Wow...zero to hero in eight weeks.

[Hetzer]

While out on the weekly meet with the Brotherhood last night I met a chap who's thinking about becoming a new prospect.
Eight weeks ago he had no bike licence. He went along to Shaw's Harley and asked if they could sort him out.

"When I was a kid", he said to them, "I had a picture on my wall of an Easyrider. I always wanted to be him and I've decided now is the time."

They have an in-house kind of trainer and hooked him up. A couple of hours on a 125, then to a 600, now he owns and rides a Sportster. In the last three weeks he's put a thousand miles on it.
And in a group of thirty of us you'd think he'd been riding for years (he's late thirties age).

Now he's looking to join a patch club. Talk about...fuck, I don't know...into the deep end off a 100ft cliff?

I did mention to him that if he'd come on here (BCF) and said "I got no bike licence or experience riding bikes but I want a Sportster in four or five weeks" he'd have been laughed out of town.
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"There's the horizon! Ride hard, ride fast and cut down all who stand in your way!"

[yaigi]

Well, all I can think is, time will tell
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Currently own - Fazer 600, 2000, Red. (But no riding as baby on board atm)

[reed]

So he was bi'ke'-curious, now he wants to join a brotherhood? That's good there aren't enough homosexual bikers around.

Edit: actually, thinking about it, that's not really impressive, I went from my first day of training for my full bike test, to having my tests booked up for the end of the same week. You're just saying that he happened to have the money to also go out and buy a fag machine after.

https://captchamag.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fags-bikers-south-park-demotivational-poster-1258922364.jpg

https://i723.photobucket.com/albums/ww235/Rainb0wSeven/HarleyFags.jpg
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Generic XOR 50, Gilera SMT 50, GSXR 400 GK73A, Ducati Monster 600, Honda Hornet 600.
Sold. Stolen. Written off. Sold. Current.

[Mario_Kempes]

Does he get a special badge for that?

[garth]

To be fair I'm confident I could go from not riding ever to mastering farm machinery in eight weeks too.

[Hetzer]

[Nick 50]

Aren't a Patch Club of the mentality "F*ck everything and everyone else in your life, you belong to us now.............. forever"??

And he's in his mid thirties??


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Current Bikes: ZX7r 97 (Black Beauty), VFR400 NC24 (The banana)
Previous Bikes: Aprilia Tuono 03 (The Beast), CBR600f (97)
First bike: A GZ125 Lemon.......

[reed]

[Ste]

[Marmalade]

[Hetzer]

[reed]

[Hetzer]

[reed]

[Hetzer]

[-LG-]

[reed]

I am indeed thinking of Harley owners.

Most other clubs seem to enjoy using xj1300's and GSX 1400's.
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Generic XOR 50, Gilera SMT 50, GSXR 400 GK73A, Ducati Monster 600, Honda Hornet 600.
Sold. Stolen. Written off. Sold. Current.

[Hetzer]

The clubs I'm with have more non-Harleys than Harleys. I guess only the yank clubs go for that full on Harley-only rule.
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[Scootaloo]

So If I was bi-ke curious and I wanted to get a real machine rather than my petite 500cc

What would you recommend?

Apart from Harleys and Victorys.
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[Rogerborg]

[Ariel Badger]

Are you thinking of joining the 1% Hetzer? I would not have you down as a follower of such a strict regime.
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[Hetzer]

[fox]

Shouldn't the title read 'zero to fag in 8 weeks'?
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Sold: 2003 satin black Yamaha R6
Current rides: 2006 blue Triumph Sprint ST 1050, 2003 Yamaha WR450F

[The Shaggy D.A.]

...hero?
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