Why Harley Riders Are Like Ricers

[lorddarkice]

Ok, this might start a flame war... that is not my intent. if you are not one of the people i am talking about, i am sorry, honestly.


it seems to me that the harley riders (in general) act just like the Ricers with Civics. what i mean is that if you are around a bunch of them in your CBR 600 F2 while they all have ...[insert harley here].... they all seem to want to tell you something about jap crap bikes!? then tell you that you should buy a harley and cruise... "i dont like harley, and i dont want a cruiser" is not an option to them... at that point you are a "stupid domestic hating Ricer" ...riiight. then they preceed to talk about how much faster their harley is and how they support american buissness and how their bikes are overall better; and i should sell my peice of crap and buy a harley. this is getting more and more annoying, everytime i go to Bike night at a few of the local places i get this garbage unless their is a few other jap bikes there.

so why compair them to Ricers? well, because like Ricers, they CAN NOT admit when something is faster than their's. its always "if this" or "if i had" or something. and its not just the rocket bikes they do it to, its the other Jap/Euro touring bikes as well. i am starting to see it like this... the world of bikes and cars is so totally reversed... in CARS its the Imports who need to GROW UP! and in BIKES its the DOMESTICS that need to GROW UP. i honestly can say i do not know of a single rocket/touring owner of a Jap or Euro bike who says that the harleys are total crap, or even that they hate them (the bikes, not the people). dont get me wrong... i dont know anyone with a Rocket that WANTS a harley... everyone says the same thing, they ride like crap and the brake to much (i do not know if that is true, that is not the point dont make it the point, ok). its even getting to the point were a lot of the time the guys on the harleys WILL NOT WAVE BACK?! wtf is that all about? ok, to be honest about that last one, i only have that problem OUTSIDE of New Orleans, inside people wave...


is this going on everwere or just were i live? i could accept it as just were i live (outside of New Orleans anyway) because there are a LOT of rednecks here, outside of N.O. i mean. i dont go to that bike night anymore, now i go to another one that is pretty much Jap/Euro only with a harley every now and then. is it becomming divided everywere? or just here?! i dont dislike harley guys at all, untill they start to diss what i am riding; that just pisses me off.

well i have had my rant. im done. sorry for the harley guys in this forum that are not like this, i didn't mean to generalize you guys... but most of the people that do this ride harleys. i guess its like the Rice thing again... not everyone that drives a civic is a 'ricer' but they get labeled anyway. i know that not all of you are like this, so again i am sorry to generalize. i dont want to start a flame war, so dont take this post wrong please.


what i want to know is this: harley guys are your freinds like this? is this just in my area? or everywere? gimme some responses here guys.

[speediva]

It's everywhere. I'm in Pittsburgh, PA and the same shit happens. It's not as bad for me b/c A) I'm a girl, and many of them don't mind chicks riding their own bikes and B) My bike is 1/2 naked, so they don't see it as a "real crotch rocket". But there is a bike night in Cranberry that is primarily Harleys, and they make the sport bikes park over in the corner most of the time.

[lorddarkice]

making you park in a different area? thats just stupid... what happened to being freindly on the road? the Bike world is not nearly as divided as the car world is, but we are headed there fast. the difference is that it will be switched around... instead of the imports fighting to run with the domestics it will be domestics fighting to hang with the imports... "Fast Imports Have Two Wheels, Fast Domestics Have Four." <--- i am starting to like that saying more and more, and i made it up hehe.

[Kennedy200]

There are several types of Harley riders...

1st there are the bikers. These are the guys that have the tatoos, ride a 20+ year old bike, and their appearance would normaly scare the hell out of the general population. BUT, when these guys get talking, they could carel less what you really ride. I have had met quite a few of these types that are baffeled why and how I could ride a 150+ HP bike on the street. All in all, these guys appreciate all types of bikes, but their image is quite decieving.

2nd, there are the 1%'ers. These are the gang guys. These guys are hard core. Some day, they aspire to be white trash.

3rd, the born again bikers. These are the guys that had to sell their bikes 20 or 30 years ago, and they have re-entered the world of motorcycling. Back in the day when they were riding, a Harley was the bike to have. for the most part, these guys are just happy to be no 2 wheels again.

4th, there are the instant bikers. This group is the group that I have the most problems. These group that has a wheelbarrel load of faded Harley t-shirts in their closet, a Harley tatoo, a chain drive wallet, Harley do-rag, but yet they don't own a Harley. OR they just bought a Harley, usualy a clapped out Sportster. This group thinks that Harley Davidson is the only bike that should be allowed on the road. for the most part, the IQ level in this group is quite low. Eventualy Darwin thins out this crowd.

Finnaly, there are the RUB's (Rich Urban Bikers) a.k.a. Yuppie Scum. This group is the focus of Harley's marketing. This group spends as much money on accesories & clothing as they do on their bike. they talk smack, but cant ride. They keep the dealers busy installing new bling because they dont have the mechanical compentancy to turn a screwdriver.

[R1-rider]

Educate yourself with almost every Harley fact you can, that way every time they open their mouth, you can shut it for them.

Their idiot cocky mentality is the reason why when I am going to a biker bar, I don't take my 450$ Aria helmet. Because after you hit somebody really hard with a helmet, you occasinaly get chips on it from teeth.

[aussieidiot]

i agree with whats said basically but down under it's slightly different
in sydney the 'ricers' or fast four's are the wankers of the car world but are trying to prove that you don't need a V8 to be fast. the 'commodore clan' (our holden commodore is a standard family car that comes in many forms including race rep) dictates that being in anything other than a V8 is a waste of space. i tend to lean towards the ricers due to my cars always being 4's but can see beauty in all nicely done up cars.

harleys are a minority here but tend to think they are king shit. that said most with give the head nod to me if i give them the nod first. my first encounter as a learner was a pack of about a dozen bikers all surrounded me then patted me on the back and said it good to see another one on the road despite of what you ride. that inspired me to believe that there are two basic bikers depite the ride:true bikers who love to ride and appreciate all other bikes, and those who are 'handbaggers'.the guys who do it to look a certain way and therefore believe they have to hate the 'other' side

[sdime]

Originally Posted by aussieidiot

i agree with whats said basically but down under it's slightly different
in sydney the 'ricers' or fast four's are the wankers of the car world but are trying to prove that you don't need a V8 to be fast. the 'commodore clan' (our holden commodore is a standard family car that comes in many forms including race rep) dictates that being in anything other than a V8 is a waste of space. i tend to lean towards the ricers due to my cars always being 4's but can see beauty in all nicely done up cars.

harleys are a minority here but tend to think they are king shit. that said most with give the head nod to me if i give them the nod first. my first encounter as a learner was a pack of about a dozen bikers all surrounded me then patted me on the back and said it good to see another one on the road despite of what you ride. that inspired me to believe that there are two basic bikers depite the ride:true bikers who love to ride and appreciate all other bikes, and those who are 'handbaggers'.the guys who do it to look a certain way and therefore believe they have to hate the 'other' side

I have rode sport bikes and harley i have a 2004 600rr and a 95 fatboy and a 2005 honda aero 750 all i care about is riding and that is how it should be no matter what 2 wheeler you are on as long as you kepp the rubber down and the shine side up

and that is my 2 cents

[sdime]

Originally Posted by aussieidiot

i agree with whats said basically but down under it's slightly different
in sydney the 'ricers' or fast four's are the wankers of the car world but are trying to prove that you don't need a V8 to be fast. the 'commodore clan' (our holden commodore is a standard family car that comes in many forms including race rep) dictates that being in anything other than a V8 is a waste of space. i tend to lean towards the ricers due to my cars always being 4's but can see beauty in all nicely done up cars.

harleys are a minority here but tend to think they are king shit. that said most with give the head nod to me if i give them the nod first. my first encounter as a learner was a pack of about a dozen bikers all surrounded me then patted me on the back and said it good to see another one on the road despite of what you ride. that inspired me to believe that there are two basic bikers depite the ride:true bikers who love to ride and appreciate all other bikes, and those who are 'handbaggers'.the guys who do it to look a certain way and therefore believe they have to hate the 'other' side

I have rode sport bikes and harley i have a 2004 600rr and a 95 fatboy and a 2005 honda aero 750 all i care about is riding and that is how it should be no matter what 2 wheeler you are on as long as you keep the rubber down and the shine side up

and that is my 2 cents

[speediva]

Originally Posted by sdime

I have rode sport bikes and harley i have a 2004 600rr and a 95 fatboy and a 2005 honda aero 750 all i care about is riding and that is how it should be no matter what 2 wheeler you are on as long as you keep the rubber down and the shine side up

and that is my 2 cents

Preach on, brother! Welcome to our lil corner of heaven.

[edubarf]

Well sorry ive been out for awhile now im back. Alright let me lay it down for ya on how it is in DC and surrounding area. If youv'e ever lived here or stayed along time in this area you'd know that once your on 66, 50, 7, or 95 for a lil bit your in country ass suburbs and there is alot of mix of races, and classes of people. But yeah in the world of motorsports there is a contraversy b/w every group there is. If a person who is in to mopar, i mean in there mind if its not mopar than its not worth knowing about. Now on the other hand you have the Ricers and they really dont want to hear bout mopar. Same is in the harley and rice rocket worlds how we clash. I used to ride and when i saw another rider(no matter what they where on) i would drop my hand. I never really paid much attetion then i did and i noticed that hoggers didnt always wave back, really they never did. So needless to say I dont do that shit anymore.
Awhile ago Im sittin at this light, stopped, feet on the ground with my arms crossed round my chest watching traffic and waitng for my turn. I sit and wait then I peep this guy on a harley lookin my bike up and down like he was sizing my bike up. I tap the throttle and pull my visor up so he can look me in the eyes and do it again. So he then taps his the RPMs jump up and down as he plays with the gas. I then proceed to sake my head so he thought hell lets make some noise and did then i proceed to do the same. Traffic goin the other way came to a stop and i pulled my visor back down and leaned forward on got readdy to go. The light turned green and I stayed right beside him for about a min or so slowing and speeding up to entice him on. I dropped back and he cracked into it and WOW to my surprise he just made a bunch of noise and went nowhere. Then this MF decides hell flick a cig at me. I then pulled beside him looked over and shook my head again the cracked into mine.
Can you guess what happened???? Thats right everybody I was out like nightrider. I was the bigger man there but Y throw the cig.
I have come to this point in my life where I dont dislike hogs I hate hoggers but not right off the bat. I say nothing to them but i am on my toes when there around waiting for something to pop off.
As the world turns and other countries build cars, bikes, planes, or boats there will always be tension. Like back in the day Chevy fans hated Ford fans, and Ford fans hated Chevy fans and this fight continues today b/w the 2. But they join forces to bash Ricers but still dislike one another so this is a evolving differance in motorheads. I hate hogs hate em but choppers now thats an awsome ride, ruff, but awsome.

[Z_Fanatic]

wow, 2 fast 2 furious meets biker boyz/torque. lol.

any1 wanna see me double clutch on mah mofo nutz rocket?

[sdime]

Originally Posted by edubarf

Well sorry ive been out for awhile now im back. Alright let me lay it down for ya on how it is in DC and surrounding area. If youv'e ever lived here or stayed along time in this area you'd know that once your on 66, 50, 7, or 95 for a lil bit your in country ass suburbs and there is alot of mix of races, and classes of people. But yeah in the world of motorsports there is a contraversy b/w every group there is. If a person who is in to mopar, i mean in there mind if its not mopar than its not worth knowing about. Now on the other hand you have the Ricers and they really dont want to hear bout mopar. Same is in the harley and rice rocket worlds how we clash. I used to ride and when i saw another rider(no matter what they where on) i would drop my hand. I never really paid much attetion then i did and i noticed that hoggers didnt always wave back, really they never did. So needless to say I dont do that shit anymore.
Awhile ago Im sittin at this light, stopped, feet on the ground with my arms crossed round my chest watching traffic and waitng for my turn. I sit and wait then I peep this guy on a harley lookin my bike up and down like he was sizing my bike up. I tap the throttle and pull my visor up so he can look me in the eyes and do it again. So he then taps his the RPMs jump up and down as he plays with the gas. I then proceed to sake my head so he thought hell lets make some noise and did then i proceed to do the same. Traffic goin the other way came to a stop and i pulled my visor back down and leaned forward on got readdy to go. The light turned green and I stayed right beside him for about a min or so slowing and speeding up to entice him on. I dropped back and he cracked into it and WOW to my surprise he just made a bunch of noise and went nowhere. Then this MF decides hell flick a cig at me. I then pulled beside him looked over and shook my head again the cracked into mine.
Can you guess what happened???? Thats right everybody I was out like nightrider. I was the bigger man there but Y throw the cig.
I have come to this point in my life where I dont dislike hogs I hate hoggers but not right off the bat. I say nothing to them but i am on my toes when there around waiting for something to pop off.
As the world turns and other countries build cars, bikes, planes, or boats there will always be tension. Like back in the day Chevy fans hated Ford fans, and Ford fans hated Chevy fans and this fight continues today b/w the 2. But they join forces to bash Ricers but still dislike one another so this is a evolving differance in motorheads. I hate hogs hate em but choppers now thats an awsome ride, ruff, but awsome.

SORRY ABOUT THE WHITE TRASH BROTHER. THAT IS WHAT WE CALL PEOPLE LIKE THAT AROUND HERE IN VA BEACH.

[edubarf]

See bikes are like cars in this sense. If you wanna ride around and cruise you go buy a Caddy Fleetwood for example now you wanna go faster you buy a Nissan Spec-V. And then even you have domestic and import, which is another disagreement.



So heres something that you can put in your pipe and smoke.




"OPINIONS ARE LIKE ASSHOLES EVERYONE HAS ONE AND SOME OF THEM STINK"

[sdime]

Originally Posted by edubarf

See bikes are like cars in this sense. If you wanna ride around and cruise you go buy a Caddy Fleetwood for example now you wanna go faster you buy a Nissan Spec-V. And then even you have domestic and import, which is another disagreement.



So heres something that you can put in your pipe and smoke.




"OPINIONS ARE LIKE ASSHOLES EVERYONE HAS ONE AND SOME OF THEM STINK"

I got a ? for everone how many bike can you fit in a 6'x12' trailer?

[edubarf]

Well Are We Putting In Certian Types Cause Size Differs For Every Bike So Therefore It Depends On The Make And Models.