Misfits Patch Vote!!!

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[Gixxergirl1000]

DAMN DA DAMN DAMN! Sorry I missed all this craziness here! None of you really GET IT!!! Really and I am shocked and dismayed to see a few of you have been making fun of our group by saying "we're too slow to want anyone to ride with us" BS..that is just mean and unwelcoming by someone who I consider an OG around here and respect their opinions!

I think "offshoots" are cool..maybe one day the Travelling Barfettes will want a patch..or any other group of folks who band together who met here. I see it all as a good thing and extra advertising for BARF in general. I think the BARF logo SHOULD be used for consistency sake...just like any other brand..if you license it..you use what corporate has..rather than have many versions out there that don't really associate with the original. So Dennis was smart to allow this. This can only help to EXPAND the community..not splinter it! You guys all see it narrow and backwards...


I think we have a tendancy to get "attacked" on here because we are a vocal little group around here that likes to socialize and have fun and ride. We talk about our rides, we talk about other stuff around our rides and some of you OG anti-social BARFers seem to shoot us down for that..not sure why! We have no plans to leave BARF and start our own forum or group.. We love BARF and we meet new people every week who come out and join us. Our joke was if you can stand to ride with us at least two times..you automatically are a "misfit". It is just a fun joke for us a a group that gets together. Maybe one day Connie will actually haul ass over to Napa and ride with us and see we are not a bunch of slow noobs..sheesh..whether Dani(Horsepower) realized it or not..she was actually on a few "misfit" organized rides..and she hauls ass! And she towed me last week on one of those rides to help a noob! Thanks Dani! ..I think we will give her an honorary patch...she may be in denial she is now a member since she did two rides!

Patty... seriously. I've been riding off an on for almost 30 years. I started racing because all I care about is going as fast as I can on a bike. Since it's stupid to do that on the street, I took it to the track... and then to racing. On the street, I'll hold a good 30-40% in reserve... but I'm still all about going fast on the street. Like I said below, I don't do mellow rides, unless I'm pulling together a Newbie ride. Do you really think that a group ride moving at a pace that allows riders with less than 5,000 miles under their belt to SAFELY keep up is going to move at the same pace as some of the riders I'm trying to keep up with?? Yes, you guys ride a "mellow" pace... and that's great! But that's not how I want to spend my day... there's nothing wrong with you guys riding at a slower pace- but that doesn't mean it's a pace EVERYONE is going to enjoy, so why the hell take it so personally? Criminy sakes, I have limited time to be able to get out on my bike, and I want to ride at a pace I enjoy.
Maybe one of these days you'll come out to the east bay, and take me up on the tow I've offered soooooo many times...
And personally, I don't think a bunch of splinter groups ADDS to BARF... I think it detracts. But that's my personal opinion, and you don't have to agree with it.
As far as you guys "getting attacked" goes, you don't. There have been a lot of more experienced riders who have TRIED to give you guys some pointers and guidance, and y'all don't always listen... but it's not an attack. BARF love is frequently tough love.

Very well put PattyA. It is a tough decision. I am glad I dont have to make it. Good luck. IMO - 2 patches, 1 = BARF, other one = Misfits.

Best suggestion yet!

And the "Koi" thing really isn't about I am the Koi. It's just that the symbol of the koi fish means good luck or fortune. None of the patches read, "Koi's Misfits" it's either the word & fish or just the silly fish!

I actually agree that if BARF has it's own patch, then it should not be on the Koi misfits patch.

I find it odd that all of you howling at the moon over this wouldn't be seen with us in public on a ride because we don't meet your high standards. Talk about an "exclusive" clique!

And if we are a "clique", it would be one described similarly in the quote from Groucho Marx, "I wouldn't join a clique that would have me as a member"

1. Thanks for seeing that, glad you and Joanne are on the same page.
2. Nowhere has anyone- including myself- said a damn thing about not your group rides not meeting "high standards"... but I do two types of rides- my "Newbie" rides, because I love working with Newbies and showing them the ropes, which is why I've spent so many hours (a lot longer than some of you have even been riding) working with Newbies- either on group rides that I pull together, or one one one... OR I'm out riding with guys a hell of a lot faster than me. I personally don't have a middle ground... I don't enjoy "mellow" rides with all sorts of time to look at the scenery. FFS, I can do that from a car... which is why I don't do things like the Hawthorne rally. I race because all I want to do is go as fast as I can in the corners. I dial it back on the street... but I still want to go fast in the corners.
I know what type of riding I like to do... and I know the type of riding the Southbay peeps I ride with like to do... and we ride at a pace that would be dangerous for an inexperienced rider with a few months on a bike to try to match. Don't take it personally- it wasn't meant that way.

 

[Gixxergirl1000]

After trying to go to sleep and still about all you BARF Nazi's out there... it occurred to me that that only way to truly respond to BARF Nazi's, was as a Nazi....

Vid is safe, however the subtitles probably NSFW, and if your boss speaks German the audio probably isnt' either.

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I feel so special getting singled out for such special attention!!!

And if you had done it proper and sacrificed the right testicle, none of us would be here now!

Now quit being so butthurt. Welcome to BARF- this is what happens when you publicly ask for BARFers opinions... and tell them their opinions don't count as much as the Fish Riders!!!
When you've been here a little longer, you'll realize the mistake you made!

 

[Gixxergirl1000]

And now I'm off to spend the day riding... I'd suggest all y'all do the same!

 

[i_am_the_koi]

this is what happens when you publicly ask for BARFers opinions... and tell them their opinions don't count as much as the Fish Riders!!!

I think I publicly asked for the Misfit's to vote on their favorite patch of the designs we had.....

I remember publicly asking for BARF's opinion and help designing a patch a few months ago...

We had a long discussion about whether it was a good idea and if it was going to be kosher with Budman... once it was announced that he was fine with the whole idea the OG's were then ok with the idea and offered no help in coming up with a better one...

So... after some time procrastinating, we finally got a kick in the pants to produce them... and I asked for the MISFITS opinion on which patch we should order based on the designs we had....

Sigh.... .... Adolph already said it all for me..... and after reading the rest of the post overnight, he didn't say enough....

 

[Cabrito]

What a fun way to spend my morning tea..

As a total Noob to BARF I can totally see points on both sides of this discussion.

 

[i_am_the_koi]

I thought this was genius and thank whoever gave me the idea

20 bux a piece, all proceeds going to me myself and I, and I am going to keep the hat too

 

[horsepower]

I think I publicly asked for the Misfit's to vote on their favorite patch of the designs we had.....

I remember publicly asking for BARF's opinion and help designing a patch a few months ago...


Adolph already said it all for me..... and after reading the rest of the post overnight, he didn't say enough....

Adolph had his patch and you should too ....markers for those who will never get laid, lol.

Again, you publicly asked 3-5 people their opinion on a forum of thousands.
Pick up the phone and end the drama.
This is not a "Barf sub-group" it's a small group of friends, period. The drama alone surrounding this group precludes most's participation.
There are misfits, nerds, dorks, idiots, trolls, unicorns, fairies.. Why make it a topic every time you do the least little thing in life?

okay...Your vid was pretty funny though..esp. the women's scene, guffaw.

 

[Lester Green]

WGAS WGAF

srsly, if these guys want to trot around with a CARP patch let them...

 

[i_am_the_koi]

Can we have a "How many long-time good Barfers can you offend here in a very short time" poll?

Would you like me to start trying to offend Barfers????

 

[Hooli]

Would you like me to start trying to offend Barfers????

Seems like you're doing just fine as it is...

 

[weak_link]

I think it's funny you somehow expected a different result. How long have you been around here for?

It's great you set up rides and all that other stuff but to expect Barfers not to act like Barfers is silly.

 

[Hooli]

What a massive waste of time.
I'm out.

Shouldn't you be riding?

 

[n8]

Nate, if you're gonna ask him out, you should have chocolates and flowers...
He is kinda cute, though! Hi Brian!

Hmm...time to try harder. Didn't know he was quite the prize.



And patty, I'm sure people didn't mean to come off as "ur too slow so I won't ride with you". I remember a while ago, I asked someone if I could ride with them but was told that it wasn't a newbie ride, and they didn't want to slow down for me. I was a bit disappointed, but I did t see it as a personal attack. People wouldn't do that here, everyone knows we all start off slow.

I like to ride fast too, and I want to do track days when I get the chance, but I often enjoy riding with people at a slow pace to just to lay back and enjoythe day. I'd go to napa to ride at first gear with you if you really wanted.

The people who likes to go fast are not anti social!!!!

 

[luckett]

Would you like me to start trying to offend Barfers????

Yeah bro, you need to step it up. This gay patch shit is very amateur. Step away from the keyboard, put down a few shots of whiskey and come back swinging like a real man.

 

[Lester Green]

Carpe diem.......

 

[J-Boat]

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I don't want to be associated with you n00bs and Misfits. I want my own BARF OG patch to differentiate myself from the rest of the pack...
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[weak_link]

There have been plenty of groups that had stickers made: Berryessa GP, Redwood GP, Pie Ride, just none of them have come soliciting donations to get their projects done they just made it happen. Probably why you are getting the grief you're getting, 'misfits.'

 

[number_6]

correct me if I'm wrong, but in most MC's, doesn't the patch originally start as a Tattoo on the OG members? I mean thats the whole point right? gotta show that it means something to you.

 

[Warrior Princess]

There have been plenty of groups that had stickers made: Berryessa GP, Redwood GP, Pie Ride, just none of them have come soliciting donations to get their projects done they just made it happen. Probably why you are getting the grief you're getting, 'misfits.'

Correct me if I am wrong, Berryessa GP charged $2.00 for a sticker, costs. and none of them had BARF on the sticker with their group.