Ha! Motorcycling is more to me now than just riding.
I’ve been riding since I was a teenager so more than 40 years now. When I started it was all about riding and living the s.q.u.i.d. life.
When I felt I’d out lived that faze (more like survived it) and my kids were born I sold my bike.
When the kids got older I got the “Fat Boy”; big, comfys however, as I’ve said, after riding it for a few years I wanted to get back to something a bit more sporty and thus the sportster.
I never got into the social aspect of the “Harley lifestyle”. Don’t belong to HOG or go on group rides or attend M&G’s or rally’s but admit to enjoying the Harley cache, riding a bit aggressively and being a poser…
It’s almost like the way I am with my Xterra.
That said, don’t let anyone kid you; IMHO everyone that owns a Harley is a poser. If it was just about the V-Twin rumble and riding we’d all have Beemers.
The plate on my old '84 Honda;
…was “TOMS V4”
Check out the blue hand grips and name pinstriped on the cowl. It said “Tommy” on one side and “BethAnn” (my girlfriend at the time…now my wife) on the other. So fucking cool….I'm a poser from way back yo...
Rams mounts are great, I have a similar setup (won at a B2SR raffle). I tapped into the rear taillight for power so it's ignition controlled instead of direct wiring to the battery though.
