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03-16-2011, 12:16 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Virginia Beach, VA.
Posts: 79
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Motorcycle Wisdom
I got this off of the Honda Sabre Forums and had to pass is on...
Also it seems I have always been an old rider.... read on and it will make sense. Motorcycle Wisdom: Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul. Life may begin at 30, but it doesn’t get real interesting until about 60 mph. If you wait, all that happens is that you get older. Midnight bugs taste just as bad as noon time bugs. Saddlebags can never hold everything you want, but they CAN hold everything you need. It takes more love to share the saddle than to share a bed. The only good view of a thunderstorm is in your rear view mirror. Don’t ride so late into the night that you sleep through the sunrise. Sometimes it takes a whole tank 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 do less than forty miles before breakfast. One bike on the road is worth two in the garage. 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. 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 to do it in the wind. Two-lane blacktop isn’t a highway, it’s an attitude. When you look down the road it seems to never end, but you better believe, it does. Winter is nature’s way to tell you to polish. Motorcycle boots are NOT comfortable for walking. That’s why they are called "motorcycle boots." Sometimes the best communication happens when you are on separate bikes. Good coffee should be indistinguishable from 50 weight motor oil. The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome. A friend is someone who’ll get out of bed at 2 a. m. to drive his pickup to the middle of nowhere to get you when you’re broken down. 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. There’s something ugly about a NEW bike on a trailer. A long ride can clear your mind and restore your faith. If you can’t get it going with bungee cords, wire and electrician’s tape, it’s serious. If you ride like there’s no tomorrow, there won’t be. Bikes parked out front means good food & cold beer inside. There are old riders. And there bold riders. There are NO old, bold riders. Always replace the cheapest parts first. Never race an old Geezer, he’ll have one more gear than you. Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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