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« on: October 23, 2018, 01:22:24 PM » |
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One summer afternoon a few years ago a fellow on a Harley and I in my minivan pulled up to a stoplight at the same time, in adjacent lanes. He began entertaining himself by blipping the throttle. Over the din created by his aftermarket pipes, I told him I had a bike like his once. He smiled and said, "Oh, how did you like your (insert a few capital letters here)?"
I replied, "I didn't own a Harley; I meant I had a bike that wouldn't idle without blipping the throttle. You should probably replace your pilot jet."
It was probably just as well that the light turned green right then.
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1998 Std/Tourer, 2007 DR200SE, 1981 CB900C 10speed
1973 Duster 340 4-speed rare A/C, 2001 F250 4x4 7.3L, 6sp
"Our Constitution was made only for a Moral and Religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the goverment of any other."
John Adams 10/11/1798
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Wizzard
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« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2018, 09:50:20 AM » |
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I pulled up to a light in Muscatine Iowa and it was red and not changing. Guy in a Harley pulls up and said "you know they make these magnets you can mount under your engine to trip these lights"
I replied, "I tried one and kept picking up Harley parts"
The light changed and end of story
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Robert
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« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2018, 09:52:30 AM » |
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I pulled up to a light in Muscatine Iowa and it was red and not changing. Guy in a Harley pulls up and said "you know they make these magnets you can mount under your engine to trip these lights"
I replied, "I tried one and kept picking up Harley parts"
The light changed and end of story
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“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.”
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Patrick
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Largo Florida
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« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2018, 11:13:48 AM » |
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I pulled up to a light in Muscatine Iowa and it was red and not changing. Guy in a Harley pulls up and said "you know they make these magnets you can mount under your engine to trip these lights"
I replied, "I tried one and kept picking up Harley parts"
The light changed and end of story
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The Walrus
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« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2018, 02:52:05 PM » |
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My personal favorites are the HD guys that slow down and speed up repeatedly, just to hear their exhaust. Kind of a rolling throttle blip.
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98valk
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« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2018, 02:58:15 PM » |
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I pulled up to a light in Muscatine Iowa and it was red and not changing. Guy in a Harley pulls up and said "you know they make these magnets you can mount under your engine to trip these lights"
I replied, "I tried one and kept picking up Harley parts"
The light changed and end of story
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1998 Std/Tourer, 2007 DR200SE, 1981 CB900C 10speed
1973 Duster 340 4-speed rare A/C, 2001 F250 4x4 7.3L, 6sp
"Our Constitution was made only for a Moral and Religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the goverment of any other."
John Adams 10/11/1798
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« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2018, 06:49:05 AM » |
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A BMW guy told this story in the early 80s (no idea if it was true):
BMW guy was at the gas station and a Harley guy pulls in with a pickup truck, trailer, and motorcycle on the trailer, all decked out in matching colors. BMW guy told Harley guy, "I had a bike like that once." Harley guy beamed until BMW guy added, "I had to put it on a trailer if I wanted to get it to where I was going."
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Tx Bohemian
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« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2018, 07:31:29 AM » |
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This is a true story.
A buddy, who was in between bikes at the time, rented a HD in Corpus to go to a rally in South Padre. Couple hundred miles.
(Evidently you can get the dealer to put it on a trailer to just hook up and go)
On the way back, pulling the trailer, he said a group of bikers passed him up and the last one pulled right in front of him and the back of his t-shirt said:
Nice trailer,
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Remember, if you are on a bike and wreck with a car no matter how "in the right" you are you are going to lose. RIDE LIKE EVERBODY IS OUT TO GET YOU!!
Al
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