Is the dirtbag in the same place as the vacuum cleaner's? (old hells angels joke)

Can I be the first to say ?

My dad went to a HD dealer because he wanted a new bike. However, none of the salesman wanted to approach him. I told him if he wore Confederate flag bandana, maybe he'd get noticed.

my boss just turned 50 - 3 years ago bought a harley makes over 75k a year

OBVIOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Drifter

just saw your post sorry must be cause Fark is Farked AGAIN

Those rebels with their double-breasted suits and their power lunches. Outlaws, I tell you. Outlaws! Every last one of them should be run out of Starbucks and Brooks Brothers.

Bunch of farking posers if you ask me. Anytime you walk into a MC dealership and 80% of the floor space is taken up with poser jackets, bandanas and other leather good.

Why does a do-rag cost US$10 anywhere else but US$14-15 because someone has stitched Harley-Davidson on it?

The average means nothing. Harleys are still badass.

So badass that there are more posers than there are the real thing. But so what!

Still, scooters are pretty badass...

OBVIOUS??? Hell no,
I'm only 38!!

Real men build their own.

In my town all the Harley riders are really bikers.

Bought mine at 22!

Bought mine at 25, sold it nine years later for $1,000 less than I paid for it. That side of the market is great. The bad part is that if I want to buy another one, I'm looking at $25K.

Grammar Nazi Alert!
Before this thread continues, I want to put forth two quick definitions for ya'll to enjoy

po·seur (p-zr, pzr) n. One who affects a particular attribute, attitude, or identity to impress or influence others. a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not

pos·er1 (pzr)n. One who poses.

Thank you for your time

middle-age crisis?

You better well be making good money to buy an HD...cuz you gonna spend lots of money repairing it. But when they work, you got a cool looking ride. And chicks without teeth love that shiat man

Who else can afford a POS american bike that sucks on a good day? I'd love to see some of these dumbass dickless yuppies get caught in a crowd of Southern Outlaws. It'd be like that scene in the Fletch movie, except with bloody poseur all over the floor.

I owned one several years ago, at the age of 25. (Fatboy piece of junk.) I love Harleys. I love the sound, hte look, the weight, the stares you get....all except for the maintenance. My FatBoy was on the side of the road more than it was on it. I have a 2002 Honda VTX now (blow it up your ass, I love it.) and it is one sweet ride. I wish Harley made a bike as good as this, I really do. And I will prbably get bashed all over the place for saying that....but..... hey, the truth hurts.

umm, that's HOUSEHOLD income, not personal income.
a typical american family earning 78k per year is FAR from rich. on the contrary, they are probably struggling to get by. a vast majority of them are certainly not out driving lexuses(Lexii?) as previous posters assert.

Me and my Honda Civic hatchback have no business in this thread whatsoever.

Oh, well, my mom says I'm cool.

Thats why they dont wave to me when Im on my sportbike .... they're too damn old to lift their arms up from their sides.

heh.

Definitely obvious. It's the same reason that only old men can afford new Corvettes....they're the only ones who have a bunch of extra money just laying around to afford 'em.

And that's why it's a good stock for a long term hold... aging demographics ( more and more old farks with more and more money to buy toys compared to 20 and 30 sumthin's still trying to raise a family, buy a home, pay alimoney, pay off college loans, mortgages etc)

Middle age crazy - yaaaahhhooooo!

That kind of money will buy a lot of bike, and it looks like they got it. I'd hate to drive a cow around town. Someday, I'll become a real man and ride an obnoxiously loud window rattling obese bike down the neighborhood just to get all the hot toothless chicks.

One of these days. But for now, I'll have to settle for my trusty cbr600f4. Two years old with 45,000 miles and my car is neglected. One day I'll get a Harley, so I can put an honest Harley sticker on my car and drive it instead. Why burn rice when I can burn oil? Harley, here I come!

Harley Davidson demographics: Average HD buyer is nearly deaf, as are his neighbors.

Harley Davidson demographics: Average HD buyer has gotta be blind, and so are their girlfriends and wives.

i want a triumph bonnie, that's a classy bike. i'd rather have a bonnie. i'd feel too pressured into buying the HD Barbie and Ken set to prove i was a real HD rider and not a poser.

I'm with Awldun. Just about anything from the Triumph lineup, with the exception of the Daytona and the TT600.

The new Bonnie is great, Speed Triple or the RS. mmmmmmm Brit Bikes rule.

Talk about selling the sizzle instead of the steak. HD has mastered selling image. Their customers overlook the high price and poor reliability because they think that they automatically become a badass when they buy a Harley. Worse poseurs are the guys who buy the Japanese V twins that imitate Harleys and then put on leathers and bandanas to imitate Harley riders.

Love the V-rod though... Bout time the Motor Company made a bike using new technology. Whodathunkit?

Bigpeeler

where are ya brother when I need you on the defense?

Although as previously stated, I would rather drive a foreign bike now because of the reliability issues involved. Harley has gotten better, as I have friends who have bike with over 50,000 on them, and they report no problems. I might have had a dud, who knows.
But, I do see a weird trend here, to make fun of the Harely rider as some sort of middle aged wanna-be in the midst of a crisis.
Why does everyone say this about Harley riders? So they wanted something, but were unable to afford it, until they had more money. Isn't that the way it is with almost everything? I mean, we all want a Mercedes, ( or most of us), but most of us cannot aford it, so we buy a Honda. Same way with cycles.
People talk about Harley riders as if it is something that should be made fun of, some old guy on a bike. Believe me, the old saying is true. If they had to explain it, you wouldn't understand. True, a Harley is loud, has a distinct sound, and is generally heavy and bulky as hell.
But that's kind of the appeal of a Harley. The bike is good old fashioned iron, made right here at Home, and the Harley company has had tremendous success with that particular image. The fact that they have overcome the general consensus of the bikes being unreliable says a lot for the company.
Those snaggle tooth bikers you see on TV and hear about really make up a small percentage of Harley Riders. Go to any meet, and you will find that there is a large and diverse crowd of all kinds of people riding the Big Iron. As for outlaw bikers, they make up about 1 percent of the Harley community, but you wouldn't know it from television or Hollywood.
As for the girls with no teeth....well, believe me, a LOT of the girls riding and attracted to Harleys are pretty damn good looking. In general, the girl attracted to the rebel can be from all waks of life, so it is unfair to call all Harley Girls snaggled toothed inbreds. Although, believe me, there are quite a few of them out there. But there are also inbred missing teeth girls who like guys who drive Hondas.
The reason people ride motorcycles, for the most part, is the danger involved. True, some get in it to attract girls and the like, but the general attitude of "wanting to be a rebel" lacks the proper explanation. Yes, it is displaying a rebellious attitude, just getting on a bike. But it is much more than that, ask any biker.
There is just something to riding the yellow line, being the only person on the road, a glance away from death, and being in harmony with all around you. When you ride a bike, you are PART of all of it, and the feeling can only be expressed by riding for yourself and getting the feel for it. When you are in a car, you are set apart from the road by the windshield, the hood, the dash, and everything around you. But on a bike, you are inches away from the road, and not much is seperating you from the cruel and extremely painful condition known as road rash.
So, these old guys ARE living a dream, but it something that comes upon a person like a fine wine. It needs to age to become fully realized. When you ride a large, loud, and vibrating machine down the road towards the sunset, there is a feeling that just cannot be matched by riding a sport bike. I have owned sport bikes in the past, but..... believe me, nothing beats a cruiser.
Be nice to those old guys on Harleys. Most of the time, they are the nicest guys you will ever meet. And most of them can probably buy and sell you.
Me? I drive a Honda now. I'm a dirty communist. My Harley friends still let me ride with them. They just make me ride way in back.

Damn, sorry about the long post.

By the way, Pope_Urban,
I had the oppurtunity to ride one of those V-Rods. Loved it. The first Harley in a while to make me want to buy one.

Bradth27 Holy shiat! A thoughtful, insightful and intelligent post - been so long since I've seen one, I hardly was able to recognize it!!!

Thanks Commodore69. I get a bit defensive about rude comments made about riders, since I am one myself. And I'm a damn librarian. heh.
Brad, proud member of Hell's Librarians.

Honda Baby!!! Thats the Rebel Bike.

sigh. It's not about being a rebel. Besides, Honda does make some cool bikes. Here's a (stock) pic of one like I own. 1800 cc's. I have owned a lot of bikes, and Yamaha runs a close second. But I had a lot of problems with the Yamahas, since I tended to like the Viragos. Viragos are great bikes, but those 80's Viragos had some serious starter problems.

hondas are for babys

I've seen my fair share of Harley owners, and I've yet to meet one that owned one that was under 40.

wow...... my dream is to becoem a HD rider

what rebels

Don't ya just love these Demographics...... well I'm 47 but I'm about $35,000 a year short of affording one.

buy one it will change your life