Are ADV riders nothing but posers?

[creggur]

Dang, I thought this whole thread was tongue-in-cheek.

+1

 

[thfraser]

Where WFOpete when you need him. ROTFL!

This thread is self depreciating humor! I'm a freakin bean counter in the government and I'm supposed to be humorless, but a good ride, a good meal, and sometimes a good drink all make riding my " dog" a worthwhile adventure. Hell many of my co- workers thing I'm nutz for riding year round.

My name is Tom, and I'm a poser and I'm proud of it. Now where is the next meeting taking place?

 

[Dallara]

Where WFOpete when you need him. ROTFL!

This thread is self depreciating humor! I'm a freakin bean counter in the government and I'm supposed to be humorless, but a good ride, a good meal, and sometimes a good drink all make riding my " dog" a worthwhile adventure. Hell many of my co- workers thing I'm nutz for riding year round.

My name is Tom, and I'm a poser and I'm proud of it. Now where is the next meeting taking place?

Cool! ::008::

Now all we need is some stickers made... Something like "Genuine S-10 Poser". ::013::

Whoops! I mean "Genuine S-10 Poseur" ::012::

But we can't meet at Starbucks... All the G/S and Katoom guys already have those taken. Maybe a Jap Sushi place... ::017::

Dallara




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TIM HORTON'S .....


Do you have to own a bike ?? R

 

[thfraser]

Don't HD shops now provide coffee and sofa's for their posers? Can't we just meet there and have free coffee? That should work for the folks who were former KLR owners.

 

[Dallara]

Don't HD shops now provide coffee and sofa's for their posers? Can't we just meet there and have free coffee? That should work for the folks who were former KLR owners.

Or maybe we should meet at BMW shops... Beemer owners never actually ride in to them, and we can meet lots of nice wrecker drivers, too!

And we could look around at all the expensive gear there. Maybe even spill some coffee on it! ::013::

Dallara



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[creggur]

Again, I'm in for whatever you guys want to do as long as we use the more pretentious, "Poseur". Have grip tape, will pose!

Hey, can we get something like this made for the S10? How cool would we be?

 

[Don in Lodi]

TIM HORTON'S .....


Do you have to own a bike ?? R

Sure, drive your Harley Davidson F-250 Super Cab down to your local Starbucks all done up in your choice of ATGATT. ::008::

 

[autoteach]

Not picking on autoteach...just the general shitty spirit of this thread.

I wave at Harley riders, scooter drunks. bicyclists, grandma's rocking on their front porch, farmers on their tractors.....you get the idea. I don't get it why someone has to look down on others because they're not riding their APPROVED brand of machine or wearing too much or too little equipment. Now it seems that even if I were to buy the "right" type of machine I need to carry a resume with me to prove whether or not I'm "worthy" of some label (I'm a real ADV rider by GOD....scratch-fart-spit). Get over yourselves guys....ride your effing machines and try to have a little FUN!! ::001::

Here is the thing with HD's. I live a little to close to the head quarters, and we get many in the midwest who have bought into the club and therefor feel like they are elite riders because of it. You can wave all you want, they don't wave. It has a very low ROI. On the other hand, I find myself waving at scooters all the time, waving while I am on a scooter, and subsequently, waving when I am in my car (the most awkward of the three). Here in Wisconsin, to me, it feels like the most real posers are those that respond to "do you have a bike?" with "Naw, I have a Harley". Other than that, I piss excellence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrvkB3pK8lg

 

[autoteach]

maybe we are all posers:
http://vimeo.com/32958521#at=0]http://vimeo.com/32958521#at=0

Someday, America, Someday....

 

[EricV]

Dang, I thought this whole thread was tongue-in-cheek. I'm such a poser for not realizing we are supposed to be serious here. Back to selling my bikes again. :'(

::026:: We're having a little fun posting BS sarcasm and not serious stuff in this thread. If anyone is taking it seriously, they are mistaken. From the very first post it's simply poking some fun at ourselves.

Yeah, there are some kernels of truth in there too. I did always wonder WTF? with all the guys standing on the pegs on a beautiful strait, smooth section of road. I stand up when it gets knarly and I need all the help I can get. I occasionally stand up on the pegs on any bike just to stretch too, but the 'photo op' pics of a line of guys all standing up on a smooth stretch have always baffled me.

And those ADV stickers are reflective! ;D It's a safety thing. ::001:: But the guy that stickers his bike all up with stickers that have nothing to do with places HE/SHE actually went, or did, that's pretty sad.

I find the HD guys tend to wave back more if I just use one finger to wave. No, not that finger! Usually just the pointer finger, or a 'peace' of two fingers. If they don't wave or wave back, who cares. I've stopped to help HD riders and had them say "Man, there must have been a hundred HDs go by and not one stopped or even looked at me!" It's not like the riders with the poor attitudes will help each other either.

I ride more than most on this forum. But that's just covering miles and having fun doing it. There are way better riders here than I am. And guys that ride far more dirt/gravel. We each ride for the reasons that are important to us. If the guys that buy a bike just to fit in at the Starbucks are happy with that, good for them. If just one of them hears about someone's epic ride, be it a day trip or RTW, and is motivated to explore riding a bit more, it's a good thing. If that guy with the $50k high end, fully pimped out bike in neon purple ano decides to actually go riding off road in the dirt with a group and learns to ride a bit better, drops his baby a few times and maybe realizes it isn't the end of the world to have a few scratches on the bike, that's pretty awesome too.

Ride on

 

[Psyduck]

After reading through all this I went into my garage, took a big hammer and started making dents into my Tenere here and there. A real posers S10 needs some scratches and dents imo.

Now if I could find out which vendor sells some spray-on dirt - that would help me really out. Very important though: The spray needs to be see-though so the ADV stickers are still visible.

 

[Dallara]

After reading through all this I went into my garage, took a big hammer and started making dents into my Tenere here and there. A real posers S10 needs some scratches and dents imo.

Now if I could find out which vendor sells some spray-on dirt - that would help me really out. Very important though: The spray needs to be see-though so the ADV stickers are still visible.

An assortment for you!

Dallara



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[EricV]

After reading through all this I went into my garage, took a big hammer and started making dents into my Tenere here and there. A real posers S10 needs some scratches and dents imo.

Now if I could find out which vendor sells some spray-on dirt - that would help me really out. Very important though: The spray needs to be see-though so the ADV stickers are still visible.

You should have used a rock. Hammer marks are distinctive. People will merely think you pissed off your ex wife. This might help Ode du dirt

Dallera has some good stuff there. A guy in the UK used to sell spray on mud, but got busted because people were using it to cover up their license plates to avoid speed cams. There used to be a product called 'Spray on Bugs' too, that was sold to HD riders on the way to Sturgis in trailers. When they unloaded the bikes 100 miles out of town, they would give the bike a nice spray of bugs and then go buy stickers and patches in Sturgis that said "I rode mine here".

 

[coastie]

Never heard of the Long Way Around before this thread. Now I cant stop watching it, and I'm going to waste hours on Youtube. ::001::

 

[Psyduck]

Paint ordered - thank you Dallara!
Ode du Dirt will also give me a nice touch - thanks Eric! Getting the Cotton Candy Cologne was a no brainer as well...

All I need to do now is put my brand new $4000 Aeorostiches into the washer with some dirt and rocks and I am ready to ride the 0.5 miles to the next Starbucks. All standing up off course!
And I shall whine all the way like Ewen McGregor. Thats also very important.

 

[EricV]

All I need to do now is put my brand new $4000 Aeorostiches into the washer with some dirt and rocks and I am ready to ride the 0.5 miles to the next Starbucks. All standing up off course!
And I shall whine all the way like Ewen McGregor. Thats also very important.

Jeeze, what's your jacket size. I have a XL Darien with a crash and 200k of riding on it that I'd swap you for your new gear. Instant street cred!! Maybe I should write up a creative eBay auction for it and see if it sells for stupid money?

 

[Salmon Sam]

What a loopy topic. Obviously started by a Sh**-Disturber!
In keeping with the spirit, other posers might be:
- "Look-at-me" HD owners who think they are badass, independent, rabble rousing SOA-types riding on quality machines
- Crotch-rocket riders who fancy themselves as Rossis or Lorenzos kneeing the twisties and wheelieing down the freeways in victory
- Goldwing owners who think they are riding motorcycles instead of demi-Civics (really kidding here, because I love GL's!)
- Anyone who has a scooter and thinks they can even try being in the "inverted V" club
- BMW owners who think that they could actually reliably go around the world on their own (why do you think Ewan and Charlie needed so many support vehicles?) ::022::
- Ducatti owners who believe that their effeminately-designed rides actually look cool
- Anyone who takes the time to criticize anyone else who rides motorcycles regardless of what they ride and how they choose to ride it.
- Anyone who takes the time to respond to this thread instead of being with their ST... :-*

 

[Don in Lodi]

What a loopy topic. Obviously started by a Sh**-Disturber!

- Anyone who takes the time to respond to this thread instead of being with their ST... :-*

Bu... bu... but it's COLD outside! :'(

 

[creggur]

Bu... bu... but it's COLD outside! :'(

It damn sure is for Florida this morning (we're under a freeze warning!), and I'm trying to calculate how many layers will fit under my whale foreskin getup for a dawn patrol ride. Maybe I'll just putter to the back of the neighborhood and take some shots of the ST against wooded areas and post them here so everyone will think I braved the elements... 8)