[ST] Mature people

["Scott & Donna" <sphillips@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Now that many of the mature and wise people on this list have given us the
truth about how to judge a person by the type of motorcycle he/she rides,
lets move on to the next topic to show how we can accept people because they
are not like us.
Scott
- ----- Original Message ----- >
> From: Erik Miner <Axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [ST] Harly and rest of the world
>
> Here's a funny and true story. I have a friend who is a dyed in the
> wool Harley guy. This friend of mine Ed owns a big Harley side car
> rig and a Road King or something. Anyway last year he sells the Road
> King and buys a BMW K1200LT .. the big Luxo BMW tourer. Well he has
> the LT for a month or so and all he does is complain.. It's too fast,
> too smooth.. it's not a Harley! So he puts the LT up for sale and
> orders a brand new Top of the line Harley whatever their super tourer
> is.. Anyway after about 3-4 months he finally sells the LT to another
> friend of mine for really cheap cause the new Harley is in. A few
> days later I see him on the new Harley raving about this and
> that..blah blah blah. Well last weekend at our normal Sunday
> Breakfast spot I see Ed and he's on a NEW BMW K1200LT!!  Boy did he
> take a ribbing! Seems that after owning a fast, smooth, great
> handling bike he had trouble going back to a slow, ill handling,
> vibrating, no lean angle, bad brakes, oil leaking POS !
>
> Erik
>
>
> >
> >Coincidentally I actually rode a Harley last night, the first in about 10
> >years and to be quite honest I was surprised by it. I was bloody
surprised
> >people pay good money for them !!!!!!!!
> >I definitely know why I ride a Triumph.
> >I once had a Harley rider tell me that deep down all bikers really want a
> >Harley, he was serious. I think it is that kind of attitude that really
> >pisses me off about them.
> >Don't bother trying to tell me ride what you like as long as it has 2
> >wheels, etc, etc because I absolutely agree but I don't need these guys
> >telling me what I really want.
> >



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