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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
iso fill the pot of experience before you empty the pot of 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 rear view mirror.
Don't ride so late into
the night that you sleep through the sunrise.
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 do less than fifty 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.
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 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 super slabs -separate the riders from the squids.
When you're riding lead, don't
spit.
Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt @ 70 mph can double your vocabulary.
There's something ugly about
a NEW bike on a trailer.
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 and restore your faith.
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 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.
Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly.
It
is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end.
Ride as if your life depended
on it.
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