I happen to be scrolling through the net & stumbled on some site's with ppl complaining about Harley Davidson's noise levels & Pirate wannabe riders etc etc , but what amazed me is the amount of dumb pricks out there that actually hate Harleys with a passion & even claim to want to knock us off our bikes "WTF" . these assholes are just fucked up IMO & if they come across me with their attitude's , i will quicky adjust it for them .

It's pretty unbelievable, especially that only about 0.05% of those people have even ridden one, once in their life and had one bad experience, or were bullied by a guy on a Harley, or are 'anti-USA' people.

Most are dumbass Power Ranger 'boy racers' anyway, that look like farken clowns going to the coffee shop in a colour-matched one-piece racing suit, so their opinion doesn't matter.

Miker, unfortunately I have found to be reasonably common. Can give you the name of an entire Ulysses branch that if you stand up and say you ride a harley, they will boo ya down ( which is why the Rowdys and I love doing it) . Bunch of old BMW/ Honda ST riding farts who think everyone on a hog is a hoodlum.

Funnily most of the Harley Hater's are from USA site's , devoted to Hating Harley's . just type Harley Haters or likewise , farking unreal actually .

These people are just Internet tough guys..........enough said

Too right KB, everyone is 30 foot tall and bullet proof behind a key board...I for one don't give a flying stuff what anyone rides...it amazes me, they state they "hate" Harleys, to hate anything means that you have a passion for it (good or bad its still passion driven), only proves they have thought about it and continually think about, fine line between hate and love...wasted too many brain cells on Power Ranger idiots...always remember the time at the Geroge at Picton, some gosse was wearing a full racing suit, bright Pink in colour...and they reckon we are werid...

at least harleys are made with spanners not chopsticks !

Good Lord - what a rant! I checked out that post and nearly gave up part way through. A very long rant and the page just didn't seem to end - but I persevered and quite enjoyed playing armchair Phsycologist as I dissected ol' mates ravings. To say he dislikes Harleys and Harley riders just doesn't do justice to the word...

The entire page is all about Harleys being piss poor performers and how the riders are a bunch of image seeking lemmings totally lacking in individuality - and we Harley Owners all have too much money. Apparently Harley's haven't improved their technology or styling since just after World War two. The bit about old styling was the only part where I agreed - to a point. My Heritage softy is indeed modelled on the Harley's from the 50's. I chose the Heritage as I love the look of the old bikes from way back then; the Harleys and the Beemers in particular. But mate, you really orta visit a HD Dealer or 'Google' Harley images if you want an idea of the expanded range since 1950!  

But model choice is personal taste; and then he goes on to say he rides a Japper - a Ninja (his phsyche is becoming apparent). Now I'm not really up on Jap bikes but I'm pretty sure the Ninja is a sports bike, yeah? So he's plainly in the boy racer camp - no metro cruiser for our SuperYank-Uber Patriot. Styling is a personal choice and good onya; I respect his choice on that one. But man O man you really need to spend five minutes reading the whole spray! Here's a grab:

...Oh, and buy the required wallet on a chain, the leather jack boots, the german war helmet, and be sure that your HD comes with all the go-fast goodies like studded leather saddlebags, tassles, and a three square foot windshield. They're essential to the "bad" image...

I think he's a little outta the loop if he associates saddle bags and a wind shield with 'go-fast', but rantings have a tendency to lose the plot... He bangs on about America standing alone in World greatness and how every invention worth having is all down to them - born & bred Americans only - and God Bless America. Apparently the USA is THE best at everything, always has been and always will be - only the slackers in Milwaukee are letting the side down.

And at this point let me pay respect to the Americans on this forum. I'm not anti-USA but fellas, you have some WANKERS in your Country (and so do we). Every Country bangs it's own drum and anyone who has travelled abroad will have noticed each Country has it's own sporting heroes and a history of military participation kicking arse across the Globe. And every Country focuses on their own achievements to the ommision of every other Nations input. So I fully understand this dicks point of view and why he holds his opinions (coz he lives in a media fed bubble). 

At one point he rails against Harley Owners as being 'overweight, ugly trailer park residents on their third marriage having just lost their job in the cigarette packing factory'. But then he labels us as rich pricks who think the Harley looks good alongside the 'two series 9 BMW's and the Hummer and the turbo Volvo station wagon in the garage - or did your wife buy it for you?'  Yes I'm both overweight and ugly, but I know he meant that as a compliment. But am I rich or am I poor? I can't be both!!

The Author believes Americans should look within their own borders for the technological prowess required for the advancement of THEIR motorcycle greatness. And this (as he sees it) is to claim back the USA's former position as the World's best motorcycle manufacturer. He's obviously a patriot, but sometimes patriot equals WANKER; and this flag waving self obsessed opinionated keyboard warrior is very much a WANKER. Albeit a patriotic WANKER.

In his diatribe he includes Pearl Harbour! And then he banged on about Americans dying on Omaha Beach during the Normandy landings on D Day. He spoke of America inventing Nuclear power (hey fella, do the names Einstein, Oppenheimer and Von Braun ring any bells? they sound pretty f#ckin' German to me...). Ah shit, I'm waffling as much as he did... look, it's really worth a read and I'm convinced his rantings are very much the result of people having pointed the finger at him riding a Jap bike over the American Harley. He says as much - more than once.

I think that's what really put the bug up his bum. I'm guessing he's a very vocal Uber Patriot in his own social circle and the riding of a Japper is the one thing he has trouble justifying to his crowd. They've found his Achilles heel and they ride him about it! Mr Stars & Stripes and God bless America, mom and apple pie rides a JAPPER! So he claims he rides Japs ONLY because it's his personal statement of defiance to HD - and he will ride Jappers until HD lift their game to show the World the USA rules EVERYTHING - and that includes motorcycles. Apparently Jap bikes are better the HD and that is so unfair. And that is why he hates Harleys and the losers who ride them.

 Sorry for the long post - my bike has a problem and it's at the shop - and it's a Sunday and I'm on the computer instead of the bike...

I read a little bit & quickly decided it's not worth my time

Hmmmm he's about as interesting & factual as pulling hairs off my balls with a meat grinder whilst watching re-runs of Happy Days

I'm with Slip

couldn't be bothered reading it all

this guy needs to get a life

Bakes

I think he is just pissed off because one of our Bro's scruffed his Lady!!

 Here's a  funny thing. Mate of mine shows up on new BMW last weekend with daughter on the pillion. She looks a bit disparagingly at my poor little HD, beside the BM with heated seats and grips, ABS, CD, GPS etc etc etc. I said to her "This is how you build a bike: You start with mine, just two wheels a frame and an engine, then you start adding bits. When there is nothing left to add...you have your father's bike". Her father grinned and said to me: "Yet you wouldn't swap would you". He knew he was right. Even BMW can't make a bike with half the character or the thrill of that raw vibration, noise and look. You either get it or you don't. To each his own. (If you want to compare the sophistication you could start with the swing-arm!)

Of course mine will still be going strong years after the BM has gone through the crusher.

 

I had a run in with some young prick a while back. I pulled up at the bakery at Woodford and these couple of young blokes on jappas were looking at me and the bike and shaken their heads. I paid it no mind and lined up for a coffee, next thing young dickhead is given me a bit of a shove from behind so I say "what's ya prob?" He says you fucking harley riders think your king shit. By now I'm about over being nice to this young guy but I said, mate, I just like Harleys, I've had jap bikes and they all good I'm into Harleys now. Well dickhead starts to carry on then about money (mind you he's riding the latest R1 with the full race leathers and a $1,500 helmet) and starts on the old prick thing.......well......after his mate picked him up off the footpath a few of the other jap riders that were there backed me up and told them to fuckoff. They reckon it wasn't a bad hit for and old boy LOL.

The point is there is always a dickhead around no matter where you go!!!

 

The biggest Harley haters in the world are the guys and gals that ride them, but when all is said and done very few of us would swap to another brand. FUCK HARLEY DAVIDSONS SUCK - pity there's not another bike on earth that can do it for me

you know i hate it when they zoom up the inside of you it happend to me on sunday as i was arriveing at road warriors the rider went on....

i stoped grabed lunch anyway about a hour latter he turns up........

now let me tell ya i'm normally a placid person i walked up to him grabed his chin bar and shook his head like a babys rattle and told him in no uncertain terms if he did it again i would tear his head off and shit down his throat

i have freindly banter with the jappa riders up there and we have no issue as it is freindly but on the odd occasion you get the dick heads who want to take it a little to far .... but the boy and girl racers normally tell em to fuck off b4 i get a chance

Good Job MJ - some of them sure are smart arses - I'm glad you caught one - he will think twice now!!

everyone to their own... not going to waste my time going to the site

There is definetly a few out there who don't like Harley riders , same has theres a few Harley riders who don't like Jap bikes. . I think what it boils down too is simple , There's a lot of boy racers who want to be seen on there hybuskas and leather riding gear , and go round the hills only to spend there time in the coffee shops not riding .

But there's an awful lot of Harley riders who are the same, they only want to be seen on a harley with the t shirt . They are usually the ones who are not enjoying themselves cos there to busy trying to look tough , sneering at everyone

You can always tell a GENUINE rider he's smiling and says hello.

There may some haters, however there way more lovers. I regularly ride with 2 BM's, when we stop it's my bike getting all the comments and photos.

I was at my son's school the other day, when I went back to my bike there was an older lady parked next to me with her window down in a flash new BMW. I said her you might want to shut your window before I start my bike. She said she was actually sitting there waiting for me as she had seen me in the school and liked the sound and looks of Harley's.

So I Fired her up, gave a bit of a rev much to her delight.

Dave