Important Things My Motorcycle Has Taught Me

Sent to me by a riding buddy,

1. The only good view of a thunderstorm in in your rear view mirror.

2. Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul.

3. I'd rather be riding a motorcycle and thinking about God, than sitting in church thinking about my bike.

4. Life may begin at 30, but it doesn't get real interesting until about 75 mph.

5. Midnight bugs taste just as bad as noon time bugs.

6. Sometimes it takes a whole tank of gas before you can think straight.

7. A bike on the road is worth two in the shed.

8. Young riders pick a destination and go; old riders pick a direction and go.

9. When you're riding lead, don't spit.

10. Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 75 mph can double your vocabulary.

11. If you can't get it going with bungee cords and duct tape, it's serious.

12. Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

13. I've never seen a motorcycle parked in front of a psychiatrist's office.

14. A friend will come bail you out of jail at 3 AM. A biker will be sitting on the bench next to you saying "Damn that was fun!"

 

Love it RT. I can agree with the list.

 

ARTIE! Long time no communique!

GREAT LIST. I especially like #8 and #12.

You can add:

-you don't truly SMELL the world until you ride through it on a motorcycle.

-if you leave the rainsuit home, it will rain. Bring it with you and you won't need it.

 

Ahhh what a great list...thanks for posting it!

 

I enjoyed 13 the most.

 

-Ah, that no car smell.

(It came from a commercial, possibly a HD commercial. Still good tho.)

 

Awsome, Thanks for posting it Roger. Smiled through all of them.

 

Fitz,

Thanks for the hello. Hugely busy at work (a good thing in this economy) and in life (my oldest is a senior in HS this year...bleeding my wife and I dry with events and fees for this and that and college applications, etc.). It becomes a luxury to log on and read and post!

My bike still has the "rising idle when hot" problem so I'm trying to keep it limping along until November. At that time I have a long list of "refurbishment" I need to do. Guessing I won't be able to get enough of this forum then as it will probably take me all winter to complete.

 

Eddie,

Good to hear from you also. Maybe this fall we can get the Raleigh XJer's together. If nothing else it would be good to meet at Scooters or Locked and Loaded for lunch.

 

"10. Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 75 mph can double your vocabulary."
I can relate. A recent event such as this have rendered me a near poet of expletives!

 

Artie,
Good list and all true!