[familyop]

"I find it hilarious that a Harley rider is making fun of snobs. I ride a Triumph, and have encountered a lot of friendly riders, but it is my experience Harley riders will never acknowledge anyone unless they are also riding a Harley."

There's a solution for that. Long, long ago, after riding custom Harley scoots (Sporties--both evil AMFs, one that would do 11.2 in the quarter) for a few years, I learned to ride in cages again and be a good family man.

Then I got Limey-itis or somethin'. Don't know what came over me.

I built an old '65 R model with a hardtail and built it right. It turned out to be fun and no snobbery from old motor sickle club friends (only the obligatory jokes).

[Shhhh. Don't tell anybody. Haven't been on a scooter for a long time. Too addictive and bad for me.]

[Salamander]

You know the rule.

Without pics, it never happened.

:)

Not that anyone cares for “history”, these days, but, the original MCs rode more Limey bikes than Harleys.

A Triumph, Norton or a BSA was a righteous ride.

[Yogafist]

My response is more toward the direction of this thread. Most of my friends ride Harleys, and quite frankly, I wish my Triumph had that level of workmanship. But at the same time, I generally ride between 2500 and 3500 miles per year on my bicycle. I am one of the so called lycra clad homosexual liberals, even though I have been married (to a woman) for 34 years, and although I didn’t officially join Free-Republic until the early 2000’s, I was lurking here during the Clinton deposition. I have spent a good amount of money on my bicycle, and even when I tell myself I am going on an easy ride, I find myself pushing to improve my performance. I know roads that aren’t friendly to riding, and I avoid them as much as I can, but I also know I have as much right to the roadway as any other vehicle. (All motor vehicle laws apply to bicycles) When I ride outside a bike lane it is because it is littered with car parts, saw blades, broken bottles, ...etc. I know it irritates motorists when they have to slow for a cyclist, and I try to minimize my interference as much as possible, but I am also really annoyed with “Freepers” who classify people the same way liberals do.