[MBZ] The wave

[John Berryman]

On May 17, 2006, at 10:03 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:

> While I guess the basic premise there will tend to be correct in  
> more urban areas maybe in places with a large blue collar  
> population I think you'll find nearly as many drunks falling off  
> Harleys and going splat with no helmet or with just a little  
> brainbucket.
>
>   Besides which that discussion is also largely an  
> oversimplification. Now that I've been riding for a few years  
> several of my friends have asked me "When are you going to "move  
> up" to a Harley?" Frankly I see no "up" to move to in the Harley  
> world. My Honda is more powerful, more reliable, more manuverable,  
> faster and overall more cool than any Harley. My Father-in-law  
> rides a Harley Ultra Classic (the big old man's bike) and is one of  
> the few people I know who understands.
>   He and I have an understanding about that bike. He knows the only  
> reason I begrudgingly accept it is because its fuel injected which  
> I think makes an otherwise worthless powerplant appear civilized.  
> Thus when he dies I'll inherit the bike as otherwise it'll just be  
> sold off while for my part I promise to appreciate it for what it is.
>
>   -Curt

	I've been riding Harleys for 33 years. I don't get into pissing  
contests with anyone over anything. If I see someone riding any bike  
I think "kewl, they're getting the wind in their face and having a  
good time".
	I also drive Mercedes Benz cars and use Apple Computers. There are  
good reasons why I do what I do. I'm sure that most folks have good  
reasons for doing what they do too. It's all just a matter of  
preference.

Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am