Author Topic: Can I be called a Biker now? (Read 6810 times)

deernhog · « **Reply #30 on:** June 24, 2009, 01:36:20 AM »

Dee that 30-30 recoil has jarred some pretty good common sense into that head of yours. We all just need to be what we want to be and let others do the same. Alas I still like my drag pipes

Savage · « **Reply #31 on:** June 24, 2009, 02:04:57 AM »

I just haven't figured out what I want to pretend to be when I grow up.

I like the rich man thing, but alas, can't afford the props either. Guess I'll just have to go on pretending to be a good, caring, compassionate, person. Been foolin um for 68yrs!

Savage

Dee · « **Reply #32 on:** June 24, 2009, 02:13:32 AM »

Quote from: deernhog on June 24, 2009, 01:36:20 AM

Dee that 30-30 recoil has jarred some pretty good common sense into that head of yours. We all just need to be what we want to be and let others do the same. Alas I still like my drag pipes

It's not common sense derrnhog. I'm 60 years old, and have just been dog bit a bunch. As far as you like'n you drag pipes? I'm just glad you don't likem in my neighborhood. We like quite, not loud.

Cheesehead · « **Reply #33 on:** June 24, 2009, 04:24:02 AM »

By the looks of Dee's avatar, he has his hunter costume on,

Cheese

deernhog · « **Reply #34 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:10:51 PM »

100 miles with those pipes and everything is quiet. You would see mouths moving but nothing coming out for about 15 minutes

Swampman · « **Reply #35 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:52:08 PM »

It's getting to the point I avoid the traditional garb. Watching middle aged fat people dressed up in everything Harley sells has really put me off. Just be normal so folks won't laugh at you.

I don't even like the term Biker. Bikers wear 3 piece patches, and get arrested frequently for felonies.

Badnews Bob · « **Reply #36 on:** June 24, 2009, 01:08:38 PM »

I think you can be called what ever you want and will prolly be called afew things you don't want. Personally after reading your post over the last few years I think I'd like to call you Friend and iffn I ever make it to Alaska on my bike I'd like to look you up and maybe go for a ride to anywhere sit and jack jaw a little and maybe pop a few rounds off at something.

Call it what you wanna but I like riding, shooting and fishing, telling a few stories works too.

AtlLaw · « **Reply #37 on:** June 24, 2009, 01:21:32 PM »

Quote from: Swampman on June 24, 2009, 12:52:08 PM

I don't even like the term Biker. Bikers wear 3 piece patches, and get arrested frequently for felonies.

Now now Swampy ol' pal... There you go makin generalizations as a statement of fact again! I wear the traditional MC 3 piece patch and I've never been arrested for a felony! Or a misdemenor for that matter...

admit nothing, deny everything and demand a jury trial!

varmintman · « **Reply #38 on:** June 24, 2009, 01:53:47 PM »

AtlLaw, being a veteran myself I like your MC 3 piece patch. Dan

AtlLaw · « **Reply #39 on:** June 24, 2009, 02:26:52 PM »

Thanks Dan!
I'm real proud of my colors, club and brothers!
And my country... just not very fond of the politicians.

Wonder what they call themselves?

deernhog · « **Reply #40 on:** June 24, 2009, 04:57:42 PM »

While I don't proclaim it to everybody that walks up to me, I am not ashamed to be referred to as a biker. I may not be a biker but I sure run with some that are. This costume that is being referred to i'm sure what it is. I own and wear a sun weathered black leather jacket, worn leather chaps and my favorite 15 year old Harley boots given to me by a friend before he died. I wear wrangler jeans and Dickie carpenter pants with my favorite t-shirts that are mostly black and are rally/run/shop/memorial shirts from as far back as 10 years ago. My vest is black leather that the wind has ripped the lining out of. It has patches all over it and a Muriah bombing security pen I was issued when I did the presidential security for the memorial service. Laughing at my clothes would be a very short matter and definitely not to my face no matter what I'm wearing. I take that back when I wear my kilt I expect a full ration of heck from the crew

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Politicians i agree are fair game.

Oldshooter · « **Reply #41 on:** June 24, 2009, 05:36:40 PM »

I dont presently own a motorcycle but I have been riding them since the sixties. I have ridden everywhere in this country that you can ride one and some places you shouldn't. But I never considered myself a "biker", just someone that enjoyed motorcicles. I've known a few "real bikers" they rarely wear dew rags nor real helmets, and never any clothing from a "biker boutique" which is what HD shops have become! They do wear black since that is the predominant color of leather, and you will grow to appreciate leather, its a good material to separate you from cold and asphalt. Riding is nice. Enjoy it and watch for loose gravel and old ladies in cadillacs!

deernhog · « **Reply #42 on:** June 25, 2009, 02:36:29 AM »

I always watch out for Merc Marquees and Ford Crown Vics the choice of the geriatric nation. Blue hair extra caution. They make you glad you have on your leather at a intersection. I do luv my leather when it's needed. No fringe though.

Dee · « **Reply #43 on:** June 28, 2009, 02:12:50 AM »

Quote from: Cheesehead on June 24, 2009, 04:24:02 AM

By the looks of Dee's avatar, he has his hunter costume on,

Cheese

Actually it's my hunting, mow the lawn, change the oil, feed the dog, shoot the neighbor's cat, go to the store, ride around in the jeep, watch TV

, go to the mail box, pick the guitar, visit with the neighbors about their cat, and waste my time in front of the PC, costume. i.e. it's practical! It does however lack the testosterone of the biker costume. Perhaps I need to add a patch of some sort to my overalls, it might help in the negotations with the neighbors.

But I like your avatar. Obviously "posed" but chikly bikerish in a "biker" sort of way.

Dee · « **Reply #44 on:** June 28, 2009, 08:00:08 AM »

Well I actually have rode my bike in overalls. Just sold my last one Tm. Scared of all those "cagers" (what ever that is), and I just feel under dressed in overalls. With all those "leather ensembles" every one's wearing now a days on their bikes, I had just as soon use the leather to build a saddle, and then I'd have to go and buy another horse, and then a hat, and then some boots, and then some......

. Ahhh crap. You get the picture.

It's just a lot easier to "pretend to be me", and I have the part down pretty good, and can dress however I want given my mood for the day.
Besides, I'm a jeep man. If I have to prop it up when I get off, or out of it, I don't want it. AND! AND! No "costume" required. It's usually a "come as you are" with almost "no props and persona's".

horsepower · « **Reply #45 on:** June 29, 2009, 09:15:56 PM »

I wear the "costume". To me, it is akin to putting on my seatbelt in the truck. If it is to hot to wear the protective gear, it is to hot ride. So when it got above 70, I switched from leather jacket and chaps to mesh jacket and pants with the protective padding. Not particularly concerned if anyone else thinks that makes me a wannabe. I've helped put to many folks back together who for some reason believed their hide was tougher than asphalt and thought jeans and tee shirt were adequate riding gear. If that what someone else wants to ride in, I'm all for their choice. I'll choose to ride with my gear on, thank you.

deernhog · « **Reply #46 on:** June 30, 2009, 02:21:59 AM »

I got a e-mail in response to the tourist population at the Sparks America Rally. Her words were $30 thousand dollars and 300 miles don't make a biker. Like I said ride it ,wear it , and earn it and you won't have to ask or give a crap.

S.B. · « **Reply #47 on:** July 06, 2009, 04:33:10 AM »

Quote from: Dee on June 20, 2009, 11:39:00 AM

Don't forget to take the baffels out of the mufflers so you can let the whole damn neighborhood know your ridin it (at 2:00 in the mornin).

Evidently you've never heard "Loud pipes save lives".
Steve

Dee · « **Reply #48 on:** July 06, 2009, 01:14:59 PM »

Quote from: S.B. on July 06, 2009, 04:33:10 AM

Quote from: Dee on June 20, 2009, 11:39:00 AM
Don't forget to take the baffels out of the mufflers so you can let the whole damn neighborhood know your ridin it (at 2:00 in the mornin).

Evidently you've never heard "Loud pipes save lives".
Steve

What ever you do, please don't tell Obama Motors that. He'll be puttin "drag pipes" on Obamalets, and Obamiacts. And no, I've never heard that loud pipes save lives. But I have confirmed that they "annoy people".

S.B. · « **Reply #49 on:** July 06, 2009, 02:26:41 PM »

Quote from: Dee on July 06, 2009, 01:14:59 PM

Quote from: S.B. on July 06, 2009, 04:33:10 AM
Quote from: Dee on June 20, 2009, 11:39:00 AM
Don't forget to take the baffels out of the mufflers so you can let the whole damn neighborhood know your ridin it (at 2:00 in the mornin).

Evidently you've never heard "Loud pipes save lives".
Steve

What ever you do, please don't tell Obama Motors that. He'll be puttin "drag pipes" on Obamalets, and Obamiacts. And no, I've never heard that loud pipes save lives. But I have confirmed that they "annoy people".

You see Dee, every time a biker get onto his ride and moves out into traffic, there seems to be someone behind the wheel of an opposing motor vehicle that can't see us and tries their best to run over one of us. They can look right into your eyes and still try to make a path over you and your beloved motorcycle. Not to mention the ones on cell phones or trying to make their kids sit still or change radio stations or put makeup on their eyes or read book(really).
Something about the sound of loud pipes makes them come to their sences?
Just about one year back we had a prison guard getting off work(7 A.M.) on Rt. 17(rural setting) at Dwight Correctional Institution and a vehicle came accross two lanes of traffic and into the driveway of the prison to hit the guard(on his motorcycle after working manditory double shift). Killing him instantly and leaving a widow and two small children without a father or husband.
Motorcyclists learn early to place your attention way ahead of anything around you or don't make it.
Steve

Dee · « **Reply #50 on:** July 06, 2009, 03:37:41 PM »

When I listen to motorcyclists I always hear ONE SIDE. THEIR SIDE! What about the cyclist that rides between cars in traffic when it's stopped? The ones doing wheelies in rush hour? The ones that cut cars off, and blast them with loud pipes as they go by? The ones that think they have an imaginary right of way just because there are a bunch of them coming to an intersection. The ones that take over a parking lot in a service station by parking where ever they wish, and cars and trucks coming in be damned. The ones that JUSTIFIY going thru intersections AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGES, by saying it saves time and on and on. Why should THEY be special in that regard? No one else is.
You want respect from the four wheelers? Then give respect back. I have off and on rode cycles for 45 years, and when you get in a small car amoung big cars and trucks YOU SHOULD BE AWARE, that they may not see you. Same with motorcycles. The RULES ARE THE SAME FOR EVERYONE, and if you have excessively loud pipes you are pushing what you like on someone that doesn't like excessively loud pipes. Everyone has the right to do what they wish, as long as it doesn't offend others. I have 4 neighbors that ride bikes to work. When three of them come and go, you never notice. When one comes thru EVERYONE knows it regardless of the hour, and he doesn't care. Is that respect?
Bottom line is: In life, you usually "get what you give". It's a two way street whether anyone likes it or not.
Now here we are on something this thread wasn't about.

deernhog · « **Reply #51 on:** July 06, 2009, 04:07:59 PM »

Don't own a bike, don't want a bike , don't want to dress the way bikers dress and don't like the way bikers ride. Why are you wasting your time and ours on this little board

Dee · « **Reply #52 on:** July 06, 2009, 04:18:58 PM »

Did own a bike, several in fact over the years, like bikes, don't want to dress like a biker, why are you being rude to someone having a conversation with someone else about the other side of things. Are YOU the ambassador of good will here, giving me the ole "biker attitude" as part of your persona? Is this YOUR THREAD, and YOUR BOARD or are you a little "thin skinned", or perhaps just having a testosterone rush, and flushing it out? Just ignore me, I won't mind. Me and SB seem to be doing just fine.

S.B. · « **Reply #53 on:** July 06, 2009, 04:34:55 PM »

Quote from: deernhog on July 06, 2009, 04:07:59 PM

Don't own a bike, don't want a bike , don't want to dress the way bikers dress and don't like the way bikers ride. Why are you wasting your time and ours on this little board

Cause it's a motorcycle forum? If you don't like motorcycles, why not go elsewhere?

Dee, I see this too but, at close to 61 I think my wheelie days are over. I don't like it any more than you do, it's endangerment to all around these idiots. I got to ask you, do you see many Harley riders doing these things? I doubt I could get the front wheel of my Wide Glide off the road?
Steve

Dee · « **Reply #54 on:** July 06, 2009, 04:52:47 PM »

No I don't see the wheelies S.B. but I do see all the other stuff I mentioned and it is mostly Harley types doing it. The wheelies are usually the rice rockets, but not the other activities I mentioned, and as a traveler I see it weekly this time of year.
I am 60, and can't really remember how many bikes I have owned over the years. And was riding the old Sportsters before folks like deernhog was even thought of. The attitude I was speaking of is much like deernhog's. Many are rude, unnecessarily crude, and seem to think it goes with the outfit and bike. They want respect but, don't give any, and are indignant when criticized INDIRECTLY. Name calling seems to be the order of the day, and aggression. Unfortunately some are not intimidated. I know I'm not. The last thing I want is folks not to like me because of the way I drive, and my lack of respect for others on the road, rest areas, and parking areas.
From personal experience, and COMMON SENSE, I believe it wise to not push my luck when dealing with cars if I'm on a bike. The loss would be decisive in the cars favor.

mirage1988 · « **Reply #55 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:10:23 PM »

When gas prices shot up a few years ago there was a huge increase in motorcycle sales, along with a increase in beef prices. Supply and demand, more harleys sold, more jackets and chaps sold. Like I said in my first post, just because you have a pole, you aren't a fisherman, just because you have a rifle, you aren't a hunter, just because you have a harley, or have to ask what tools to carry in your tool roll, you aren't a biker.

Cheesehead · « **Reply #56 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:18:02 PM »

"or have to ask what tools to carry in your tool roll, you aren't a biker."

What on Earth does that mean?

Cheese

mirage1988 · « **Reply #57 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:30:04 PM »

I used to drive a 1984 chev blazer, had a crate in the back with a spare waterpump, alternator, u-joints, and the tools to change them. Had a '96 jimmy that I carried a spare cap and rotor in. You carry parts and tools with you depending on your experience with the vehicle you are in or on and your mechanical experience. If you have your dealer change your oil, are you really going to replace your starter solenoid in the parking lot at 2:00 am?

Cheesehead · « **Reply #58 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:39:36 PM »

Quote from: mirage1988 on July 06, 2009, 05:30:04 PM

I used to drive a 1984 chev blazer, had a crate in the back with a spare waterpump, alternator, u-joints, and the tools to change them. Had a '96 jimmy that I carried a spare cap and rotor in. You carry parts and tools with you depending on your experience with the vehicle you are in or on and your mechanical experience. If you have your dealer change your oil, are you really going to replace your starter solenoid in the parking lot at 2:00 am?

OK

Lets see it.

Your, "Your not a biker if" list.

This would be the final and most definitive "biker" definition ever.

Cheese

S.B. · « **Reply #59 on:** July 07, 2009, 02:14:12 AM »

Hell, Cheesehead, at 61 I hate to think about changing anything at 2:00A.M., that's past my bed time? (Don't let 'em rattle you, buddy). i started riding when 16, as soon as I had a drivers license, and have been called more than I thought was deserved of my status in life usually by non bikers? If you have to explain it to them, they'll never understand and they definately never been there?
Steve