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Fender Rumble Club

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azfatboy said:
Um, so anyone who wears Harley gear on their Harley is trying to brag or something? I wear Harley stuff when I am riding my Harley, which is almost every day. And most of my riding gear is Harley, but because it's quality, and usually no more expensive than other "non-Harley" crap. So please illuminate me, what should I wear instead? Should I throw on a Kawasaki jacket to avoid overloading someone's brand sensitivities?

Imo, your "Ugh" is better spent on posers who wear Harley gear, but don't even own one!!!

But I like the Fender logo on my amps/cabs too. I guess I'm just a hopeless fanboy. :D
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Even setting aside your screen-name, the Fat Boy is distinguished by the disk rims; and by being phat. Your jacket and patches (I'm making assumptions) help you carry that mojo into wherever the bike takes you.

One of my brothers looks like a total poser when he wears his Harley shirts but I can't say anything about it since he does ride - a trike! He's too clean cut for the job.

Meanwhile, HD is making some rather non-HD looking bikes these days. The Street 500 looks appealing to me but probably appalling to the 1% If that makes me a poser, then that's fine with me. I also like your F-B and lowriders and Heritage Softails and the old 45s. I had a greasy 1945 knuckler back in the day. I don't even have a picture of it anymore but it was built by my uncle and was as cool as it got back then.

Fly your freak-flag with pride!
 
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The wearing of a Fender shirt has started many a nice conversation for me. Not my own wearing one, but others. When someone comes into my place of employment wearing a Fender/Gibson/Gretsch/Ampeg/Marshall/Harley shirt or cap, it is good for my rapport with that individual when I ask about it. My travel mug is Harley because it reminds me of all the great times of riding my Road King. It does leak a little though.........:roflmao:
 
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RyanKW said:
Lol, why so serious?

Badges on your equipment is just like badges on your motorcycle...no big deal. This all started with a bit of a misrepresentation of something I said. Throwing out the Harley gear comment was a bit of a troll move. Having said that, I love Fender, but I wouldn't wear a fender shirt while playing one on stage. I also never wore Harley or Yamaha labels when I owned either....for somewhat the same reason I wouldn't wear my own band's shirt on stage.

And Harley gear is fine, but it's usually just another brand which has had the Harley imagery added to it, as well as an upcharge.
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First off, I love my Harley, and I love wearing Harley stuff. And a lot of that is probably because I think Harley's are better than just about any other bike, and yes, I am proud to own one. So that is troll-bait that I will chomp on every time!

But I think the assertion that you "wouldn't wear a Fender shirt while playing one on stage" is right to my point. Why would you even care? I may very well wear--or NOT wear--a Fender shirt while playing a Fender. How is wearing a Fender shirt when *not* playing a Fender any more, erm, "appropriate" I guess???

I suppose the whole idea that there is only a proper time and place to wear a brand is it's own kind of "anti-brand for it's own sake" gestapo that I find even more distasteful.

And I also think that the infamous "HD=hundred dollar upcharge" meme is largely a myth. Sure I can find a leather jacket at WalMart. But I have found that comparing like quality, I can often get a HD-branded item for as cheap or cheaper.

John B jr said:
Even setting aside your screen-name, the Fat Boy is distinguished by the disk rims; and by being phat. Your jacket and patches (I'm making assumptions) help you carry that mojo into wherever the bike takes you.

Fly your freak-flag with pride!
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I am not in a MC, and I haven't even gone on an organized ride in a couple years. For me, it really just is about the bike and riding. So your mojo comment is still spot on. It's definitely a part of who I am.

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The wearing of a Fender shirt has started many a nice conversation for me. Not my own wearing one, but others. When someone comes into my place of employment wearing a Fender/Gibson/Gretsch/Ampeg/Marshall/Harley shirt or cap, it is good for my rapport with that individual when I ask about it. My travel mug is Harley because it reminds me of all the great times of riding my Road King. It does leak a little though.........:roflmao:
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I agree that it can help in social situations. It's started many conversations and even friendships for me.

I have to say, that my Harley's have been, BY FAR, the most reliable vehicles that I have ever owned. Yet another meme that, in my experience at least, is a total myth. Cause it's not like I baby 'em. I commute in them, I put off maintenance, I pretty much treat them like crap--and they still have never let me down. The worst problem I've had is when a battery finally dies, or a tire that I rode down to the metal belts finally gives out (neither of which is the bike's fault). It's hard not to love something that works so well--and looks so DAMN GOOD! ;)
 
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... My travel mug is Harley because it reminds me of all the great times of riding my Road King. It does leak a little though.........:roflmao:[/QUOTE]

You glorious _______. There are some unwritten rules I've seen written down (yeah, I know) regarding what to wear and when. For instance, it was news to me that you're not supposed to wear the shirt of the band you are actually seeing but one from a different band of the same genre is fine. To get pre-sale tix to Bob Seger's Ride Out tour last year, I had to join his fan club which came with a nice T-shirt. I wore a Dead shirt instead and was glad I did. There were at least 5000 people who didn't get the memo.
 
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azfatboy said:
First off, I love my Harley, and I love wearing Harley stuff. And a lot of that is probably because I think Harley's are better than just about any other bike, and yes, I am proud to own one. So that is troll-bait that I will chomp on every time!

But I think the assertion that you "wouldn't wear a Fender shirt while playing one on stage" is right to my point. Why would you even care? I may very well wear--or NOT wear--a Fender shirt while playing a Fender. How is wearing a Fender shirt when *not* playing a Fender any more, erm, "appropriate" I guess???

I suppose the whole idea that there is only a proper time and place to wear a brand is it's own kind of "anti-brand for it's own sake" gestapo that I find even more distasteful.

And I also think that the infamous "HD=hundred dollar upcharge" meme is largely a myth. Sure I can find a leather jacket at WalMart. But I have found that comparing like quality, I can often get a HD-branded item for as cheap or cheaper.



I am not in a MC, and I haven't even gone on an organized ride in a couple years. For me, it really just is about the bike and riding. So your mojo comment is still spot on. It's definitely a part of who I am.



I agree that it can help in social situations. It's started many conversations and even friendships for me.

I have to say, that my Harley's have been, BY FAR, the most reliable vehicles that I have ever owned. Yet another meme that, in my experience at least, is a total myth. Cause it's not like I baby 'em. I commute in them, I put off maintenance, I pretty much treat them like crap--and they still have never let me down. The worst problem I've had is when a battery finally dies, or a tire that I rode down to the metal belts finally gives out (neither of which is the bike's fault). It's hard not to love something that works so well--and looks so DAMN GOOD! ;)
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You're right. I probably wouldn't wear a Fender shirt on or off stage. I don't really do logos. But on stage, playing a fender and wearing a fender shirt seems goofy to me. That's just me. You be you!

But personally, if Harley wants me wearing gaudy Harley gear while riding their bike, they can cover half my payment :).
 
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Can I wear a Harley shirt while riding something like this? Not mine but give me this and a can of matte black spray paint and I'm done with my bad-boy persona. The Harley mystique (and stigma) can come along for the ride.

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RyanKW said:
But personally, if Harley wants me wearing gaudy Harley gear while riding their bike, they can cover half my payment :).
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Ha! that's the first time I've ever hear Harley-branded stuff called "gaudy", but I think that says it all right there. To me they are just comfortable, quality clothing from a brand that represents, for me, the best in motorcycles. If I thought it was gaudy, or anything other than exactly how I wanted it to look, or if I felt gypped because a brand wasn't compensating me for the free advertising that they were getting from my t-shirt, well I wouldn't wear it either! ;)

I think the dichotomy is weird. Like John B says above, when you go to a concert, you're "not supposed" to wear that band's t-shirt, but another band in the same genre is not only good, but says you're cool somehow. But most also agree that showing up to a Broncos/Cardinals game wearing a SeaHawks jersey is lame. But at least that person is purposefully wearing something, not just purposefully *not wearing* something...

I think that many adopt the "anti-logo" mindset because they think (but would never admit) it makes them cool, or independent, or smarter. But going out of ones way to avoid displaying a certain logo at certain times? To me, that's goofy. At that point, who is the one that is really caught up more in the supposed significance of the logo???
 
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RyanKW said:
You're right. I probably wouldn't wear a Fender shirt on or off stage. I don't really do logos. But on stage, playing a fender and wearing a fender shirt seems goofy to me. That's just me. You be you!

But personally, if Harley wants me wearing gaudy Harley gear while riding their bike, they can cover half my payment :).
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I'm goofy, then. Our band dress is jeans and black tee shirt with either a band or an instrument manufacturer.
 
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azfatboy said:
Ha! that's the first time I've ever hear Harley-branded stuff called "gaudy", but I think that says it all right there. To me they are just comfortable, quality clothing from a brand that represents, for me, the best in motorcycles. If I thought it was gaudy, or anything other than exactly how I wanted it to look, or if I felt gypped because a brand wasn't compensating me for the free advertising that they were getting from my t-shirt, well I wouldn't wear it either! ;)

I think the dichotomy is weird. Like John B says above, when you go to a concert, you're "not supposed" to wear that band's t-shirt, but another band in the same genre is not only good, but says you're cool somehow. But most also agree that showing up to a Broncos/Cardinals game wearing a SeaHawks jersey is lame. But at least that person is purposefully wearing something, not just purposefully *not wearing* something...

I think that many adopt the "anti-logo" mindset because they think (but would never admit) it makes them cool, or independent, or smarter. But going out of ones way to avoid displaying a certain logo at certain times? To me, that's goofy. At that point, who is the one that is really caught up more in the supposed significance of the logo???
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Not wearing a band's t shirt to that particular band's show? Never heard that one.
 
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azfatboy said:
I think that many adopt the "anti-logo" mindset because they think (but would never admit) it makes them cool, or independent, or smarter.
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It's elitism pure and simple. They think they're smarter and that everyone else is stupid. If you did that based on race, you'd be a racist. If you did that based on gender, you'd be a sexist. Elitism is ugly and repugnant wherever you find it.
 
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Linnin said:
It's elitism pure and simple. They think they're smarter and that everyone else is stupid.
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Yes, but let's not pretend that elitism doesn't happen the other way too. Indeed, that is the progenitor of the entire "anti-logo" mindset, isn't it? Who doesn't have a story from high school where wearing a certain brand of jeans, or a certain logo on a shirt, was a key indicator of who was cool and who wasn't? What better resolution than to turn that around, so only losers would wear something from an identifiable brand?

My only point is that it can go both ways. And for me, the best answer is to avoid either extreme.

Either way, I think I have wasted enough folks time with my meanderings. I'm gonna get back to talking about what really matters.

RUMBLE ON!!!!! :bassist::hyper::hyper::hyper::hyper:
 
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azfatboy said:
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But most also agree that showing up to a Broncos/Cardinals game wearing a SeaHawks jersey is lame. But at least that person is purposefully wearing something, not just purposefully *not wearing* something...
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I live near Detroit, so I see a few Red Wings games a year... wearing my Maple Leafs jersey, not matter who they're playing, cuz I am "that guy" lol
 
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