I don't think most of us are picking on the bikes. I've seen friends do amazing things on 800 lb. road glides and full dressers.
It's (some of) the owners. And actually, that's an important distinction: owners vs. riders. There are too many of the former and not enough of the latter. I know people who ride the wheels off their Harleys and people who don't average 4 digits in mileage annually.
EXACTLY, FJ! This whole thing was about the ADVERTISING that The Motor Company uses to push the idea to the public-at-large, NOT that their motorcycles are desirable to own because they possess the comfort and reliability that they obviously have, BUT to push the idea that you can "stick it to the man", which any person with an once of critical sense would have to take as some sort of call to be "A REBEL" against the so-called "establishment".
In essence, it has nothing whatsoever to do with anything regarding the motorcycle field, and everything to do with, as Thanassis rightly called it..."playing dressup".
And I have always found ads, regardless of the product involved, that cater to this.."buy me and you'll be cool", to be an insult to my intelligence.
(but then again, as you must know by now, I tend to get insulted rather easily, but I almost always cover my outrage with sarcasm and a joke)
Last edited by Dwight; 06/14/200711:17 PM.
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
