Untruthful Advertising

[GA CYCLE RIDER]

After watching 2 wheeled tuesday I somehow drifted into that texas chopper shop show. What a joke that was. At the end of the show was a commercial for BIG DOG motorcycles. One of the Highlights was that they offered "state of the art technology". How in the hell can they call any part of that bucket of bolts, "Technology".

 

[garylspolar]

"If you have to ask, you don't understand." :haha:

I love riding up to "Bike Night" at the local Quaker Steak and Lube to find the lawyers showing up on their $40,000 custom choppers, wearing perfectly pressed blue jeans and brand new nicely folded bandanas on their head instead of a helmet. I have no problem chuckling aloud as I pass these poser assholes.

 

[Geezer]

I have no problem chuckling aloud as I pass these poser assholes.

Isn't that spelled 'poseur'? :haha:

 

[Jooshead]

- only in France

 

[yanktar]

On ze 'arley-Dav-eedzoon! :bubba:

 

[garylspolar]

pos·er1 (pō'zər)

n.

One who poses.

A poseur.

Either one works.

 

[boardsNbikes]

Got some crap from H-D riders about my FJR in Vermont this June. Typical "jap-crap" ah, crap. My response: "Look at the plate." One look at the California plate and I did not hear another word. :lol:

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[teerex51]

:clap: :clap: :clap: Way ta go boardsNbikes!

 

[BobbyBlue]

You know, I'm starting to feel like I live in the Ozarks of the south...next thing ya know Texas state song will be played only on banjo...think deliverance....with more guns... I actually went to strokers whilst living in Dull-ass before my heart went tits up...get it? Anyway I took the Ducati Monster and they seemed amazed that a"hardley enjun" could be mounted in a Neeenja frame. I didnt stay too long..all that sweaty leather and swarthiness...They posture more than my african cichlid fish...

Bobby

 

[NoCage]

H.D. dudes can do their thing... it doesn't bother me... unless they get in my shit. The other day one guy at work who has a Hardley but never commutes says the ever popular "Why don't you get a real bike?" My response was, "Because I don't want to pay twice as much for old, unreliable technology." He had a funny look after that.

 

[FJRocket]

I agree with the Hardley being twice as much, but not the reliability issue. That's actually being phases out, thankfully. However, the HD (and other poseur chops) don't seem to be keeping pace with technology. They seem to hold back just enough to have 1 or 2 innovations a decade. VRod excluded... sorta.

 

[sgoat]

I always tell em' talk is cheap and let's settle it out on the road,

...........no takers to date. Shuts em' right up. :bleh:

 

[Thug]

Got some crap from H-D riders about my FJR in Vermont this June. Typical "jap-crap" ah, crap. My response: "Look at the plate." One look at the California plate and I did not hear another word. :lol:
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B&B

I'm a simple boy for Oz what do you mean?

 

[twowheelnut]

Got some crap from H-D riders about my FJR in Vermont this June.  Typical "jap-crap" ah, crap.  My response: "Look at the plate."  One look at the California plate and I did not hear another word.  :lol:  
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B&B

I'm a simple boy for Oz what do you mean?

He was back east (east U.S. coast - Vermont, a little state in New England famous for maple syrup and Castleton State College where I caught crabs from a skank ho back in '76... but that's another story.) when the Harley dude made his comment. You don't see many Harleys making the cross continent trip...

 

[Thug]

Ah Got ya!

Crabs eh... can't say I've ever had the pleasure but I'm sure breeding miniature livestcok would not be much fun!!!

 

[Windjammer]

They posture more than my african cichlid fish...

Dude, that's pretty damn funny - and I got Africans too, so I'd know!

I agree with the Hardley being twice as much, but not the reliability issue. That's actually being phases out, thankfully.

Are ya sure about that? I've heard the same said before, but ya see an awful lotta them new hogs ridin' in the back of a pickup truck. And besides, I can't remember the last time I saw a newer one with more than 5,000 miles on it. Seems they trailer it to within 30 miles of the destination, then unload and ride in to pose while the 'ol lady follows in the chase vehicle. Think I'm shittin' ya? Go to Sturgis sometime.

I kinda like the way some of 'em look - but the farkles required to make them functional? Can you say "money pit"?

 

[twowheelnut]

They posture more than my african cichlid fish...

Dude, that's pretty damn funny - and I got Africans too, so I'd know!

I agree with the Hardley being twice as much, but not the reliability issue. That's actually being phases out, thankfully.

Are ya sure about that? I've heard the same said before, but ya see an awful lotta them new hogs ridin' in the back of a pickup truck. And besides, I can't remember the last time I saw a newer one with more than 5,000 miles on it. Seems they trailer it to within 30 miles of the destination, then unload and ride in to pose while the 'ol lady follows in the chase vehicle. Think I'm shittin' ya? Go to Sturgis sometime.

I kinda like the way some of 'em look - but the farkles required to make them functional? Can you say "money pit"?

In 10,000 miles of Harley ownership, she never burped once. No warranty work. Perfect paint. No loose bits. Chrome sucked major moist ass-cheese, though. All-in-all, I'd give it a 6 outta 10. Big dings for the wiggly chassis, limp wristed power, crappy suspenders, could NEVER clean that bitch without major blood loss and the hopeless chrome quality. Glad it's gone. I'm not sure I'll be down that road again - well, maybe a Road Glide when I turn 80.

 

[snikr]

Got some crap from H-D riders about my FJR in Vermont this June. Typical "jap-crap" ah, crap. My response: "Look at the plate." One look at the California plate and I did not hear another word. :lol:
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Way to go B&B. Now why didn't you look me up while you were in VT? :blink:

 

[trimmantom]

Oh no another dreaded harley thread.

Dettelinger it's just like you to stir the hornets up.Oh incidently the wife and i were on a sedate ride last weekend when we approached a pack of hardlys.Had to smoke their ass's for general principle.