Post by: hexidismal on September 04, 2007, 06:18:58 PM
So anybody know the right answer ?
Post by: Bogie on September 04, 2007, 06:27:42 PM
Post by: Monkeyleg on September 04, 2007, 07:02:28 PM
Sorry, but I had to get my digs in at Harley riders.
Post by: Sergeant Bob on September 04, 2007, 07:22:05 PM
And, if the bike costs more than $18,, the new rider thinks he's a "biker."
Sorry, but I had to get my digs in at Harley riders.
Sorry, but I had to get my digs in at Harley riders.
You forgot to add that he's watched "Easy Rider" three times.
Post by: Bogie on September 04, 2007, 07:36:24 PM
Or gravel...
Post by: Monkeyleg on September 04, 2007, 08:27:46 PM
I wrote a song called "The Sturgis Song." I wrote it in my head, then typed it up and got it copyrighted. But I'll be damned if I can find a written copy of it around the house.
Anyway, I wrote it in my head while headed back to WI from the western states in late August, and having to deal with all of the HD posers in the mountains who were hogging the turns. I didn't ride all that way to putt-putt through the mountain turns. I wanted to enjoy the challenging curves of the Rockies. By the time I got to Buffalo, WY, I was ready to shoot any HD rider I saw.
So, the following is just from memory, and goes by a Zydeco tempo:
"We're all goin' to Sturgis
We're goin' to tear up that town.
But we don't ride our motorcycles.
We're just going to trailer 'em down.
We'll stand around for a week or so,
Lookin' like real bad men.
But when our wives yell "c'mon home!"
We'll trailer 'em back again.
Now Killer Joe's got a custom trailer,
they painted it orange Day-Glow,
With custom wheels and custom lights,
it always wins the best of show.
It's got a stainless ramp,
air suspension, makes for a cushy ride.
But in all the years he's been comin' to Sturgis,
I never seen a bike inside.
Hammer Claw hails from Rapid City.
Drinks his beer outta rusty pails.
But he don't ride his bike to Sturgis,
Says it f***s up his nails.
Meatcleaver's an accountant from Chicago,
he's a biker like the rest of us.
But he don't ride his bike to Sturgis,
Comes in on a Greyhound bus.
Dirty Clyde's got a big tattoo
of a woman with bodacious charms.
But he can't stand around in the rain,
or it'll just dribble down his arm.
There's Killer Joe, Hammer Claw,
Meatcleaver and Dirty Clyde.
We got all the leathers the dealers sell,
but we really don't like to ride.
I hope you enjoyed our trailer rally,
and that you'll be back next year.
But please don't ride your bikes to Sturgis,
'cause everyone will think you're weird."
Post by: bedlamite on September 05, 2007, 03:26:01 AM
Post by: charby on September 05, 2007, 05:14:25 AM
And, if the bike costs more than $18,, the new rider thinks he's a "biker."
Sorry, but I had to get my digs in at Harley riders.
Sorry, but I had to get my digs in at Harley riders.
Why I am not buying a Harley. Too much snobbery amoungst who is a biker and who isn't.
I've been looking at BMW and Moto Guzzi, still trying to get over the sticker price of the Beemer.
My wife wants a Vespa (or something similar) scooter, I told she would have to get a motorcycle license to drive it.
-C
Post by: Thor on September 05, 2007, 05:57:03 AM
Generally, if it is under 50ccs, you don't need to worry about license stuff... If it is over, they think it is a motorcycle.
Check your state laws for specific requirements. In general, Bogie is right.
Post by: Tallpine on September 05, 2007, 06:51:29 AM
It sure would be handy around here to go to the mail box or over to the "barn" (about 1/4 mile)
If my legs hadn't been hurting so bad the past few months, I wouldn't even consider something like that.
Post by: wooderson on September 05, 2007, 09:02:23 AM
Post by: mgdavis on September 05, 2007, 10:04:59 AM
Why I am not buying a Harley. Too much snobbery amoungst who is a biker and who isn't.
I've been looking at BMW and Moto Guzzi, still trying to get over the sticker price of the Beemer.
My wife wants a Vespa (or something similar) scooter, I told she would have to get a motorcycle license to drive it.
-C
I've found that many BMW riders are just as snobbish as Harley riders. I doubt it even approaches a majority, but there are quite a few that won't even acknowledge you if you're not on a BMW.
Post by: charby on September 05, 2007, 10:17:06 AM
Why I am not buying a Harley. Too much snobbery amoungst who is a biker and who isn't.
I've been looking at BMW and Moto Guzzi, still trying to get over the sticker price of the Beemer.
My wife wants a Vespa (or something similar) scooter, I told she would have to get a motorcycle license to drive it.
-C
I've found that many BMW riders are just as snobbish as Harley riders. I doubt it even approaches a majority, but there are quite a few that won't even acknowledge you if you're not on a BMW.
I could image that also but there isn't a lot of BMW bikes here in central Iowa, It seems like you can't throw a stone and not hit a Harley.
Post by: HankB on September 05, 2007, 10:32:19 AM
Does anybody make an electric scooter? (cordless)
Why cordless? 
You might try the Sharper Image catalog for an electric scooter . . . some time ago, I remember reading an article mentioning that they had something for about 1/12 the cost of a Segway, though without the so-called "cool" factor.
Post by: bedlamite on September 05, 2007, 02:54:15 PM
Post by: wmenorr67 on September 06, 2007, 06:07:53 AM
Does anybody make an electric scooter? (cordless)
It sure would be handy around here to go to the mail box or over to the "barn" (about 1/4 mile)
If my legs hadn't been hurting so bad the past few months, I wouldn't even consider something like that.
It sure would be handy around here to go to the mail box or over to the "barn" (about 1/4 mile)
If my legs hadn't been hurting so bad the past few months, I wouldn't even consider something like that.
Get a golf cart or look into a John Deere Gator.
Post by: Tallpine on September 06, 2007, 06:13:13 AM
http://www.extremescooters.biz/productdescription.asp?URLModel=Razor_Pocket_Mod_Electric_Scooter
Post by: Thor on September 06, 2007, 08:50:53 AM
Post by: Sergeant Bob on September 06, 2007, 01:04:30 PM
yep, this is exactly what i had in mind
http://www.extremescooters.biz/productdescription.asp?URLModel=Razor_Pocket_Mod_Electric_Scooter
http://www.extremescooters.biz/productdescription.asp?URLModel=Razor_Pocket_Mod_Electric_Scooter
Good thing you're way out in the boonies or all the cowboys would be asking you for a date.
Post by: charby on September 06, 2007, 01:43:04 PM
yep, this is exactly what i had in mind
http://www.extremescooters.biz/productdescription.asp?URLModel=Razor_Pocket_Mod_Electric_Scooter
http://www.extremescooters.biz/productdescription.asp?URLModel=Razor_Pocket_Mod_Electric_Scooter
Good thing you're way out in the boonies or all the cowboys would be asking you for a date.
must place a rainbow bumper sticker on it
Post by: Monkeyleg on September 06, 2007, 01:46:24 PM
Naw. Just put a Harley logo on it and everyone will think you're cool.
Post by: Paddy on September 06, 2007, 08:38:31 PM
(Note: this is just before the cuffs are slapped on, and your looney libertarian ass is dragged to jail)
