Words Of Wisdom To Ride By: (WARNING: MOTORCYCLE CONTENT!)
Polarhound
WORDS OF WISDOM TO RIDE BY....
***Young riders pick a destination & go... Old riders pick a direction &
go.***
***It takes more love to share the saddle than it does to share the bed.***
***Don't ride so late into the night that you sleep through the sunrise.***
***Never hesitate to ride past the last street light at the edge of town.***
***If you don't ride in the rain-you don't ride.***
***Good coffee should be indistinguishable from 50 weight motor oil.***
***The best alarm clock is sunshine on Chrome.***
***Two lane blacktop isn't a highway-it's an attitude.***
***Whatever it is, it's better in the wind.***
***Remember to pay as much attention to your partner as you do your carb.***
-Midnight Bugs taste Best
-Sometimes it takes a whole tank full of gas before you can think straight.
-Work to ride-Ride to work.
-Respect the person who has seen the Dark side of motorcycling and lived.
-Everyone crashes. Some get back on. Some don't. Some can't.
-If you want to get a job, you may have to compromise your principals.
You may even have to shave.
-If the countryside seems boring, stop, get off your bike, and go sit in
the ditch long enough to appreciate what was here before the asphalt came.
-Only Bikers understand why dogs love to stick their heads out car windows.
-When you're riding lead--don't spit.
-A biker can smell a party 5,000 miles away.
-Saddlebags can never hold everything you want, but they CAN hold
everything you need.
-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.
-Don't argue with an 18-wheeler.
-The only good view of a thunderstorm is in your rearview mirror.
-Gray-haired bikers don't get that way from pure luck.
-There are drunk bikers. There are old bikers. There are NO old, drunk
bikers.
-NEVER argue with a woman holding a torque wrench.
-Never try to race an old Geezer, he may have one more gear than you.
-You gotta be smart enough to understand the rules of motorcycling, and
dumb enough to think the games important.
-If you can't get it goin' with bungee cords and electricians tape-it's
serious.
-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.
-Maintenance is as much art as it is science.
-Never be afraid to slow down.
-Bikes don't leak oil, they mark their territory.
-Never ask a biker for directions if you're in a hurry to get there.
-Pie and Coffee are as important as gasoline.
-Riding faster than everyone else only guarantees you'll ride alone.
-Never mistake Horsepower for staying power.
-A good rider has balance, judgment, and good timing. So does a good lover.
-A cold hamburger can be reheated quite nicely by strapping it to an
exhaust pipe and riding forty miles.
-Never do less then Forty miles before breakfast.
-A bike on the road is worth 2 in the shop.
-A good wrench 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 scoot into the curb -and sit where you can see it.
-When you look down the road, it seems to never end -but you better
believe it does.
-Winter is Natures way of telling you to polish.
-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 ain't braking properly, you don't start by rebuilding the
engine.
-Sometimes the best communication happens when you're on separate bikes.
-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 bikers from the squids.
-If you really want to know what's going on, watch what's happening at
least 5 cars ahead.
-Don't make a reputation you'll have to live down or run away from later.
-If the person in the next lane at the stoplight rolls up the window and
locks the door, support their view of life by snarling at them.
-If she changes her oil more than she changes her mind--follow her.
-Catchin' a June bug @ 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.
-Hunger can make even roadkill taste good.
-Don't lead the pack if you don't know where you're goin'.
-Sleep with one arm thru the spokes and keep your pants on.
-Practice wrenching on your own bike.
-Beware the biker who says the bike never breaks down.
-Some bikes run on 99-octane ego.
-Owning 2 bikes is useful because at least one can be raided for parts
at any given time.
-You'll know she loves you if she offers to let you ride her bike. Don't
do it and she'll love you even more.
-Never be ashamed to unlearn an old habit.
-If you ride like there's no tomorrow-there won't be.
-Bikes parked out front mean good chicken-fried steak inside.
-If you want to complain about the pace being set by the road captain,
you better be prepared to lead the group yourself.
-Thin leather looks good in the bar, but it won't save you from "road
rash" if you go down.
-The best modifications cannot be seen from the outside.
-Always replace the cheapest parts first.
-You can forget what you do for a living when your knees are in the breeze.
AND... ***No matter what make of bike you ride, it's all the same wind. ***
High Plains Thumper
news:e6GdnTc8AMd...@comcast.com:
> AND... ***No matter what make of bike you ride, it's all
> the same wind. ***
True. 'Nuff said.
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HPT