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11-27-2015, 09:20 AM

Originally posted by baddog

Because this is the USA, not Germany.

perhaps. but BMW is a status symbol, and as you pointed out, professional buy h-d because it's a status symbol.

I used to call them rolex riders, i wondered why they never went BMW, but i never really knew any. they plop their amex card down at the dealer and go pick out a jacket before they even consider bike. hell, i had to roll pennies to get my first h-d. i think it's because the billy badass factor combined with status symbol. it's rarely, if ever, on account of the open road calling.

also, don't forget the harley tariff of 1986. 50%
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11-27-2015, 09:22 AM

Because the bikers of the 90's are gone, and phonies rule the workforce

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11-27-2015, 09:22 AM

Twenty years ago in Lexington, Ky. a guy named Dave owned the Harley dealership. It was in an old commercial area, had 2-3 new bikes max on the floor, a waiting list for popular models and some misc gear for sale.

Now it's a 3 story building with an elevator in a high profile retail area, owned by an investment group, over a hundred new bikes on display, dozens of employees, a clothing department.
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11-27-2015, 09:28 AM

I guess is more about passion. I became a biker at 20 because i really wanted to ride. Sold my bike when the kid got born. Still thinking to buy a bike again.

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11-27-2015, 09:50 AM

I don't think it's the "they're able to afford it now" argument. A guy I know is an Ophthalmologist, and has owned a chain of those laser eye centers since we were in our early 30's. He's never been hurting for money. But recently he took a dive into the biker pool head first, and totally immersed himself. The guy looks like a full blown biker on the weekends. And it happened within the span of a month. That has happened to several well off people I know, and I know they've been able to afford that lifestyle for a long time.

I enjoy the freedom and excitement of motorcycles as much as the next guy. And I'll go out and ride every now and then, but I've never once had the urge to buy a pair of leather chaps, or a bandanna. Go out, ride your bike during the weekend, enjoy life. But why do people always have to assume the stereotypical biker look when they do? It's like they're unknowingly sucked into a subculture, and slowly get assimilated into it.
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11-27-2015, 09:53 AM

Originally posted by dyna mo

perhaps. but BMW is a status symbol, and as you pointed out, professional buy h-d because it's a status symbol.

I used to call them rolex riders, i wondered why they never went BMW, but i never really knew any. they plop their amex card down at the dealer and go pick out a jacket before they even consider bike. hell, i had to roll pennies to get my first h-d. i think it's because the billy badass factor combined with status symbol. it's rarely, if ever, on account of the open road calling.

also, don't forget the harley tariff of 1986. 50%

Not sure what crowd you roll with, but BMW motorcycles have never been a status symbol in my world.

And the tariff you speak of was 1983, only applied to imports of over 700cc, was supposed to last 5 years but Harley told them they could drop it in 1987. Be that as it may, how would the tariff of 1983 have anything to do with influencing who rides them 30 years later?
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11-27-2015, 09:55 AM

I just turned 40 - but having a Honda CBR1100XX dont make me a "biker" or "ricer".
Anyone idintifying themself based on their ride have some basic identity problems.

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11-27-2015, 09:56 AM

Closet homosexuals. What other type of grown man gets leathered up and likes their cock vibrating? Homos.

Look at the GFY biker crew and convince me you dont think they all look like closet homosexuals. Im waiting.
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11-27-2015, 09:58 AM

Originally posted by Rob

I don't think it's the "they're able to afford it now" argument. A guy I know is an Ophthalmologist, and has owned a chain of those laser eye centers since we were in our early 30's. He's never been hurting for money. But recently he took a dive into the biker pool head first, and totally immersed himself. The guy looks like a full blown biker on the weekends. And it happened within the span of a month. That has happened to several well off people I know, and I know they've been able to afford that lifestyle for a long time.

I enjoy the freedom and excitement of motorcycles as much as the next guy. And I'll go out and ride every now and then, but I've never once had the urge to buy a pair of leather chaps, or a bandanna. Go out, ride your bike during the weekend, enjoy life. But why do people always have to assume the stereotypical biker look when they do? It's like they're unknowingly sucked into a subculture, and slowly get assimilated into it.

I thought you said you ride. You don't wear chaps to look cool, you wear chaps because when you go down your legs are the first to hit the ground and leather is a lot thicker than Levi's and human skin. Bandannas keep the wind from knotting up your hair.

As far as you not buying my explanation, I am sorry, I may not have explained why one individual (your friend) did it, but I am confident that generally, I am correct.
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11-27-2015, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by MetaMan

Closet homosexuals. What other type of grown man gets leathered up and likes their cock vibrating? Homos.

Look at the GFY biker crew and convince me you dont think they all look like closet homosexuals. Im waiting.

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11-27-2015, 10:00 AM

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11-27-2015, 10:02 AM

Originally posted by baddog

Not sure what crowd you roll with, but BMW motorcycles have never been a status symbol in my world.

And the tariff you speak of was 1983, only applied to imports of over 700cc, was supposed to last 5 years but Harley told them they could drop it in 1987. Be that as it may, how would the tariff of 1983 have anything to do with influencing who rides them 30 years later?

i wasn't disagreeing with you, merely sorting out something i used to wonder about.

but i do disagree that BMWs aren't status symbols due to prestige of the brand identity and price. rolex riders stroll into a BMW shop just like the do a h-d shop and go straight to the accessories department. BMW is a second in merchandising, right behind harley.

i was recollecting the year(s) of the harley tariff by summarizing it as in 1986. my point was it increased the cost of harleys by 50%. going along with what your view was, that in the 1980s, harley had an uptick in reliability, they also had a very large price increase, i was suggesting that both combined to create the rolex rider.
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11-27-2015, 10:06 AM

let's not forget the sons of anarchy factor.

it's yuge. you can tell by the style of bikes on the street today. drag bars on super tall risers with a cafe fairing. op even referred to samcro.
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11-27-2015, 10:07 AM

Originally posted by dyna mo

i wasn't disagreeing with you, merely sorting out something i used to wonder about.

but i do disagree that BMWs aren't status symbols due to prestige of the brand identity and price. rolex riders stroll into a BMW shop just like the do a h-d shop and go straight to the accessories department. BMW is a second in merchandising, right behind harley.

i was recollecting the year(s) of the harley tariff by summarizing it as in 1986. my point was it increased the cost of harleys by 50%. going along with what your view was, that in the 1980s, harley had an uptick in reliability, they also had a very large price increase, i was suggesting that both combined to create the rolex rider.

The tariff raised the price of imports not HD
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11-27-2015, 10:10 AM

Originally posted by Rob

I'm 41, and seeing more and more of my friends becoming "bikers". Sporting the leather, the bandannas, and buying vests for their wives. They post pictures online of them looking like Samco rejects. I just don't get it. Is it a midlife crisis thing? Is it because during their day jobs as bankers, doctors, lawyers, they're pushed around so much, this is how they rebel? I seriously don't understand the meaning.

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