Originally Posted by hyperRevue
Please expand on that and tell me the difference between these two statements.
"You started the thread by saying there is more self expression in the type of bike that you ride"
vs.
"but there's something about a personally customized conversion that i think shows a bit more self expression "
Also...
There is obviously a fair amount of confusion over your original post. And if, as you insist, all these people are either not reading or misinterpreting your original post then why don't you please enlighten us all and elaborate on your original thought as opposed to debasing everyone.
ok, but i must re-iterrate that i really don't want this to be the topic of this thread.
the biggest difference between these two statements is the "i think". i know this seems small, but this means that i stated this as my opinion and not as absolute fact. an opinion is open to the challenge of other opinions, and can change based on new insights/information/experiences. stating this as absolute fact would be very arrogant.
"but there is something" is also very important... it means that this is a feeling i get, not something absolute.
the person you are quoting here took his personal perception of what i said, ignoring the ambiguities of my statement and delivered it back at me as a statement of absolute truth.
if he would have said... "i think you are wrong, and here is why..." this would have been a much more fruitful exchange.
i do admit the fault in causing all of this ruckus... i should have been more responsible in my initial statement, so that it was clearer to everyone exactly what i was saying.