Motorcycle Rant

[sandman76]

I'm a Harley guy. Probably guilty of wearing too much Harley logo crap. I do not wear chaps. Ever. My bike is not quiet but it's not so fucking loud that I piss my neighbors off either. I actually don't remember more than one or two discussions about pipes. Most discussions revolve around where we've been, what we've seen and where are we going next. I've seen places in Colorado that I would most likely not have in my truck.

I'm kind of old and the sport bike/ dirt bike thing is pretty much not in my wheel house any more. But I am a rider. I've put more than 62K on my 2005 "cruiser". Never leaked one drop of oil and has been perfectly reliable.

I never say shit about anyone on two wheels and what they ride. I'll wave to anyone. Even the warrior I saw going down Broadway dressed in leather from head to toe, full faced helmet, on a 50cc scooter at 95 degrees in July.


In retrospect I wish I'd gone with the touring line when I bought my bike instead of the Softail. The thought of buying anything like the Honda Fury never crossed my mind. Seems more like a toy than any kind of a serious cruiser type. A Valkyrie? Maybe.

[Hound]

I never say shit about anyone on two wheels and what they ride. I'll wave to anyone. Even the warrior I saw going down Broadway dressed in leather from head to toe, full faced helmet, on a 50cc scooter at 95 degrees in July.

This ^^^^^

The general rules of riding:
1) Be safe
2) Ride you own ride, don't be pressured in to doing what the other guy is doing
3) Don't pressure others to do what you are doing unless they are violating rule 1
4) Look after each other, there is enough to worry about outside of your riding when on the road
5) Remember to enjoy it, there are a limited number of riding days in anybody's life

(That does not mean ya can't smirk at the scooters though )

[thvigil11]

This ^^^^^

The general rules of riding:
1) Be safe
2) Ride you own ride, don't be pressured in to doing what the other guy is doing
3) Don't pressure others to do what you are doing unless they are violating rule 1
4) Look after each other, there is enough to worry about outside of your riding when on the road
5) Remember to enjoy it, there are a limited number of riding days in anybody's life

(That does not mean ya can't smirk at the scooters though )

6) Keep the shiny side up!!!

[TFOGGER]

(That does not mean ya can't smirk at the scooters though )

My wife puts 3000 miles a year on a scooter commuting and running errands. She's terrified of regular motorcycles, but commutes in all weather on her 150cc scooter...go figure.