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101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 1:06:33 PM   
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OK maybe not 101, but I'm sure we can get there. I'll start with me:

-Stopping, waving, and smiling for old ladies crossing the parking lot about to enter the grocery store.

-Waving to a small child who is facinated with motorcycles.

- Riding slower then the posted speed limit when nobody is around enjoying the weather and the road.

- freashly paved blacktop

- new tires with those rubber tips sticking out

- cold tank of gas between your legs

- the smell of 93 octane exhaust from the squid doing wheelies in front of you

- lane splitting in traffic jams

- stopping at places you would normally not stop at when driving the cage

- the smells of the road

- the look of your bike after a wash

- the peace of mind that your bike is happy after an oil change

- making a tight u-turn without putting your feet down

- being curtius when everyone looks at you like another asshole biker

- fixing a mechanical problem

i'm sure i'll think of more...

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RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 1:27:16 PM   
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Good to see you back FLYOU!!! How was the vacation?


I would add to your list:

Going riding all day without an idea of where your going.

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RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 1:29:36 PM   
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Hehe, safe secks.  I have nothing to contribute.

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RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 1:29:50 PM   
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blowing a kiss to the hottie next you at a light, then flipping the visor down to be 'that mysterious biker' ahah

i love waving to the fascinated kids too, maybe a light rev as i go by.

crawling up to a light and just as youre about to put your feet down the light changes and you can go :-)

perfect weather where youre comfortable in your gear and can ride forever

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RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 2:54:46 PM   
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Spending $13 on gas and having more fun than if you spent $50.

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RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 3:05:10 PM   
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-waving to fellow motorcyclists
-having more horsepower per pound than any sports car between your legs
-feeling totally like you are a part of the bike
-riding back and forth to work all week, fill up friday night...$7
-standing back and looking at it right after you wash it
-wanting to look at more than ride it sometimes
-making non-riding friends jealous of your sexy machine
-looking badass when you show up...anywhere.
-starting conversations with other bikers randomly, just because you ride.
-having other people approach you and start convos, just because they see your gear.


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RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 3:15:33 PM   
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Riding to work, but ending up having coffee a 100 kays in the opposite direction.
Watching the sun come up as you ride home, after a week-end ride.
Banking the apex on a steep rise in a perfect lean, that keeps a grin on your face for days.
Feeling the temperature changes, and smelling the moisture & scents, as you weave your way down through a valley.
Making it to a petrol station, when you know you should have run out of fuel 20 kays back.
Riding your favourite road on a perfect day & knowing if you where to die right then, you wouldn't give rats.


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RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 3:32:06 PM   
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Absolute FREEDOM!

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RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 5:34:06 PM   
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taking the long way home....just for fun.
arriving in style...
warm breeze
knowing your faster than just about any car on the road.
being the mysterious biker behind the dark smoke visor.
the sound of the two brothers exhaust roaring to life.


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RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 7:32:17 PM   
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-Feeling absolutely 100% in tune with the world around you
-being completely allowed to not respond to phone calls or email for hours at a time
-Leaning further, and further, and further, just enough to make your heart skip a beat, then pull up and gas it... and smiling ear to ear the whole time
-Not thinking about anything in the entire world except for what gear you're in
-Getting lost and having absolutely no intention of finding your way back
-Farting and not having to smell it
-Meeting complete strangers at the gas station every single time you fill up who tell you how much they like your bike
-Not having to pay for therapy

Got lots more... basically it's my favorite thing in the entire world.  I feel extremely lucky to have found something I am so fond of at such a young age.  There are so few people in the world who have anything to look forward to later in life... but I know I will always have a bike.



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RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 7:34:30 PM   
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showing up to work with all the smokers outside watching you

riding in the rain fully geared

waving to a fellow rider going the opposite direction, regardless of what he's riding.

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RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 8:13:17 PM   
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Meetin up with some close buddies to ride with no real destination...
Waving back to the amazed little kids in the back seats of moms mini van lol
The lunch stop where everyone in the group just gets to sit back and shoot the shit, no real rush to get through lunch.
The way the bike looks just after you finish drying her off after a solid wash.
The feeling you get when someone says your bike looks good after you just spent all morning finishing up the new mods.
Warm day spent on some back roads with friends.

(someone said it earlier but farting and not having to smell it is funny but so true lol. Got a kick out of someone other than me thinking that too.)

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RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 8:22:43 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Stockrocket
(someone said it earlier but farting and not having to smell it is funny but so true lol. Got a kick out of someone other than me thinking that too.)


HAHA so true


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RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 8:55:25 PM   
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+1 on the cold tank of gas, espically on that hot day!!

meeting other riders
riding to no destination
missing 2nd, and acting like your reving at the hot chick next to you(and she likes it)
my mirror visor, everybody loves them!
washing my bike all the time, and not ever washing my car (stupid civic)
110hp on my bike compared to 102hp in my car (again stupid civic)
MUCH EASIER FOR THE ASSHOLES TO SEE YOU FLIPING THEM OFF
toying with cars that think they are faster than me
going to my buddies house on almost every ride just to make him miss his bike and get another one

got to work today, and this little black chick got off her harley and started talking to me about my bike...never saw a black chick on a bike, well driving one anyways...and she was cool as hell!


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RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy - 5/5/2008 9:03:24 PM   
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i'll add one more to the list cause i just did it 10 minutes ago:

driving thru a tim hortons drive thru at midnight to get 2 everything bagels. talk about weird looks from the employees


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