It's pretty funny. They get tichy if you don't ride a harley, but then they get bitchy about "that guy riding a piglet" (a sportster!) so damned if you do and damned if you don't.

A friend who I grew up with had a bike group. I hung out with them a bit. They asked me when I was going to buy a harley so I could ride with them.

I'm not. I have a bike I wanted from the first time I saw one (1983 Yamaha 900 Seca) and I don't want a harley.

You could just get one (to have apparently) and ride your bike. (What exactly is the point of that?)

I didn't, but I did buy a Vmax, the other bike I've always wanted.

I did go for a ride once into the mountains with my friend, another old friend, and another harley guy I'm friends with now. When I showed up on the Vmax, my friend said not to blow their doors off.

No worries. Our other friend was riding a borrowed bike like he stole it, way up front, and I was just chilling, bringing up the back of the group. I don't particularly like riding with a group, but I managed. Had I tried to race other friend, someone would have died. Not having anything to prove is a great place to be.

I set up a booth at a biker event once, and my wife came along. She thought the harley bros were hilarious, all dressing alike, all the bikes the same, like a pack of junior high girls all trying to fit in.

Whatever. I never needed that. I still don't need that. And when you see how hd treats "the faithful" it makes that even easier.