In my meanderings around this and other forums I regularly run across the use of the word "poser" to describe someone. The only thing this conjures up, in my mind, is an old cell phone commercial with gold laden oriental dudes posing as rap stars. What do you visualize when you read/use the word? Are posers anyone who wears a uniform? (pirate, road racer, Attgatt adventurer) Is it some one who rides to be seen? or is it someone who has a twenty thousand dollar bike they are afraid to ride? Is it someone who brags daily about how many thousands of miles they rode this year? or is it someone with a twenty five year old bike with 2000 miles on it? Is it what I call "the checkbook biker" like in the wild hogs movie? I can name someone who fits in each of the above descriptions and for the life of me when someone says "poser" I don't know which one they are referring to. They are all posers to some extent.

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If you look the word up in the dictionary, they use my picture for the illustration.

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DL650A K7 (Greywolf Moto Lab's R&D test mule) June 1, 2012 - present
DL650A K7 April 23, 2007 - January 6, 2012, RIP

"Look here brother, who you jivin' with that cosmik debris?" Frank Zappa, 1975

Norm, for God's sake man, put on your glasses; he wrote "poser" not, "hoser"!
You're welcome,
Uncle Lar

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In my experience people tend to refer someone as a poser when they don't have the same ideas about motorcycling as they do.

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'12 Concours
'11 DL650
'10 Tiger1050
'01 HD FXD
'09 HD XR1200
'79 BMW R100

There ya go.

Hey gramps, have you recovered yet from your poseventure out west?

It's not "hoser", I confuse P and L.

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Stromin'Nroman NC28729, USA

DL650A K7 (Greywolf Moto Lab's R&D test mule) June 1, 2012 - present
DL650A K7 April 23, 2007 - January 6, 2012, RIP

"Look here brother, who you jivin' with that cosmik debris?" Frank Zappa, 1975

However you define it, I don't think the V-Strom is the best choice of bike...not nearly enough chrome!

Now if Suzuki sold branded underwear...

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Stebel Horn with Screaming Banshee,Gorilla Alarm, Madstadt Bracket, RichlandRick's fork brace, accessory shelf and mirror extenders, PCV (Get one from b.layton@svracingparts.com) You'll wish you had sooner!, Twin 12v outlets, Twisted Throttle and PC8 Fuse Blocks, Admore Light Bar, GPS and Contour Camera Ram Mount, Bark Busters, 8k HIDS & an Omni-Cruise Throttle Lock.

In Motorcycle terms I think it isn't about how much you ride or what you ride, but rather I think a "Poser" is someone that is more worried about their image than the actual riding.

..Tom

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+1, also tend to believe the term can be applied to one's approach toward life in general; talkin the talk/ walkin the walk, yada yada.

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