Time Is Up Trump "Just leaving Sturgis bike rally -Shocking- the absence of Trump vendors..& atire."

[yonder]

22. "....alone and with friends, and we never attended a rally." Same here.

Though my motorcycle days are mostly over, in 50+ years of riding, racing, touring, etc. on any sort of British, European and Japanese bikes and in most kinds of weather, I've never attended a rally either. For me, motorcycling has always been about independence and quality time in the saddle, usually alone and with my thoughts. If something breaks, you fix it or use your own good judgement to get back on the road. It's sometimes easy, sometimes not, but it is always an experience and IMO, the essence of motorcycling.

On the other hand, my tRumpish in-laws (and their pals) make the trek to Sturgis every year for the show and to show off. You see, they've never actually ridden the thousand miles to Sturgis (or any other place). Rather, they trailer their matching $25,000 custom Harleys behind their $50,000 rig to within 40-50 miles, unload them and then ride back and forth to Sturgis over the week to "make the scene". I don't get it. Those bikes have never seen a drop of rain and they're ridden to "be seen". Posers is the word that comes to mind.

Now getting back on track, the good news is that after visiting them earlier this year, they were not so loud-mouthed about tRump and conservative points of view with minimal, snarky comments about Obama, big government and Democrats in general, too. This time around they were all a bit more subdued - running with their tail between their legs if you ask me. I did spot a MAGA hat but it was in their garage on a shelf and notably, across the floor from where they keep their spotless versions of motorcycling. I'll be talking with them soon and it will be fun to gently pull any details about declining interest in the Trump thing at Sturgis.