You have to vet people better, GRM.

nderwater said:

I'm trying to think how iconic personalities like Caroll Shelby, John Force, Enzo Ferrari, Willie T Ribbs,Dale Earnhardt, etc, etc would have faired in today's culture  of online haters.

Ribbs had plenty of haters because he was black. I'm sure he'd have plenty today. see also: Lewis Hamilton. The biggest difference is that people are a bit quieter or use different framing to express the racism.

Slippery said:

dps214 said:

hunter47 said:

if they actually wanted to enjoy the music they would have a bluetooth module in their helmet.

You're not really familiar with the "blast the stereo on their Harley" crowd, are you?

I am pretty sure that in south Florida, helmets are not allowed on Harleys. 

The irony is, a lot of the hardcore guys in Orlando will wear them because it's so insane. It's the weekend warriors I laugh at. 

APEowner said:

ShawnG said:

If your motorcycle needs an entertainment system, you bought the wrong bike.

I get what you're saying but I've always found that a sound track can enhance the experience.  I've never heard a speaker system that sounds good on a bike but I've ridden with earbuds for close to 40 years.  I have fond memories of cranking across Vermont's Northeast Kingdom on my XS650 while listening to my cassette tape of Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick on my Walkman.

Man, I'm old...

I have bluetooth in my helmet and I like a little music while I ride as well.

I don't own a motorcycle that blats around playing The Eagles so loud that everyone can hear it.

dps214 said:

hunter47 said:

if they actually wanted to enjoy the music they would have a bluetooth module in their helmet.

You're not really familiar with the "blast the stereo on their Harley" crowd, are you?

My point was that the "blast the stereo on their Harley" crowd is the attention seeking type, and not the type that actually wants to hear their music.

ShawnG said:

APEowner said:

ShawnG said:

If your motorcycle needs an entertainment system, you bought the wrong bike.

I get what you're saying but I've always found that a sound track can enhance the experience.  I've never heard a speaker system that sounds good on a bike but I've ridden with earbuds for close to 40 years.  I have fond memories of cranking across Vermont's Northeast Kingdom on my XS650 while listening to my cassette tape of Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick on my Walkman.

Man, I'm old...

I have bluetooth in my helmet and I like a little music while I ride as well.

I don't own a motorcycle that blats around playing The Eagles so loud that everyone can hear it.

The best is a local Hog guy with 8 (!!!) 6x9 speakers in the top trunk. Blaring 4 Non-Blonds What's Up. 

hhheeeEEEYYYY EEE-YYYAAA E-yyyyahea...

In reply to Appleseed :

Bro, you can't reference that song without posting this video

In reply to Appleseed :

One of my customers has a huge Tour Glide barge.

I fired it up to put it in the trailer and "Let it Go" from Frozen was on the stereo. It was perfect.

How bout those mini truckers! ...Oh that's right, for every awesome, well built show worthy example there was a stack of crap copies, decimating the availability of those small japanese pickups in the process.

Dude, I'm standin right here! :(

In reply to Mr_Asa :

Dood, if it was the He-Man remix, I would have laughed my intestines right out of my arse.

In reply to Duke :

You're not necessarily wrong, it's what all the cool kids are doing 

I'll say it...Stanceworks in its prime had the best build threads out of any car forum. One of my favorite car forums, I wish that forum wasn't dying, I miss it. I also enjoy stanced cars and would rather attend a "stanced bro" car show than autoX.

Haters gonna hate

I drag race front wheel drive Volkswagens, so I should not throw stones. Many of you are just as bad