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Not look cool on a Harley.
You’ve heard it, that far off thunder rolling down the road. It starts as a low rumble and as it moves towards you, there is no denying the power vibrating from that signature engine. You’ve just been passed by a rider on a Harley.
The last rebellious (socially acceptable) icon in western culture. Whether male or female, there’s nothing like it. From the black leather, blue jeans and traveling party, who can disagree with the arguably cool “biker” persona?
Unless of course you’re one of these people….and have managed to undo 55 years of cool.
1. 2. and 3. Red polo shirt, khaki shorts, white sneakers. That’s it, no helmet, no jeans, no boots, and for god’s sake! A POLO SHIRT? This idiot managed to commit the top three sins of being a bad rider all in one fell swoop. He gives new meaning to “fair weather rider”.
4. No helmet? No brain! Seriously, if you have anyone in the world who cares about you, even if it’s a little piss of a dog at home, wear a helmet. Just because your state allows riding without one, doesn’t mean you should.
5. A trailer hooked to your bike. A Harley is about freedom, not tethering yourself to your material goods. If you have saddlebags on your bike, that’s all you need. If you need more, use one of those foreign cars you have sitting in the drive instead.
6. Tassles. If your bike or your clothes have tassles, you are not cool. Unless of course you’re a 10 year old girl from Ismay, MT, your bike is pink and comes with a plastic basket and a bell.
7. Helmets with headphones. Again, it’s about freedom. Not chatting about the dry-cleaning or the cost of your kids’ private school tuition. Cut the noise and listen to the road calling you.
8. Drinking and riding. NEVER COOL.
9. Revving your engine next to a little old lady. Really? Why did you have to go and do that? A dude in a suped up Camaro, a hot chick in a SUV, hell, your Mom, I’m sure they can appreciate the awesome coolness of your over carbed engine. The little old ladies in the Ford Focus next to you, well, that’s just mean.
10. It’s 2 o’clock in the morning!! Last but not least, if you don’t want to be the person to give all bikers a bad name, coast it in to the garage if it’s that damn late. Don’t invite all your biker friends over for an ink party on a Tuesday night. Stop playing “Freebird” over and over when you’re drunk. And tell those girls to put their shirts back on!!
Having lived the life for a few years, this is what I have learned. Watching all the lawyers, yeah you Mr. Red Polo Shirt, Khaki Dockers and White Sneakers, execs, Rough Riders, and just plain old bikers over the years, I can tell you that as a group they are cool and some of the best people you’ll ever meet.
But if you can relate to just one of the conditions above, you are one of the uncool ones and are giving the rest of them a bad rep. Stop it!
For the rest of you, “Live to ride. Ride to Live.”
~Tet~
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Posted by VarahnTet on 2008-04-24 13:19:35 | Rating: | Views: 64
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I just joined today.....I was busting up at your discriptions of the uncool biker......so tru...your are a gifted blogger MoM... keep it up.
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Posted by country_roads
on 2008-05-03 21:40:16
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