01-15-2024, 04:21 AM
So, apparently I'm not the only one who thinks that this helmet should have been offered in colors other than black and "cement" here in the U.S.
Friday after work, I headed over to the local Harley dealership with the gift card that Mom gave me for my birthday. I though surely there would be something I could use.
Pulling into the parking lot on my non-Harley, I parked a respectable distance from the entrance and locked my helmet to my bar-end lock. I spent quite a while in their apparel department, eventually finding a rack of very nice non-HD branded flannel shirts. I found a good one and took it to the register. This was funny... Handing the gift card to the girl behind the counter, she asked if I bought one of the new Livewire electric bikes. I said no, and asked why she thought I might have.
She said that she noticed that I had spent a long time shopping, and that I was avoiding the HD-branded clothing and looked like I was struggling a bit. She said that the guys buying Livewires are tending to avoid branded gear, as they are afraid of being picked on by the traditional Harley crowd. Interesting.
Anyway, I went out to my bike, and found a few guys standing around it. I thought "Oh great, let's pick on the leper who brought an inferior bike to their hallowed ground."
Instead, I was greeted with "Hey man, where did you get this helmet? We would buy one of these but it only comes in black!"
I guess I might become quite the advocate for Chromeburner in the Netherlands.
Friday after work, I headed over to the local Harley dealership with the gift card that Mom gave me for my birthday. I though surely there would be something I could use.
Pulling into the parking lot on my non-Harley, I parked a respectable distance from the entrance and locked my helmet to my bar-end lock. I spent quite a while in their apparel department, eventually finding a rack of very nice non-HD branded flannel shirts. I found a good one and took it to the register. This was funny... Handing the gift card to the girl behind the counter, she asked if I bought one of the new Livewire electric bikes. I said no, and asked why she thought I might have.
She said that she noticed that I had spent a long time shopping, and that I was avoiding the HD-branded clothing and looked like I was struggling a bit. She said that the guys buying Livewires are tending to avoid branded gear, as they are afraid of being picked on by the traditional Harley crowd. Interesting.
Anyway, I went out to my bike, and found a few guys standing around it. I thought "Oh great, let's pick on the leper who brought an inferior bike to their hallowed ground."
Instead, I was greeted with "Hey man, where did you get this helmet? We would buy one of these but it only comes in black!"
I guess I might become quite the advocate for Chromeburner in the Netherlands.