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blaine
12-21-2013, 11:32 PM
'Twas the night before Christmas, And not until Spring

Would a motor be running, not even a Wing.

The bikes are all sleeping, they're covered and warm, Batteries

are tended, nylon covers their form.

My Bros were all nestled down snug in their beds,

While visions of new chrome danced in their heads.

And I in my do-rag, bike jacket and boots

Out shoveling snow, and dreaming of scoots.

Then from the horizon there came such a clatter

My shovel I dropped, what could be the matter?

Away up the hill, I slogged through the snow

Looked up at the sky; where'd all that noise go?

Then a throb from the heavens, like straight pipes so hearty

Gave Summers' good thoughts, a loud bikers' party.

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear

But a Hog Ultra Classic, Red trailer in rear!

With a little old rider, so lively and quick,

I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.

More rapid than a V-Rod (http://viglink.pgpartner.com/mrdr.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fviglink.pgpartner.com%2F search.php%2Fform_keyword%3Dv-rod&mode=) his Ultra came on,

And he whistled, and shouted, and sang out this song;

"Now, Springer! Now, Dyna! On Ultra and Softail!

Now Vulcan! Now Injun! On Vict'ry and Triumph!

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!

Now RIDE away! RIDE away! RIDE away all!"

As small bikes that from the semis do fly,

When they meet with the air blast, mount to the sky,

So up to the house-top that Ultra it flew

With a trailer of goodies, and ole' St. Nick too

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof

The rumble and thunder of pipes that gave proof.

I ran in the house, boots thumping around,

And in came St. Nick all bearded and round

Dressed all in black leather, from do-rag to boot

His chaps were all tarnished with road grime and soot;

A T-bag of goodies he'd flung on his back

And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack

His shades -- how th ey twinkled! his do-rag how scary!

With chains intertwined, through skulls that were cherry!

His droll little mouth had done many a row,

So the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,

The smoke had a strange smell; it gave him relief.

He had a broad face and a large fat beer belly

That shook when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly

He was tattooed and plump, a right jolly old rider,

So I offered a cold brew, thought what could be righter?

A wink of his eye as he downed that cold beer,

Gave me to know I had nothing to fear

He spoke not a word, but went straight to my ride

And fixed it with Chrome, Horsepower and Pride

And giving the peace sign with bikers' good cheer

Strode off to his Ultra rumbling near

He sprang on the saddle, his gloves on the bars

A wheelie he threw; then off towards the stars

I heard him exclaim, as my chest swelled with pride

"MERRY CHRISTMAS TO

ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD RIDE!"

:) ;)

Admin
12-21-2013, 11:45 PM
Merry Christmas everyone! :)

Cathy
12-22-2013, 12:07 AM
Merry Christmas ?!

mole2
12-22-2013, 12:24 AM
Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!


:)

Water Warrior 2
12-22-2013, 02:03 AM
Absolutely ! Merry Christmas to all.

JWR
12-22-2013, 11:00 AM
Merry Christmas.
:D

alantf
12-22-2013, 11:29 AM
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5th_bike
12-22-2013, 12:30 PM
Merry Christmas !

Goose51683
12-23-2013, 08:58 AM
Merry Christmas to all.

jonathan180iq
12-27-2013, 09:12 AM
Sorry for the my hiatus. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

alantf
12-29-2013, 06:49 AM
Just thought I'd let you know that it hasn't been one of our best Christmases. Family and friends wise it's been fine, but just before Christmas the power steering on our car packed in. I thought that it might be the steering CPU, so on the 26th I took it to the Citroen workshop. They found that the problem was the steering motor. Problem is, for some strange reason Citroen designed it so that the motor can't be changed. You have to fit a complete steering rack (I checked the Hayes manual, and this is correct) so I'm waiting for the new rack, and a very expensive repair. Also, while trying to get round the curves to our underground parking, without power steering, I've pulled my back, and I'm in agony. Then, in the evening of Christmas day, one of our house rabbits collapsed. We took him to the vet's, as soon as they opened on boxing day. They tested him, but couldn't come to a firm diagnosis, so they kept him in the hospital. Unfortunately he died on Friday night. Now we've only one left, "Gonzo", and he's lost without his little friend. Just hope the new year brings better luck.

Fawlty
12-29-2013, 08:01 AM
Sorry to hear this Alan. Not the best way to end the year. Sometimes I think we would be better off going back in time, for example, when most cars did not have power steering. We managed ok without it. Same with electric windows etc. These things are fine until something goes wrong with them, and the more technology, the more things to potentially break down. You have my sympathy trying to man handle the car without the power steering. I have tried that myself backing the car out of the garage when coasting and I wouldn't want to try and drive it anywhere like that.

Things can only get better as the song goes.

Water Warrior 2
12-29-2013, 06:59 PM
Alantf, so sorry to hear of your loss. Rabbits can be a wonderful pet and friend. Hope the other rabbit pulls through the loss in time. We all loose a loved pet in our lives so we know the heart ache and feeling of loss. Hang in there Alantf.

Ah yes, wonderful power steering woes. Why does a small car need power steering to begin with? Years ago we had 4,000 lb cars and trucks that steered beautifully with manual steering boxes. I have driven 40 foot buses with manual steering with no problem. Darn progress seems to be going in reverse.

alantf
12-30-2013, 06:07 AM
I think the problem is the tyres. Years ago the tyres were all cross ply,and cars didn't need power steering. I remember around 12 years ago, I had a 1400cc Nissan. It didn't have power steering (but it had radial ply tyres). Normal driving was fine, but parking was really heavy. Also, when I was driving double decker buses, we had some old ones with cross ply tyres and no power steering. No problem. But when the cross ply tyres were no longer available, and they fitted radials, the steering was so heavy as to make them undrivable, and they had to take the buses out of service.

Goose51683
12-30-2013, 07:52 AM
I used to have a 65 mustang with modern tires on it and no power steering. I never had a problem with turning at any speed. I miss that car, it was a lot like the GZ, very simple electrical, actually it was much more simple than the GZ. It broke down from time to time but I could fix everything on it with a $25 tool set from any hardware store.

Sorry about the rabbits, we buried a cat that my wife had and that was about a year ago but you still miss the little guy. Amazing how you can become so attached to something that can't speak...come to think of it maybe that's why you get so attached. lol. Regardless, it can only get better in the new year right.

Keep your chin up, everything will work out for the best.

alantf
01-22-2014, 11:33 AM
Just got the car back from the workshop. New parts were so expensive that they've been hunting round for a good second hand. Apparently they got one a couple of weeks back, but when they tested it, they weren't happy, so they had to get another. It still cost me (for the parts and labour) €460 ($624) :(

Goose51683
01-22-2014, 04:12 PM
Sorry to hear about the price but at least you have your car back.

Water Warrior 2
01-22-2014, 05:09 PM
Buying a car is sometimes the cheapest part of ownership. Ex #2 had a Ford Topaz that cost double after all the repairs were made to keep it running. You would think a used one year old car would be more reliable.