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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
I would be the first to agree that much of what I see that passes as "riding gear" on Harley riders is anything but functional. Come to think of it, though, the same can be said for most sportbike riders. Granted, the sport bikers are more likely to be seen in full face helmets, but they are also far more likely to be seen in shorts, tennis shoes, and tank tops. Those "helmets" I see on some of the Harley crowd, though - Christ almighty.
My wife and I are "ATGATT" folks, even on the Harley, even on the hottest of days. When we got rather uncerimoniously dislodged from the Harley last summer by some asleep at the wheel putz in a pickup, the armored leather gear and full face helmets quite literally saved our hides. Anyone who thinks we only wear that stuff to look cool or tough or whatever their particular negative stereotype suggests will just have to kiss my big, fat, hairy (and as of yet unscarred) white ass.
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You have to at least admit that you are in the extreme minority being a serious motorcyclist who gears up all the way on a Harley, wouldn't you? It would make you the true "1%"...lol.
I don't hate all HDs and actually like the dressers and a few others but most of the bikes are a joke and the riders are clowns. I just took a 1000 mile ride this weekend and the Harleys and their riders are absolute speed bumps on Highway 1. They are too slow and/or unskilled to pass anyone and they ride in slow clumps of nitwits that are harder to pass than cars and trucks because they stake their ground across the entire lane like spandex bicyclists. I've never seen that behavior from any other brand riders. They are a serious safety hazard when they bring those slow fart sound generators onto actual motorcycle roads like the canyons of California.
My favorite was the guy I saw at a gas station putting on his version of a HD full face helmet, (it was cold along the coast), a black head sock like you wear under a racing helmet and then his $12.00 beanie helmet over that.
They are definitely good for a laugh and I can't believe you don't see that, Higgins. But then you're a pretty serious guy.
