HFL is awesome: "Stop Cruiserface Now."

[Garandman]

I don't know how many of you have an online subscription to Hell for Leather, but they really put out some good stuff. Most recently an article called

"Stop Cruiserface Now."

Opening paragraph:

Regular road riders are no doubt familiar with the expression gracing the faces of many Harley, Victory and Japanese cruiser clone riders. The look of self-satisfied toughness couldn’t be more obvious; novelty helmets cover neither the eyes nor the lips of those effected by cruiserface. While the intention is intimidation, the reality is ridiculousness. Put an end to cruiserface now.

[markbvt]

My favorite part of the article:

Navigating corners on Mulholland Drive, I began to fear that my experiment could result in failure, as conditions capable of reproducing cruiserface continued to remain elusive. Perhaps it was my insistence on a full-face helmet that caused it, but my look was more abject terror at the arrival of each new corner than it was confident cockiness.

Some of the comments are hilarious too.

--mark

[01xj]

This psuedo tough guy thing always made me laugh. I have a grin from ear to ear under my helmet just about any time I'm on two wheels.

[DesmoTull]

This psuedo tough guy thing always made me laugh. I have a grin from ear to ear under my helmet just about any time I'm on two wheels.

Fact

[Father Ribs]

Hey, the Harley crew has an ear to ear smile under their helmet too...it's just theirs is a neoprene skull facemask.

[Garandman]

Some of the comments are hilarious too.

--mark

I think you’re on to something here. I’m betting that the daughters (and grand-daughters)of the cruiserfaces are the ones posting duckfaces on Facebook, as we speak.

...Why? Why would a rational person choose to buy a fake Harley? Again I must reiterate, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A CRUISER-STYLE MOTORCYCLE! It’s a myth, like the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, and the compassionate conservative….There is only Harley, and painfully counterfeit Harley. At least owning a Harley means something, I mean really, it’s akin to buying a kit car and having to explain to every delbert dumbass who says “nice Lamborgini” that you are actually driving a Fiero with a body kit, and rationalizing it with “but the maintenance is more affordable”.

The only thing worse than a guy who rides a Harley, is a guy that thinks he does. What an incredible poverty of the imagination we have in this country. — JT

Yeah, heard the price thing all the time from a guy who rode a Shadow back when I was into Harleys. Finally shut him up by asking if he dated transvestites since they were probably cheaper and kinda looked the same to those who just don’t know the difference.

Oh yes, the face thing – we used to joke around the H-D shop where I worked almost 20 years ago that we could tell who the new customers were because they were getting cramps in their faces.

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[SteveZX9er]

Started out on a Honda Shadow, currently riding an '09 Concours. I'll take the real performance and speed over the fake posing any day....

[gadget]

I had a Shadow 1100. I bought it because I thought I would like to own a Harley but wasn't sure enough to spend the money.
I'm sure glad I did because it would have been the worst choice I could have made.
I got rid of it and headed towards sport/touring. I never looked back.