My brother in law bought a Harley 2 years ago. Now every shirt he wears says Harley on it, he owns a gazillion Harley accessories, etc. One of his wedding pictures has he and his bride on the Harley.
However, this guy embodies NONE of the "rugged individualist" that the image portrays.
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He drops his Harley and breaks his leg….then makes up an elaborate story about how he broke it playing sports….because this 40 year old is too afraid to tell his dad the truth….knowing the dad [who suggested he start with a smaller bike and learn how to control it before getting a bigger bike] will tell him "I told you so".
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His hair is about 1" long, but it takes him 15 minutes to blow-dry and style it.
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His idea of "roughing it" is a hotel without room service.
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He wouldn’t even know how to change spark plugs or check the oil.
He’s worse the the Wm H Macy character in Wild Hogs.
I give him tons of crap about it. What do you REAL bikers think about Posers like him??
First, he’s my wife’s brother, not my sister’s husband; no one in my family picked him.
I give him crap because although he has money for Harley stuff…his wife’s car, their home, and his kids’ bicycles are falling apart….and he does nothing [do the work or pay for it] about it.
If he put out half the effort to fit the image that he tries to portray, I would have no problem with it [OK, for the 15 minutes to dry his hair, I would]. Owning and riding the Harley is fine….if he were not falling behind on his responsibilities as a husband and parent, I wouldn’t give him crap.
Ironically, his kids are becoming the "rugged individualists" that he is not…..mostly because he neglects them so badly that they’ve become very resourceful and independent.
As to what I ride, I’m a Jeep guy. I own a ’47 CJ2A, and built it from the ground up. I also own a 68 F250, also built it myself. Still, it’s not my whole life, and my wife’s car, our home, and my kids’ bikes are all working.
Second, the reason I don’t have my email or IM link is because I already get enough email.
As far as bravery, I give this guy crap to his face…but also have offered several times to help him with the car, home and kids’ bikes…but he can’t be bothered. Anyway, I think his wife is about to toss his sorry ass out the door
We gotta have something to laugh at
We even play along with them just to watch them make bigger fools of them selves
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To me there are no posers, only motorcyclists and non-motorcyclists. I don’t subcategorize any more than that.
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What do YOU ride? A guy that can afford a new Harley probably makes enough to pay his plugs changed? I own a Honda and I pay mine. I pay for anything I have done even though I was a mechanic for 25 years. My wrists have DJD (degenerative joint disease) and I can’t turn wrenches anymore. Maybe he bought it for enjoyment? True enough He needed a smaller one to learn on but he learned how to drop one? Now he knows what NOT to do. I dropped on myself many years ago. Nothing to be said other than it was very embarrassing at the time. Funny as hell now though. I dropped the same bike twice. The second time was a lesson learned. STUPID, DRINKING and GRAVEL parking lot. We all learn by mistakes.
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your sister picked him,so whats wrong with your family ?
as far as im concerned,you’re the one with the problem with everyone,deal with it or s.t.f.u.
poser
if youre the rough & tough one in your family,and have so much to say on here from the safety of your computer,why dont you accept im’s or e-mail ?
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he’s not a poser, he’s slowly but surely learning the Harley "ROPES". i just hope he grows a mullet and gets a "keep on truckin" tattoo to finish it all off. tell him not to wash his clothes after wearing them for 3 weeks, and not to brush his teeth too. thats should put him in the Harley realm that we all exist in.
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It just takes a bit of cash, to become a poser, and they do buy and sell bikes often, (used with very low mileage), so we can buy them cheaper! Useful idiots.
Nothing wrong with that!
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wow, you seem really obsessed with this guy… some advice for you… don’t worry about other people , just do your thing and be happy.
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yeah, I hate RUBS. But some day this fad will be over and guys like me will be able to score chopper material at a good price. So I guess they’re good for something.
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We gotta have something to laugh at
We even play along with them just to watch them make bigger fools of them selves
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What rugged individualist image? The one where all the Harley riders are talking in unison about what rebels they are?
You brother in law isn’t a poser, he’s just "typical".
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Since you mentioned the ‘Wild Hogs’ movie
Damien Blade (Peter Fonda’s character) – " Four guys stand off against fifty bikers… and THEY’RE the posers?"
Why are you such a "real biker"? Because you microwaved your own frozen dinner? Go away.
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definatly very annoying.,…they actually think theyre cool!!
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Is there a question here or is it an oppurtunity to bash HD riders? Do you know Joe B.?
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the 1st person to pound his chest and grunt he’s the REAL biker is the BIGGEST poser…. so who the hell am i to say.
who cares…. but i got 2 points for answering
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so…you never said if he actually rides the thing!!!! If so how much??? If he rides regardless of all the harley crap he wears…if he rides he is the real deal…this poser thing is stupid….a poser just wears the gear but never throws a leg over a bike…the question is does he really ride???
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Sounds like the typical noob harley guy. Actually if it all makes him happy, who are we to judge. On the other hand, what a bunch of dorks.
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This is a rant. Take it elsewhere.
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BKM, You don’t like your bro in law, and you want to talk about it on a motorcycle site?
What do YOU ride.
Jeep posers are even worse than HD posers…with all that mud and big tire sh*t and all.
Tell your sister, don’t complain to US!
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Obviously you just have an issue with this particular individual. I certainly wouldn’t group every other Harley rider that is proud of his ride in with this gentleman. As far as being a "poser", it has been my experience that most people act like something they are not in one way or another. Judge not.
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An a$$ whole by any other name will still smell like s***.
Just make sure that your sister has a good life insurance policy on him. Then he’ll be good for something.
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