On May 17, 2006, at 10:03 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
While I guess the basic premise there will tend to be correct in
more urban areas maybe in places with a large blue collar
population I think you'll find nearly as many drunks falling off
Harleys and going splat with no helmet or with just a little
brainbucket.
Besides which that discussion is also largely an
oversimplification. Now that I've been riding for a few years
several of my friends have asked me "When are you going to "move
up" to a Harley?" Frankly I see no "up" to move to in the Harley
world. My Honda is more powerful, more reliable, more manuverable,
faster and overall more cool than any Harley. My Father-in-law
rides a Harley Ultra Classic (the big old man's bike) and is one of
the few people I know who understands.
He and I have an understanding about that bike. He knows the only
reason I begrudgingly accept it is because its fuel injected which
I think makes an otherwise worthless powerplant appear civilized.
Thus when he dies I'll inherit the bike as otherwise it'll just be
sold off while for my part I promise to appreciate it for what it is.
-Curt
I've been riding Harleys for 33 years. I don't get into pissing
contests with anyone over anything. If I see someone riding any bike
I think "kewl, they're getting the wind in their face and having a
good time".
I also drive Mercedes Benz cars and use Apple Computers. There are
good reasons why I do what I do. I'm sure that most folks have good
reasons for doing what they do too. It's all just a matter of
preference.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
