Motorcycle owners - Page 2

Clodfobble · 03-26-2007, 10:48 AM

My dad rode in high school and college, then one day completely by coincidence he was on campus and witnessed an accident between a car and another motorcycle rider. He watched the guy's legs get cut off, right there in front of him. Sold his bike that day and hasn't ridden one since.

Of course it's possible this story was embellished to encourage his children never to ride a motorcycle.

Kitsune · 04-02-2007, 08:41 AM

My dad used to ride, but stopped the day he was on his way home from the grocery store with a watermelon strapped to the back of his bike and got into an accident. As he was laying the bike down on the road, he turned in time to see the watermelon tumble off and explode under the tires of a passing semi. The bike was sold the next day.

It has been my dream to ride (touring bike -- drool), but dad always said that if I get a bike he'll kill me before it does. Seeing the drivers around here, I'd hold him to it -- there's no way it is sane to ride in town around here.

wolf · 04-02-2007, 10:27 AM

I am intimidated by motorcycles.

In fact, I am more intimidated by motorcycles than I am of heights and fire, but less intimidated than by Hillary Clinton being President.

TheMercenary · 04-02-2007, 07:25 PM

Bruce, that is areally nice looking bike.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-05-2007, 09:48 PM

It was a step up. He'd been riding this one since he built it in 1973. Couple paint jobs (always flames) but no front brake till about 3 years ago.
We don't call him Kong for nothing.

loTEK911 · 04-13-2007, 09:54 PM

Well, my baby's almost ready to ride! Had to replace the rear tire. Picked up a screw last fall. Just ave to remount the wheel, oil the drive chain, and give her a bath. Now it's gotta stop raining! Btw, thanks Merc, for the web site. Got some good advise for removing rust from the brake disks. Also got scolded for allowing the rust to happen, but there's a high horse asshat in every group. No worries!

HungLikeJesus · 04-14-2007, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by loTEK911

Well, my baby's almost ready to ride! Had to replace the rear tire. Picked up a screw last fall. Just ave to remount the wheel, oil the drive chain, and give her a bath. Now it's gotta stop raining! Btw, thanks Merc, for the web site. Got some good advise for removing rust from the brake disks. Also got scolded for allowing the rust to happen, but there's a high horse asshat in every group. No worries!

If you spray the break disk with WD40 it won't rust, plus you'll have instant ABS.

loTEK911 · 04-15-2007, 08:44 AM

Heh! wd40 on a break disk? yeah. like i said. there is an asshat in every group.

HungLikeJesus · 04-15-2007, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loTEK911

Heh! wd40 on a break disk? yeah. like i said. there is an asshat in every group.

loTEK911, either you have your smilies or your sense of humor disabled.

loTEK911 · 04-17-2007, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

loTEK911, either you have your smilies or your sense of humor disabled.

Not at all Sir! I was smiling when I typed that! Remember, you flipped first. It would be rude of me not to respond! And for the record, asshat is a term of endearment to me and mine. Thats what I call my roommate and best friend of 15 years. Particularly when he sez something kinda dumb.

Folk gotta realize not everybody is out em!

tissy_uk · 04-14-2007, 04:22 AM

I always said that i would get my bike licence as a treat for passing my car test. Have since decided that cars are not for me. So just waiting for my little girl to grow up a bit, say 2 or 3 years then I'm going for it. My dad is a biker, but poor sos had 4 girls, not a single lad to follow in his footsteps so he gotta make do with me. I'm soo excited just thinking about getting a bike, it's what i've wanted for years

tissy_uk · 04-15-2007, 04:32 PM

03-26-2007, 10:48 AM	#1
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	My dad rode in high school and college, then one day completely by coincidence he was on campus and witnessed an accident between a car and another motorcycle rider. He watched the guy's legs get cut off, right there in front of him. Sold his bike that day and hasn't ridden one since. Of course it's possible this story was embellished to encourage his children never to ride a motorcycle. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

04-02-2007, 10:27 AM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I am intimidated by motorcycles. In fact, I am more intimidated by motorcycles than I am of heights and fire, but less intimidated than by Hillary Clinton being President. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-02-2007, 07:25 PM	#4
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Bruce, that is areally nice looking bike. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

04-05-2007, 09:48 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It was a step up. He'd been riding this one since he built it in 1973. Couple paint jobs (always flames) but no front brake till about 3 years ago. We don't call him Kong for nothing. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:46 PM.

04-14-2007, 04:22 AM	#11
tissy_uk Cantankerous Incantonator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 57	I always said that i would get my bike licence as a treat for passing my car test. Have since decided that cars are not for me. So just waiting for my little girl to grow up a bit, say 2 or 3 years then I'm going for it. My dad is a biker, but poor sos had 4 girls, not a single lad to follow in his footsteps so he gotta make do with me. I'm soo excited just thinking about getting a bike, it's what i've wanted for years __________________ "Some people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience" Doug Larson

04-02-2007, 08:41 AM	#2
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	My dad used to ride, but stopped the day he was on his way home from the grocery store with a watermelon strapped to the back of his bike and got into an accident. As he was laying the bike down on the road, he turned in time to see the watermelon tumble off and explode under the tires of a passing semi. The bike was sold the next day. It has been my dream to ride (touring bike -- drool), but dad always said that if I get a bike he'll kill me before it does. Seeing the drivers around here, I'd hold him to it -- there's no way it is sane to ride in town around here.

04-13-2007, 09:54 PM	#6
loTEK911 Abhorrent Aberrant Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 27	Well, my baby's almost ready to ride! Had to replace the rear tire. Picked up a screw last fall. Just ave to remount the wheel, oil the drive chain, and give her a bath. Now it's gotta stop raining! Btw, thanks Merc, for the web site. Got some good advise for removing rust from the brake disks. Also got scolded for allowing the rust to happen, but there's a high horse asshat in every group. No worries!

04-15-2007, 08:44 AM	#8
loTEK911 Abhorrent Aberrant Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 27	Heh! wd40 on a break disk? yeah. like i said. there is an asshat in every group.

04-15-2007, 04:32 PM	#12
tissy_uk Cantankerous Incantonator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 57	__________________ "Some people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience" Doug Larson

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