This post is good, I want to tell a quick story: I have(had) a friend, she was kinda an independent sole, about 5 years ago she told me she was thinking about getting a bike and wanted some advice, she was looking at a Shadow pretty hard. Well she ended up taking the safety course here in cleveland and decided on a HD 883 sportster...well that was all it took she was the Harley stores dream. She found a "clique" that she fit in with, she was single, liked to party and found the Harley crew to be the answer. She has since bought a street glide, and a springer along with her sportster. She has been an avid rider done the sturgis thing a couple time and the bike to D.C. for veterans. Last summer on her way back from Sturgis they (her and her riding friend) took the Northern route and while in upper Michigan her partner had a serious laydown right in front of her. It was a real bad experience for her and him, (he ended up with a few broken ribs and some road rash, they had just put on their helmets about 6 miles previous at a gas stop or he'd have been a gonner most likely). As he layed there on the side of the road SEVERAL of her HERO harley riders just passed on by, the group that stopped was a group of tourers on Hondas and Kaw's... She told me she was done with the whole, "rice burner bike" thing....Well she has a short memory, she recently kept blasting me on a social website about my Spyder, and how it wasn't a bike and blah blah blah....Now keep in mind she has a whole 5 years experience on a bike but somewhere she feels she has the entitlement to put down what I choose to ride...WHAT A BUNCH of B.S.!!!! Last week I reminded her of there little mishap last summer. Sadly our friendship has past, but remember guys & gals, just because it's not what you choose doesn't make a it less of a bike or someone less of an enthusiast. Riding is a social sport, WAVE you'll feel better at the next gas stop when you meet up with those riders!!!!