Well, as a new GW rider, but a long time Rice Burner, I got into a conversation at Borders of all places with a gentleman who, like I was leafing thru the cycle mags. 1st, I love all bikes, all of them, I want them all! But I cannot afford more than one at a time so I buy wise.
I had a sabre, red, loud and fast, looks like a hotrod. And this guys asks what I was riding, I told him, and he looked at me funny. Then he says "I thought a military man would be patriotic and buy american". I was in uniform at the time, I teach AFJROTC, and am retired AF.
So I ask what he rides, and of couse it's a Road King. So, I then ask what does he drive, without missing a beat, he say's "Lexus". I smiled at him and said that a patriotic american like himself, should be driving a ford like myself, I guess I'll pickup his slack. He kinda looked funny again, and smiled. I told him, "It is that you ride, not what you ride, and I would stop to help him as fast as any other biker would, I carry both metric and amreican tools".
He say's, "I guess I'm a dumbass" I laughed till I cried.
I never have a problem with Harley guys, my Bro in law is a devoted harley rider, I just compliment them on the beauty of thier bike. And usually I get a like response. If they have something nasty to say, they can say it to my tail lights, as I blow past them, after all I got the fastest GW, the yellow one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sarge