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Well, what do you know? Harley made a common sense bike.
Written by tomrhoades43 on 7/25/2011 at 12:34 pm

A long time ago there was a comraderie and a sense of dependence on each other
among motorcyclists. We were few, and the wave conveyed this comraderie and
recognition of a kindred spirit. While there was a rivlary between HD and
Indian, and both against the brits..when push came to shove they would help each
other. The motorcyclist was a different breed then. the came the 60s and the
japanese began the spread of motorcycling to the masses. Over the years the
sense of comraderie, respect, and dependence has been lost. The price of
progress.
I can remember wanting a used Triumph from the local shop, I had to hang around
helping around the shop, learning how to perform basic maintenance, and being
show how to ride for almost a year before they would sell me the bike. However,
te owner knew I wanted it nd refused to sell it to anyone else..but he wouldn't
sel it to me until he thought I was ready. We stayed friends for years.

Tom Rhoades
1989 Honda PC800 "White Flight"

--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "bigtikis" <bigpixels@...> wrote:
>
> Are we in high school, here? tWho Cares? I stopped waving a long time ago. I
have to have more in common with someone than just two wheels under your a** to
want to talk to them or want to know them anyway. Many Hardly riders I have met
are racist, xenophobes, crude, and blind conformists who like to think they are
"bad boys". If your bike isn't black with chrome, you don't rate. Some are
felons, and toughs, but most are posers.
> If they weren't so scared of dyin' why do they have to have obnoxious loud
pipes?
> I find much more commonality with Jap bike owners. And college grads.
> Waving is foolish anyway. I'd rather focus on the highway in front of me.
> My .02. You think as you wish.
>
> --- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "C172myP51" <c172myp51@> wrote:
> >
> > I know this is dead horse beating, but I have a tiny problem with the small
# of Harley riders who don't wave back when I'm on a PC - and I'm excluding the
1%ers. I completely get that most of them think we're engaging in different
activities, and hopefully they get that I think they're silly, uncomfortable,
organ-donors-to-be. Having said that, 75-80% of the Harley guys DO wave. I
further state that if price were no object, hell yeah I'd own a Harley!
> >
> > BUT, the group that I really have a problem with are the metric cruisers
that don't wave back. Somebody's got to explain that logic.
> >
> > -Scott
> >
> > > Lot assumptions and generalities there. It looks like a nice ride. and I
had hoped that this kind of attitude about other riders didn't exist here.
> >
>