tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post1494956538842916918..comments2024-02-26T05:18:55.357-08:00Comments on Motorcycle Philosophy: Riding Means Different Things to Different PeopleSteve Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07254867681706917705noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-41513640521833473222008-12-18T12:51:00.000-08:002008-12-18T12:51:00.000-08:00I just found this site/post and think it is great....I just found this site/post and think it is great. I ride like I golf, with a few close friends (BIL,ex-boss, and a smallish group on Sunday mornings for a breakfast run) that I know how they will behave. Riding from bar to bar seems to be the big group activity everyone talks about - no thanks.<BR/><BR/>But...<BR/><BR/>"My HOG chapter just wants to ride to get ice cream!!!! We might ride a few hundred miles away to get it, but somehow there is always ice cream involved! LOL<BR/><BR/>By Anonymous mrs rc, at August 18, 2008 6:30 PM"<BR/><BR/>Now that is riding I am interested in :):)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-78308906855772512152008-09-03T01:51:00.000-07:002008-09-03T01:51:00.000-07:00Test commentTest commentSteve Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254867681706917705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-2848702175714343882008-09-01T19:51:00.000-07:002008-09-01T19:51:00.000-07:00A "poser" is a wannabe. Someone who's trying to b...A "poser" is a wannabe. Someone who's trying to be like someone else, or something else.Steve Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254867681706917705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-52153689575298690082008-09-01T17:03:00.000-07:002008-09-01T17:03:00.000-07:00Posing at the cantina? Maybe that's where the term...Posing at the cantina? Maybe that's where the term poser comes from? Now I finally know what a poser really is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-72344837398736142932008-08-19T22:44:00.000-07:002008-08-19T22:44:00.000-07:00I've sort of evolved my riding from just riding fo...I've sort of evolved my riding from just riding for the pure joy of it to more focused destination rides. In fact most of my riding now a-days is just to and from work. For a million riders there may be a million reasons to ride. It takes all kinds and I can relate to them all. Well, except owning a "Big Dog" and posing at the cantina.Kanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061130052392660661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-23576195975655400622008-08-18T18:30:00.000-07:002008-08-18T18:30:00.000-07:00My HOG chapter just wants to ride to get ice cream...My HOG chapter just wants to ride to get <I><B>ice cream!!!!</B></I> We might ride a few hundred miles away to get it, but somehow there is always ice cream involved! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-5433956644521667252008-08-17T22:57:00.000-07:002008-08-17T22:57:00.000-07:00I went riding with a buddy this weekend, and took ...I went riding with a buddy this weekend, and took him on one of my regular routes up Angeles Forest Hwy, over to the Rock Inn, and back down Bouquet Canyon. About 1/3 of the way through we were stopped at a light in Palmdale and I asked if he wanted to stop because I thought his girlfriend might need to stretch her legs for a sec. He says "Sure" and pulls into a Starbucks, where we end up sitting and drinking Fraps for nearly an hour -- and this is after we <I>started</I> the ride with a Starbucks stop. Me, I want to ride. He apparently just wants to ride to Starbucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-65630203774889390312008-08-17T06:35:00.000-07:002008-08-17T06:35:00.000-07:00Great post.Not only is it "I love riding to the ba...Great post.<BR/><BR/>Not only is it "I love riding to the bar," for guys with those raked out customs its also about sitting at the bar to see how many, "Hey Dude...<I>nice bike!</I>" comments you can rack up. I'm like most of us; I take pride in my bike and sure, it's nice to get complimented on it. But, what good is it, no matter how "nice" it is, if it's not practical to handle the road?<BR/><BR/>I love riding to just about anywhere. A stop at a biker friendly place for food and bevs is almost always a part of the plan. Ending up at the bar happens a lot too. I love to ride to find roads I haven't been down before, like on yesterday's ride with my Chapter. We did a good 90 miles of back roads just to go for a 10 dollar hamburger at Red Robin, and I really enjoyed it. I don't have to be always dragging my pegs to enjoy a ride, but sure, some twisties are always fun.<BR/><BR/>I admit I'm not a big solo rider. I do like to go off on my own sometimes, but I prefer riding with my friends. Like Dave said, even if it's to the bank or the store, or whatever, I enjoy riding. I enjoyed my longest ride so far last month when we rode to Maine. I'm looking forward to the 1,100+ miles each way back and forth to Milwaukee in a little over a week.<BR/><BR/>While your buddy is polishing his Big Dog, I'm going to be getting some more road grit on my boots, and I'm fine with that. For me, that's what riding means."Joker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00123102968850707085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-76994211683674204002008-08-16T19:07:00.000-07:002008-08-16T19:07:00.000-07:00Heh, what's funny about this post is that usually ...Heh, what's funny about this post is that usually the ones that complain about not having anyone to ride with don't really ride. So I completely understand what you are saying here. Who says you can't go out and ride alone? Do you really need to have someone to ride with? <BR/><BR/>If I have someone to ride with great, but I'll be riding anyway, with or without another rider. If you can't ride without someone coming along, it says alot about why you ride somehow, which points to what you said about destinations, bar hopping and rallies. There is a huge difference between riders who love to ride and riders who are in love with the idea of riding.<BR/><BR/>I don't care if I am going to work, going to the store, taking a sunday ride or raising hell out in the badlands for days at a time, it's almost always on the bike.<BR/><BR/>Come to think of it, I have never heard a hardcore rider ever complain about not having someone to ride with? Just doesn't happen.<BR/><BR/>See, you made me think again. Thanks for the post.FLHX_Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453169653430889773noreply@blogger.com