Ignorance must truly be bliss.
My first motorcycle is a Harley Davidson. It won't be my last and won't be the only brand I own. I don't owe anyone an explanation for why I spent MY MONEY on it. Online, you're all keyboard commando's as far as I am concerned. In public, you'd probably choose to be more civil. Especially over something as trivial as a brand of motorcycle. Or not. And be dealt the hand your mouth gets you into.
Comparing a truly global brand like Honda to Harley Davidson is about as asinine as you can get to win an argument.
Honda makes two wheeled motorbikes in [censored] near every configuration (scooter, off-road, on-road, etc) from sub 50cc to 1800cc's. HD sold roughly 272k units globally in 2013 representing street bikes only. Honda better be kicking HD's butt in total motorcycle sales...but they aren't here in the US. Including scooters they did 153k units to HD's 168k in the US only.
Are Honda's better? In some ways, maybe. Are Harley's better? In some ways, maybe. But it's subjective to each individual.
As far as I am concerned, every rider is just that; a rider. Sure I despise lane splitting dipsh!ts on sport bikes doing 50MPH over the speed limit in traffic. Not because they choose to ride that particular bike style or brand...but because they use the bike to create a hazard to themselves and others.
As a rider, I no longer have any empathy for other riders that choose to operate their MC's in an unsafe manner. One of the things keeping them alive is that most people inherently don't want to harm them and get out of the way when possible. Not me. Not anymore. Poke the bear...get mauled.
My first motorcycle is a Harley Davidson. It won't be my last and won't be the only brand I own. I don't owe anyone an explanation for why I spent MY MONEY on it. Online, you're all keyboard commando's as far as I am concerned. In public, you'd probably choose to be more civil. Especially over something as trivial as a brand of motorcycle. Or not. And be dealt the hand your mouth gets you into.
Comparing a truly global brand like Honda to Harley Davidson is about as asinine as you can get to win an argument.
Honda makes two wheeled motorbikes in [censored] near every configuration (scooter, off-road, on-road, etc) from sub 50cc to 1800cc's. HD sold roughly 272k units globally in 2013 representing street bikes only. Honda better be kicking HD's butt in total motorcycle sales...but they aren't here in the US. Including scooters they did 153k units to HD's 168k in the US only.
Are Honda's better? In some ways, maybe. Are Harley's better? In some ways, maybe. But it's subjective to each individual.
As far as I am concerned, every rider is just that; a rider. Sure I despise lane splitting dipsh!ts on sport bikes doing 50MPH over the speed limit in traffic. Not because they choose to ride that particular bike style or brand...but because they use the bike to create a hazard to themselves and others.
As a rider, I no longer have any empathy for other riders that choose to operate their MC's in an unsafe manner. One of the things keeping them alive is that most people inherently don't want to harm them and get out of the way when possible. Not me. Not anymore. Poke the bear...get mauled.
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