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[Swede]

On a recent ride I stopped in Trinidad for fuel, parked the bike and started in on a bottle of Gatorade, just relaxing. While there, a couple of Harley riders pulled up. I instigated the small talk with "Where you headed?" and got "Did 700 miles from Dallas, going to Sturgis.". I told him that he'd probably run into my bro-in-law as my mind churned (You're going to Sturgis from Dallas and you're in Trinidad?!? You're way out of the way.). Anyway he asked if I was from there, and I told him no, that I had done an all day ride through the Wets and Sangres on dirt. "So far I've ridden 500 miles." "ON THAT?!?!, 500 miles of DIRT?!?! I guess you do have lights and it is an enduro." Inside I laughed. His buddy came out of the store, give me a condescending look, and sped off without a word. The first guy and I told each other to have safe trips and he sped off to catch his buddy. Harley riders ain't that bad, but it seems that for every one decent one, there's at least one that's stuck up. "Swede" - One of these days I think I'll go to Sturgis on a V-Twin: Highland or KTM. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[monahanwb@yahoo.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Swede" wrote:

> Harley riders ain't that bad, but it seems that for every one

decent one, there's at

> least one (uh, maybe eleven) that's stuck up.

[monahanwb@yahoo.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., pcal765@y... wrote:

> Were you out for a ride or for some kind of encounter group meeting? > > If people on H-D's have a "keep to themselves" attitude why do

people

> have to keep pushing the issue? If they don't wave back why do you > keep waving at them? Do you enjoy getting pissed off?

Uh Uh.....I got a big ol "road booger" (am I the only guy that gets those?) and I was trying to fling it on the assho'

[monahanwb@yahoo.com]

> --- In DSN_klr650@y..., pcal765@y... wrote:

Do you enjoy getting pissed off?

> > Uh Uh.....I got a big ol "road booger" (am I the only guy that

gets

> those?) and I was trying to fling it on the assho'

PS I thought it would look nice on top of his fender ornanment. Maybe one in the handlebar fringe, too.

[monahanwb@yahoo.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., pcal765@y... wrote:

> I have met a lot of H-D owners through a friend who used to own a > biker bar. Beleive me, 99% of them don't have even the dimmest > awareness of how they are perceived. And most of them seemed like > pretty decent people.

Me, too. But I always question any group of people who have dealers install fringe grips and fender ornaments. Bill bought and drank rounds with H-D riders today (as usual) but had to listen to the above (grips and fender ornaments).....really.

[Swede]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., pcal765@y... wrote:

> Were you out for a ride or for some kind of encounter group meeting? >

#1 I don't believe in that encounter group stuff. #2 I was out riding and stopped for fuel (if you actually read the post) and the Harley riders pulled up next to me, I was minding my own freaking business until HD1 had a look on his face like he wanted to ask a question, but was afraid to. So I broke some ice, and acted with some common courtesy, freakin sue me! HD1 and I had a decent conversation until HD2 took off.

> > If people on H-D's have a "keep to themselves" attitude why do > people have to keep pushing the issue? >

I never said a freakin word to HD2 because he was trying to figure out where to put his bottled water, and didn't look like he even want his friend talking to me. Never pushed anything.

> > If they don't wave back why do you keep waving at them? >

I throw a hand out at any bike I meet, if they don't wave, BFD. I don't get mad. That post didn't have anything to do with waving, you'd look like an idiot waving to someone standing next to you.

> > Do you enjoy getting pissed off? >

I don't get pissed at someone looking down their nose at me. No, I don't like it, but I'm not going to get pissy over it, like you did to that post. If you can't handle HD bashing, you probably shouldn't be on this list, because it happens a lot here. "Swede" - dude needs to CTFO!

[jerryd_83263@yahoo.com]

I understood this was a list about klr's and dualsport motorcycle's, not bashing this brand and that. I ride a harley pratically everyday, except the days that I feel like riding my klr, or my honda. Lets have a little respect for the sport, not just the people that do it always as we do. Jerry D __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/

[monahanwb@yahoo.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., wrote:

> > I understood this was a list about klr's and dualsport > motorcycle's, not bashing this brand and that.

We bash everybody, without discrimination. I suggest "lighten up". I ride

> a harley pratically everyday, except the days that I > feel like riding my klr, or my honda. Lets have a > little respect for the sport, not just the people that > do it always as we do.

You ride a Harley? You gotta be kiddin. Don't you know they are slugs? Do you have fringies on the handlebars? How about one of those little "yarmulke" helmets?

[jerryd_83263@yahoo.com]

No fringies, just the leather helmet with a spike. I save the fringies for my leathers, long enought they make cool sounds in the spokes --- monahanwb@... wrote:

> --- In DSN_klr650@y..., wrote: > > > > I understood this was a list about klr's and > dualsport > > motorcycle's, not bashing this brand and that. > > We bash everybody, without discrimination. > > I suggest "lighten up". > > > I ride > > a harley pratically everyday, except the days that > I > > feel like riding my klr, or my honda. Lets have a > > little respect for the sport, not just the people > that > > do it always as we do. > > You ride a Harley? You gotta be kiddin. Don't you > know they are > slugs? Do you have fringies on the handlebars? How > about one of > those little "yarmulke" helmets? > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Support Dual Sport News by subscribing at: > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

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[Joel Newtson]

> > I have met a lot of H-D owners through a friend > who used to own a > > biker bar. Beleive me, 99% of them don't have even > the dimmest > > awareness of how they are perceived. And most of > them seemed like > > pretty decent people. > > Me, too. But I always question any group of people > who have dealers > install fringe grips and fender ornaments. > > > Bill > bought and drank rounds with H-D riders today (as > usual) but had to > listen to the above (grips and fender > ornaments).....really.

Of course they're decent people. It's ridiculous to suppose that their chosen marque of motorcycle makes H-D riders qualitatively different from any others. Several guys I know ride H-D's, & we often joke about their "frilly" bikes. I never heard any of them spouting anything remotely as asinine as flicking a booger (described in loving detail) on someone's bike because that someone omitted to return a wave. I like to think that riders of ANY bike in the world would wish joy of the morning to another rider beating the sh*t out ANY dumb f*ck who flicked a booger on his bike for ANY reason. I know I would! ===== Joel Newtson jnewtson@... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/