Maybe some of the other members of this forum are different than me,but I don't really see much of this "attitude" you refer too. There has been rivalry between Triumph and HD for decades but that doesn't mean they don't respect the other riders and their bikes. If you want to see "attitude" talk to a Chevy or Ford fan. When I bought my Dodge Ram, the only thing positive my brother-in-law could say was "Nice tires". I think most America/Speedmaster riders feel a closer kinship with the HD crowd than with anyone else out there. That is definitely true for me, but it sure won't stop me from giving my riding buddies a good natured slam every chance I get.I almost never bad mouth Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki etc. Why bother? I work with a few guys who bought Harleys for the image and I put them in the same class as the guys on their Honda-Davidsons. I also work with a guy that has over 98,000 miles on his Softail. He doesn't have any tattoos or ponytail and he isn't worried about looking or acting like a biker. I have nothing but respect for him. He has a garage full of other bikes too, mostly Japanese dirt bikes. What's my point? I dunno. Maybe we are Harley bashers because under the surface Triumph riders and Harley riders are not really all that different. If we were we would just ignore them.
