[Ducati] Mike Aquino....

[Bruce Bellm]

IMHO, this is the origin of Harley rider's alienation from the rest of us. 
Most of those guys buy into the illusion that they are superior simply 
because they have bought into the Harley cult. Too bad really. A lot of the 
Harley guys I know are nice people but get them together with the rest of 
the cult and there's a lot of dissing of other (especially Japanese) bikes. 
Sad really.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "HOPPER ELDRIDGE" <hoppereldridge at sbcglobal.net>
To: <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 8:21 PM
Subject: [Ducati] Mike Aquino....


> When you're out riding and wave at all bikes and 9 out of 10 Hardley 
> riders are either to afraid to turn loose of the handle bar to wave back 
> or think they're too good to condescend to a return wave to a non Hardley 
> rider...


. Only two returned the wave! By the time I got to the party, I was pissed 
at the "biker comraderie" that was displayed on the road. Too many times 
I've overheard the astute obsevation by some of the Hardley crowd about my 
"Jap crap" and  "rice burner". Of course I always tell 'em that I was amazed 
that Italy was in Japan not some where over in Europe.
>
>  Hopper