Well finally I am somewhere I can add my two cents to the ongoing crap about only harleys are cool. Whatever happened to the world, how did we ever get so f'd up. I have been riding since I was a little boy in the 70's not long for some but a lifetime for me. In this journey I have had the pleasure of riding all of the US and Canada along with alot mexico. Never once has anyone I rode with complained if a yammie or suzkie wanted to join us. Who cares thay all have two wheels. Anyone who says harley is better then any of them has  spent to much time in the glue factory watching FORD, CHEVY and DODGE commericals. Each bike has little things that make it stand out and it comes down to personal preference. If this is a free country we live in then how can anyone judge someone for not having a enough money to BLOW on a HD. Its not like most can afford the incridably high prices for the used ones. I use to ride with an old boy and i mean he is now in the grave seeing 110 years. I will never forget what he would say when people started whining about HD or Honda, even those who whine about the radios, Steele would just stand up and say "SHUT THE BEEP UP AND RIDE YOUR OWN BIKE, THATS THE GREAT THING ABOUT YOUR BIKE ITS YOUR'S". I ride a few different bikes they are all harley's, I can honestly say if you see me riding, if you wanna join us please hammer down, keep up and shut up and we will all have a good time. Life is short so just shut up and RIDE THE GLIDE.    

Well said Pancho.  I think it does none of us any good to see groups splitting off into cycle-brand  specific cliques.  It can get pretty hard to find folks to ride with at times, like when you want to make a mid-week run to some specific area.  Willingness to ride with anyone who loves bikes and wants to take their two wheels for a spin can make those trips a lot more fun.

Gary