Originally Posted by
walpurgis
In the main, there seem to be two types of Harley Davidson owners and it's all about image with them.
The scruffy tattoed Hells Angel wannabe guy with a haircut like a mullet with the sides shaved off and the back long and wearing a cut off Levi jacket covered in badges over battered black leather biker jacket and greasy, stained jeans, plus big boots. He'll also wear a battered open face helmet (bought for a fiver from a mate) and sunglasses. He has no visor, 'cos he busted it dropping his lid when pissed. He has two pregnant girlfriends, but still lives at home with his mum, despite being over thirty. The bars on his bike will be over a foot higher than standard and he can be heard approaching from a mile away as his bike exhausts will have no baffles in. He works on a building site or at a scrap yard and thinks he's mega cool, not realising that 95% of others think he's a total dick! I can get away with saying that 'cos he's too illiterate to read this properly!
Then there's the 50+ born again biker, trying to live out the fantasies of his youth. Has an immaculate near new Harley with all options, that the dealer services three times a year, even though the bike only does 600 miles annually. He wears a very expensive 'genuine' Harley Davidson logo'ed brown leather jacket, spotless 46 inch waist Levi jeans with ironed in creases and very expensive Harley Davidson boots. He is only seen riding on warm dry days, usually plodding along A roads and motorways at a safe 50mph with a dozen similar saddo's all in a line. Makes a point of being seen at all 'the right places'. It's his escape from driving his company car Lexus SUV to and from his collar and tie job as an estate agent. He also wears an open face helmet with sunglasses, but his is expensive and as new and of course has its visor. He also thinks he looks cool and naturally fails dismally.
Just generalising here. I'm sure there are Harley riders who don't fit in the above..............maybe. ;)
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