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Bartimus
| Posted on Friday, March 09, 2012 - 08:40 pm: |
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Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul. Respect the person who has seen the dark side of motorcycling and lived. Young riders pick a destination and go. Old riders pick a direction and go. Always back your bike into the curb, and sit where you can see it. Winter is Nature’s way of telling you to polish. The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome. If you really want to know what’s going on, watch what’s happening at least five cars ahead. A friend is someone who’ll get out of bed at 2 am to drive his truck to the middle of nowhere to get you when you’re broken down. Everyone crashes. Some get back on. Some don’t. Some can’t. Bikes parked out front mean good chicken-fried steak inside. Only a Biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window. ‘Oh Shit!’ is usually the moment when your plan parts ways with reality. Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebars to the saddle. Got a $5 head? Get a $5 helmet. Never trade the thrills of living for the security of existence. If you think you don’t need a helmet, you probably don’t. Saddlebags can never hold everything you want, but they CAN hold everything you need. Routine maintenance should never be neglected. The only good view of a thunderstorm is in your rearview mirror. Never be afraid to slow down. Don’t ride so late into the night that you sleep through the sunrise. Pie and coffee are as important as petrol. Sometimes it takes a whole tank full of fuel before you can think straight. Riding faster than everyone else only guarantees you’ll ride alone. Never hesitate to ride past the last street light at the edge of town. Never mistake horsepower for staying power . A Never do less than forty miles before breakfast. If you don’t ride in the rain you don’t ride. A bike on the road is worth two in the shed. A good mechanic will let you watch without charging you for it. Sometimes the fastest way to get there is to stop for the night. Whatever it is, it’s better in the wind. A motorcycle can’t sing on the streets of a city. People are like Motorcycles: each is customized a bit differently. If the bike isn’t braking properly, you don’t start by rebuilding the engine. Well-trained reflexes are quicker than luck. Learn to do counterintuitive things that may someday save your butt. The twisties, not the superslabs, separate the riders from the squids. When you’re riding lead – don’t spit. Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 70 mph can double your vocabulary. If you want to get somewhere before sundown, you can’t stop at every tavern. Don’t lead the pack if you don’t know where you’re going. Sleep with one arm through the spokes and keep your pants on. Practice wrenching on your own bike. Beware the rider who says the bike never breaks down. Don’t argue with an 18 wheeler. Never be ashamed to unlearn an old habit. Maintenance is as much art as it is science. A good long ride can clear your mind, restore your faith, and use up a lot of fuel. Gray-haired riders don’t get that way from pure luck. There are drunk riders. There are old riders. There are NO old, drunk riders. Always replace the cheapest parts first. You can forget what you do for a living when your knees are in the breeze. No matter what make you ride, it’s all the same wind. Middle age starts when you have been warned to slow down, not by a motorcycle cop, but by your doctor. Safety is a cheap and effective insurance policy. Accidents hurt – safety doesn’t. You don’t stop riding because you’re getting old, you get old because you stop riding. Remember the time when sex was safe and motorcycles where dangerous. It’s not what you ride, it’s your attitude that counts. God didn’t create metal so that man could make paper clips! Ride, eat, sleep…repeat. It didn’t look that far on the map! |
Brumbear
| Posted on Friday, March 09, 2012 - 09:17 pm: |
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I'd rather sweat than bleed dress for the crash the rides gonna happen either way It aint the destination what counts |
Rich
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 06:51 am: |
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"We wanna be free to ride our machines without being hassled by the man... ...and we wanna get loaded." (Message edited by Rich on March 10, 2012) |
Badlionsfan
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 08:46 am: |
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If you love your motorcycle let it go. If it comes back to you it was a high-side. |
Bbbob
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 09:41 am: |
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You never see a motorcycle parked in front of a psychiatrist's office... |
Reducati
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 10:03 am: |
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he who isnt busy living...is busy dying. |
Slaughter
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 10:37 am: |
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quote:“Some people will tell you that slow is good – but I’m here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba…” ¯ Hunter S. Thompson, Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
Photo is of Hunter S. Thompson's funeral cannon out of which his ashes were actually fired:
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Birdy
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 11:01 am: |
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MPH is not as important as smiles per mile. |
86129squids
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 11:18 am: |
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“In a car you're always in a compartment, and because you're used to it you don't realize that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You're a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a cycle the frame is gone. You're completely in contact with it all. You're in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming.” Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values |
Brumbear
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 12:22 pm: |
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live more on one mountain road than others will live in a lifetime |
Cityxslicker
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 01:09 pm: |
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You can't get there from here You wont make it there on that bike 'Do you know why I pulled you over?' Are you gonna wash that thing ? Hey mister - your snuffler is broke-ed Mud- it's whats for dinner Dirty Bike - Fabulous and the number one .... What kind of bike is THAT ? RIP Ginger |
Hybridmomentspass
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 03:03 pm: |
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"The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome. " funny that this one is posted on a board that so hates harleys and chrome |
Vtpeg
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 03:07 pm: |
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"you've got a headlight out" |
Bob_thompson
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 03:14 pm: |
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Ride today for tomorrow's ride. |
Jim2
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 04:41 pm: |
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"Ride it like you stole it" |
Mr_grumpy
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 04:45 pm: |
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What on earth did you buy that thing for? They don't make them any more you know. I wouldn't have one of those, you can't get parts! Look what I can do............ Oh s**t, this is going to hu My bike, my bike, how's my bike? What the f*** happened? Can someone please call my wife. Which hospital? No I haven't been drinking. |
Gixxer86g
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 06:42 pm: |
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"If you're not slidin', you're not ridin'!" |
Bolthead
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 09:02 pm: |
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Never exceed full throttle. |
Buellish
| Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 09:41 pm: |
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Sleep,eat,ride,lean,smile!Repete as often as possible. My life is one long motorcycle ride interrupted by work.(well it was when I had a job) Asked the other day if I go to church on Sunday,I thought,sure.I go to the church of the curvy road and worship at the altar of the apex. |
Fuzzz
| Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 11:25 am: |
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"Any day is a good day to ride, some are just warmer and drier than others..." Fuzz |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 12:16 pm: |
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"It's a motorcycle. It's supposed to be loud, dirty, smelly, and if it doesn't scare the shit out of you once in a while, you are doing it wrong." |
Bigblock
| Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 04:46 pm: |
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Let's go riding. |
Loose1
| Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 06:11 pm: |
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"Chrome wont get you home, but black will get you back" Matt |
Etennuly
| Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 07:21 pm: |
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I got a motorcycle quote one time for $112.00. |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 07:27 pm: |
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Yeah, that sounds like the old, fat, slow rate. |
Strokizator
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2012 - 01:50 am: |
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I'd rather be on my motorcycle thinking about God than be in church thinking about my motorcycle. |
Ridenusa4l
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2012 - 02:06 am: |
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http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/4vm3Vm/news.motorbik er.org/blogs.nsf/dx/39-motorcycle-motivational-pos ters--1-other.htm/ Here ya go Jake |
Jaimec
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2012 - 07:28 am: |
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"Universal parts fit no known motorcycle in the universe." "If you disassemble and reassemble your motorcycle enough times, eventually you'll have enough spare parts to build another motorcycle." |
86129squids
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2012 - 12:03 pm: |
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Check your tire pressures, get gas and go pee before we call "Kickstands UP!" |
Jaimec
| Posted on Monday, March 12, 2012 - 03:13 pm: |
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Show up with a full tank and an empty bladder. |
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