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[Don S]

I have a brother-in-law wannabe bad-boy biker. You know, the typical Harley riding type. All show - no go, ass-less chap wearing, two foot long wallet, six foot dog chain attached to it, rottweiler owner kind of guy. I generally avoid associating with him but being married to a family member, sometimes I have to bite the bullet and bear his presence. When I bought the KLR, his response was why'd ya buy that Jap crap? I just laughed at him and advised him that if he was a little brighter, I'd try to explain it to him. So, now comes to good part. I had been away at camp for five days. In the interim Joe wannabe blew up the engine on his hog. I found out by way of family connections. I laughed out loud when I heard about it. Just goes to show, anything can go wrong with any machine. It's the loud mouth, simple minded types that tend to denigrate everything not Harley who wear the most egg on their faces when their garage queens crap out. I'll have to cruise by his place on the KLR for a good look. On the other hand, maybe not. Don --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger s low PC-to-Phone call rates. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[keithrstone]

I've met the type... what does he do for a living? By "camp" do you mean Papago (you at CAG?). Keith

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Don S wrote: > > I have a brother-in-law wannabe bad-boy biker. You know, the typical Harley riding type. All show - no go, ass-less chap wearing, two foot long wallet, six foot dog chain attached to it, rottweiler owner kind of guy. I generally avoid associating with him but being married to a family member, sometimes I have to bite the bullet and bear his presence. When I bought the KLR, his response was why'd ya buy that Jap crap? I just laughed at him and advised him that if he was a little brighter, I'd try to explain it to him. > > So, now comes to good part. I had been away at camp for five days. In the interim Joe wannabe blew up the engine on his hog. I found out by way of family connections. I laughed out loud when I heard about it. Just goes to show, anything can go wrong with any machine. It's the loud mouth, simple minded types that tend to denigrate everything not Harley who wear the most egg on their faces when their garage queens crap out. > > I'll have to cruise by his place on the KLR for a good look. On the other hand, maybe not. > > > Don > > > > > --------------------------------- > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[Mike Peplinski]

You know Don, the Jeep guys have a saying "its a Jeep thing" meaning if you have to explain they won't get it anyway. Nuf said.

>From: Don S >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Jap Crap vs Harley blow up >Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 08:55:32 -0700 (PDT) > > > I have a brother-in-law wannabe bad-boy biker. You know, the typical >Harley riding type. All show - no go, ass-less chap wearing, two foot long >wallet, six foot dog chain attached to it, rottweiler owner kind of guy. >I generally avoid associating with him but being married to a family >member, sometimes I have to bite the bullet and bear his presence. When I >bought the KLR, his response was why'd ya buy that Jap crap? I just >laughed at him and advised him that if he was a little brighter, I'd try >to explain it to him. > > So, now comes to good part. I had been away at camp for five days. In >the interim Joe wannabe blew up the engine on his hog. I found out by way >of family connections. I laughed out loud when I heard about it. Just >goes to show, anything can go wrong with any machine. It's the loud mouth, >simple minded types that tend to denigrate everything not Harley who wear >the most egg on their faces when their garage queens crap out. > > I'll have to cruise by his place on the KLR for a good look. On the >other hand, maybe not. > > > Don > > > > >--------------------------------- >How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger s low PC-to-Phone call >rates. > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

[keithrstone]

I've met the type... what does he do for a living? By "camp" do you mean Papago (you at CAG?). Keith

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Don S wrote: > > I have a brother-in-law wannabe bad-boy biker. You know, the typical Harley riding type. All show - no go, ass-less chap wearing, two foot long wallet, six foot dog chain attached to it, rottweiler owner kind of guy. I generally avoid associating with him but being married to a family member, sometimes I have to bite the bullet and bear his presence. When I bought the KLR, his response was why'd ya buy that Jap crap? I just laughed at him and advised him that if he was a little brighter, I'd try to explain it to him. > > So, now comes to good part. I had been away at camp for five days. In the interim Joe wannabe blew up the engine on his hog. I found out by way of family connections. I laughed out loud when I heard about it. Just goes to show, anything can go wrong with any machine. It's the loud mouth, simple minded types that tend to denigrate everything not Harley who wear the most egg on their faces when their garage queens crap out. > > I'll have to cruise by his place on the KLR for a good look. On the other hand, maybe not. > > > Don > > > > > --------------------------------- > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[Mike Frey]

Mike F > All show - no go, ass-less chap wearing, two foot long wallet, six > foot dog chain attached to it, rottweiler owner kind of guy. > > > >

[Michael Hightower]

>>You know Don, the Jeep guys have a saying "its a Jeep thing" meaning if

you have to explain they won't get it anyway. Nuf said.

[Darren Clark]

When all his replacement parts come in, have him look at the boxes. Then ask him where all the parts were made. If he says USA he's a liar. Don S wrote:

> I have a brother-in-law wannabe bad-boy biker. You know, the typical > Harley riding type. All show - no go, ass-less chap wearing, two foot > long wallet, six foot dog chain attached to it, rottweiler owner kind > of guy. I generally avoid associating with him but being married to a > family member, sometimes I have to bite the bullet and bear his > presence. When I bought the KLR, his response was why'd ya buy that > Jap crap? I just laughed at him and advised him that if he was a > little brighter, I'd try to explain it to him. > > So, now comes to good part. I had been away at camp for five days. In > the interim Joe wannabe blew up the engine on his hog. I found out by > way of family connections. I laughed out loud when I heard about it. > Just goes to show, anything can go wrong with any machine. It's the > loud mouth, simple minded types that tend to denigrate everything not > Harley who wear the most egg on their faces when their garage queens > crap out. > > I'll have to cruise by his place on the KLR for a good look. On the > other hand, maybe not. > > > Don > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- --- > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call > rates. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >

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[Robert Chay]

There's a sticker out that says "I understand the Jeep thing, that's why I drive a Toyota" -Bobby '04 4Runner

> -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Peplinski > > You know Don, the Jeep guys have a saying "its a Jeep thing" > meaning if you have to explain they won't get it anyway. Nuf said. > >

[Lloyd Rauschkolb]

Seems to me when all is said and done, we all choose to buy and ride/drive the vehicles we perceive to suit our individual purposes and needs, and the world continues to turn. Thank God we have enough vehicle manufacturers out there to put together the different types of vehicles that allow us to make a choice. Just think what it would be like if we all had to buy the same type of bike or car. Wonder where we could have a national rally for such a group? Lloyd Rauschkolb Gulfport, Mississippi --- Michael Hightower wrote:

> > >>You know Don, the Jeep guys have a saying "its a > Jeep thing" meaning if > you have to explain they won't get it anyway. Nuf > said. > I've theorized that there are three types of > motorcycle/car buyers: > > 1. Social buyers > 2. Personal buyers > 3. Needs-based buyers > > The Needs-based buyers simply buy cars (usually) > that get them from point A > to B and they don't really care about what they get. > These folks account > for the vast majority of car purchases. > > Personal buyers are dudes that I like to think I'm a > part of. They get > their cars or motorcycles for personal reasons. > Usually, quality and > performance are the main selling points. We define > "gotta have it" on our > own terms and purchase what we want because it fits > our ideas of what's > right. > > Social buyers, on the other hand, are less concerned > about the actual > vehicle and are more concerned about what people > will think about them. > Harley owners tend to fit squarely in this category. > The bike is far less > important to them than the -image- of the bike, > especially the perceived > image other people have of them. It doesn't matter > that they usually > require a rebuild after, oh, two miles. Sadly, BMW > owners also fit this > group. Though Bimmers are some of the best handling > and performing cars > around, rarely do folks buy them because of that. > They buy them because of > the supposed image that BMWs project. An image I > commonly refer to as > "being a dick." It's a shame, because BMWs are > pretty terrific (though of > sub-par quality). > > I assume you all know that Hog is shorthand for > "Maintenance Hog". > > While I'm at it: 90% of all Harleys are still on > the road. ... The other > 10% made it home. > > > - Mike > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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[Mike Peplinski]

VW's aren't much different. Put one next to a Honda and you'll see what engineering excellence is all about. I'm not a big Honda bike fan but their cars are great.

>From: "Michael Hightower" >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> >Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] Jap Crap vs Harley blow up >Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 11:36:12 -0500 > > > > >>You know Don, the Jeep guys have a saying "its a Jeep thing" meaning if >you have to explain they won't get it anyway. Nuf said. >I've theorized that there are three types of motorcycle/car buyers: > >1. Social buyers >2. Personal buyers >3. Needs-based buyers > >The Needs-based buyers simply buy cars (usually) that get them from point A >to B and they don't really care about what they get. These folks account >for the vast majority of car purchases. > >Personal buyers are dudes that I like to think I'm a part of. They get >their cars or motorcycles for personal reasons. Usually, quality and >performance are the main selling points. We define "gotta have it" on our >own terms and purchase what we want because it fits our ideas of what's >right. > >Social buyers, on the other hand, are less concerned about the actual >vehicle and are more concerned about what people will think about them. >Harley owners tend to fit squarely in this category. The bike is far less >important to them than the -image- of the bike, especially the perceived >image other people have of them. It doesn't matter that they usually >require a rebuild after, oh, two miles. Sadly, BMW owners also fit this >group. Though Bimmers are some of the best handling and performing cars >around, rarely do folks buy them because of that. They buy them because of >the supposed image that BMWs project. An image I commonly refer to as >"being a dick." It's a shame, because BMWs are pretty terrific (though of >sub-par quality). > >I assume you all know that Hog is shorthand for "Maintenance Hog". > >While I'm at it: 90% of all Harleys are still on the road. ... The other >10% made it home. > > >- Mike > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >