Sheesh! Some of you remind me of little boys on the play ground at grammar school. Or the dinner table with the "lost boys" in the movie Hook. Has this thread now degenerated to who can type the latest insult?
We're not all Harley haters. Some of my riding buddies choose to ride Harley Davidson motorcycles but they don't feel the need to express the attitude. Like me, they just want to ride and enjoy the day and their friends regardless of what style or brand machines everyone is riding. One is selling his Dyna because he is tired of being lumped in with the "bar-hoppers" and "leather peacocks" (his term, not mine) that is the mode some HD owners, including some of his co-workers, gravitate toward. Another has sold his Ultra Classic and now rides a C-10 (ZG-1000, old gen Connie) for commuting and an ST1100 for he and his wife to enjoy when traveling.
You guys should let some of this banter rest for a few days. You might find it really isn't worth the energy. Every motorcyclist chooses which identity he wants to be known by. That's it! Using our imagination or personal opinion to decide their motivation or to subsequently defend their choice and the responses to that choice are certainly beyond the scope of this website and above the understanding/knowledge base of most members.
Since this appears to have become an emotionally charged area, perhaps its time for the admins to close the thread.