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"The Triumph might be allowed to ride with us but the Honda would have to go". A voice from the other side of the gas pump says. I say a good thing we arent riding with you then, is my response.
Now across the pumps are three Harleys the big mouth is driving a blue "special editon" with a thrity day tag.
Now they made more of those special editions then Triumph makes bikes but that anthor story. Now my new "Friend" is wearing offical Harley from his head to his boots, Im sure if they had a Harley thong in his size and Wille said to wear it, he would.
"The Triumph would be allowed but the Honda have to go" he repeats.My wife gives me the look like please Chris dont say anyhing that would get you in the hospital. "Im just kidding with you dude." as he comes over to my side of the pumps. "Mind if I take a look at your turnup??" I sigh and say sure. As he looks it over he says " What year is she?" I tell him 2004 then he says "Ohhh so its not a real Triumph then !!" Suzie gives me the look again, as his friend laugh in the back ground and I say "It says Triumph on the title, so its a Triumph." His last line as he is getting up from looking is "Where do you pedel it?"His friend laughing in the background. What a funny guy! The pump finnaly clicks, thank goodness and all I say is its quick enough for me. I get another "Just messen with ya man" as he walks back to his "special edition" and he closes with. "Such a cute little bike" . And with that he reaches for his key.
" click click click" The special edition says
"clickclick click" such a great sound Idiot must of left his lights on or something . Huge smile comes to my face as my bike and Suzies start right up. My parting line is as I put my bike in gear is. How much did that paper weight cost ya?? We leave the gas station laughing to the point I almost wreck my bike as Im pulling out.
Karma such a great thing

Like it

back in my younger yrs h.d. and English ie; Triumph, Norton, Matchless etc all ran together and bantered back and forth all the time. I remember things like, "more Triumphs have burned up waitin for h.d.s to start, than for any other reason" being said. and my Triumph being called a dirt bike. but we always run together and enjoyed it. It was the jap bikes that wernt allowed in. so if he was possibly from the old school, he probably was just ribbing ya like in the old days. but i think its HA LAR EEEE OUS that it was dead hahahahahahahahahaha cuz just like in the old days,( if you were riden buds ) it would have been another occasion when a Triumph is started and runnin, waitin on the h.d. hahahahahahahaha

I sat here giggling to myself for a couple of minutes... Good job no one else can see me though they may think I've gone mad....!

I think you showed incredible restraint, maybe its the Irish in me, but I may have lost my temper

I showed restraint yea thats the word, my wife was there
I was 100 miles from home, in a town I never heard of, and there where three of them ::: laughin::: plus Im 46 years old and out of shape, they where maybe 30, me thinks I show restraint for a reason ::::laughin::::

So he's maybe 30?
"Ohhh so its not a real Triumph then !!"
He wouldn't know a Meriden Triumph if it bit him.

I'm OK with anyone who rides. Even the HD guys. Even weekend warriors. Scooters are good too (maybe a Vespa in my future).
What's just really annoying are guys who pretend to know something when it's obvious they absolutely don't. The big machine is a replacement for a lack of useable brain cells. As a group most HD riders are good guys. Then you come across the rockhead like this guy. But there are rockhead Triumph riders too. I'd like to think they are a smaller percentage. What I like about even rockhead HD riders is that they're buying new HDs every day.
Hey, they buy the bikes, I buy the stock

I've ridden lots of things and one of the funniest things was I was camping with friends and borrowed my buddies wife's little yellow scooter to go to the store for beer. Now I am pretty sure my chain saw has a bigger engine and smokes less but that little scooter sure was fun to ride. Well when I am leaving the store parking lot I am next to the fellow who looks like the real deal kinda biker. Older harley well maintained but no longer show room shiney, old leathers tattoos, etc. well I get next to him, rev it up and race him out of the lot. that scooter only goes 35Mph but the speed limit by the campground was only 30 and he did not have time to pull away before the campground so all my friends could see was that harley and me right next to him on that bright yellow scooter pegged for all it was worth. that poor bastard look disgusted but we had a good laugh.

Gotta love Karma... Hopefully he starts his bike before his mouth next time. Good story.

Great story, I too think that it doesn't matter what you ride as long as you ride but I find some of the HD riders the worst & mainly the HOG chapter riders

On Saturday I was at a Triumph dealers in Canterbury which is also a HD dealer, when the "Invicta HOG group turned up! not very creative for a group run out.. "Where shall we go for a run?.. I know the local HD showroom"

Well I have never seen so much attitude (the Stare! ) my mate was going take one of their heads off but what made me smile the most was that with all these shiney tractors there everyone was stopping & looking at my Rocket & having a chat.

I think they got pissed off & the "Road Captain!!!" led them off

I am not sure I could be that nice lol.

Seems they (Hardly Serious) riders are the same the world over.

No matter what kind of Harley they ride people always seem to walk past to check out the Triumph.

"Click, click, click..."

BWAhahahahahahahahahaha!!!

Okay, I'm done now.

No, wait.

BWAhahahahahahahaha!!!

Okay, NOW I'm done...