Are Harley-Davidson Owners/Riders Of Today A Complete Joke?

I grew up with a friend who adored 'the living legend' H-D. Infact, he would argue with adults who hated Harley's and would get firey pissed at those who called them 'Pigs'. This even included police officers who rode Kawaski's. My bud was schooled on everything from 1903 right to Evo's. He had friends that were 1%er's or 'Outlaw Bikers'.





So, I know my friend was true to the colors of H-D, but today you have a bunch of weinies who just are spoiled that work at factories or dental offices or law offices buying the bikes and leathering up, plus back when my bud and I were kids he argued that people should buy American Made... And then yesterday I stopped by our local Harley Dealership and all the salesman,mechanics and the actual owner drove FOREIGN TRUCKS! Toyota x 3,Nissan x 2, A Lexus Car... so this 'Buy American' is all BS in my opinion.





I thought about a Softail, but i would be no better than the rest of the idiots out there now. It's like RAIDER NATION %26amp; a dumb fad anymore!

Are Harley-Davidson Owners/Riders Of Today A Complete Joke?
I've been riding and wrenching on H-Ds since 1969


I work for a Harley-Davidson dealer


I ride a '79 FLH with 110,000 miles


I drive a 1963 GMC 3/4 ton Truck





We're still here, just a dying breed
Reply:Ok..So I ride a Harley Fat Boy.





I will take whatever abuse you want to throw out.





But Raider Nation??





That is an insult to anyone who can read write or ride! Report It

Reply:what a guy you are something cool .i like your opinion but who knows with the gas prices all these guys will ride Chinese vesbas.(a bicycle with three wheels and a spaghetti like tiny one stroke engine.)
Reply:HMMMM, a Harley zealot is much less annoying than a religeous zealot. Do what turns YOU on and don't worry what others think about it. Enjoy!
Reply:i read somewhere that the average harley rider makes 70k a year now. It's not what it used to be. if you want something orignial, go get a custom made bike.
Reply:Four years ago, at age 28, I managed to buy a '77 FLH off a friend who needed quick cash. My first Harley. This thing had fat front forks and huge fat bob tanks, 18" apehanger handlebars, hard saddlebags and loud straight pipes coming outta a 74 inch shovelhead. Plus it was painted General Lee orange. It was the metal and road dirt embodiement of what Harley stands for (in my naive perception at the time). I couldn't believe I was able to get the thing and was obviously proud as hell of it. This wasn't a fresh off the showroom floor chrome monster, it was old-skool cool. So, the first weekend I had it I tooled on up to the local H-D dealer, really looking forward to finally being able to park in the bikes only area of the lot, with the rest of the badasses on Harleys. Wrong. Of the twenty of so bikes there, not a one of them was over three years old, huge chrome barges with white collar wannabes in their new leather actually standing beside their bikes talking on their cell phones to other wannabes they were waiting on. Not a one of them even noticed that I didn't have a twin-cam engine under my tank, they probably couldn't have named it even if they had noticed it was different. They were all looking at me like my old scoot was gonna rape their new girlie bikes. I stopped being proud for a moment, hung my head a bit, kick started my bike, and roared outta there. So, yes, everyone is a candy a$$. Happy now?
Reply:I hear ya. H-D has pretty much sold out. However isn't that what we go into buisness to do, make gobs of money? I ride a 2000 Buell Cyclone, and am a biker. I've riden a few different bikes. the people you mentioned are not bikers, They're just pretending, but hey don't we all at times? You can spot them a mile away. However the police are a little nicer these days. Just think, when the fad dies down we'll have lot's of cheap scoots, always look on the bright side
Reply:My Harley dealer sells out all his bikes in a month. Do Jap bikes?
Reply:I have worked for some of those guys that pay for someone to trailer their Harleys just outside of Surgis and then get them out and ride. THere have always been those guys, but they didn't tell anyone they had money. Of course back then they might have been held up and robbed by some of the other bikers too. LOL


It used to be that you had to order your Harley and wait for it. The new guys buy Harleys to make themselves feel bigger than everyone else not because of the romance of owning a Harley.


My husband and I bought our first Harley last summer when we retired. We have always ridden Hondas but wanted something we could ride in comfort for a long time. We got the Electra Glide. Oh man it sounds so awesome. And we can ride alot longer without stopping to stretch our legs. We still ride the hondas around the city because they handle better at slower speeds.


I say buy your Harley. It will be like part of the family!
Reply:yes there is a huge fad goin on right now. but if you want to ride just do it. remeber all fads pass. i have been riding 19 years. no fad or new group is going to stop me or cause concern.
Reply:just a man and his machine, to fit in you have to have a give a 4-1-13-14 attitude. without the true feelings of "ridin" don't call yourself a "biker". Can't ride no more but been there.