Daniel Meyer
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Author. Adventurer. Electrician.
The State of confusion.
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« on: April 15, 2016, 01:52:20 PM » |
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Throwing a leg over the Valk and zipping my jacket outside the restaurant last night, a random dude stops to chat. Him: "Nice bike!" Me: "Thanks." Him: "I was once like you...I rode everywhere. I got old though." (dude is probably exactly my age) Him: "How many miles have you put on it?" Me: "Two-hundred and ten thousand or so." He looks shocked for a moment. Him: "Two. Hundred. Thousand?" Me: "Yep." Him: "Correction. I wasn't like you. Ever." I'll see you on the road.  |
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BobB
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« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2016, 02:12:56 PM » |
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Heck, very few of us are like you, Daniel. I'm just rolling up to the first 100k. Safe journeys...
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Safety Steve
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« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2016, 02:18:42 PM » |
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Yea, I'm not like you ether Daniel, I can only hope to be like you...
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t-man403
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Valk-a-maniac
Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2016, 02:45:39 PM » |
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Yup, that's funny!  |
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"Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth". Chuck Norris
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Willow
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Excessive comfort breeds weakness. PttP
Olathe, KS
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« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2016, 03:12:49 PM » |
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 Honestly comparing any two of us there are many characteristics we hold in common and many which we do not. Some of us are a lot more like each other than some might be. "I was never like you." I live for that. 
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« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2016, 04:09:42 PM » |
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We ARE alike in the fact we CHOOSE to ride!  And we look forward to and understand the siren call of the wind.  RIDE SAFE. |
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
VRCCDS0240 2012 GL1800 Gold Wing Motor Trike conversion
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« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2016, 06:00:14 PM » |
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Vroom, vroom.
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John Schmidt
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a/k/a Stuffy. '99 I/S Valk Roadsmith Trike
De Pere, WI (Green Bay)
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« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2016, 06:15:46 PM » |
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That's a pretty clean bike Daniel, who does it belong to.  |
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DirtyDan
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« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2016, 03:59:37 AM » |
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For what it's worth
I have a friend {Harley guy} who was a road captain nicknamed "road dog". After hanging out with me he dropped his nickname. Told me he was "unworthy" of the name and that I was the REAL road dog.
I did twice his miles in half the years. He is looking at Hondas now
Keeps telling me "yeah but you rode to the artic circle"
He is still my friend, hope he comes to the new place to visit
Dan
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Do it while you can. I did.... it my way
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solo1
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« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2016, 06:05:53 AM » |
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"I'm not like you" Nope, everyone is different.
I have no idea how many miles I have rode. Certainly not even close to many on this board.
Maybe the only claim is that I rode when it wasn't very popular then.
I kinda wish that I was still riding but nope, that is my decision.
I do miss my Valkyrie tho.
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BnB Tom
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Where'd old times go?
Frisco, TX
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« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2016, 06:16:00 AM » |
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Nope. I'm not like you at all. Your bike is MUCH cleaner than mine. |
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hubcapsc
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South Carolina
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« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2016, 06:54:10 AM » |
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Indiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, lost on back roads in Wisconsin....  -Mike |
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3fan4life
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Any day that you ride is a good day!
Moneta, VA
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« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2016, 07:27:58 AM » |
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Indiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, lost on back roads in Wisconsin.... -Mike I can't IMAGINE you ever getting lost on a ride..............  |
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old2soon
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« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2016, 08:06:50 AM » |
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Indiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, lost on back roads in Wisconsin.... -Mike You cain't git there from here!  Ya gotz ta go back to where ya started and start over!  RIDE SAFE. |
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
VRCCDS0240 2012 GL1800 Gold Wing Motor Trike conversion
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hubcapsc
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South Carolina
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« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2016, 08:33:48 AM » |
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I can't IMAGINE you ever getting lost on a ride...
You're never really lost with a Red Book... when we
were looking in there we easily saw the place where
I'd missed a turn 20 miles previously... some even admitted
they noticed that I'd gone off course at the time, but
we were riding, not going somewhere...
-Mike "we found a good curvy stretch of road in Wisconsin that day!"
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« Reply #15 on: April 16, 2016, 10:57:58 AM » |
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Indiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, lost on back roads in Wisconsin.... -Mike Hey Mike, Is that one of those new paper GPSs? |
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2015 GoldWing Trike
1999 Valkyrie Interstate Trike, gone but not forgotten
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Daniel Meyer
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Posts: 5493
Author. Adventurer. Electrician.
The State of confusion.
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« Reply #16 on: April 16, 2016, 06:53:02 PM » |
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Nope. I'm not like you at all. Your bike is MUCH cleaner than mine. An aberration...I assure you |
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