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Re:Book Review - The Biker's Handbook 1 Month, 1 Week ago  
As any person who has ridden a motorcycle for any length of time already knows: You don't need a handbook to be a biker. The effort this guy has made to create one is laughable on it's face. You don't study up to be a biker, you suck it up and ride. The lessons come on the road and each and every day that you live.

Talk about a poser, this guy set the standard.

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Re:Book Review - The Biker's Handbook 1 Month, 1 Week ago  
The book (Heroin Diaries) kicks ass. I don't have the soundtrack, although I'm diggin' the "Saints Of Los Angeles" album.
 
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Re:Book Review - The Biker's Handbook 1 Month, 1 Week ago  
Mark7 wrote:
As any person who has ridden a motorcycle for any length of time already knows: You don't need a handbook to be a biker. The effort this guy has made to create one is laughable on it's face. You don't study up to be a biker, you suck it up and ride. The lessons come on the road and each and every day that you live.

Talk about a poser, this guy set the standard.

M7


His whining and bitching at people who hated his book is pretty laughable, too. This guy is a real piece of work.
 
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Re:Book Review - The Biker's Handbook 1 Month, 1 Week ago  
I saw this book in Barnes & Noble a few months ago and thumbed through it I was astounded at the one sided point of view. It certainly did NOT present the view of most of the bikers I've met (American OR metric)One quote that really stuck out to me was he was talking about REAL bikers ride harleys and will go without in order to buy one I would rather have my cake AND eat it too. I love Harleys and someday I will own one because I like them BUT I'm not going to eat top raman, drive a 25 year old rust bucket car and live in a trailer just to have a Harley

Thanks for the review Frank!

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Re:Book Review - The Biker's Handbook 1 Month, 1 Week ago  
When I saw the Roadie, I thought, "Why would I pay twice as much for a Harley?" It just struck me as really dumb, I guess. I may someday buy a Harley too, but it will be in addition to the Roadie and not as a replacement for it, just as my Roadie is not a substitute for a Harley. This fella's perspective is seriously myopic.
 
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Re:Book Review - The Biker's Handbook 1 Month, 1 Week ago  
Obviously his attitude towards other bikes is messed up. I am glad that represents a very small percentage of the riders out there. Nice review Frank.
 
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Re:Book Review - The Biker's Handbook 1 Month, 1 Week ago  
smhowse wrote:
I saw this book in Barnes & Noble a few months ago and thumbed through it I was astounded at the one sided point of view. It certainly did NOT present the view of most of the bikers I've met (American OR metric)One quote that really stuck out to me was he was talking about REAL bikers ride harleys and will go without in order to buy one I would rather have my cake AND eat it too. I love Harleys and someday I will own one because I like them BUT I'm not going to eat top raman, drive a 25 year old rust bucket car and live in a trailer just to have a Harley

Thanks for the review Frank!

Steven


I'll wait for the movie to come out
 
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Re:Book Review - The Biker's Handbook 1 Month, 1 Week ago  
(I should have said that metrics cost HALF the price, rather than a third the price of a new Harley.) Ah well... If it wasn't screwed-up somewhere, it wouldn't be mine.
 
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Re:Book Review - The Biker's Handbook 1 Month, 1 Week ago  
smhouse wrote I love Harleys and someday I will own one because I like them BUT I'm not going to eat top raman, drive a 25 year old rust bucket car and live in a trailer just to have a Harley


heck i do that just to have a roadstar, why you haten on us just caust we live in a trailor, the parking brake came loose the other day and we moved, not far tho
 
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My first honest-to-god laugh out loud of the day...
 
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