I am invisible!

Coming from another perspective.I ride a Harley and have Owned and ridden them for over 20 years,and have owned big Jap bikes and raced 3 Ducati models.
What I have found is ,there seems to be a social stigma towards people that ride Harleys,even amongst other motorcyclists.Not all Harley riders bite,well not intentionally:eek:.And yes,my Harley is big black and chrome,BUT it is ridden in all types of weather and I just spend hours,probably too many hours keeping it in a condition that I like to see it in.Next time you see a Harley somewhere,with a guy standing next to it,dressed in black,with bugs in his teeth,go up to him and say G'day.You might be surprised,he might be able to string more than 3 words together.He might actually have a degree of some sort,and not rip your head off:cool: When I am out and about,very rarely do I get any form of acknowledgement from riders of other makes of bike.And this is something that I have noticed on the increase the last 10 or so years.The same can be said regards 4wds too I guess.30 years ago,if you saw someone driving a 4wd,you always gave the wave,and recieved acknowledgement.Then it seemed to change,you only recieved acknowledgement from drivers of similar makes.And now it seems that you are lucky to recieve acknowledgement from owners of the same model.


Wayne

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Originally Posted by LowRanger

When I am out and about,very rarely do I get any form of acknowledgement from riders of other makes of bike.

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That's due to people now not even bothering to nod to HD riders owing the usual response from them.

I often talk to HD riders when I meet them near their bikes. Some have done some great rides and, yes, their bikes are often immaculate.

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Originally Posted by JohnF

Ron, don't you know we have told everyone in Australia to run over you so that you will not be around anymore, to pull us up on all our spelling/Grammar mistakes.

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Told you you should reply to posts like "I NEED HELP" and "CAN SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE"

Karma may be running over your dogma in retaliation! Either that or its ignoring you altogether!

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Ron may have been invisible on the trip to Ian & Lou's place but there was no way he could have been invisible on the way home.





Redback & myself were talking about the lack of food on the table after Ron had been there.

If it makes you feel better I didn't see 2 semi's the other morning when pulling out onto the highway:angel:.
Paniked at the last second when I saw one and pulled up just in time to have the one heading the other way woosh across in front of me:eek:. I would have only left a cm or 2 between the front of the Fender and the side of the passing monster.

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Originally Posted by MickS

I have no doubt this guy would be seen Ron. And if an overtaking car travelling in the opposite direction didn't see him at first, I suspect he would fill their peripheral vision and windscreen very very quickly :o

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...010/10/547.jpg

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:o That bike would need to be surgically removed.

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Originally Posted by LowRanger

Coming from another perspective.I ride a Harley and have Owned and ridden them for over 20 years,and have owned big Jap bikes and raced 3 Ducati models.
What I have found is ,there seems to be a social stigma towards people that ride Harleys,even amongst other motorcyclists.Not all Harley riders bite,well not intentionally:eek:.And yes,my Harley is big black and chrome,BUT it is ridden in all types of weather and I just spend hours,probably too many hours keeping it in a condition that I like to see it in.Next time you see a Harley somewhere,with a guy standing next to it,dressed in black,with bugs in his teeth,go up to him and say G'day.You might be surprised,he might be able to string more than 3 words together.He might actually have a degree of some sort,and not rip your head off:cool: When I am out and about,very rarely do I get any form of acknowledgement from riders of other makes of bike.And this is something that I have noticed on the increase the last 10 or so years.The same can be said regards 4wds too I guess.30 years ago,if you saw someone driving a 4wd,you always gave the wave,and recieved acknowledgement.Then it seemed to change,you only recieved acknowledgement from drivers of similar makes.And now it seems that you are lucky to recieve acknowledgement from owners of the same model.


Wayne

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It comes down to the vehicles being used as status/fashion statements instead of for their intended use. What percentage of 4X4s never leave the bitumen, likewise, how many Harley riders ride for the passion rather than 'the look at me' attitude?

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

It comes down to the vehicles being used as status/fashion statements instead of for their intended use. What percentage of 4X4s never leave the bitumen, likewise, how many Harley riders ride for the passion rather than 'the look at me' attitude?

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I would say that being a status/fashion statement was definitely part of the intended use of both 4x4s and motor bikes. Otherwise they wouldn't bother to make them pretty and shiny.

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Originally Posted by BigJon

I would say that being a status/fashion statement was definitely part of the intended use of both 4x4s and motor bikes. Otherwise they wouldn't bother to make them pretty and shiny.

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All part of being in the Latte set.Don't drive it,don't ride it,just park it and watch others look at it:wasntme:

Wayne

I commute 3 days of the week on the motorcycle. A good day is when no one trys to kill you. I am fortunate enough not to be riding in Melbourne everyday anymore (did that for nearly 10years) as EVERYONE was out to get you.
One thing for sure is most bikies will talk to other bikies.
One nice winter day the wife and I decide to take the bike out for a ride to Clarkefield pub, just out of Melbourne. We pull up and thier must have been close to 100 Harleys there, and me on my little 600cc Yamaha. The thought went through my mind, should I turn around and high tail it out of there before someone sees me or go in. So we went in. Took us about 15minutes to get inside due to talking to the other riders about our ride, and had trouble getting to our a table due to all the conversations we were having about bikes, where we / they were heading, the weather, the food etc. Had a great meal and went on our way.