Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 10:53:39 -0400 From: 'nuther Bob <undisclosednopsamsclosed.com> Subject: Re: What is your favorite 900 model?
On Tue, 8 Apr 2003 08:34:08 -0400, "Nutmegger" <nutmegger_7717nopsamo.com> wrote: >> FWIW, I think the Harley guys still refer to Japanese bikes as >> "rice burners". But, most of them are the same guys who were >> riding in 1975, so that makes sense. I think the expression >> "riced up" and/or "ricer" has spread worldwide. I invite dissenting >> opinions and additions. > >I'm wondering how come I never heard it before, like even in a movie. I think a lot of folks in the movies might have considered it as a cultural slur... that is, equating "Japanese" with a "rice burning" motorcycle. It was certainly never a compliment, but the way I heard most of the bikers use it was just a dig against a non-American bike, not against the Japanese people. In those days, any non-American product took a hit as we were coming off the days when "made in Japan" immediately meant "junk". Later they learned, but I imagine most of the bikers still use "rice burner". Bob
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