Motorcycle wisdom. - SV650.org

Richie · 07-03-12, 04:25 PM

Midnight bugs taste best.
A topbox can never hold everything you want, but they CAN hold everything you need.
Home is where your bike sits still long enough to leave a few drops of oil on the ground.
The only good view of a rainstorm is in your mirrors.
Bikes don't leak oil, they mark their territory.
Never mistake horsepower for experience.
If you don't ride in the rain - you don't ride.
A bike on the road is worth two in the shed.
Young riders pick a destination and go in, 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.
Winter is Nature's way of telling you to polish your bike.
Well-trained reflexes are quicker than luck.
There's something ugly about a NEW bike on a trailer.
Practice working on your own bike before on someone elses.
Never be ashamed to unlearn an old habit
Maintenance is as much art as it is science.
If you ride like there's no tomorrow - there won't be.
Gray-haired riders don't get that way from pure luck
No matter what Bike you ride, it's all the same wind.
And only a Biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

Anyone know any more?

07-03-12, 04:31 PM

Ride with skill and not luck, because luck runs out sooner or later.

Winder · 07-03-12, 05:10 PM

There are old bikers and there are bold bikers.
There are no old and bold bikers

Bibio · 07-03-12, 05:29 PM

look where you want to go and you'll go there, look at the hedgerow and you'll end up there.

anyone can go fast in straight lines, it takes skill to go round corners fast.

Red Herring · 07-03-12, 06:04 PM

It takes skill to ride swiftly, any fool can go fast.

andrewsmith · 07-03-12, 07:51 PM

Anyone can ride a superbike quick in a straight-line, but there will always be a rider on the little bike keeping up

07-03-12, 07:55 PM

Better to arrive 30 seconds late in this life than 30 seconds early into the next.

Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly.

A good ride is one you can walk away from. A great ride is one where you can use the bike again too.

(all stolen from sigs on here)

07-03-12, 08:19 PM

Always have a big wee before you go for a ride.

andrewsmith · 07-03-12, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Idle Biker

Always have a big wee before you go for a ride.

and a go faster dump!

Winder · 07-03-12, 08:23 PM

If you want to beat a super car in a race on a restricted bike xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Edit :- Please no more of these replys Guys & Gals... Cheers
Richie.

07-03-12, 04:25 PM	#1
Richie fantabulas Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nr Durham Posts: 4,940	Motorcycle wisdom. Midnight bugs taste best. A topbox can never hold everything you want, but they CAN hold everything you need. Home is where your bike sits still long enough to leave a few drops of oil on the ground. The only good view of a rainstorm is in your mirrors. Bikes don't leak oil, they mark their territory. Never mistake horsepower for experience. If you don't ride in the rain - you don't ride. A bike on the road is worth two in the shed. Young riders pick a destination and go in, 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. Winter is Nature's way of telling you to polish your bike. Well-trained reflexes are quicker than luck. There's something ugly about a NEW bike on a trailer. Practice working on your own bike before on someone elses. Never be ashamed to unlearn an old habit Maintenance is as much art as it is science. If you ride like there's no tomorrow - there won't be. Gray-haired riders don't get that way from pure luck No matter what Bike you ride, it's all the same wind. And only a Biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window. Anyone know any more? __________________ My Flickr photos

07-03-12, 04:31 PM	#2
tom-k6 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Motorcycle wisdom. Ride with skill and not luck, because luck runs out sooner or later.

07-03-12, 05:10 PM	#3
Winder Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Moved again now in Bracknell Posts: 981	Re: Motorcycle wisdom. There are old bikers and there are bold bikers. There are no old and bold bikers __________________ "Somewhere between happy and total f**kin wreck"

07-03-12, 05:29 PM	#4
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,569	Re: Motorcycle wisdom. look where you want to go and you'll go there, look at the hedgerow and you'll end up there. anyone can go fast in straight lines, it takes skill to go round corners fast.

07-03-12, 06:04 PM	#5
Red Herring Member Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,708	Re: Motorcycle wisdom. It takes skill to ride swiftly, any fool can go fast.

07-03-12, 07:51 PM	#6
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Motorcycle wisdom. Anyone can ride a superbike quick in a straight-line, but there will always be a rider on the little bike keeping up __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

07-03-12, 07:55 PM	#7
metalangel Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Motorcycle wisdom. Better to arrive 30 seconds late in this life than 30 seconds early into the next. Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly. A good ride is one you can walk away from. A great ride is one where you can use the bike again too. (all stolen from sigs on here)

07-03-12, 08:19 PM	#8
The Idle Biker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Motorcycle wisdom. Always have a big wee before you go for a ride.

07-03-12, 08:23 PM	#10
Winder Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Moved again now in Bracknell Posts: 981	Re: Motorcycle wisdom. If you want to beat a super car in a race on a restricted bike xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Edit :- Please no more of these replys Guys & Gals... Cheers Richie. __________________ "Somewhere between happy and total f*kin wreck" Last edited by Richie; 07-03-12 at 10:56 PM.*

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