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| MOTORCYCLE QUOTES and WISDOM
by piscesgryl at 8/2/2007 2:13:25 PM
. Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul.
. Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebars to the saddle.
. Life may begin at 30, but it doesn't get real interesting until about 110 mph.
. You start the game of life with a full pot o'luck and an empty pot o'experience. The object is to fill the pot of experience before you empty the pot o'luck.
. If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.
. Midnight bugs 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.
. 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.
. Don't ride so late into the night that you sleep through the sunrise.
. Sometimes it takes a whole thankful 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 do less than 40 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 … and … 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 to telling you it's time to polish the bike.
. Keep your bike in good repair. Motorcycles boots are NOT comfortable for walking.
. People are like motorcycles: each is customized a bit differently.
. Sometimes, the best communication happens when you're on separate bikes.
. Good coffee should be indistinguishable from 50 weight motor oil.
. The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome.
. The twisties – not the superslabs – separate the riders from the squids.
. When you're riding lead, don't spit.
. A friend is someone who'll get out of bed at 2:00 a.m. to drive his pickup to the middle of nowhere to get you when you've broken down.
. Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 70 mph, can double your vocabulary.
. If you want to get somewhere before sundown, you can't stop at every tavern.
. There's something just plain ugly about a NEW bike on a trailer.
. Don't lead the pack if you don't know where you're going.
. Practice wrenching on your own bike.
. Everyone crashes. Some get back on. Some don't. Some can't.
. Don't argue with an 18-wheeler.
. Never be ashamed to unlearn an old habit.
. 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-friend 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 butt 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.
. Patience is the ability to keep your motor idling.
. Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.
. Keep the paint up and the rubber side down.
. There are two types of people in the world: (1) people who ride motorcycles and (2) people who wish they could ride motorcycles.
. It is good to have an end to journey towards, but is the journey that matters in the end.
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