Did I say all? Just some. And I never said I was leaving...I plan on staying since my presence seems to chap your ass [Beer]Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
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Did I say all? Just some. And I never said I was leaving...I plan on staying since my presence seems to chap your ass [Beer]Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
I wish they would have. Then I could have waved back. Are those guys not my brothers? After all, they own and carry guns as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by car-15
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Originally Posted by car-15
Nice truck. I'll wave at ya. I wave all the time. I like to wave. Waving is fun. I'd rather ride or shoot than wave. Maybe I will ride, shoot and wave. Shouldn't be too hard, I used to ride a HD that I could work the clutch, throttle, shift, brake and operate the turn signal all at the same time and still manage a wave if needed.
Man, the older I get the better I was. Just ask the ol' lady!
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Doesn't bother me if you leave or stay. I'm just sentimental in that I don't really care what you do.Quote:
Originally Posted by kanekutter05
But, since you're staying, why not plan to make a trip up to Bailey and show me some of those mad shooting skills you possess? I'll invite a few other select guys from the forum. You can show us old guys how it's done.
We can stand around and wave at each other and then do some serious shooting. I'm never too old to learn from an expert.
Huh... The older I get the older I get. Just ask the ol' lady!Quote:
Originally Posted by wctriumph
damn. I never knew I was part of so many communities. I came across a couple guys, one was wearing Levi's (like me), and the other was wearing Soloman hiking boots like mine. Since I learned here that I'm part a of each of their communities, I knew I had to wave at both, but which takes precedence? Shit, then a guy with a beard walked by, and then there were several people walking dogs. I didn't have enough hands for all the waving. I'm sure I hurt everybody's feelings, since I'm such an integral part of all these communities, sharing a deep, brotherly bond with all of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by kanekutter05
Gimme a break. If you seriously, automatically include yourself in a "community/brotherhood" with folks just because you own or do the same thing, you don't understand the value or meaning of true brotherhood, and will be sorely disappointed one day. As for me, I'll stick with my fellow Marines for my brotherhood.
And remember son, I've been your age; you ain't never been mine.
Come on, Fentonite. Don't you know "we're all in this together"?
Geez...
gotta throw my two cents in...
two short stories. I have been riding (up till about 2 years ago) for about 10 years. mainly sporties. it's pretty well known that harley guys dont wave. i still always waved and usually caught an awkward wave back. just a little weird.... motorcycling is a brotherhood. we need to be looking out for eachother.
secondly, my folks live in unincorporated parker. Ponderosa hills. as soon as the pavement ends, I wave at EVERY passing car. 90% wave back. the other ten percent either drive a prius or didnt see me. I mean that literally, there is some guy who owns a prius back there that I have waved at EVERY time I see him. never a wave back..
liken it to an old school way of doing business. if it was a small town, you didnt have to KNOW everybody to wave. that's the way parker was when I got here. I liked it. I continue to do that when I get a little further out of downtown parker. as our communities grow, I like to think that there are still groups of people that can relate. if I were to see a "co-ar15" sticker on a truck, I would wave, or say hi or something. even though i wont know who it is....
that guy that doesnt wave.... i dont know him.. doesnt make him not a dick..
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Originally Posted by Chad4000
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Originally Posted by hghclsswhitetrsh
ahh.. buddy.. calm down. i wont get upset if you dont wave at me ;)
do I have to know somebody to give them a head nod in the grocery store as I walk by? nope.. do I? yup. do I say excuse me if I walk in front of somebody? yup...
Look, we can change it up.. motorcycling doesnt have to be a brotherhood anymore. we'll all just do our own thing.... good luck out there...
I will share another short story. (Im full of em today lol)
My father was an airline pilot, and he had this co-pilot that he flew with for awhile that was just awesome. Couldnt say enough good about him. When my dad retired, this co-pilot came out to my folks house for the retirement party... Well he shows up, and none of us besides my dad had met him. This huge (ripped) black guy, on a harley, wearing an American flag leather vest...
It was awesome. I had just gotten my first bike, a little honda F2 and I was all proud. Well I was half kidding and didnt realize what a no-no it was, but I asked to ride his bike.
He goes,, "sure.. but if you wreck I'll kill you".
well I was kidding, so I was like, "no no man.. I dont really want to bla bla etc."
he goes "you asked... now get on the bike..." lol...
I was terrified, rode it around the block super slow and brought it back unscratched. I was like, "well if you want to ride mine, you can"
"no thanks"....
LOL.. hahaaha
Anyway, he taught me some stuff about motorcycling that day. it was him who first told me to respect other riders, and to consider it a brotherhood.
Oh man, I had no idea my dad was on here. I hope you're proud[ROFL2]Quote:
Originally Posted by Fentonite
Actually you may have shed some light on this subject for me...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fentonite
Serious question for Jim, Hbar, Bailey and Badger: Are you all former military? Let me be more specific...are you all former Army or Marines?
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Originally Posted by Fentonite
I'll say what I think that co-pilot friend of my dads would say, had I taken this attitude with him that day.....
"sounds like you don't understand the true value or meaning of riding"
A wave or nod.
Of course he does Chad...it's to look cool on your Harley and act like a turd to everyone else [Coffee]Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad4000
Kane, what kind of bike do you ride?
Sometimes when I'm in my truck, I like to wave to other F350 drivers. I usually get a weird look.
I dont know you... why would you do that? lol [Beer]Quote:
Originally Posted by ghettodub
SOS, HPD, HA, OL, etc, never seen em wave
I do jesture sometimes
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http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/w...ter/finger.jpg
can we stop pretending that what it takes to ride long term is the same as driving a car?
what it takes, however you verbalize it, is something that only us riders, can relate to or understand with eachother. it bonds us...
California howdy.
I've got a 2003 Honda VTX 1800Quote:
Originally Posted by hghclsswhitetrsh
I do have another rider friend of mine who hates the wave, so he normally throws his fist into the air... like jersey shore style lol..Quote:
Originally Posted by hghclsswhitetrsh
he says he has other riders do it back to him all the time lol...
I ride a Harley. I will typically wave back at anyone who waves at me no matter what they are riding however I don't initiate because I think it's dumb. I will not return the wave to anyone when it doesn't make sense...like when I am in the middle of a hard turn rolling down 126 near Pine for example. Who the F thinks waving is more important than controlling the bike through the turn and over the gravel on the road? Apparently lots of people do. I ride to get to where I am going (and have fun doing it) not to socialize by waving at everyone else.
Someone here said you are part of the riding community if you like it or not...like being part of the Bailey "community" or CO AR15. Riding might be a "community" but CO AR15 is a club. I will wave at someone who is sporting our club's colors in the form of a sticker on their car but I am not going to wave at everyone who lives in the Littleton community just because I do...and that goes for the riding "community" too.
See that's the whole outlaw biker mentality. I just don't get it because it's so silly.Quote:
Originally Posted by hollohas
I think riding has become pretty neutered. it's certainly (and obviously) not what it used to be, but I kinda liked to think that it was still in there somewhere.
Huh... Nothing but crickets after the invite. So much for "brotherhood".Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
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Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
I'll set up a room right now on COD... what's your SN?
lol.. jk ;)
Former military, yes. Army or Marines, no.Quote:
Originally Posted by kanekutter05
Remember...I'm one of those old guys. We're not into that stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad4000
[Coffee]
What branch?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
Hey I feel slighted! Some of us former Navy guys aren't fans of whining about silly shit either. I'm every bit as much an ass as those guys! [Tooth]Quote:
Originally Posted by kanekutter05
Navy or AF? my dad was a Navy guy. I have a buddy that graduated from the Air Force academy. So I always feel like I can talk about either (when I can't lol)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
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Originally Posted by Whistler
that reminds me of my dad's "go to hell" hat that he used to wear... lol..
Said "Vietnam Vet" and had something about the Navy on there..
Can't say I've really known many AF guys well...but all of the Navy guys I've ever met are class acts. I just thought that if all of those guys were Army or Marines then I could attribute it to those branches.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad4000
AF. Active from 79-89, Guard/Reserve 95-99.Quote:
Originally Posted by kanekutter05
AWACS crew, Weather Forecaster Special Operations Branch AFGWC, Combat Arms, Security Forces.
Now your fucked Navy CVA-59 First in Defense Last in Port.Quote:
Originally Posted by kanekutter05