Half a Harley ?
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We've all heard it before. Somebody on a Big Twin calling a Sportster a "Girls Bike" or "Half a Harley" or maybe a "Training Bike/Learners Bike". Doesn't it just make you want to gag? Somebody trying to make you feel bad about owning a bike you love. Sportster riders know this is a line of crap but apparently some people need a lesson. The problem is that in today's society it is frowned upon to just shoot these people. With this in mind I have taken it upon myself to collect some nice friendly (or maybe not so friendly) responses to these comments. These were sent to me a while back by other Sporty riders.
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NOTE: There is a great letter/article about this that can be found here:
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O.K. Here they are in no special order. Enjoy!
P.S. Use these at your own risk!
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Saying a Sportster is an entry level Harley is like saying you
should buy a Corvette to work your way into a Suburban.
~Stroker
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I was told again a couple days ago that I was a big guy and I
should have a bigger bike. I was polite and just said: "No way,
Sportsters rule!"
But in case you don't feel like being polite, Here's a few:
(Note: not to be used by wimps.)
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Girl's bike?? Ever have a girl kick your @%#?
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Half a Harley?? I only need half a Harley to beat your piece of %&#$.
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(point to the other guy's Bagger)
It's fallen and it can't get up!
At least I don't need a pit crew to get it out of the garage.
Does it have a bathroom?
Do you have to double-clutch that thing?
Ooo! A land yacht! Shall we call you "captain"?
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Four phone poles for $100?
No??
How about $50, and I won't even use the nitrous.
I'll give you a head start, even.
Wait, I'll push mine.
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And my personal favorite and I believe a Wizard original, which I said to a guy right off the top of my head one night last summer:
I have to ride a Sportster. My wife (or girl) won't LET me get a bigger bike, she says
I've got too much between my legs already
~Wiz
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How 'bout: the Sportster, "The King of Harleys".....good enough for Elvis, good enough for me!
~James
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You usually can't shut up a BT (big twin) *&%$#@ who wants to bad mouth a Sportster BUT you sure can challenge him/her to a race on the best local twisty road. Make sure you do it in front of his friends and tell him that the last slow @#% poser *&%#@ to the other end buys the beer. It may quiet him down OR you may get to prove your point when they get pissed and you have to run for your life. Either way, I'm proud to ride a Sportster.
~Crim
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I found just starting the beast up for said loud mouth and friends
is quite effective. You'd be surprised how jaws drop when the sound of nasty cams
comes into the picture. This along with a crazed look in your eye (you know, the
kind of look you get after you just finished killing your parents) make for
some animated fun.
~Coach
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You'd best figure out how your gonna explain to your wife how you
got your @&% kicked by someone on a "girls bike"
~Mutchler
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Wanna race?
~Jim
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I just look over & say, "Wanna race"? Nine
times outta ten, that shuts 'em up right away. If that doesn't work,
I'll race them. Then they ALL shut up! Actions speak louder than words.
It's hard for BT riders to say much with a mouth full of rubber smoke & Sportster
exhaust fumes!
~Axe
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In response to some j/o who
once ribbed me for riding a sportster I replied "funny that any time I've
watched a B.O.T.T. no one has even entered a big twin, I wonder why?"
Also anyone who boasts about the new 88' twin
cam can be dismissed with "gee just add two more cams and maybe you can keep up"
~Submitted with out a name
Webmaster note: B.O.T.T. = "Battle of the Twins" (V-Twin motorcycle racing).
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Sportsters are half a Harley? Yeah, the fast half!
There is a new hop up kit for big twins at the local H.D. dealership. You plop down your money leave with a faster hog. It's called a SPORTSTER MOTOR.
Ironhead Tom
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And last but not least:
Do you know what kind of motorcycle a REAL man rides?
Any kind he damn well wants to!
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