming the other way. No 'gay' 'nodding' there then!
Blue Meanie said:
Just an observation, but hy is it whenever you see a chap/chapette riding a Harley, they are never smiling, or even remotely cheerful? They alays have this 'I'm a Harley rider, and thus you don't ant to mess with me, despite the fact I am a chartered surveyer' type look on their face? You are not a modern day outlaw, or a 'new age cowboy' or something, so cheer the hell up, miserable feckers!!
Glad I got that off my chest.
Harley riders fall into two catagories, just like sportsbike riders.Glad I got that off my chest.
Those that ride and those that pose.....
Tassled jackets wannabee's are no different to the gay power-ranger clad wannabee's........
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