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Old 01-03-2009, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by blacktrain
Perhaps this is more to your liking? Just kidding, I put skulls on my night train because I caught loads of **** for the pink tassles I had dangling from the handlebars. They were very pretty cruising at 80 mph though.
I wouldn't be caught dead wearing that getup outside the wife's bathroom. I'm surprised the bike doesn't attempt to run away when it sees you coming.....
 
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Old 01-03-2009, 03:10 PM
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Likes Eagles, Flames and Skulls all ... In that order...
 
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Okay then, jus' git yourself a beer, pop or a coffee.
Why do 'bikers' where skulls. This, according to "Gumby".
(Back me up here, Schu )
Anywho, the skull is actually a very, very old religious symbol. It is on gravestones from back before I was born.
Anywho, it was the Germans, who associated the skull with 'the military' as in medals and symbols. And the skull took on a 'dark' meaning vs the religious.
When a lot of the veterans came home, and they had the proverbial 'fall out' in Hollister, those vets that broke off to join the 1%ers (as per the 'reporter') used those German medals as symbols of rebellion towards the establishment. Also signified you prob'ly didn't want to 'ruffle' the young man's feathers, if ya think about how he GOT those medals in the first place.
Is that true? ELEPHINO, but it sorta sounds good.

And "Hell's Angels" was actually a name used by numerous flight squadrons since WW1, most notably, a WW2 bomber squadron. Long before the HAMC.

Oh, and almost forgot, they MUST be jus' POZER fodder, by now.

Gots no skulls on my scoots, 'cepting the nummm one holdin' the bars.
 
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Old 01-03-2009, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Silver Ghost
Exactly, we would look silly with flower patches.

Now that's funny!!!!!!
 
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I want to and I can. Otherwise, it's none of your F---n business.
 
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Old 01-03-2009, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Bowtieman31
Well my friend, you need only to look as far as your avatar for the answer.
Now that's funny right there.

I just have skulls because I like them.

Oh yeah, and because I'm really a zombie.
 
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Old 01-03-2009, 03:39 PM
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Riding a motorcycle is dangerous....Wearing a skull says your already dead to the spirts. Goes way back to the days of pirates. Just saying.....
 

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I read that from the old pirate days it was a symbol to ward off evil spirits. Kind of a 'don't tread on me sign'. But I don't know if that's true or not. I have chrome skull foot pegs. I like 'em!
 
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Old 01-03-2009, 04:11 PM
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Gives the fashion police somethin' to whine about, I guess...
 
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Why do Harley riders wear skulls?

'Cuz helmets suck.
 


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