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taste best. · Saddlebags can never hold everything you want, but they CAN hold everything you need. · 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. · Routine maintenance should never be neglected. · It takes more love to share the saddle than it does to share the bed. · The only good view of a thunderstorm is in your rearview mirror. · Never be afraid to slow down. · Bikes don't leak oil,.... they mark their territory. · 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 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 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. · Winter is Nature's way of telling you to polish. · Keep your bike in good repair: Motorcycle boots are NOT the best 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 seperate 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. · 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. · Don't make a reputation you'll have to live down or run away from later. · A friend is someone who'll get out of bed at 2 am 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 yellow jacket 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. · Sleep with one arm through the spokes and keep your pants on. · Practice wrenching on your own bike. · Everyone crashes. Some get back on. Some don't. Some can't. · Beware the rider who says "My bike never breaks down." · Owning two bikes is useful because at least one can be raided for parts at any given time. · Don't argue with an 18-wheeler. · Never be ashamed to unlearn an old habit. · Maintenance is as much art as it is science. · A good long ride can clear your mind, restore your faith, and use up a lot of fuel. · If you can't get it going with bungee cords and electrician's tape - it's serious. · If you ride like there's no tomorrow - there won't be. · Bikes parked out front mean good chicken-fried steak inside. · Gray-haired riders don't get that way from pure luck. · There are drunk riders. There are old riders. There are NO old, drunk riders. · Thin leather looks good in the bar, but it won't save your ass 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. · No matter what marquee you ride, it's all the same wind. · Patience is the ability to keep your motor idling. AND... Only a Biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window. |
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