Only Bikers understand why dogs
love to stick their heads out car windows.
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.
Home is where your bike sits
still long enough to leave a few drops of oil on the ground.
You'll get farther down the
road if you learn to use more than two fingers on the front brake.
Routine maintenance should never
be neglected
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 rearview mirror.
Never be afraid to slow down.
Bikes don't leak oil, they mark
their territory.
Never ask
a biker for directions if you're in a hurry to get there.
Don't ride
so late into the night that you sleep through the sunrise.
Pie and Coffee are as important
as gasoline.
Sometimes it takes a whole tankful
of gas 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 mistake
Horsepower for staying power.
A good rider has balance, judgment,
and good timing. So does a good lover. (AMEN!!!)
A cold hamburger can be reheated
quite nicely by strapping it to an exhaust pipe and riding forty miles.
Never do less then Forty miles
before breakfast.
If you don't ride in the rain-you
don't ride.
A bike on
the road is worth 2 in the shop.
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 wrench will let you watch
without charging you for it.
Sometimes the fastest way to
get there is to stop for the night.
Always back your scoot into
the curb-and sit where you can see it.
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.
A motorcycle can't sing on the
streets of a city.
Remember to pay as much attention
to your partner as you do your carburetor.
Sometimes the best communication
happens when you're on separate bikes.
Well-trained reflexes are quicker
than luck.
Good coffee should be indistinguishable
from 50 weight motor oil.
The best alarm clock is sunshine
on Chrome.
Learn to do counterintuitive
things that may someday save your butt.
The twisties- not the superslabs-
separate the bikers from the squids.
When you're riding lead--don't
spit.
If you really want to know what's
going on, watch what's happening at least 5 cars ahead.
Don't make a reputation you'll
have to live down or run away from later.
If the person in the next lane
at the stoplight rolls up the window and locks the door, support their view of life by snarling at them.
A friend is someone who'll get
out of bed at 2am to drive his pickup to the middle of nowhere to get you when you're broken
down.
If she changes her oil more
than she changes her mind--follow her.
Catchin' a June bug (or yellowjacket
in your goggles or honeybee down your shirt) @ 70 mph can double your vocabulary.
There's something ugly about
a bike on a trailer.
Hunger can make even roadkill
taste good.
Sleep with one arm thru the
spokes and keep your pants on.
Practice wrenching on your own
bike.
Everyone crashes. Some get back
on. Some don't. Some can't.
Beware the biker who says the
bike never breaks down.
Some bikes run on 99-octane
ego.
You'll know she loves you if
she offers to let you ride her bike. Don't do it and she'll love you even more.
Don't argue with an 18-wheeler.
Never be ashamed to unlearn
an old habit.
A good long ride can clear your
mind, restore your faith, and use up a lot of gasoline.
If the countryside seems boring,
stop, get off your bike, and go sit in the ditch long enough to appreciate what was here before the asphalt came.
If you can't get it goin' with
bungee cords and electricians tape-it's serious.
If you ride like there's no
tomorrow-there won't be. (Okay all you Power Rangers - pay attention!!!)
If you want to complain about
the pace being set by the road captain, you better be prepared to lead the group yourself.
Gray-haired bikers don't get
that way from pure luck.
There are drunk bikers. There
are old bikers. There are NO old, drunk bikers.
Thin leather looks good in the
bar, but it won't save you from "road rash" if you go down.
The best modifications cannot
be seen from the outside.
You can forget what you do for
a living when your knees are in the breeze.
No matter what marque you ride,
it's all the same wind.
It takes both pistons and cylinders
to make a bike run. One is not more important than the other.
These great "One Liners" come from "Sit Down, Shut Up and Hang On: A Biker's Guide to Life" by Penny
Powers and Chuck Hays.