Why Does It Have To Always Be A Harley......

elite1 · 11-20-2012, 04:53 PM

So, I'm in outside sales and I walk in to see one of my new customers. In an effort to start up a conversation, I told him I just picked an old motorcycle. Heres how the conversation went.......

Me - "So, I just picked up an old motorcycle I've been messing with......"

Him - "Cool. What did you get? Shovelhead? Knucklehead?"

Me - " Nah, Nah, its an old Honda. Ft500 Ascot. 1982. Thumper."

Him - "Only bike worth owning is a Harley......"

HERE WE GO......

Me - "Oh, you ride? Whatcha got?"

Him - "I dont own a bike."

Me - "You dont?"

Him - "Nope, but I do know enough to know that the only bike worth owning is a Harley."

WTF??? Okay, we're done here.......

Midnullarbor · 11-20-2012, 06:14 PM

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Difficult to know what to say when you suddenly find that you are talking to a complete Knucklehead.

Could try :
"Sure, Harley is the only bike worth owning, if you want to impress other Harley owners."
And if courageous enough, you could add (with a shrug) :
"But if you don't really care about their opinions, then you'll find a lot more bikes to choose from."
Though even that's getting uncomfortably close to The Customer Is Wrong.

Obviously this guy owns some major bad Karma from the past . . . otherwise he would have been born with a brain from higher up the Evolution Tree.
Charitably, you can hope his next re-incarnation turns out better.
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Stretch67 · 11-20-2012, 06:29 PM

In before the move...

"I know too much about motorcycles to own a Harley."

LarryGee · 11-20-2012, 06:34 PM

Here's my response, and I've owned and ridden Hardly Movingson's for 25 years, including a 52 Pan and an 06 Ultra...

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Him - "Only bike worth owning is a Harley......"

...Yeah, Well, I'm not into antiques.....

elite1 · 11-20-2012, 07:23 PM

What kills me is that he is giving me shit and he doesn't even ride!

miguelitro · 11-20-2012, 07:30 PM

"My hoa has rules against vehicles that leak oil."

satur9 · 11-22-2012, 02:19 PM

oh wait there is,its called modern technology.its because of those acient aircooled lumps of steel called harleys that everyone who doesnt ride thinks that every bike needs to be over 1000 cc . there are tons of bikes with half the displacement of most harleys that are way way faster.whenever people ask why I dont ride a harley I show them a picture of my bike in the 7 degrees snow that I rode to work in .and say when a harley can do this and gravel and get 65 mpg. I will buy one.

Tammy · 11-22-2012, 04:34 PM

you have to feel sorry for the guy he may never know what it feels like to ride the way we know it....

wannabe1 · 11-22-2012, 05:26 PM

It's really simple. Harley Davidsons are an icon here in the USA and worldwide. HD is easily the most popular name in the motorcycle industry especially to non-riders. Really no reason to be offended.

NHADV · 11-22-2012, 05:55 PM

I have a feeling no matter what conversation you would of had with that guy most likely would have went the same way. Should have brought up the election.

cyclewizard · 11-22-2012, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elite1

So, I'm in outside sales and I walk in to see one of my new customers. In an effort to start up a conversation, I told him I just picked an old motorcycle. Heres how the conversation went.......

Me - "So, I just picked up an old motorcycle I've been messing with......"

Him - "Cool. What did you get? Shovelhead? Knucklehead?"

Me - " Nah, Nah, its an old Honda. Ft500 Ascot. 1982. Thumper."

Him - "Only bike worth owning is a Harley......"

HERE WE GO......

Me - "Oh, you ride? Whatcha got?"

Him - "I dont own a bike."

Me - "You dont?"

Him - "Nope, but I do know enough to know that the only bike worth owning is a Harley."

WTF??? Okay, we're done here.......

There's no magic pill for stupid..

Harleys are made in China would have been my come back...

I took a tour of the Harley museum and their t-shirts and clothing were stamped made in China, I laughed my ass off when I seen that.

Night Falcon · 11-22-2012, 09:02 PM

you could have told him all bikes no matter what the branding are made in the same Harley factory in japan ever since the secret bike testing facility in area 51 was closed down by the government due to aliens trying steel our two wheeled technology....at least that would be close to the truth

BJZ · 11-22-2012, 09:13 PM

Has happened many times

Oh you ride? So what kind of bike you ride?
KTM
Does Harley Davidson make it?

opmike · 11-22-2012, 10:10 PM

These people are given way too much bandwidth dedicated to them on this site.

They are dumbasses in long history of dumbasses and they will undoubtedly raise their crotch fruit to be dumbasses as well.

We need another plague. Yeah, my dumbass would probably be the first one to get sick, but it's the principle that matters here

Droptarotter · 11-22-2012, 10:37 PM

Just show them this..................

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Cheers

11-20-2012, 04:53 PM	#1
elite1 ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Pittsburgh-The Steel City Oddometer: 170	Why Does It Have To Always Be A Harley...... So, I'm in outside sales and I walk in to see one of my new customers. In an effort to start up a conversation, I told him I just picked an old motorcycle. Heres how the conversation went....... Me - "So, I just picked up an old motorcycle I've been messing with......" Him - "Cool. What did you get? Shovelhead? Knucklehead?" Me - " Nah, Nah, its an old Honda. Ft500 Ascot. 1982. Thumper." Him - "Only bike worth owning is a Harley......" HERE WE GO...... Me - "Oh, you ride? Whatcha got?" Him - "I dont own a bike." Me - "You dont?" Him - "Nope, but I do know enough to know that the only bike worth owning is a Harley." WTF??? Okay, we're done here....... __________________ 10 Triumph Thruxton - ton up bitch ; 86 Elite 150 Deluxe - pimpin' 80's icon ; 78 Puch Newport - still in the family. Still can't outrun Fido. ; 07 Elite 80 - bulletproof but boring - sold ; 82 Honda Ft500 Ascot - The lil' donkey's bed - gone but not forgotten.

11-20-2012, 06:29 PM	#3
Stretch67 Mad Scientist Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Bent, but not broken Oddometer: 3,168	In before the move... "I know too much about motorcycles to own a Harley." __________________ IBA # 33113 Alaska 2007 Blue Ridge Parkway & Outer Banks 2009 XR400 Thread Index Stretch67 screwed with this post 11-21-2012 at 05:09 AM

11-20-2012, 07:23 PM	#5
elite1 ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Pittsburgh-The Steel City Oddometer: 170	What kills me is that he is giving me shit and he doesn't even ride! __________________ 10 Triumph Thruxton - ton up bitch ; 86 Elite 150 Deluxe - pimpin' 80's icon ; 78 Puch Newport - still in the family. Still can't outrun Fido. ; 07 Elite 80 - bulletproof but boring - sold ; 82 Honda Ft500 Ascot - The lil' donkey's bed - gone but not forgotten.

11-22-2012, 02:19 PM	#7
satur9 angry black guy Joined: Mar 2009 Location: hfil Oddometer: 366	theres no replacement for displacement.... oh wait there is,its called modern technology.its because of those acient aircooled lumps of steel called harleys that everyone who doesnt ride thinks that every bike needs to be over 1000 cc . there are tons of bikes with half the displacement of most harleys that are way way faster.whenever people ask why I dont ride a harley I show them a picture of my bike in the 7 degrees snow that I rode to work in .and say when a harley can do this and gravel and get 65 mpg. I will buy one. __________________ seriously?.... is that what you ride? Well, it took a lot of work to be the ass that I am And I'm real damn sure that anyone can, equally easily f*ck you over ...(modest mouse).

11-22-2012, 04:34 PM	#8
Tammy Team 2nd Wind Joined: Dec 2007 Location: NJ, Bergen Co.. Oddometer: 1,382	you have to feel sorry for the guy he may never know what it feels like to ride the way we know it.... __________________ 08 WR250F 07 G650 X Challenge Bergen Co, NJ AMA / CJCR / ECEA In a world that what we want is only what we want until it's ours

11-20-2012, 06:14 PM	#2
Midnullarbor Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2010 Oddometer: 245	. Difficult to know what to say when you suddenly find that you are talking to a complete Knucklehead. Could try : "Sure, Harley is the only bike worth owning, if you want to impress other Harley owners." And if courageous enough, you could add (with a shrug) : "But if you don't really care about their opinions, then you'll find a lot more bikes to choose from." Though even that's getting uncomfortably close to The Customer Is Wrong. Obviously this guy owns some major bad Karma from the past . . . otherwise he would have been born with a brain from higher up the Evolution Tree. Charitably, you can hope his next re-incarnation turns out better. .

11-20-2012, 06:34 PM	#4
LarryGee Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2011 Location: West Central Florida Oddometer: 278	Here's my response, and I've owned and ridden Hardly Movingson's for 25 years, including a 52 Pan and an 06 Ultra... . Him - "Only bike worth owning is a Harley......" ...Yeah, Well, I'm not into antiques.....

11-22-2012, 05:26 PM	#9
wannabe1 Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2006 Oddometer: 511	It's really simple. Harley Davidsons are an icon here in the USA and worldwide. HD is easily the most popular name in the motorcycle industry especially to non-riders. Really no reason to be offended.

11-22-2012, 05:55 PM	#10
NHADV Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2010 Location: Gilford N.H. Oddometer: 465	I have a feeling no matter what conversation you would of had with that guy most likely would have went the same way. Should have brought up the election. __________________ -Gary

11-22-2012, 09:02 PM	#12
Night Falcon Adventure NZL Joined: Dec 2008 Location: on the off road Oddometer: 860	you could have told him all bikes no matter what the branding are made in the same Harley factory in japan ever since the secret bike testing facility in area 51 was closed down by the government due to aliens trying steel our two wheeled technology....at least that would be close to the truth __________________ "You cannot harm me...my wings are like shields of steel" - Batfink My KTM 690

11-22-2012, 09:13 PM	#13
BJZ Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Scarsdale, NY Oddometer: 337	Has happened many times Oh you ride? So what kind of bike you ride? KTM Does Harley Davidson make it? __________________ BZ

11-22-2012, 10:10 PM	#14
opmike Choosing to be here. Joined: Sep 2011 Location: Southeast, US Oddometer: 283	These people are given way too much bandwidth dedicated to them on this site. They are dumbasses in long history of dumbasses and they will undoubtedly raise their crotch fruit to be dumbasses as well. We need another plague. Yeah, my dumbass would probably be the first one to get sick, but it's the principle that matters here __________________ “The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.” ― Terry Pratchett

11-22-2012, 10:37 PM	#15
Droptarotter Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Cloverdale Oddometer: 833	Just show them this.................. [/IMG] Cheers __________________ HP2 Sport, R1200S, R100S, KTM 640 Adventure, KTM 520 EXC/Motard, Yamaha RZ350, Hodaka 125 Wombat

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