Words of Motorcycle wisdom.....
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Words of Motorcycle wisdom..... - 6/17/2005 1:16:00 PM
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NeonspeedRT
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From: Jax, FL
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I came across this on another board and thought i'd share it with everyone. It's a great read. It's kind of geared towards cruisers, but we can apply alot of it towards sportbikes.
Words of Motorcycle Wisdom:
Midnight bugs taste best.
Saddlebags can never hold everything you want, but they CAN hold everything you need.
NEVER argue with a woman holding a torque wrench.
Never try to race an old geezer, he may have one more gear than you.
Home is where your bike sits still long enough to leave a few drops of oil on the ground.
You'll get farther down the road if you learn to use more than two fingers on the front brake.
Routine maintenance should never be neglected.
The only good view of a thunderstorm is in your rearview mirror.
Never be afraid to slow down.
Only riders understand why dogs love to stick their heads out of car windows.
Bikes don't leak oil, they mark their territory.
Never ask a rider for directions if you're in a hurry to get there.
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 tankful 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 cold hamburger can be reheated quite nicely by strapping it to an exhaust pipe and riding forty miles.
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.
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.
Always back your bike into the curb - and sit where you can see it.
Work to ride & ride to work.
Whatever it is, it's better 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.
A motorcycle can't sing on the streets of a city.
Keep your bike in good repair: Motorcycle boots are NOT comfortable for walking.
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.
Remember to pay as much attention to your partner as you do your carburetor
Sometimes the best communication happens when you're on separate bikes.
Well-trained reflexes are quicker than luck.
Good coffee should be indistinguishable from 50 weight motor oil.
The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome.
Learn to do counter-intuitive things that may someday save your butt.
The twisties-not the superslabs-separate the riders from the squids.(inexperienced rider)
When you're riding lead-don't spit.
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 2am to drive his pickup to the middle of nowhere to get you when you're broken down.
If she changes her oil more than she changes her mind-follow her.
Catching a June bug or yellowjacket in your goggles or honeybee down your shirt @ 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.
You have to be smart enough to understand the rules of motorcycling, and dumb enough to think the game's important.
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.
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MSF Rider Coach
www.anmsafetycourse.com
"Riding a motorcycle is like playing chess. Anyone can learn the moves, but it takes a lifetime to master the game."
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