^^^interesting^^^ 

Yuppies on Hogs, now this pisses me off...

I know I should never wish bad luck on any rider, but I smile to myself whenever I see a Yuppie spilled. I always think to myself "Maybe he'll be to afraid to ride anymore..." 

I know I should never wish bad luck on any rider...

You're right.

Wish them a flat, or a blown fuse....;) 

I am also planning on purchasing a Yamaha V-Star Classic 650.

Don't know why I just noticed this.

DO NOT GET A 650, DUDE!!!

You're WAY more person than I am, and I HATED my Shadow Classic 750 because it was way too underpowered. Get at LEAST an 1100. Trust me and everyone else on this, PLEASE. 

DO NOT GET A 650, DUDE!!!

2nd!! 

Yuppies on Hogs, now this pisses me off...

No shit!!
Ever since Harleys went mainstream every yuppie in the country bought one...and lets it sit and collect dust.
It was more fun when we were all outlaws :/ 

I have a friend from Milwaukee (well actually quite a few of em). I was down there for the 100th anniversary. There were a lot of yuppie riders. I realised at that point Harley is just a name associated with a product and its become a status symbol. Fuck that I want something I can ride. 

I'm a 'boomer

It's the "let's adopt something cool and make it as safe and generic as possible" thingthat pisses me off. I don't care if a guy with a good job who lives in the suburbs likes hogs, that's cool. I just can't stand when they try so hard to adopt the image. They get the leather vest, the engineer boots, the Sturgis t-shirt, and they pull their thinning hair into a 2-inch ponytail. They spend thousands on this image. Of course, there's not a speck of dust on anything, because they only ride around the neighborhood.

/end rant

Of course, having said all that- there is one current Harley I really admire... 

What gives?

Detachable seat, bags, windshield, and sissy bar 

Harley is just a name associated with a product and its become a status symbol. Fuck that I want something I can ride.

make no mistake about it, Harleys are for riding, I have over 42,000 miles on mine. 

make no mistake about it, Harleys are for riding, I have over 42,000 miles on mine.

They are for riding but around here they are more for show... More of a "fuck you, I don't feel like driving my 7 series beemer or my lexus today, I will ride my bike to the starfucks." 

I have done a test ride on a Victory Las Vegas. very very nice. the bike has a lot of soul 

Used to own on of these.

It was the fastest production bike at the time. It still has a lot of power but its not as quick as the crotch rockets nowadays. It is a great mix of cruiser and brute power. Still by far my favourite.

Sold it to my brother so I still get to ride it now and then. 

DO NOT GET A 650, DUDE!!!

You're WAY more person than I am, and I HATED my Shadow Classic 750 because it was way too underpowered. Get at LEAST an 1100. Trust me and everyone else on this, PLEASE.

Werd. I've got an 1100 Sabre, and I think it's underpowered.

If you're going to go with a Jap bike, get a warrior or a vtx 1300.

Especially coming off a fizzer. 

Anyone know anything about the Suzuki M50 Black? I love the look of the thing, and the price is right... 

and

/watched 

Elitism among riders?
Hah.
Way to fracture an already small community. 

I just bought my first bike!
A 1986 Yamaha Radian 600cc.
Only has 11k miles. It needs a new front tire before I can take it out though.

<3 this thread. 

Ia m so not going to make it... I will be buying a bike this summer and I know it :D 

Wait wait wait Spaz, didn't you used to own a bike? I dunno how Commifornia does Motorcycle license but once I have a license here I have so long as I bother to renew it...

um, i had a bike for 1.5 years but never a license. cough cough. 

um, i had a bike for 1.5 years but never a license. cough cough.

/stares 

Most of the people I know have been riding for years without licenses.
And I'm talking like 10 years +. 

got my license (or, more technically correct, the motorcycle endorsement on my driver's license) in July - have logged over 1000 miles since. 

my first bike. Honda Trail 50. I was 7 

lets see
Honda Trail50
then Honda SL70
then Honda XL70
then Suzuki 125
then Kawasaki 250
then Kawasaki klx300R
then Yamaha V Star 650 - DON"T BUY THIS BIKE SPAZ!! the only thing good on it is the price! 

NOoooooooooooooo. Really? Damn. I want the 650 because of the price. Grrrr. The 1100 is 11k or something. 

um, i had a bike for 1.5 years but never a license. cough cough.
/stares

riding a bike on private property in circles is not illegal. 

You did quite a bit more then that spaz. 

Are we going to list all of the bikes we've owned?
'70 Honda 175
'68 Triumph 500
'67 Triumph 500
'47 Indian Chief
'65 harley XLCH
'46 Indian Chief
'48 Indian Chief
'83 Honda 750 Shadow
Yamaha 250 trials
another Yamaha 250 trials
another Yamaha 250 trials
'75 Ducati 750
'70 Ducati 450 R/T
'00 Harley-Davidson FLSTS
I'm sure there's other that don't come to mind right now. 

'47 Indian Chief
'65 harley XLCH
'46 Indian Chief
'48 Indian Chief

I have to go change now, thanks 

I still have a honda cbr 600cc with a giant fucking scrape all along one side and horribly damaged handlebars...

hey I'm not the only person the bike's tried to kill either, which is a small part of why I've never fixed it... I think it might be haunted...

that and I'm not buying another $900 riding suit... 

NOoooooooooooooo. Really? Damn. I want the 650 because of the price. Grrrr. The 1100 is 11k or something.

650 is a total waste of money and you'll hate yourself every day you ride it.

Elitism among riders?
Hah.
Way to fracture an already small community.

Trolling a pointed discussion thread?
Hah.
Way to be a total dick and not post anything useful. 

650 is a total waste of money and you'll hate yourself every day you ride it.

the only time I enjoyed mine was the first week I had it. I hated it every day after that. Then Yamaha f'ed me in the ass when I sold it back to them. 

Why don't you just call me 20 names to prove your point?

Why is human nature to divide and categorise and pigeonhole?

They ride, you ride, but they're "yuppies".

No one ever thinks that they're a "yuppie" as well. 

I mean my opinion doesn't matter keep thinking what you're thinking accept no dissenting opinions, etc, etc.

I've only ever ridden a dirtbike, but it's certainly fun. 

http://www.kutterharley.com/new_vehicle_detail.asp?sid=07019464X5K4K2006J10I26I2 1JAMQ1164R0&veh=8561&pov=125413

My local harley/buell place has an XB12s demo model and I'm having a really hard time not going down there and taking it off their hands. 

They ride, you ride, but they're "yuppies".

How's this for you, Mr Troll:

I don't like the bastards who get the bike for the image rather than for riding a piece of history. Don't have to be a Harley for me to hate the "cool factor" riders.

Most people who can afford bikes to just sit around in the garage are rich yuppies, whence came the generalization.

Now. What kind of bike do YOU ride, Rob? 

http://www.vjmw.org/yourbike/kawasaki/may26_acyc_G3SSE.jpg

My first bike. I still have it to, sitting out in the shed. The clutch is pretty worn out. 

How do you know their motivations?

Oh, I get it, an ad hominem. 

I'm done with you Rob. You can continue arguing with yourself. You ain't getting my goat today, least not in this thread. But thanks for coming in just to bitch! YAY!!! 

I try, I really try to get people to see that there is always another side of something. 

I guess I don't really care who rides, as long as they enjoy it and have a good time. Everyone's gotta start somewhere. 

I guess I don't really care who rides, as long as they enjoy it and have a good time. Everyone's gotta start somewhere.

See.
Isn't that the point? 

Whoops, sorry for killing the thread guys 

You didn't kill it, tito. 

Yeah the last one to post in here will geta dollar* so the thread will never die.

*the dollar will be supplied by the final poster. 

I try, I really try to get people to see that there is always another side of something.

No, Rob, you jump into every thread you can and post a bunch of crap designed to stir things up. No one needs your "wisdom"- no one asked, no one wants it. You're an annoyance, and a waste of space that could be taken up by someone with something important to say. For instance, this thread- you don't even ride, yet here you are trying to "enlighten" people. Fuck off already. 

I want to go buy a bike now.

I am going to take the class with a friend. Bastard might be getting a bike for free from his future brother in law in law (fiances sisters fiance). 

?????? 

i am not totally sold on the yamaha. i'm open to other suggestions.

i'm looking for a standard/cruiser, about $7-8k, that doesn't have a huge ugly fork. i like the tigher to the body forks. i drove a 95ish shadow and didn't really enjoy it. i also took a 98 shadow 750, up in canada, got lost, got unlost but thought i was pretty cool but still, took some getting use to after riding a sport.