Topic: Let it all hang out,tell us how you really feel and what pisses you off.

[petercb750]

Mmmm, man I know a bargain when I see one...

[seanbarney41]

The one lasting American contribution to world motorcycle culture...Harley Davidson...that pisses me off.  Those bikes #$%*ing suck...for any money...thank god i can buy old Hondas for $500 in my neck of the woods.

[Terry in Australia]

Mmmm, man I know a bargain when I see one...

No worries Pete, I've come up with a cunning plan. You smack her over the head with your helmet and drag her unconscious body out into the street, then I'll "accidentally" run her over with my magnificent black 'Wang.

The cops will ask me what I'm doing so far from home, and I'll say that I was on my way over to your place to take your CB1100R for a ride, and I didn't see her wandering around in the dark. The cops will go "Fair enough mate", and let me off with a warning about running over other bloke's missuses.

There you go mate, the perfect crime, one CB1100R ride please.

[trueblue]

Just one catch Terry, you've now posted about it online. 

[Terry in Australia]

Aha! But Terry is not my real name, it's actually Terence!

[trueblue]

Now you've posted that too.  Haven't you ever done this before.  BTW, what are your credit card and bank account details.    Don't worry I won't tell anyone

[Terry in Australia]

Promise?

[petercb750]

I think you should think of another way Tez....too many people know about this now...
Is there no limit you'll go to to get a ride on the R? 

[trueblue]

Promise?

Of course not.  I just need to hide $1,000,000 in your account for a couple of months.  I'll give you $250,000 for your trouble

[vfourfreak]

Promise?

Of course not.  I just need to hide $1,000,000 in your account for a couple of months.  I'll give you $250,000 for your trouble

That's pathetic ! Make an effort , like this one :

Greetings to you in Jesus name Amen!

I am Mother Sarah Alan Rowland, the wife to Late. Rev. Dr. Alan George Rowland who worked with the German embassy in Dubai for Nine years and died in the year 2004. We were married for good seventeen years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only one month and two days. Before his death we were both born again Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home, which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $48 Million Dollars (Forty Eight Million U.S. Dollars) in a bank in Spain, and My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to my breast cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I decided to contact you to make foundation with the funds for the orphanages and widows and also to propagate the word of God and to ensure that orphanages are educated. The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want our hard earned money to be squandered by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner, hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I don't need any telephone communication in this regard, With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original- beneficiary of this fund through the help of my late husband's attorney. Please, hear the voice of charities crying, so you should ensure to use the of money as I stated. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian.!

Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a good Christian or individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hear from you. reply me & Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Blessings to you,

Kev, err I mean Mother Sarah Alan Rowland

Now how about that account number Tez ?

[Bailgang]

Ha ha, and talking about overpriced bikes, what about CB1100R's? I mean, my $2000 FJ1200 would kick an 1100R's arse, but folks are asking 10 times that much for a good 1100R? That doesn't make any sense at all?

You've got it all wrong Terry, what makes the CB1100R's worth every penny is the "R" at the end and how you pronounce it and to do that properly you must pronounce the R like a pirate like say CB1100 AAAAARRRRRR and if you're lucky enough to have an RR, oh wow then you're one badass dude. It's all about the image.

As far as HD is concerned I'd be willing to bet that they make more off their HD branded riding gear etc..... than they do off their bikes. When we were in Tennessee a few weeks ago there was so called HD shop not too far from where we were staying. The shop had a huge HD sign out front but the odd thing was there wasn't a single bike on display in the showroom, not even a parts department. The shop simply sold HD branded clothing and riding gear and nothing more.

[demon78]

Ive seen one of those too it pisses me off that a fringed semi leather jacket cost's more than I paid for any of my bikes and why would you want to look like the village people anyway ?
Bill the demon.

[vfourfreak]

I visited a HD shop in Montpellier once, with my boss from Texas I hasten to add, he collects HD T Shirts from all over and I was seriously brown nosing, corporate whore that I was at the time.
This shop boasts a "bar" where one can sup American beer. The sight of these fat monstrous hairies sipping thimbles of luke warm piss was slightly pathetic. If you want to swill beer, do it properly, not in an effete fashion just to look cool while failing abysmally in the process.

I made my excuses and left. I will hardly find a reason to return.

Kev

[Terry in Australia]

Well of course I hate to argue against accepted logic men, but I think you're all being a tad harsh. Sure, we Harley devotees like to hang out at the ol' saloon, sipping suds and looking slightly menacing whilst wearing our Harley branded duds, but in reality, are we any worse than those GP wannabe's that I see outside cafes and wandering around aimlessly at every race meeting, wearing their $2000 full race leathers, their $1000 boots, $1000 helmets, $500 dollar gloves etc, while their shiny new Sportsbikes are adorned with every conceivable gadget, and slathered with stick on carbon fibre pieces that serve no real purpose?

I mean, fcuk me, modern sportsbikes are the most useless devices ever invented, probably by the Maquis De Sade, and are usually destined to be ridden no more than 20 miles at a time, before these pretend boy racers can no longer stand the pain of riding with their heads held at 90 degrees to their spines, and their wrists below their knees? I equate them to bicycle riders, poncing around in their clearly gay skin tight lycra riding gear, and just as annoying.

Yes men, if it wasn't for us "Good Old Boys" maintaining the manly balance, it'd just be a world of brightly clad homosexuals on shiny sportsbikes pretending that they're Casey Stoner or Valentino Rossi, without the requisite talent. I rest my case. Cheers, Terry.    

[vfourfreak]

You are being a bit of "the devil advocate" there I think Terry !
But I agree with you. I have no time for posers of any persuasion. Back in my road racing days we used to say "when the flag drops, the bull#$%* stops". Funny how many of the glam blah blah boys got lapped half way through the race.

Kev

[ken65]

Well of course I hate to argue against accepted logic men, but I think you're all being a tad harsh. Sure, we Harley devotees like to hang out at the ol' saloon, sipping suds and looking slightly menacing whilst wearing our Harley branded duds, but in reality, are we any worse than those GP wannabe's that I see outside cafes and wandering around aimlessly at every race meeting, wearing their $2000 full race leathers, their $1000 boots, $1000 helmets, $500 dollar gloves etc, while their shiny new Sportsbikes are adorned with every conceivable gadget, and slathered with stick on carbon fibre pieces that serve no real purpose?

I mean, fcuk me, modern sportsbikes are the most useless devices ever invented, probably by the Maquis De Sade, and are usually destined to be ridden no more than 20 miles at a time, before these pretend boy racers can no longer stand the pain of riding with their heads held at 90 degrees to their spines, and their wrists below their knees? I equate them to bicycle riders, poncing around in their clearly gay skin tight lycra riding gear, and just as annoying.

Yes men, if it wasn't for us "Good Old Boys" maintaining the manly balance, it'd just be a world of brightly clad homosexuals on shiny sportsbikes pretending that they're Casey Stoner or Valentino Rossi, without the requisite talent. I rest my case. Cheers, Terry.

your spot on Terry, when i jump on my 98 R1 and wind it out I experience time travel, it's a real hoot. But you nailed it, 30 minutes is enough.. When i get home my 49 year old frame suddenly thinks i should be getting the old age pension... But in the right dose it's fun.... But my FJ is a real sweet bike, enough grunt and fairly comfortable.  As usual the obligatory pic..... ken

[petercb750]

No argument from me Tez, I laugh at the shiny unscraped knee sliders you see guys walking into the cafes with, why why why. Don't they know you can actually take them off and not look so much like a wannabe. Very similar to the click clack fkn slippers the cyclists wear to keep their feet on their little pedals.
And also shakes me head at the HD-riding and dressed-60yo-return to riding after 30 years-couldn't ride out of sight on a dark night-1%er wannabes. Just my ever so humble opinion of course.

I've just learned that a bloke I know has bought a Harley, after years scoffing at them and saying all the things I've been saying, wtf, he's lost the plot. Perhaps he just wants to be....'trendy'. I don't get it.

[Terry in Australia]

Agreed Kev and Ken, and of course there are many other tribes, the "Bobber" guys who wear check shirts, jeans, gym boots and open face helmets, the Steampunk tools who dress up like 19th century train drivers, and fat slobs like me who wear whatever's on the bedroom floor from last night.

That's a beautiful FJ Ken, and probably one of the most practical motorcycles ever made. Tons of power, reasonable handling, and comfy. If I didn't already have one, I'd buy one. Pete, I didn't understand why people liked Harleys until I bought one, it was only a Sporty, but geez it was a great bike to ride, I rode it up to Bathurst and back in 1987 and had a ball racing my mate on his Moto Guzzi, what a great ride!  

[petercb750]

But did you buy it for the image? Or because you wanted that particular bike?
My point is the 60yo bloke who hasn't ridden for 30 years gets a harley cos he's drawn into the image and the "look at me I'm an individual like everyone else" and really has no idea of riding or even what he's bought. Most of them ride like grandmas and spend a lot of time looking at their own reflections.....in my humble pissed off opinion.

[Terry in Australia]

Ha ha, I've got a mate in Sweet Home, Oregon, who's been a bit of a hermit all his life, he's never owned a bike until I guess I convinced him to give motorcycling. (before then he had MG cars) He bought a horrible 1980's Honda Harley clone to learn on, then bought a 1200 sporty about this time last year, and he loves it.

He's got a couple of friends who've recently bought Harleys as well, and he sent me a great email today about the ride they did over the weekend to places like Bend, Stayton and Prineville, and other places I'd like to ride one day. Jim's 59 or 60, and I'm guessing that his mates are similar ages.

I really can't see anything wrong with what Jim's doing, he's got a much better social life than he had a couple of years ago, and his only regret is that he didn't buy a bike 40 years ago. Cheers, Terry.    

[Mo]

The one lasting American contribution to world motorcycle culture...Harley Davidson...that pisses me off.  Those bikes #$%*ing suck...for any money...thank god i can buy old Hondas for $500 in my neck of the woods.

it's absurd/kind of impressive that 15 yr old sportsters sell for 75% of MSRP. EBR, Mission, Victory, and Indian and Zero are all american MC companies. EBR and Victory both kind of appeal to me (aside from their sticker prices, yikes!)

[vfourfreak]

Feck it, I'm pissed off. No real reason, just because I choose to be. So I am off down the pub for a flaggon of beer and a painted hussy. Catch you later.

Kev

[demon78]

Tell me Kev on the subject of flagons can you get a decent flagon in France and as far as painted hussy's go, (which you mentioned some where) are the French painted hussy's more fun to debauch than the Irish painted hussy's ? We should because there is a fairly eclectic and international bunch here, have a poll on which countries painted hussy's are the most fun and easiest to debauch I mean research like this is worthy of in depth studies and could contribute to better global understanding.
I'm always on the lookout for that Nobel.
Bill the demon.

[Retro Rocket]

Hot weather down here, our painted hussy's wear less if that helps....

[Terry in Australia]

I'm pissed off that it's not Saturday yet...........