Insecure Harley guy encounter this weekend

[Tazzel]

I look at it like this. Riding any brand of motorcycle is like wearing a uniform. You have to keep mindful of how you act is representing what your riding. I love all makes and models of motorcycles and yes scooters! I wish I had enough money to own one of each. Do I hate HD riders? Nope I do not. Do I think they are all a-holes? nope I do not. Do I expect some kind of remark when I am around them? you bet I do. Have I had good experience with HD riders? you bet I have! One of the best was with a hard core, big African American tattoo, bugs in the beard Harley to the bone guy. He rode up to me and my boyfriend that had been buzzing around having a blast on our supped up 50cc scooters. We are like "oh crap" kind of moment. He said "how you guys doing? with a big grin on his face. We said "fine". He said "that's great, you look like your having a lot of fun!. We said "we are and usually we get a lot of crap from you guys" he said " look, I don't care what you ride, as long as you ride!"

And that my friends is the moral of the story!!!!!

 

[2013REDRTS]

Some Harley owners are just DICK BAGS!!!! I don't understand why having a Harley makes you better than anyone else.

 

[Bob Denman]

There are a- holes on ALL brands. More on HD, because there are more Harleys out there. Simple as that. I know a couple a-hole Spyder owners too. Whatever, don't care. Don't judge all by the acts of a few.

p.s. I look forward to post Labor Day riding too, after all the garage queens get put away for the year.

Amen, and Thank you! :clap:

 

[vondalyn]

Stop Bashing Harley Guys! I am still a little sensitive about that after riding that Brand for over 57 years. Best riding days of my life both with and without being "patched". Seriously, some of the best standup and loyal people I have ever met. We not be talking about the 1% ers here. Every group has them including this group. HOG's contribute more money to charity and veteran groups than all the rest of the motorcycle groups combined. Take the Memorial Ride to DC across this great country someday and find out what it feels like to be a real Biker with real Camaraderie.

Captain Jack, over and out!

I try not to, but it's hard when some of the HD crowd acts out. We recently participated in a poker run that we have ridden in for the past couple of years. As usual the participants are mostly HD riders. Here's my experience. We talked to some really great people in the parking lot waiting to leave for the ride and then when the ride started those of us in the parking lot formed a line and were leaving. The folks on the street had it blocked off and were waiting for all the folks in the parking lot to leave until we (2 spyders) got to the parking lot exit -- then they cut us off so we couldn't exit. someone was slow, and on our F3s we can jump fast, so at that pause in the line on the street, we jumped out and joined the line. At the first stop, it was crowded and folks still seemed fairly nice to us and at the second stop they were a little less friendly and finally at the third stop where there was an entire street blocked off for parking, they wouldn't let us turn in to park. We had to park 2 blocks down and walk back to the bar for our cards. They also blocked the door of the bar saying it was closed for an event. We showed our wrist bands and were let in with a look at us like "who let you sign up?". At this point we decided to bail on the rest of the poker run.

When people act like this (or give us the thumbs down as they pass us on the street), it's hard not to generalize. Yes there are a-holes everywhere -- including some spyder folks. We encountered some of those at a gas station the same weekend and just laughed that we guessed it was our weekend for having to deal with a-holes.