Wild Fantasies?

[Bawanna]

Go to any Bike week and you can't help but run into one sooner or later.

But.....but....but....what if I"m afraid?

I took my kids to a bike show they had local when they were little and one asked me if you had to have long hair a beard and tattoos to be a biker, I told him I didnt think it was required but it was a pretty good start.

[ltxi]

But.....but....but....what if I"m afraid?

I took my kids to a bike show they had local when they were little and one asked me if you had to have long hair a beard and tattoos to be a biker, I told him I didnt think it was required but it was a pretty good start.

Yep, pretty much the deal back in the day when I was riding. Excellent general description of my third ex-wife....third or fourth generation New Jersey Italian.

[Popeye]

But.....but....but....what if I"m afraid?

I took my kids to a bike show they had local when they were little and one asked me if you had to have long hair a beard and tattoos to be a biker, I told him I didnt think it was required but it was a pretty good start.

No not really.I do have a couple tattoos from my military days and a short gray beard and gray hair.(Wife calls it silver, god bless her heart) Funny thing is once you get to know those guys you'll find there really good people with big hearts for the most part. There just not pretty boys.

[Bawanna]

Actually when we took my daughter to school in Cody Wyoming there were about 500 or more motorcycles lined up down the main drag. My first thought was the Hell's Angels were in town. Turns out they were HOG members. Full mix of description. Rolling around town we ran into many of them. All very pleasant, open doors, helped get up curbs etc many times.
The manager of the motel said the Hell's Angels were there the week before and the town loves them. They always pay, never trash the rooms and good for local business. Just not all pretty like ya say.

[Popeye]

Bawanna I'm not suprised a bit with what your saying. Most bikers will never bother anyone. Just don't bother them or mess with there bikes. Most are very hard working people with families like everyone else. When it comes to opening up there hearts and wallets to children in need knowone does it better. There just people who dance to there own drummer.

[jeepster09]

Bikers of today are NOT THE BIKERS OF YESTERDAY. A lot of todays bikers like wearing the "look". Also a lot have no clue how to even change there own oil. Trailer bike to event, trailer it to dealer for oil change, put maybe 500 miles a year on if lucky. But they usually spend a lot of money when they go to event/ride.
I am not knocking them, just a different breed.
Think of Tim Allen and the WILD HAWGS.

[Bawanna]

OMG!!! It's the White Knight!

[Popeye]

Jeepster your right there are weekend dressup pirates In the biker cummunity.Not everyone has the knowhow to work on there own bikes nor the time. Like I said they have families and jobs. It's not mandatory to be a dirt bag to be a biker. I do the work on my own bike, ride it 12 months a year when most including the so called real bikers have them put up for the winter. I have no club afiliation nor do I want any, and ride 8 to 10 K a year and live in Pa. My fantasy/Dream was to work 30 years as a union carpenter,put my daughter through college then retire and buy a Harley so the wife and I could ride this great country. I did that, and the wife and I are still doing it. I don't much care about this, he's a biker and he's just a poser. It juvinile Blah,blah BS. I just ride.

[sierrajb]

Whew! Talk about a rabbit's trail...

Anyway, in response to the Original Post (remember that?), I've played out many different scenarios, too. Some, of which, I don't take the correct course of action and hurt the innocent accidentally. Really hate that scenario, and it scares me to death! Guess that's the healthy kind of fear that should direct me and train me to make the right responses.

Glad I'm not a psycho....or, maybe I'm just in good company?

[jocko]

bikers are just like alot of gun owners. When I had my gun business I had a few guys who like to show off carrying openly, they were wannabe's of something.Hell I never knew. They never caused any problems, they spent money in my business. Bikers are no different, The hard core is not what makes up the biker world today . They are there but it is the JOHN Q. CITIZEN who worked his ass off for 30 years and always wanted a motorcycle and he got it and now wants to ride it like he stole it. I have seen so many used 6 year old bikes with 3K miles on them that It makes me cry. WHY buy it if u not gonna ride it, but as we know that is the way it is with many. Certainly in my book does not make them a bad person either. That same person will trailor/ride or whatever to sturgis for a week and spend easily a grand in a motel, food gas, biker toys etc. Now some of the hard hard core will sleep up in the hills behind a big rock, bring their own food, spend no money other than beer, certainly buy no toys etc. Thats OK to. They both seem toget along.

I am one who like popeye rides 365 days a year, if only 50 miles a day for coffee but I ride cause I love it. I ask for nothhing when riding than other to keep myself off some fokking guys front bumper of his vehicle. I have people ride by me in the dead of winter in their cars and just shake their heads at me to.Colder than a witchs tit, but for me nothing like it. I am not hard core, just devoted to what I love to do. I am particular who I ride with but I recognize all bikers on the road to. To me each his own. The greatest thing in life for me is being lucky to have a super wife who rides her own Harley Davidson Streetglide right along side of me. Life just does't get any better than that. And trust me she can ride it like she stole it to

For me a relazing day is going to Sturgis for a week and sitting on a trash barrel on down town main street in Sturgis and watching all the bikes, people go buy. Now convince me that life is not good!!1


Hell people don't change oil or service their vehicles, why would one think they will do that with their bikes either. I grew up with wrenches in my hands, so it was a no brainer but again that is where alot of these little off the wall bike shops make a good living to.

Hell the new harleys today aer 20K on the tranny fluid and 5K on the oil change ,,, trust me for some riders that could be a lifetime of riding. I am sure the other brands are the same way. Sealed batterys,damn near maintenance free today compared to 20 years ago...Fuel injection for any altitude riding..

I was lucky last year to go to Mountain Fest in Morgantown. W. Va. over 40K bikers swarmed into that town, the town laid out the red carpet,no motel jacked up prices and these bikers spent the bucks there to. One of the best rally/events I had been to in years. I will go back. Anytime I can hear Ted Nugent and Montgomery Gentry in concert at this event for a mere $25 total has to be the bargain of the year. let alone some great mountain back road riding--yes life is good.. I know why they call it Mountain fest to...Nice country..

[jocko]

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Yep, pretty much the deal back in the day when I was riding. Excellent general description of my third ex-wife....third or fourth generation New Jersey Italian.

she shave under her arms then she ain't no Italian!!

[Popeye]

Whew! Talk about a rabbit's trail...

It happens quite often on the net Did I mention I see ghosts and listen to the voices in my head.

[CJB]

...waking up... someone mention biker bar? The Last Resort, south of Daytona....

[jocko]

probably more fireamrs on people in the LAST RESORT than in afganistan

[JFootin]

Yep, pretty much the deal back in the day when I was riding. Excellent general description of my third ex-wife....third or fourth generation New Jersey Italian.

she shave under her arms then she ain't no Italian!!

I'm more alarmed by the beard! He said the description matched his ex-wife, and that description included tattoos and a beard!