Thor "Gangster" wear
- Thread starter rickyd
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- Aug 2, 2000
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shades of the "tighty wearin' homos" . . .
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Nice work Ricky, especially the white boots! My long trusted friends at thor, oh well, they are marketing to a new wave of influence to our sport, figures. I will not be buying it. Rich,I would like to send the mullisha to the projects, and have some unforeseen mechanical breakdown. Then we will see, and make it about midnight. Connie Feist, I have had eye problems everytime he shows up, some 15 or so years of his deplorable tastes! He does look better covered in mud, but he is undeniably fast. He seemingly wants to get that gear off in an hurry! And this brought me to another horrible memory. I ran into an old acquaintance who had worked at the commodities exchange with an ex-racer with a very prominent swish when he walked. Any time I ran into Jeff Surwall, my side would hurt from watching him walk, unbelievable! And he still is using his same line, "Say what you want I can still run circles around you guys on a bike!"
Oh, so what about back in the day, when long hair and tight pants was "cool"?? It was ok to introduce yourself to an elder then?? I'm sure the adults of the "good-'ol-days" felt the same way you do about today's youth. If Thor had come out in the 70's with an AC/DC-based line of gear and called it "Rockstar", I'm sure all the parents would have the same reaction, but you would've wanted it.
As said before, Thor was appealing to the biggest market, which happens to be the people in their teens and early-twenties, who are going to be spending their money on riding gear for a lot longer than the older riders. I agree with Badgerman, and that the principles of being "Gangster" do not belong in our sport, and that is not what our sport is about. I'm sure the people at Thor are not walking around with XXXL shirts and pants hanging around their thighs, and definitely do not support the "Gangster" lifestyle.
The gear that appeals to younger riders is going to help bring more people into our sport and gain support for the activity we love the most.
What about the Fox gear with the skulls all over it?? Maybe the person who designed that was an Archaeologist in their previous career!
Supply and Demand...
Very well said redgreen. And alot of other people are right on about kids wanting to be "gangstas". I live in a small city, we have about 5 shootings a year here, but it seems as though there should be 500 if you look at all the "gangsta" kids around here. Most of these gang bangers caome from families with money. They don't live in the ghetto, probly won't ever set foot in any thing close to the ghetto. But alot of them are into bikes and thier parents buy them the "cool" gear so they can fit in with thier "gangsta" crew. If Thor could sell anything based on its name I'm sure they wouldn't hesitate. Just so happens that alot of younger, growing riders think its cool to be a "gangsta". What does it matter how your gear looks if it's covered in someone elses roost? Just pass "em so you dont have to see it.
BadgerMan
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RedGreen said:
Are you telling me that tight pants are not cool any more :coocoo:
Such wisdom from such a young person...........restores my hope for the younger generation.
My hat's off to your parents young man. They appear to have done an excellent job of raising you. :nener:
- Aug 24, 2000
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RedGreen said:
I have forgotten about more teens and early-twenties riders that have dropped off the sport than you will ever even meet. :rotfl: I have spent tons of money over the last three decades on gear, and don't plan to stop. Most of these "gangsta" riders put in about a couple of years and move on to other things. It's all about being cool at the time, next thing you know, they have some lowered ricer with ginourmous rims and a coffee can exhaust. :p
And yes, I wear the tight pants, tell me how cool it is when you kick the bike and the pant leg falls on the kick lever, as you tumble down a hill, because you can't get your leg off!
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If they are getting into it because of the 'gangsta gear' then we don't need them. They are NOT going to gain us any support.RedGreen said:
wake_rider
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Seriously, who CARES about the name. Get over it. I like some of the gear and I'm in no way a thug or 'gangsta.' I could care less about what they decide to call it, and more about how it fits me, how it performs, and if I like the way it looks. If you are getting all worked up over a word or name, then you obviously aren't riding enough and you need to go release some aggression out on the dirt and quit letting insignificant things bother you.
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BadgerMan
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Rooster said:
LOL! Ditto......tight pants, GWB's, and proud of it!
And I'll tell you what, if you ride my 450 with those baggy over the boots pants, it will only be a matter of time before you have a plume of smoke coming up from your right leg! Yep, you’ll look real cool when your right pant leg is on fire and you have to stop, drop, and roll in the middle of a race.
I wonder if the marketing weenies at Thor are smart enough to realize that those who would find that gear appealing also happen to be younger kids who have little money to spend on such gear. In all likelihood, their gear is purchased by middle aged conservative folks (parents) who find the gear (and its moniker) appalling, not appealing. My hunch is that if you want a set of ganstagear, you will find it gathering dust on the clearance rack in about nine months.
The technical term is "fart muffler" ;)
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I agree with Ivan. "America The Offended".
