The Director`s Saddle September 2012

Pikes Peak HOG Newsletter
Chapter #405
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The Director’s Saddle
September 2012
My HOG brothers and sisters!
Still riding high after Sunday’s picnic, Pat & I were still talking and laughing
this morning about that great day.
The proof is in Lynn's pictures, what a fantastic afternoon with my HOG family.
Thank you so very much Lynn for keeping these memories alive for us.
Inside this issue
We had just over 100 HOG members and guests and I lost count how many
kiddies, but I know they had a lot of fun.
Pinkie and her Ladies where very busy keeping up the kids, so many games to
play, face painting by Trissi and her best friend and the bouncy castle was a big
hit. Jersey and I had to try it out of course to see if it was safe for the kids
“LOL”.
Thanks to Sam Hepler and my husband Pat on the grills, we had plenty to eat
and the Ladies of Harley provided us with a large variety of desserts!
Our Road Captains had all kinds of fun games plan for us, they did an
outstanding job, make sure to stop and thank them once in awhile for a fantastic
year, that goes for the Ladies of Harley too.
All in all, nobody wanted this day to end, next year we will rent this space for
the entire day and plan more bike and kid games.
What was also fun, after a complaint from one of our trike owner and a chapter
member Jon Barkley that there were no trike games. We put together a new
game just for him and two other trike owners to play; it was a hoot to watch and
I think we will keep these games in the future.
Well, what else can I say, except, "Thank You Everyone” for a fun day and that
I'm so honored to belong to a great group as our chapter!
If you have some ideas on how we can improve, your input is greatly
appreciated. As you all know this is your chapter and I will do anything I can to
make this a fun place to be for us all.
Micha Kavanaugh
- The Director’s Saddle
- Pikes Peak Dealership
- Assistant Director
- HOG Meeting
- Secretary
- HOG Membership Dues
- Ladies Of Harley
- Activities Officer
- My Cheri and the HOG 405
- Road Captains
- Safety
- Membership Officer
- LOH Karaoke Night
- “I Didn’t Go to Sturgis”
- 2012 HOG Picnic
- New Members
- Riding Tips
- Black Sheep
- Pikes Peak Hill Climb
- Bikers For Kids
- Advertisements
- September Calendar
- Upcoming Events - Flyers
- The Answer
QUESTION: Why buy a
Harley Davidson Motorcycle?
Pikes Peak Harley Davidson
2012 OFFICERS
Sponsor
Rob Brooks
Director
Micha Kavanaugh
Assist. Director
Nancy Kelsey
Treasurer
Nancy Kelsey
Secretary
Cathy Wheat
L.O.H. Director
Janise “Pinkie”
Armstrong
Assist. L.O.H.
Director
Karla “Pistol”
Miller
Activities Officer
Mike Kelsey
Head Road
Captain
Mike “Toto” Macy
Assist. Head Road
Captain
Steve “Gushog”
Gustafson
Safety Officer
Paul Macek
Photographer
Lynn Edgin
Membership
Officer
Kathyrine “Jersey”
Hepler
Webmaster/Editor
Pat Kavanaugh
Dealer
Representative
Gary Knopp
Pikes Peak Harley Davidson Event Calendar:
http://pikespeakharleydavidson.com/
The Pikes Peak Harley-Davidson
It began as Colorado Springs Harley-Davidson® in 1934 and was located in 3,500 square
feet in "Motor City", the local "Auto Row." In that first year they sold approximately 20
motorcycles and a few parts. It changed ownership in 1955 to the Newell family.
Pikes Peak Harley-Davidson®, Inc. was purchased from the Newell's in 1986 by the
partnership of John and Lynn Cockson and Alan and Connie Bond. They were in a building
of approximately 4,000 square feet located on E. Platte and employed 3 of the 4 owners plus
2 others. The business was moved to larger facility of 7,000 square feet. In 1992, the
business was again moved to a 2 - story strip mall and is a 14,170 square foot Generation II
Designer Store, with an added 2,200 ft. square of storage on a separate lower level. The
building was located at Powers and N. Carefree.
In 1995, Herb and Sunny Aston purchased the dealership when they moved to Colorado
Springs from Milwaukee, where Herb was Harley-Davidson®'s Director of Worldwide
Training.
In 2001, the business was again moved to a new, much larger building on 7 acres of land on
north Nevada, close to the I-25 and Nevada interchange. The building has over 40,000
square feet with an 1800's gold mining theme in the main showroom.
Assistant Director
Hey HOG Family!!
Wow we are half way through our year, and are
still having fun The HOG picnic was a awesome
family event, full of kids games, bike games and just
hanging out with great friends
Our Christmas Party is in the planning stage right
now. We are going to have it catered and a band, so
make sure you keep an eye out for the RSVP that we
will send out the beginning of November. We will be
giving out the info in the upcoming HOG meetings, so
make sure you come join us.
For the Treasurer side of my job, we are doing
great!! We are slowly building our account up for
the expenses of the Picnic, and Xmas Party. We want
to make them a fun and special time for our HOG family. So make sure you check
your HOG calendars for all our upcoming events. Come out, join the fun and
volunteer whenever you can, so we can build our HOG family and have fun doing
it!!
Happy & Safe Riding,
Nancy Kelsey
Assistant Director/Treasurer
HOG Meeting
8 September 2012
Pikes Peak Harley Davidson Dealership
Meeting starts at 9:00 am
Ladies of Harley are serving free Breakfast Burrito’s
Have a Birthday? Show up at the meeting to be entered into the Birthday
drawing!!!
Secretary
H.O.G. Member History
From 1991 – 1995
In 1991, more than 3,500 members from across Europe ventured to Cheltenham, England to
enjoy the first official international H.O.G. event, the inaugural European H.O.G. Rally.
In 1993 rally fever spreads to Canada as 600 members take part in the first Canadian National
H.O.G. Rally in Ottawa.
Also in 1993 the motor Company celebrates 10 years of H.O.G. with a big rally in Milwaukee.
More than 20,000 members take part in the fun and activities.
In 1994 some 1,200 members gather in Vannes, Brittany for the first French National H.O.G.
Rally and H.O.G. enrolls its 250,000th member, as commemorated in the September/October
1994 edition of Hog Tales.
Also in 1994 the first Haley-Davidson Road King takes to the highways and byways of
America, quickly establishing itself as a popular touring option.
In 1995 the first German National H.O.G. Rally attracts more than 2,000 members to the town
of Loreley in Germany’s Rhine Valley and the new H.O.G. Mileage Program is introduced,
replacing the original Mileage Merit Program.
Cathy Wheat
PPHOG Secretary
HOG Membership Dues
Contact Cathy Wheat if you need assistance with your Pikes Peak HOG membership.
Cathy Wheat
PPHOG Secretary
Ladies Of Harley
Hello all!!
This month has been another busy one. The Meet and Greets have been going very well. I want to send out a
very special thanks to all the volunteers for all your help from the Meet and Greets to the rides. You all have
shown how much this group means to all of us! I am so proud of the
Pikes Peak LOH ladies who have shown up for bike night as well to
help. We are almost done with the final touches on our LOH T-shirts.
If you have not put in an order to get one or wanna know what they are
gonna look like please email me and I will get all the information
you’ll need. I really wanna “THANK” the ladies who have helped with
the design of the shirt -great job ladies!! The “I Didn't Go To Sturgis”
ride was awesome! It was a great day to ride. We had 53 riders in all.
Thank you all for coming out for this ride. Coming up next month is
our “Bikers for Kids” ride, hope you all come out to support this great
ride to help out kids who have nobody.
Please send our prayers to Cathy Wenzel who went down on her bike,
due to a deer. I hope you get well soon hun!
Everyone please ride safe and enjoy the rest of summer.
Janise “Pinkie” Armstrong
Director of Ladies of Harley
Activities Officer
Hello HOG member, this is Michael Kelsey your Activities Officer. I
would like to start with the Durango ride 15-16 Sept. I’ve done some
checking on the hotel situation and found a hotel about 1 mile north of
Durango off the 550 called Days End. Rooms are from $70 to $90 and
they seem to have quite a few available. Our ride will take you over
Monarch twice, Slumgullion, Spring Creek, Wolf Creek, Coal Bank,
Molas and Red Mountain. We’ll be meeting at Carver Brewing CO
after we arrive in Durango for dinner and breakfast before heading back
to Colorado Springs.
Our HOG chapter sponsers a few ride programs. The High Altitude
program and Milage program. You can find both of these programs and
all information about them on the chapter website
http://pikespeakharleyownersgroup.com/ under links.
The National side of Harley Davidson also has two ride programs. The ABC of Touring and Milage program.
You can find both of these programs and all information about them on members.hog.com. All you need to do
is login or creat a login so that you can find all the programs and benefits that national HOG has available to
you.
Michael Kelsey
Activities Officer
My Chéri and the “HOG 405”
As a professional photographer, one of my greatest desires had always
been to take my camera and cruise the Rockies on a Harley-Davidson.
And after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, I knew it would
take years for the infrastructure in Louisiana to be repaired.
So I packed everything and moved to Colorado, inching one step closer to
fulfilling that dream. Shortly thereafter, my desire became a reality with
the purchase of a new cherry and merlot Harley Ultra Classic Electra Glide,
a “Bagger,” as many refer to it. A tour bike with all the bells and whistles
including satellite radio, GPS navigation, cruise control, and plenty of
storage for my travel necessities.
I named the bike “Chéri,” and she would provide a significant part of many photographic journeys to come
throughout Colorado. Besides, “Chéri” sounds like “Cherry” when you pronounce it, and she’s cherry in color.
OK, I was thinking, now that Chéri and I have become acquainted, with cameras strapped and both of us ready
for action, what now? Where do I start? Where are the best areas to ride? What if I break down, who would I
call? The questions were mounting. How could I get answers to these questions?
The light upstairs flickered, but the connection didn’t register, until one day I received a package in the mail
from Harley-Davidson. It was the one year complimentary membership to the “Harley Owners Group” that you
get when you purchase a new Harley.
I eagerly read all the literature and figured it would be a good idea to meet some locals that knew the lay of the
land. If I was lucky, I would get some answers to my questions. After a brief trip back to the local Harley
dealer, I joined the “Pikes Peak HOG Chapter 405.″
I eventually discovered that this group is one of the finest Harley
Davidson Motorcycle Clubs in America. The “405″ is made entirely of
volunteers that host events and fundraisers throughout the year. Many of
the fundraisers are “poker runs” with the proceeds going to a non-profit or
victims of a particular need. I feel very fortunate to have made that
connection and to be a member of a group that gives so much.
The “405″ also plans some amazing rides, such as the annual “5 in 1 High
Altitude Poker Run,” which covers five mountain passes — all over
10,000-feet elevation — in one day.
All smiles after the
winning hand!
This year’s 5 in 1 will forever be etched in my memory. My normal
touring partner couldn’t make the trip, and my niece Sarah from New
Orleans rode with me instead. In addition, we had the poker run’s winning
hand — the top prize, first place, $500 in cash. A wonderful treat to top
off a long, beautiful ride.
Another of the group’s annual runs is called “I Didn’t Go To Sturgis.” Despite its name, you can actually do
the ride on your way to or from the Sturgis rally, since it happens near the end of the big event.
A recommended ride for the aspiring photographer is the imaginatively-named “How’s UR Aspen,” an annual
mountain trip during the fall, when the Aspen foliage starts its magnificent golden transformation.
We have toured much of the Colorado back country and enjoyed some of the state’s most beautiful scenery with
the “405.” I have met many knowledgeable people, and they’ve become good friends and riding buddies as
well.
Many of the rides are open to non-members; the only qualifications needed to
participate are a two wheeler with good tires, payment of a small registration
fee, and of course following simple basic safety regulations and rules of the
road. If you are unfamiliar with the route or looking for someone to ride with,
you’ll be able to tag along with a small group led by an experienced road captain.
Next time you’re passing through Colorado check out our Facebook page, or
simply inquire in a post about our planned rides. I’m sure one of our members
will be glad to help, or to answer any questions you may have.
It’s a great way to see Colorado and meet a great bunch of people along the way.
Martin Allred is originally from New Orleans, and currently lives in Colorado Springs,
Colorado. He is a professional photographer and travels extensively throughout the
country on commercial and editorial assignments.
Road Captains
September is looking to be a busy month. Labor Day weekend, Full Moon ride, BFK ride and the Aspen ride.
Riding season is far from over and we hope you will join us. Hopefully, Mother Nature will work with us and
the Aspens will be changing on Sept 30th for the ride. The route is finished and I know it will be a great ride.
Come out, bring your cameras, and enjoy.
Have fun, be safe
Toto
Head Road Captain
Hey everyone how’s it going? I hope your all getting alot of riding in we’ve had a lot of rides and there’s more
to come. The full moon ride is on 8 September, its starts at Pikes Peak Harley Davdison at 7pm - nice ride,
come out and join us and have some fun. We also got a great route for the Aspen ride planned. The BFK ride is
schedule for 22 September and the “How’s UR Aspen” ride on 30 September - lots of rides coming up.
GUSHOG
Assistant Head Road Captain
Safety
You are out in the country and an electrical storm blows in.
There is no civilization (read: shelter) for a hundred miles.
Should you ride out the storm? If not, what should you do?
No doubt you have heard that because your tires are made of
rubber, and because rubber is not a good electrical conductor,
so long as you keep your feet on the pegs lightning will not hit
you since it cannot find a path to ground through you and the
bike. WRONG!!!
Though rubber is a pretty good insulator at the normal voltage levels we mere humans deal with, it is not very
effective against the voltage in a lightning bolt.
On the other hand, you may also have heard that if a lightning bolt hits a car the occupants are safe because the
car is riding on rubber tires, etc. Actually, this is almost true! So long as the occupants stay away from anything
metal they will more than likely survive a lightning hit without any injury whatever.
What protects occupants of a cage is not their rubber tires, but the fact that they are enclosed in a metal
container. If a lightning bolt hits the surface of the car it spreads around the occupants, NOT THROUGH
THEM, and goes to ground.
A lightning bolt that hits you or your motorcycle is a different matter entirely.
Let me give you an idea of magnitudes we are dealing with here. The master fuse on your bike handles about 30
amps before it blows. An average lightning bolt produces a current of about 20,000 amps. Even 30 amps can
easily kill you because it disrupts your heart's electrical system and the heart then simply stops working. Your
heart doesn't stand a chance against a lightning bolt.
Anyway, if you are out in the open on your bike when lightning flashes begin, and if you can hear the thunder
caused by those flashes in less than three seconds from when you see the flash, it's time to stop your bike and
get off it.
Immediately find low ground, but NOT under a single or small group of trees.
Squat on the ground with your legs together, head lower than back, but NOT
touching the ground. Do NOT lay on the ground.
LET YOUR CLOTHES GET WET!!! (In this way, if you are hit the majority
of the electricity will follow the moisture of your wet clothes around your
body.)
Do not get up until thunder following a lightning flash is AT LEAST five
seconds after the flash. (Which means the lightning struck more than 1 mile
away.)
Incidentally, lightning can, and DOES, hit the same place twice - frequently.
If there are more than 5 seconds between the lightning flashes and your hearing that thunder, head for shelter.
This is the only time trying to ride out from under an electrical storm makes any sense.
Best shelter, of course, is a hard covered surface connected to ground with metal. Get under it and wait out the
storm.
Paul Macek
Safety Officer
Membership Officer
Many folks over the summer we did meet, new faces and new
names to remember. One came, then more to follow. It is what
makes my job so interesting. I thought with all the hands that I
shook and all the places I traveled that I would start to be able
to keep track of something that would help me to remember
them for the next time we met. As usual, thinking leads to so
much more for me, so I started to ask what is the “name” you
have for your Bike.
No one laughed at me for asking and many had an answer right away, I noticed a trend that I hadn’t thought of,
men road female bikes & gals well you know how that goes … but some, stumbled with what name to give, for
they had other bikes & they just didn’t want to leave any of them out.
I thought back on how Precious got her name & that Sammy calls her by her article title “Purple Haze”. To
which the author gave her… Precious is now known in many places.
We can’t go to Bishops Castle or the Hogan without someone saying they had seen her.
The stories that came with the bikes & their names also left me warm inside, one man even cried, there were
generations of Billy Boob bikes in his family.
Names seem strange at first, yet as the story is told made perfect since.
So, while locally I have names as Lucky, Piggy Sue, Little Shit, Maybelline, Blaze & one I think has just joined
the group though not written in stone, “Mr. G.”.
I am reminded that it is all in meeting the person who gives that name that makes it his or her own baby.
So, the next time your meeting that new friend, fellow rider…Just keep in mind that many of us have a baby we
have named & care for, leaving one more thing that we have a story to share & possibly in common.
Jersey Hepler
Membership Officer
Ladies Of Harley Karaoke Night
“I Didn’t Go to Sturgis” Poker Run
2012 Pikes Peak HOG Picnic
New Members – August
Riding Tips
Riding Tips
By Bill Kasper-Road Captain & Old Rider
I ride a 2005 Road King Classic
This is the first of a several Riding Tips. Riding a motorcycle is a sport requiring skill and quick thinking. It’s
not just transportation. If you just wanted two wheel transportation, you could have purchased a Moped
scooter. As with any sport, you have to practice, practice, practice to improve your skills and quick thinking.
It’s not how many years you have ridden; it’s how many miles you have ridden. You see it all the time in “for
sale” ads, older bikes with low mileage.
For you new riders, you will get more comfortable and skilled with each mile. It will take approximately 3000
miles before you feel comfortable on your bike and begin to really enjoy the ride.
First Tip
Use your engine compression to slow down by down shifting to a lower gear. You’ll have better control of
your bike. The brakes in conjunction with, down shifting, engine compression, are used for stopping. The
Harley engines are strong and can handle the higher rpm’s generated in a down shift.
When you see a “Reduced Speed” sign, down shift let the engine slow you down. If you have a tachometer, try
to keep the engine rpm’s in the sweet spot of the torque curve (max. throttle response). This will maximize
your control and avoid lugging the engine. On my bike engine the torque sweet spot is between 2000-3000
rpm’s with maximum 6000 rpm’s. Check with the Service department on your bike engine’s sweet spot of the
torque curve (max. throttle response).
For those of you without a tach, a good rule of thumb is if the speed limit begins with a 1 or 2 (20 mph or
below) be in second gear; if it begins with a 3 (30s mph) be in third; if it begins with a 4 (40s mph) be in fourth;
etc. First gear is for starting or below 10 mph.
In future months, look for Riding Tips on braking, when to use front and rear, and riding the curves.
Good riding to you all and keep the rubber on the ground.
Black Sheep
http://www.blacksheephdfc.org
About Black Sheep
Black Sheep Harley-Davidsons for Christ is more than just a motorcycle club. It’s a motorcycle ministry of
men and women that ride for Jesus and who enjoy Leather, Chrome and Motorcyclist. The ministry exists
“To introduce Jesus Christ to the world of motorcycle riders, specifically H.O.G. members, most Black
Sheep members belong to a local H.O.G. Chapter. Black Sheep help and serve H.O.G. and H.O.G.
members and chapters all across the country.”
Want to know how to enjoy being a Christian and still enjoy Chrome, Leather and Motorcycles?
Want to have your motorcycle prayed over and blessed?
Ask any Black Sheep member at the next Pikes Peak HOG meeting or PPHOG event.
Want to attend a Black Sheep monthly meeting? They are open to the public.
General Membership Meetings are 2nd Wednesday of the month at @ 6:30 pm.
3 Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
3956 N. Academy Blvd. Southwest corner of Academy & Austin Bluffs.
Guest and Visitors are welcome.
Visit our National web site, find a chapter near you.
http://www.blacksheephdfc.org
Pikes Peak Hill Climb – Charlie Ford
Charlie is a Pikes Peak HOG Road Captain and a HOG member since 2006.
Pos No.
Name
Total Tm Diff Picnic Grounds Glen Cove 16 Mile Finish
25 312m Charles Ford 12:39.450 1:32.832
2:19.342
3:05.293 3:34.626 3:40.189
Class
450
Bikers For Kids
Ways to Volunteer
General Support - Show up for meetings and offer your support in any upcoming events or child activities.
Examples: Toys for Tots Toy Run, ride to a new child’s home to support them. Even if you think you can’t
volunteer for a specific item at this time but would still like to be a member, attend our meetings and rides and
support BFK as you can you are more than welcome!
Specific Support - Volunteer as the SAA, Road Captain, Tail Gunner. Help the Events Coordinator with
upcoming events and activities manning booths and or helping setup and tear down.
Support Program Mentors - We have three areas where we need mentors to help shepherd these kids through
some very tough times in their lives. All mentoring positions can be done as your schedule permits but you must
make a commitment to see the child a minimum of 2 times per month.
1. Kids up to 12 years old – Volunteer to be a primary contact for a small child and their family to show
them the love and support they need. See sponsor for more details.
2. Kids 13 and up – these kids are usually incarcerated or in Foster homes and really need a true friend and
someone they can trust and depend upon!! So this is a level that really requires a strong commitment.
All mentoring at this level can also be done as your schedule permits but we do require that you see
these kids at least 2 times per month…NO EXCEPTIONS!!! This is a mentoring process that can go for
a long time as long as the child wants you in their lives. It is also incredibly rewarding. See sponsor for
more details.
3. Apprentice program – If you are a business owner and wish to help a youth, young adult, veterans etc.
by teaching them a trade and at the same time give someone a new and productive life this is a great
opportunity. If you would like to volunteer help build our Apprentice Program you can do so by
contacting any friends or acquaintances you may have to see if they would be interested.
Leadership Opportunities - once you have met all the criteria and have become a full member you are eligible
to be a board member or officer. You are also able to take a lead position in one of our support programs.
Current open positions are: Lead Volunteer for Foster Families, Mentors for Spring Creek, family support for
single parents who have incarcerated kids, SAA, Road Captain, Chaplains.
Any and all participation in BFK events or activities, including monthly meetings, requires FBI
background checks and you must meet all membership requirements.
Advertisements
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September Calendar
Sunday
Aug
26
Monday
27
28
HOG Annual
Family Picnic PPHD HOG
members and
kids are FREE,
guests are $10.
2
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
29
30
31
Saturday
Sep
1
5
6
7
8
Road Captain's
Meeting
3
4
Ladies Of
Harley Meeting
9
10
11
HOG
Membership
Meeting
HOG Full Moon
Ride
Details coming
soon.
Black Sheep
Breakfast Second
Saturday of
every month.
12
13
14
15
Durango
weekend
destination ride
16
17
18
19
20
22
Ice Cream
Bikers For Kids
Social – Ladies
of Harley
Durango
weekend
destination ride
23
21
24
25
26
27
28
29
3
4
5
6
Newsletter
deadline
Road Captain's
Meeting
30
1
Oct
2
HOG
Membership
Meeting Start
time: 0800
Mountain
Shadow Riders Breast Cancer
Ride
How's Ur Aspen
Ride
Link to the Pikes Peak HOG Calendar:
http://www.my.calendars.net/pikespeakhog/
Upcoming Events - Flyers
The Answer
101 Reasons - To Buy A Harley (First 50 this month) Thanks to Bill Springston, “Lone Eagle”
They're designed, engineered assembled and built in U.S.A.
They sound cool. Like a WWI Biplane!
They are not an imitation of anything but themselves.
Chicks dig 'em.
There are thousands of accessories available, so you can make your Harley uniquely yours.
They can be painted outrageous colors, with strange murals, and no one thinks they look terrible
or silly.
They just look like Harley's.
There are more Harley mechanics around than for any other bike.
Even an old, beaten up one looks good.
They have a long, rich history and heritage.
Anyone can ride one.
Everyone recognizes a Harley.
You can get a Harley tattoo.
You can get a Harley bumper sticker.
Used ones cost more than new ones.
You don't hear songs about Suzuki's.
You can find more Harley parts at swap meets and flea markets than for any other bike.
When you run into a car, you do more damage to it than other motorcycles can.
You can buy a fully-dressed Harley with a radio; comfy seats with armrests; a big, useful windshield; solid
saddle bags and a trunk, and no one thinks you're an old fart when you ride it.
You never have to wonder how to spend your extra money.
You always know there's something appropriate you can give as a gift to a Harley rider.
You can pretend you're a Hell's Angel on weekend rides, then go back to your real life on week days without
going to jail.
An old Harley rusting in a barn is worth more than a new Honda.
When your Harley is stored away for the winter, you can still polish it.
When you say you're going to clean the bike, your spouse will always know what you're up to for the next few
hours and not have to worry.
It can make you smile on a bad day.
It keeps cops wondering if you're a Hell's Angel or maybe really an influential judge or lawyer under those
leathers.
It gives you the opportunity to try out every metal polish and auto cleaner in the hardware store.
Makes small children shake with fear when you rumble by them.
Even a small Harley is a big bike.
You don't have to dress like a Mighty Morphin Power Ranger to ride a Harley.
You can wear a Harley cap and not look as silly as 99 per cent of people who wear baseball caps (except of
course backwards, which immediately identifies you as a dweeb regardless of the brand name... Remember:
people who can't figure out which way a hat goes on are also poor prospects for friends).
Unlike sport bikes, you don't need to visit your chiropractor after riding a Harley for more than 20 minutes.
You never have to explain or apologize for your choice or ride.
No one ever asks you to race them.
You will never need to go out and buy a vibrator.
You always have something to talk about with other Harley riders.
You can always find an after-market part for any Harley, no matter how old it is.
The chrome is on all the right parts, but you can always add more or take some off and it still looks good.
You never have to get the valves adjusted.
They have only one carburetor to adjust.
They're always in style.
If you ride another motorcycle at 40, people think you're either crazy or haven't grown up. If you ride a Harley
at 40, people think you're young at heart and have style.
Harley riders always have something to talk about at parties.
Sure you can ride other motorcycles to Daytona and Sturgis, but why?
Women riding Harley's look sexy, confident and independent.
Cleaning your bike is an act of love, not a chore.
Harley riders have a better sex life. Honest!
Harley riders are recognized worldwide. Wear a Harley cap or T-shirt anywhere in the world and someone will
walk up and talk to you about your bike.
People can argue endlessly about the technical advantages and ergonomics of other motorcycles, but when it's
all been said, Harley riders get on their bikes and ride away with a smile.