The Harley Davidson Ridebook

[Ghosttown]

Did anyone else get the email from the HD folk that included "The Harley Davidson Ridebook"?
I know I'm glad I did. Here's an example of the wisdom passed down:

"Imagine the following: you're flying down the Pacific Coast Highway, the sun on your arms, the wind in your face and a humming engine powering you down the coast.

Now imagine this: you're at a party, surrounded by stunningly attractive people, and you begin to regale them with tales of your magnificent trek.

Somewhere in there, you'll probably want to use the lingo.

So we've put together a handy glossary for everything you need to know about motorc ycles—from the science of a V-twin engine to the name for that gleaming pipe connecting the handlebars to the front wheel."

There is an interactive picture to click on as well, it clearly labels all those shiny parts like handlebars, and even the engine.

Thanks factory! Now I'm qualified to buy one too!

http://ridebook.harley-davidson.com/#!/bikeanatomy

[CRFyou]

Oh man!

That sounds amazing!

I could just see the crowd gathering around me while I talk about all the sights and sounds of THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY.

I'll tell them about how I was first place at a red light. Waiting with nervous anticipation of the green. I rev my bike. People all around were impressed with my dealership purchase.

The light flashes green in an instant. I rocket off making a fuck load of noise. I don't even notice people shaking their heads in disgust because I'm rolling like a boss.


~I'm going to sign up for their email blasts so I can see this shit too.

[Ghosttown]

The light flashes green in an instant. I rocket off making a fuck load of noise.

I assume you are referring to that famous "potato, potato, potato" sound we have all come to know and love.

Exhaust System
For getting rid of those fumes. It's the source of the famous "potato potato potato" sound that sets a genuine Harley apart from the rest. It's also easy to customize, should you want your bike to be a little fiercer.

I wish i was making this up....

[ltuck]

Thats hardcore shit right there. "Stunningly attractive people"...must be a gentlemans article...i prefer trashy crackwhores myself!

[Pendulum]

This can't be real. This has to be a joke.

[jluck27]

"Now imagine this: you're at a party, surrounded by stunningly attractive people, and you begin to regale them with tales of your magnificent trek".

This part is totally about me...I didn't authorize this...fuckers

[CRFyou]

This can't be real. This has to be a joke.

Not a joke.

They have no fucking idea how to hire an Ad Agency.

Or maybe they do... We think it's cheesy, but old men eat this shit up like viagra.

[Ghosttown]

http://ridebook.harley-davidson.com/#!/bikeanatomy

"Urbandaddy" knows a thing or two about scoots.....

[Guest]

Fuck email alerts! I downloaded their award-winning location-based mobile application called "The Next Move", so I can have all this infinite wisdom wherever I'm at, .....and to better know which areas to avoid.

[Guest]

The Ridebook - To Bodie from Scott Toepfer on Vimeo.

My impressions;

1.) This is the definition of Hipster bikers. (But are they? I recognize the name involved here. I do. Tight pants, whooly caps, you decide?)

2.) I have never washed my bike (1:13) during the course of any event/ride/trip. That smells of a Chrome Polishers script.

3.) It's way to "factory" clean. Not the bikes, the "image" that's being sold. Which is exactly what generates my passion of hate for the factory. And I say "hate" with a Smile and a Fart, not a blinding rage.

I understand the MC (motor company) is trying to get it's dick wet in the wallet of the "builder era" (or at least what appears to be the "builder era" because people have been stripping, modif'ing, and chopping bikes as long as they've rolled of the factory line... rather "today's builder era.")
Chaps and Gaunlette Gloves have reached maximum potential in the profit margins. The Borg have run out of new frontiers to conquer. The Hipster Clan is the closet thing to marginalize, repackage, and resell.

If it's wrong, it's because I take time release medication for severe mental retardation. It's either kicking me hard in the ass or waiting at the bus stop. You decide.

Buy used.

[nerdsports]

We're trading our high dollar fixies for factory custom Harleys. Wanna fight about it?

[coldsmokejr]

I would not have believed this, had I not seen it.....sad days my friends, sad days.

[bkrtrsh]

I'm already half way there. Stunningly attractive. Now if I could just get that "lingo" down I'd be a real biker

[2stroketim]

I actually glad this was posted. Now I can sound like I know what I'm talking about.....I always wondered what 'risers' were...Un-b-fucking-leave-able

[CRFyou]

I actually glad this was posted. Now I can sound like I know what I'm talking about.....I always wondered what 'risers' were...Un-b-fucking-leave-able

And it puts certain words in quotes... Like they're the cool fucking way to say those part names.

As much as people like to make fun of me and my Triumphs... None of this faggy shit is ever on their website. How to be a cool guy and what not...