I Whimped Out

[james a. husky]

Excellent explanation, csbdr...

I wear the kilt from time to time on the bike... as far as flying the "Colors"... well: (ya' just have tuck that up so it doesn't fall down on the pipes!).


Jim aka kiltiemon

[dowofbuchanan]

It was in Wisconsin Rapids.

The "patch" was obviously for a local riding group. They were the Black Toothed Grin Motorcycle Club. Never heard of it before. And they were all 30's or so in age, which makes me think friends, and not gang. Most "gangs" I have come across have older bikers in the group and some very young blood as prospects. As someone said, here, many people are friends, and just wear a common patch for fun, not to set themselves apart from other groups. I am a HOG member myself, and ride with a couple other groups, but don't wear patches. Right now, I don't even wear a HOG patch when I am with them. I am the president of a club where I work at too. Well, only for another month, and then my 2 years are up and someone else takes over.

Half of the bar was just "normal" people, if you can call anyone from my home town area "normal". (Including me!) It was more like a biker friendly bar, not a biker owned and run club house.

well it would make sense that the club was called that, darryl abbotts favorite drink was called the black tooth grin, it was a crown and coke made backwards. pour in a shot of coke and fill with crown

[Scott West]

Good decision, Jeff. True, "hind-sight is 20/20"... however, "the better part of valor is discretion." Good on ya!

[jkane]

Excellent explanation, csbdr...

I wear the kilt from time to time on the bike... as far as flying the "Colors"... well: (ya' just have tuck that up so it doesn't fall down on the pipes!).


Jim aka kiltiemon

People ask how I deal with the "problem" of wearing a kilt while riding. I say what problem? They point to the kilt and make motions of it waving up. I say Oh that, no problem! It's only 20" long. It only rises to here (and put my hand at my chin). I can still see just fine!

[Strings]

The only problem I have with waring a kilt while riding is the rule "dress for the crash, not the ride". Doesn't matter WHAT your kilt is made out of, it isn't staying in place if the bike goes down... and I'd rather not have roadrash in some places...

[csbdr]

Riding kilted for me is absolutely out of the question, for a host of reasons. We had a discussion of this not too long ago...

[Jack Daw]

I went into a Glasgow pub and was glad I didn't wear a kilt.

[DireStraitsFan]

I agree with Tobus, don't go into a bar, any bar, that your not known at- wearing a kilt. you just don't know what the attitude of the bar is, and who the alpha personalities are. I exist in the "Biker" world, am a patch holder, and I'm well known in this biker comunity. Still I would not walk into an unfamiliar bar kilted.

Don't go to any bar where you are not known? Heck, that eliminates every bar for me, and it has never stopped me.

I couldn't disagree with this stance more.

[bear]

My store was in the worst drug district in North America. I often had to push through Columbian gangs to get to work and they had no idea what a kilt was. I doubt they'd heard of Scotland. Calls of "Puta" were common.
If you go into a pub fearing trouble, it will find you. If you go into a bar stuffed full of peacock pride, trouble will find you.
Wear a kilt as a garment and troublemakers will sense your self confidence and leave you alone.
Bullies pick on the weak.