Why do harley riders wear skulls?
#21
01-03-2009, 04:31 PM
Road Captain
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.
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.
http://www.megalink.net/~wejones/wwii.html
#22
01-03-2009, 04:35 PM
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Some of you should give the original poster a break. He was probably asking if there is any certain reason other than the fact that "you want to" or that "you can"
Seems the only person that has a reasonable answer is Da Grumpmeister. Thanks for sharing that with everyone.
I had seen something on TV a while back about this very questions and Da Grumpmesiter hits the nail on the head.
Sometimes maybe people ask questions that seem stupid but sometimes people give even more stupid answers.
Seems the only person that has a reasonable answer is Da Grumpmeister. Thanks for sharing that with everyone.
I had seen something on TV a while back about this very questions and Da Grumpmesiter hits the nail on the head.
Sometimes maybe people ask questions that seem stupid but sometimes people give even more stupid answers.
#23
01-03-2009, 04:47 PM
i have been riding my street bob for almost a year now and when i see harley riders wearing tough looking leather vest/jacket with skulls, bones, flames and what have you on it, i wonder what does it mean? are they trying to look like hells angels? whats behind this tradition? just wondering...let's hear it from the hd community...
I wear what I like.
#24
01-03-2009, 04:59 PM
Some of you should give the original poster a break. He was probably asking if there is any certain reason other than the fact that "you want to" or that "you can"
Seems the only person that has a reasonable answer is Da Grumpmeister. Thanks for sharing that with everyone.
I had seen something on TV a while back about this very questions and Da Grumpmesiter hits the nail on the head.
Sometimes maybe people ask questions that seem stupid but sometimes people give even more stupid answers.
Seems the only person that has a reasonable answer is Da Grumpmeister. Thanks for sharing that with everyone.
I had seen something on TV a while back about this very questions and Da Grumpmesiter hits the nail on the head.
Sometimes maybe people ask questions that seem stupid but sometimes people give even more stupid answers.
the reason is so other people wont think theyre gay when they wear those do-rags and other pirate fantasy garb...
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01-03-2009, 05:06 PM
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lol ++
#30
01-03-2009, 05:25 PM
Road Master
When I got my scoot I thought all the "Live to Ride" eagle stuff was too common. I had never seen the skulls except on the net and I really liked them so I started putting a few of those on. Now that I've been around the forums and such awhile I realize that they are quite common too. Oh well....good thing I still like them. I really had no other reason for putting them on my bike.