08-28-2024, 12:59 AM
(08-15-2024, 01:36 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Nice one, Suhawk.When I take one of my bikes to the Harley dealer, I park right in front, and no one has ever said a thing to me about it being a Honda or Kawasaki. Usually someone will come to look at it because they do not seem to know new Nippon bikes. But occasionally I get told something like, "I had a Honda CB350 back in the day".
I have to go to the Harley dealer at least once a year. Mom, bless her heart, despite my gentle urging that I don't need gift cards of any kind, usually gets me an HD gift card for my birthday or Christmas. So, I go to the local dealer not too far from the office, and pick out some non-Harley branded thing like an overpriced flannel shirt.
Last time, riding my Enfield into the parking lot, I saw lots of Harleys parked near the entrance. "Hmm, I thought, better park way in the back with my non-Harley. (Sort of like the GM plants I am near for a few of my events... non-GM-driving employees park in the north 40.) As I walked closer, I realized it was the used bike area, and that none of the customers had actually ridden a Harley there. When I walked out, a few guys were standing next to my bike. They were actually interested in what kind of helmet I had locked to my handlebar and wanted to know where I got it. We chatted for a few minutes.
The only actual Harley rider who came and went during my visit was a guy in a Mongols vest, on a Pan America.
It tells me, most of us were too poor to start riding Harleys, and when I could afford it, I knew better.
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......met nephews Mike (NC 750X DCT) and Roger (BMW K75) for lunch today at the Feed Mill in Felicity Ohio![[Image: 0b694f67c0aeb55c51488742cfbe720e.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/202409/0b694f67c0aeb55c51488742cfbe720e.jpg)