Older Bikers, Remember when??
#102
08-20-2010, 04:43 PM
Well, I remember, when I bought my first HD (Early shovel in a no name rigid frame), I started it up and all the guys around gave me thumbs up...
Fast forward, got a Twin cam, all stock. My wife looks at me and asks: is that thing running??????
Yes, there was a time when not every cubicle monkey, overworked family guy, weekend rebel or lawyer/dentist had to have a Harley. Bike weeks and parties weren't a family affair, brothers would pull over to help you out. A time when a disagreemetn was settled in the parking lot and nobody pulled a knife or called Johnny Law. A time when bros would ride left and right of you, at 15 MPH, and keep you in the middle because you were still shattered from the night before. A time when all those cute little smalltown ladies and the bad girls alike would give you a big smile at a red light. A time when all those nice citizens would get out of your way when you rode a motorcycle.
I had my time. I feel for the younger generation who wont.
Fast forward, got a Twin cam, all stock. My wife looks at me and asks: is that thing running??????
Yes, there was a time when not every cubicle monkey, overworked family guy, weekend rebel or lawyer/dentist had to have a Harley. Bike weeks and parties weren't a family affair, brothers would pull over to help you out. A time when a disagreemetn was settled in the parking lot and nobody pulled a knife or called Johnny Law. A time when bros would ride left and right of you, at 15 MPH, and keep you in the middle because you were still shattered from the night before. A time when all those cute little smalltown ladies and the bad girls alike would give you a big smile at a red light. A time when all those nice citizens would get out of your way when you rode a motorcycle.
I had my time. I feel for the younger generation who wont.
It reminds me of the song 'Grandpa Tell me about the good old days' by the Judds.
#104
08-20-2010, 05:48 PM
Club Member
Using a piece of coat-hanger to make a spoke...Using a short-reach spark plug in long reach threads to get home...Using a 520 master link on a 530 chain...Connecting 3 to 4 clothing belts together to make a tow rope...Hoping there is a pick-up in the parking lot at the watering-hole!
#105
08-20-2010, 07:29 PM
Extreme HDF Member
Old Time reading material: Remember which mag Warner Riley had a monthly column in? It was the same one that had the "Turnip Eater" on it's contents page for most of the decade. What did the real "Spider" have tattooed on his wrist? What was Bob Bitchin's newspaper called? What magazines were basically monthly ads for AEE? What did AEE stand for? What was Nostalgia Cycle's original name? How did Spider define the word "douche?"
#106
08-20-2010, 07:52 PM
Club Member
I remember Leo Payne who raced The Turnip Eater...Miraculous ***** is somewhere in there too!! The other answers will require some mind-boggling concentration!!!
#107
08-20-2010, 08:02 PM
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I have not been riding long enough to add anything to this post, but it sure has been fun reading about what it was like once.
#108
08-20-2010, 08:03 PM
Extreme HDF Member
LOL!! I was saving MM for later. That's one girl that really got her life turned around! From Easyrider's turnout girl to Speaker of the House. She should be proud.
#110
08-20-2010, 08:09 PM
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Remember Raisin Pie? There must be 50 ways to make it...'Ol Skool Easyriders was required reading back in the day!!