I am new to the Harley Davidson scene and decided to purchase a new Softail. It looks wonderful by my Lexus. I want to fit in immediately so I rented Wild Hogs a issue or two of Instinct magazines so I have the attire down. What's puzzling me is the length of Tassels.
Does Tassel length matter? Does it have anything to do with your choice of sexuality? Would I offend anybody should I get short, long or extra long Tassels? Out in the Bay area there are some gangs I would not wont to offend.
Off the top of my head I would think the long Tassels as femenine bikers which is fine because most of my friends that ride are gay and they have them.
Is there a reason not to Tassel? Is that a sign or secret biker language?
This goes for the Chaps as well. Tasseled Chaps or not.
Please I'm in need for a hard core biker to advise me so I will look the part like the rest.
Also how long is considered a "good ride" ? 1-2 hours? I don't wont to complain in public to fellow hard cores if it is longer. Thx
Once that you have been around for a while you will realize that topics discussing oil are acutally a secret code that answers most of your questions. After you make at least 50 post you will be issued your secret decoder ring. Be patient but post often to get your count up. To all you old timers, " I use Harley syn 3", end of secret message.
Definitely the longer the better. Who the hell wants to ride around with short little girly tassels buzzin' around in the wind. I want mine Floppin'!!!
They kind of serve 2 purposes. On those cold lonely winter nights (only in Texas cause they're not too cold) you can tie knots at the end of each strap and use them as a Flogger. Fun times.....oh the memories.....Bruce....yes! Bruce was his name!
The other purpose is to slow me down so I don't have to lean too far on that scary 40mph corner coming up.
Fringe or Tassels either way I should think the length important. True I think of Tassels hanging from a topless dancers breasts but that is part of the mystic of the Hog rider. Even though I am in the Medical Profession people could think I am a Biker Club member and hang out at strip clubs all the time and just wonder how I make a living. I could live the dream and still live my comfortable life but when I'm not on call WATCH OUT !! With out offending anybody I want mine long enough not to face whip me but long enough when I am standing by my bike with all the rest to stand out.
Tassels should be long enough to whip your face at 65mph. Remember that most hard core riders will ask what tire air you're running to determine your status, very important. Otherwise you should always complain about any ride over 15 minutes and definitely look another biker with a face tattoo right in the eye and laugh. Trust Me... you'll be in no problem
SD
If people aren't staring at my tassels I'll start revving the holy crap out of my engine just to make sure they look. This might give me bad gas mileage, but oh well. There's this awesome red light close to my house that stays red FOREVER. I can rev half a day with no worries. Gas station is right across the street from it. It sure is fun, and keeps the miles off of my bike cause re-sale value is actually most important for me. I usually try to get right at or slightly higher than MSRP for all of my bikes, and people line up hoping to get a chance to buy it.
Forget to mention that revving usually attracts more men than women, so it all works out for me ya know.....I don't want anything to get in the way of a possible floggin'
Another point I would like input on are the handle bars, the dealer at Handleys looked at me like I was crazy and wouldnt put ape bars on my bike but a shop here will. That looks so cool but I have no tatoos (Yet) and would have to alays wear a jacket. I can't find a website to buy a jacket with patches on it. I want it fully loaded like I have been wearing it for years. Does anybody have one for sale? I can PayPal. I don't mind if it is in bad shape, I can dry clean and send it off to a Seamstress.
Also nobody wears helmets. This is good because that would totally ruin my hair up but so would a Dude Rag. What is a alternative? Thx
Well heck yeah. A HOG is a investment. The fewer the miles the better. That's probably why you always see them on a trailer. Who want's to ride 60 or 80 miles when you can haul it.
I will have to disagree about the sound. It is annoying to me and hurts my ears. Are there mugglers you can put on them? So far I cannot find any but then again attention is what is important and that certainly gets it.
One more, A bike night. What is proper Bike Night edicate. When you arrive the bikes are usually lined up and backed against a curb. Right now that would be a domino effect for me to try that so I will be a lone wold and park alone. DO you just go up to a fellow biker and say hello? How do you start a dialog? Not knowing the slang would certainly make me stand out. If I could just hang by my bike all would be well but that would do no good as it is too far away from the action. What would be a good introduction? Hey man or nice Hog. What if alcohol is involved? If I do make a buddy and offered glass of wine I would have to reciprocate and if others are involved I would be legally under the influence riding at least 3 miles home. And you certainly cannot have a designated rider or can you?
Well that's what I am talking about. The Majority of local riders ride with their partner of the same sex 2 up.
I want a blonde on back but
my wife will have nothing to do with the type of people that are considered Hard core Hog riders or even participate in these gatherings which I want to become and be part of.
She has given me permission to find a passenger at these events to ride on back when I am capable but the choice is very poor. Almost 3rd world class of ladies.
I've taken a cue from my Beemer riding buddies. Since I ride a harley, they only let me ride with them if I am shirtless and wear nipple tassels like they do. Kinda slap around on my chest in the wind, but I've found if I oil myself up first it's tolerable. Now the crotch riders in my part of the world are talking about butt plugs with tassels streaming from them since they're all hunched over and think it would be neat to allow occupants of cars they've passed to see the tassels from their asses fluttering in the wind. I don't know about that . . . I think maybe that's too much, especially the part where they plug one another.
That's disgusting, this is a serious topic. I want to become a member of a elite community wearing Harley gear and most importantly turn heads. I don't care if I'm paying outrageous prices for a name but it will be worth it. Right now as practice I roll my bike on the driveway and can stand by it for hours, even revving it up but it doesent have the same effect as being with other hard riders. I want to ride handlebar to handlebar with bad asses like myself.
Then you're gonna have to get your up in the air ass that's trailing a plug and tassels down on the seat. You're confusing bad ass with dumb ass. Trolling, trolling, trolling, keep those asses rolling, rawhide plug! :redrolf:
But what is the meaning of Tassels. Are they a status thing? I call the Tassels not Fringes or whatever. They come in all shapes and sizes.Do you start with little Tassels and grow into dangley long ones? Some are knotted, some straight strands and the mother of all Tassels are knotted with little dangly strands at the end. How do you keep from getting Tassel slap in the face? From what I hear from comments I would think smearing KY Gel on both cheeks to keep the rash down. I had frilly multi colored ones on my Bicycle when I was 10 dangling in the air as I peddled also a bell. Can one be mounted on the handlebar? Ding ding awsome. Some people would say it is a dainty acessory for such a manly bike. I personally want Tassels long enough to drag the ground. Opinions please.
Lefty " Since I ride a harley, they only let me ride with them if I am shirtless and wear nipple tassels. "
Man I dunno if I am biker enough to mess with the BMW crowd. I was expecting to be King of the Road. Wait till I pull up beside one of them and while he is gently listening to Coldplay I then blast them with my 80 Horsepower Beast with decibels that will shatter any nearby windows. Now that's a Hog at work. By then I will have my 1st tatoo and will fit right in with with the Hogs. Can't wait. Shopping around I found these. Would these be considered advance Tassels ? I don't want to start too fast.
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Nobody was talking about butt plugs or "crotch riders".
Please stick to the subject of the thread so other hard core riders can be lead to this site from google. Cause we all know the search function here sucks....
Here you go TasslesFTW.......This is how REAL bikers put mileage on their bikes. To the OP.....Tassel length is determined by what size thong panties you wear. The larger the waistband, the longer the tassels. I hope my biker bros aren't mad at me for giving out these secrets.
Well you have a point there. Most Hog riders (male/female) for the most part are lets say " Rotund " and that length of Tassels would fit the mold. DO the ***** on bikes have Tassels? Just a fleeting thought that hit me.
That sheds a whole new light on the subject. I thought the longer they were was possibly a badge of experience or something along that line but in fact it equates to just a larger belt size for the jeans. Interesting.
If that's the case why not just hang a rope or belt from the bars ? Heck unwrap a couple condoms and hang them flapping in the wind.
I'm beginning to think Lefty's BMW buddies saw it that way which in part led to his humiliation.
Hey Buster......You think you can walk in here and make statements like that? Do some research, and you will find your numbers are way off. At last count, it was more like 95-98%. I'm beginning to think you are a troll.
No tassels or fringe? Well that is a direct contridiction to what I see on the hard core Hog riders and also from what I have seen on this forum. There are basically the same questions asked on different threads. I went into a shop yesterday " They call her a stitch bitch" and almost everything in her shop had them. She looked like the real deal Hog lady. Fat, covered in tatoos, cigerette in her mouth and a nasty infection around her lip. I just browsed but my purpose was to check out her inventory so fringe was everywhere and she SOLD tassels. Some braided, some fringe and believe it or not she catered to the gay riders. I asked her if she sold a lot of the gay stuff and she confirmed what I thought, She said most Hog riders are gay or middle age closet queens who wear the Harley branded apparel in public but prance around at home and the gay clubs away from home unnoticed wearing the femine apparel. SO when you go to a real Hog event and see a real Hog rider wearing what I am looking for how do you know like one of the post responders mentioned that they don't have a butt plug shoved up there? Is there a code or handshake real Hog riders pass to each other ? Please let me know. Thx
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