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My Dinner with Pirates

Hellgate

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So an employee of mine invited my wife and I to dinner with her riding group. Yes I knew they were of the pirate persuasion, but we went anyway. All are retired military, Air Force and Navy, all had HDs and that big ugly Victory, and all have been riding for 3 years of less, all wearing the required pirate gear.

They asked if I was a vet, "Yes, combat vet, retired, 20 years, Army Guard." Asked if I ride, "Yes I own four bikes, ridden for 30 years." They are American bikes? "Nope, three Japanese, one Italian. I had a Buell but it lived on the shop so I sold it, what a POS." Well then you can't join our club. "I didn't ask to join your club."

Then I popped open the phone and showed photos of dragging knee at TWS on the R6 with number plates. Their jaws dropped. "Well I guess you wouldn't want to ride with us." No, I'll ride with anyone, as long as they ride safe.
 
hmm... employee invited you over for dinner then talked trash about the bikes you own... sounds like my workplace.. me and my boss got into a rather heated discussion about HD yesterday... he proceeded to tell me that there's no way that ANY Japanese bike is better in any way than a Harley.... "Harley's just look cool! They're the epitome of being American!"

When I asked him exactly what part of Harley was American... the brake made in Australia? The Electronics made in Japan and China? The steel sourced from China? ... he didn't have an answer... but still insisted that he was correct and I had no clue what I was talking about.
 
If someone told me a Harley was the epitome of my culture, I'd drill them in the mouth. He pretty much told you Americans are technologically deficient and unreliable, and 75 years behind the rest of the developed world.
 
jacobdahl said:
If someone told me a Harley was the epitome of my culture, I'd drill them in the mouth. He pretty much told you Americans are technologically deficient and unreliable, and 75 years behind the rest of the developed world.
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In the famous words of Jery Seinfeld "I Don't wanna be a pirate!"

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRER1Rbg9_o]Jerry Seinfeld: I don't wanna be a Pirate, a Cowboy or Switzerland - YouTube[/ame]
 
va_rider said:
hmm... employee invited you over for dinner then talked trash about the bikes you own... sounds like my workplace.. me and my boss got into a rather heated discussion about HD yesterday... he proceeded to tell me that there's no way that ANY Japanese bike is better in any way than a Harley.... "Harley's just look cool! They're the epitome of being American!"

When I asked him exactly what part of Harley was American... the brake made in Australia? The Electronics made in Japan and China? The steel sourced from China? ... he didn't have an answer... but still insisted that he was correct and I had no clue what I was talking about.
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People do the same thing at my office until they see the track photos on my office wall. I am no Rossi but they are all impressed and STHU. :)
 
jacobdahl said:
If someone told me a Harley was the epitome of my culture, I'd drill them in the mouth. He pretty much told you Americans are technologically deficient and unreliable, and 75 years behind the rest of the developed world.
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+1, Absolutely, what an insult!!
 
va_rider said:
hmm... employee invited you over for dinner then talked trash about the bikes you own... sounds like my workplace.. me and my boss got into a rather heated discussion about HD yesterday... he proceeded to tell me that there's no way that ANY Japanese bike is better in any way than a Harley.... "Harley's just look cool! They're the epitome of being American!"

When I asked him exactly what part of Harley was American... the brake made in Australia? The Electronics made in Japan and China? The steel sourced from China? ... he didn't have an answer... but still insisted that he was correct and I had no clue what I was talking about.
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No she didn't but her husband and the rest of crew were.

Funny thing is they invited me to go riding Saturday. Then one of the wives reminded them they had to go to their grandson's birthday party. He had a big pirate frowny face.
 
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Hellgate said:
They asked if I was a vet, "Yes, combat vet, retired, 20 years, Army Guard." Asked if I ride, "Yes I own four bikes, ridden for 30 years." They are American bikes? "Nope, three Japanese, one Italian. I had a Buell but it lived on the shop so I sold it, what a POS." Well then you can't join our club. "I didn't ask to join your club."
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HAHAHAHA LOVE IT Pete!!!!
I can totally picture you saying that to the club riders. :flip:
I bet their jaws dropped when they saw a pic of you riding.


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Pirate news flash!!!

So Monday morning my EE, Wendy comes into my office with a smile a mile wide. "Guess what Pete?" Ummm, you got a job somewhere else??? (Actually I really like her.) "I bought a motorcycle this weekend." Cool what did you get? Proudly she say's, "A Honda V-Star!" Cool, but V-Stars are Yamahas, regardless congratulations! So because your husband only allows American bikes in the club are you still a member??? "Oh, I'm going to get a Harley. Maybe an 883. This is a 650 so an 883 is a big jump." Oh, don't worry about the displacement in cruisers, your Yamaha, er, Star, makes more power anyway.

It's an '02 or '03, all the toys for $2,750. I think she got one hellva deal.

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Neat, I pir-ette! At least her bike won't break down. I'm sure her club can use someone to shuttle people from the roadside to a shop to get a part and back again. She's going to be really disappointed then she gets that 883 after riding a Japanese bike.
 
Hellgate said:
No she didn't but her husband and the rest of crew were.

Funny thing is they invited me to go riding Saturday. Then one of the wives reminded them they had to go to their grandson's birthday party. He had a big pirate frowny face.
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That is awfull! Big Pirate frowny faces are soooo sad! :frown::frown:
 
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