| Author | Message | ||
     Boomerm2 |
I just had a guy in here that told me my "Muell" (his word) was junk. I looked at him and said. "Oh really, How so?" "Well, I rode one of those Blasts and it hung-up in gear. Then I was riding a "1200" and it was leaking oil." Keep in mind that he was wearing an HD t-shirt, so I knew this was going to be a fun conversation. I informed him that if he was having issues with the engine and transmission being "junk" then he should compain to Harley because that's who makes them. Well that pretty much took the wind out of his sails. Then he comes back. (I can't believe this idiot.) "Well the 1200 in my Springer Softtail ('98) doesn't do that." Then he wouldn't believe me when I told him he was wrong again, and that the engine in his bike was a 1340. What a moron! | ||
| Daves |
The world is full of them Mike. I went on the HOG ride up here last Tuesday. Of course I rode my new demo XB12R. When we got out to where we were going to eat(imagine my shock when a HOG ride included eating after a whopping 30 mile ride) one guy walked past and says, and I quote "what's wrong, wouldn't Terry(my new boss) loan you a real bike? Of course you know me! I told him that actually, Terry said I could ride anything I wanted(true) and I picked the one I wanted. I went on to ask if he had ever ridden a Buell? No. I invited him to stop in and take it for a ride sometime. I told him you never know, you might get used to having a bike with power,brakes that actually work and a chassis that doesn't flex all over the place in the curves. I'm thinking he might be the groups "butthead"(I'm being nice) cause there were a whole bunch of people standing around with big smiles on their faces as I shut him up. Of course when we left, I couldn't resist riding a wheelie past him on his FLHTC  Ride to the edge! Dave | ||
| Court |
>>>I couldn't resist riding a wheelie past him on his FLHTC He'd have never let you ride his FLHTC if he knew you were doing to do that! My evil twin used to revel in wheelying an FLH in front of folks. Cool beans. See if he'lllet me ride his FLHTC. I have a stunt or two up my sleeve.  | ||
| Blublak |
Dave, No, the best one I ever heard of (as far as 'organized' rides goes) was the one where the Sr. Officer (of the chapter) lead a ride that went 11 miles then stopped for food. Hungry already? Then, the ride headed back to the starting point. LOL.. I kid you not! I was made aware of this ride by an outraged member that wanted to ride with my group from then on. As far as my local HOG chapter.. Well.. I've been on two rides and both of them were the same thing. Ride long, straight roads. Then, when you’re out of gas. Stop. Fill up.. Ride some more. Then stop, eat. Fill up.. Ride home by either the same route or one that mirrors it. The closest BRAG chapter is a ways away and for some reason, they always are meeting when I'm either just getting off work for the night, or I'm working that day. Damn.. Oh well.. So, that wheelie on the FLHTC, I take it he had the big bore? You probably gave him such a shock that he could have stroked out right there and then. Lucky you he didn't. Later. | ||
| Davefl |
Maybe I am wrong but I read that to say that he rode the wheelie on the XB past the guy who was riding the FLHTC. | ||
| Dyna |
The 2 most memorable screwed up HOG rides I had the the displeasure of riding in were... #1. Going to the state rally in Wausau & the first leg would swing us thru Baraboo & the Dells. Well due to 1 accident where a rider was knocked off a bike by a deer...that slowed us up by about an hr..& the constant need for bagger riders to stop & gas up, the 135 mile first leg took 8 hrs!!!! I got the hell out of there & rode the rest of the way with just the wife. #2. Was the funeral for the HOG chapter director...non bike related death. Rode from the funeral home to the cemetary which was maybe a 15 mile trip. We actually had several baggers..why is it always the baggers?...pull over & stop to get gas. 1 fella actually stopped for gas twice during the entire 30 mile rd trip. That was the last chapter ride I have been on & I dont plan on ever doing another one. Some great folks in it, but some real jerk offs too. | ||
| Blake |
The only time I tpically ride with more bikes than I can count with my fingers is on the track. We tend to make pretty good time even with the large number of bikes.  | ||
| Dueller |
I suspect it's not about filling up but being seen filling up  | ||
| Henrik |
Among the few people I ride with the rule is: "you show up ready to ride (including a full tank) or you're on your own". Works really well too Henrik | ||
| Oneway |
i had a guy give me ---- about my half a harley,normaly i would not belittle another mans ride but, he was on one of the worst sportsters AMF put out,plus it looked like something PRINCE would ride, told him that I had a big boys bike at home.And did his wife know he was riding her bike? I make friends everywhere i go. | ||
| Outrider |
Too funny!!! I have both a Buell X1 and a Harley FXDWG and I concur with Blake's comment concerning the number of bikes to ride with on the streets. However, even that may be too many. Then again, you probably already figured that out from my Username. | ||
| Pilk |
I kinda take it upon myself when I ride with a group to be like the mother hen, I ride my pace then pullover and wait on them to catch up and go by, counting and ensuring all are present and without problems, when asked one time "Pilk,why do you do that" I couldnt help but laugh, and remind him how many times I have fixed other guys bikes on rides, as in every one of them at one time or another, even the suzi in the group, and how many times my X-1 has needed work on a ride........never. not yet anyhow.....knock on some wood..... Pilk | ||
| Jim_witt |
A few weeks ago I was invited to the drags, to be held at a local drag strip, Firebird Raceway. The inviter makes dragster chassis here locally. I was supposed to show up at his shop in Mesa for a tour before we headed out to the drags to their compound. I took my RR1200 to his shop instead of driving my truck, per his request. I loaded up on a few pain pills, took a few mussel relaxers, due to my back problems and headed to his shop early on a Saturday morning. I had some difficulty finding his shop, due to a strange address in the industrial park (or was it the medication I was taking). I stopped by a fairly newly built HD/Buell shop that I’ve never visited before to get some help with directions. I pulled up and parked near their Buell lineup displayed outside. Eventually everyone that worked there was out looking at the RR1200. No one ever heard of a RR1200. As a matter of fact, they thought the first Buell was released in 1998. Of course I had my Team Elves “dress type shirt” on and they asked me “who” Team Elvis was. I had to enlighten them about the Elvis impersonator that lives up in Colorado that hits Bonneville every year. Pretty amazing how someone can sell something and not know a little about its’ history. At least they know about the RR1200 now and the Elvis impersonator(s). -SD: | ||
| Henrik |
Jim; funny story Elvis impersonator - I'll have to remember that. Henrik | ||
| Boomerm2 |
Thanks DaveS. I knew you would know how I felt. You deal with it every day. You would have been proud of the way I put him in his place. | ||
| Daves |
You have learned well Grasshopper! Dave | ||
| Easyflier |
When people make comments about my bike (usually fat chicks for some unknown reason), like "that isn't a Harley", I just say, "no it's not, it's better". | ||
| Koz5150 |
The fat chicks are just jealous since they won't fit on the back... | ||
| Easyflier |
That's probably it, they need an 850lb Hog to haul their fatazz. The shock on my XB would probably explode with that much load on it. | ||
| Jst |
The only time I tpically ride with more bikes than I can count with my fingers is on the track. We tend to make pretty good time even with the large number of bikes. If I ever want to ride with 50 like minded people I'll take a bus.  | ||
| Iamike |
That reminds me of the time I was stopped with my Sportster. A guy came up and said "nice Indian". I just replied "huh?" then said "thanks". I don't argue with the uninformed or ignorant. | ||
| Djkaplan |
Some fat woman with big hair started giving me •••• about wearing a Harley shirt and riding a "crotch rocket". I explained to her that my bike was a Buell and I bought it at a Harley dealer. She was utterly confused and said, "Harley's sure have changed. That bike doesn't look anything like my ex-boyfried's Hog. Uh..., now they're called Bulls?" | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Fat women with big hair have a very specialised kind of brain, it works thus; inside the head are lots & lots & lots of tiny interconnecting tubes lined at intervals with reaction sockets, a tiny steel ball runs endlessly around the tubes dropping periodically into a socket, thus closing the circuit & causing an action/reaction. She must have got the little steel ball stuck in the wrong socket, you need to give her a clout on the head to get it moving again. Hope this helps, kind regards M Grumpy fm F.I.S.T. (founding member Fleming Institute of Sequential Technology) Rambling Professor of unproved theory, Cambridge University (bar) | ||
| Curtyd |
My favorite fun with the HD folks has been at the HD parade Sunday AM to the track at Daytona during Bike Week. I have had my RD 400 with me and I always add a little extra 2-stroke oil to the tank, then jump into the parade. It's usually the fastest way to the track and the zing,zing drives them nuts, especially with the two stroke smoke. I don't know what's happened to that parade since they moved the race to Sat. and closed Harley Heaven back on the chicane to turn 3 & 4. It may have been 5 years or more since I got to have fun with them that way. Main Street is just as good with the RD, I have to get that bike out of storage and back on the road sometime soon. | ||
| Racerboy |
Most of you guys and gals know that we have kinda folded SLAB when we lost our local sponsoring dealer and melded it into another club (HSTA)...We have always encouraged everyone to ride with us, regardless of the moto...Lately we've been having more and more cruisers as a result of inviting a local HOG chapter (Bourbeuse Valley MO) to join our rides.•••• is surprising but when we get to a turning point we usually never have to wait more than a few minutes for them...And we've been joining in their "Last Sunday of the Month Ride"...Last Sunday I attended their meeting and the head road captain stood up and encouraged more of their members to come out for the "Last Ride" as it was embarrassing to have more "crotch rockets" than Harley's...We all chuckled...After the meeting myself, one couple two up, and two other couples riding their own rides did a 270 mile tour...When we'd get to the good stuff they would motion me to pass and let Pumpkin and I loose to play...But this particular HOG chapter is different than the others in St Louis and it may be because it is located outside the metro area in a rural area...These guys ride...The first time we joined them we went into Illinois (no helmet law)...At lunch the HSTA'ers were all commenting that when we crossed into Illinois on the ferry all the Harley riders kept their helmets on and they were all "real" helmets...And not a beer in sight at lunch...Needless to say we were impressed and continue to be by this great group... Leslie's ed in a recent "Enthusiast" spoke to the need to spread goodwill among all motorcyclists...She had done some research and found a similar article authored by none other than one of the founding fathers of H-D...He was lamenting the contentious attitude of Harley and Indian riders toward each other and encouraging all of us to "spread goodwill"...We are having some success doing just that here in St Louis and both sides have been pleasantly surprised... Bob | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
If you really wanted to annoy you could do it with one of the old Italian built AMF Aermacchi/HD strokers. Aah I can smell it still, To paraphrase a famous film quote, "I love the smell of 2 stroke in the morning" Nostalgia's not what it used to be in my day | ||
| Swampy |
Mr. Grumpy, Sir. That is the best explanation I have ever heard to describe that phenomenon and solves another of lifes great mysteries. I wish my dad had told me that. Thank you very much I will pass that knowledge on to my sons when they get old enough. Thank you and God bless you. I have to go now, one of the little balls just fell into a reaction socket and there are annoying noises coming from my bedroom. | ||
| Bomber |
Racerboy -- good on you! divide and conquer works great, it's a shame whjen we divide outselves, yes? |
