Trains, Cycles and
Horses: While motorcycling through the Hungarian countryside,
Cristo Falatti came up to a railway line just as the crossing gates
were coming down. While he sat idling, he was joined by a farmer with
a goat, which the farmer tethered to the crossing gate. A few moments
later a horse and cart drew up behind Falatti, followed in short order
by a man in a sports car. When the train roared through the crossing,
the horse startled and bit Falatti on the arm. Not a man to be trifled
with, Falatti responded by punching the horse in the head. In
consequence the horse's owner jumped down from his cart and began
scuffling with the motorcyclist. The horse which was not up to this
sort of excitement, backed away briskly, smashing the cart into the
sports car. At this, the sports-car driver leaped out of his car and
joined the fray. The farmer came forward to try to pacify the three
flailing men. As he did so, the crossing gates rose and his goat was
strangled. At last report, the insurance companies were still trying
to sort out the claims. |
Classic
Cycle Joke: A young man bought the fastest motorcycle that money
could buy: a Yamaondason 2000 SP 8.2. It was the most expensive bike in the
world, costing $32,150.99.
The
first day he bought the new bike he took it for a spin. While doing so he
stopped at a red light at the city limits. An elderly gentleman pulled up
next to him on a moped. The man looked over at the bright, red, shiny, sleek
new motorcycle and asked, "What kind of scooter ya got there,
sonny?"
The
young man replied, "It's a Yamaondason 2000 SP 8.2. It costs $32,150.99
out the door."
"That's
a lot of money," said the old man, shocked. "Why does it cost so
much?"
"Because
this bike can go 200 mph!" exclaimed the young man.
The
old fella asked, "Can I take a closer look at it?"
"Sure,"
replied the new owner.
From
his moped, the old man leaned over and took a good look at the very
fast-looking machine. Just then the light changed, so the young man decided
to show the old guy what his new motorcycle could really do. He gave it full
throttle and within 30 seconds the speedometer read 199 mph.
Suddenly,
he noticed a dot in his rear-view mirror. It seemed to be getting closer! He
slowed a little to see what it could be, and, suddenly, WHHHOOOSSSHHH,
something whipped passed him going much faster. "What could be faster
than my 2000 SP 8.2?" the young man thought to himself. Then, just
ahead of him, he saw the dot coming back at him. WHHHOOOSSSHHH! It went
flying by him again, going in the opposite direction! It almost looked like
the elderly man on the moped! How could that be, thought the young man.
Again he saw the dot in his mirror!
WHHHOOOSSSHHH!
KABBBLAMMM! The moped
slammed into the rear of the shiny new 2000 SP 8.2, demolishing the rear end
of the young rider's pride and joy.
The
young man jumped off and saw it was the old timer. Of course the moped was
crushed, and the old man was lying on the ground, pretty beat up. The young
man ran over to him and asked, "Are you hurt? Is there anything I can
do for you?
The
old man groaned and replied, "Yes, would you please unhook my
suspenders from your side-view mirror?" |
The New Harley and Dishes:
This guy has always dreamed of owning a Harley Davidson. One day he has
finally saved up enough money so he goes down to the dealer and he picks out
the perfect bike. While getting all the paperwork together, the dealer tells
him about an old biker-trick that will keep the chrome on his new bike free
from rust. The trick is to keep a jar of Vaseline handy and put it on the
chrome before it rains, and everything will be fine. He happily pays for the
bike and leaves.
A few months later, the young man meets a woman and
falls in love. She wants him to meet her parents so she asks him to come to
dinner. He readily accepts and the date is set. At the appointed time, he
picks her up on his Harley and they ride to her parents' house. Before they
go in, she tells him that they have a family tradition that whoever speaks
first after dinner must do the dishes. They enter and the young man
notices there are dirty dishes everywhere in the kitchen and living room, so
he makes a note to not say a word.
After a delicious dinner everyone sits in silence
waiting for the first person to break and get stuck doing the dishes. After
a long fifteen minutes, the young man decides to speed things up. He reaches
over and kisses his woman in front of her family. No one says a word.
Emboldened, he throws her on the table and has sex with her in front of
everyone. No one says a word. Now he is getting desperate, so he grabs her
mother and throws HER on the table.
They have even wilder sex. No one says a word. He
is wondering what to do next when he hears thunder in the distance. His
first thought is to protect the chrome on his Harley, so he reaches in his
pocket and pulls out his jar of Vaseline.
The father says "Okay dammit, I'll do the
dishes!" |
Mechanic/Surgeon:
A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a motorcycle, when
he spotted a world-famous heart surgeon in his shop. The
heart surgeon was waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his
bike. The mechanic shouted across the garage, "Hey Doc can
I ask you a question?"
The famous surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to the mechanic working
on the motorcycle. The mechanic straightened up, wiped his
hands on a rag and asked, "So Doc, look at this engine. I also can open
hearts, take valves out, fix 'em, put in new parts and when I finish this
will work just like a new one. So how come I get a pittance and you get the
really big money, when you and I are doing basically the same work?"
The surgeon paused, smiled and leaned over, and whispered
to the mechanic... "Try
doing it with the engine running!”
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Vacationing Flea: A flea
had oiled up his little flea legs and his little flea arms, had spread out
his blanket, and was proceeding to soak up the Miami sun when who should
stumble by on the beach but an old flea friend of his. "Oscar,
what happened to you?", asked the flea, because Oscar looked terrible,
wrapped up in a blanket, his nose running, his eyes red, and his teeth
chattering.
"I got a ride down here in some guy's mustache and he came down here by
motorcycle. I nearly froze my nuts off," wheezed Oscar.
"Let me give you a tip, old pal," said the first flea, spreading
some more suntan oil on his shoulders. "You go to the stewardess
lounge at the airport, see, and you get up on the toilet seat, and when an
Air Florida stewardess comes in to take a leak, you hop on for a nice warm
ride. Got it?"
So you can imagine the flea's surprise when, a month or so later, while
stretched out all warm and comfortable on the beach, who should he see but
Oscar - looking more chilled and miserable than before.
"Listen," said Oscar, "I did everything you said. I
made it to the stewardess lounge and waited till a really cute one came in,
and made a perfect landing and got so warm and cozy that I dozed right
off."
"And so?" asked the first flea.
"And so the next thing I know, I'm on this guy's mustache again!" |
Important news! Hang on to that Sprint!
It
seems that recent investigations have shown that the Harley-Davidson
Sprint (Aermacchi) has what many consider to be ideal dimensions for
an off-road motorcycle.
Investors are being sought to start manufacturing this
motorcycle again to meet the demands of today's off-road enthusiast.
Current plans are to put a revitalized and updated model (see attached
photo) into production as well as kits to retrofit models back to
1962.
(I could not find any word on the cost.)
Also, plans are well under way for a 'Dakar team for 2001.
145 former employees have been located (with the aid of the Italian
census bureau) and have been forced...asked to form the necessary
support teams that will line the course (an estimated 243 such teams
will be needed.) Negotiations are still under way to find a
rider for the effort.
Currently, hopes are riding (sorry for the pun) on Guiseppe
Idota, a 79 year old former Aermacchi test rider who was located
(after much searching) in a Florence retirement home. He seems
quite eager for the opportunity. "The last 30 years are
pretty fuzzy for him," said an Aermacchi spokesman "but he
remembers the 1960's like it was yesterday.
We think that will mean his riding skills are still
sharp."
I will let you know more as this exciting story develops! |
Arthur Davidson in
Heaven: Arthur Davidson,
of Harley Davidson Motorcycle Corporation, died and went to heaven.
At the gates, St. Peter told Arthur, "Since you've been such a
good man and your motorcycles have changed the world, your reward is
this; you can hang out with God." St. Peter took Arthur to the
Throne Room, and introduced him to God. Arthur then asked God,
"Hey, aren't you the inventor of woman?" God said,
"Ah, yes." "Well," said Arthur,
"professional to professional, you have some major design flaws
in your invention:
1. There's too much inconsistency in the front-end protrusion.
2. It chatters constantly at high speeds.
3. Most of the rear ends are too soft and wobble too much.
4. The intake is placed way too close to the exhaust.
5. The maintenance costs are outrageous."
"Hmmm, you may have some good points there," replied God.
"Hold on." God went to his Celestial Super Computer,
typed in a few words and waited for the results. The computer
printed out a slip of paper and God read it. "Well, it may
be true that my invention is flawed," God said to Arthur,
"but according to these numbers, more men are riding my invention
than yours...."! |
Riding
tips:
Lafferty's
secret to Enduro riding: Zero every check, never break down and the
rest will fall into place.
Contrary
to the popular notion, the best way to dry off a freshly washed bike
is not with a 5th gear glory blast down a sudsy dark alley.
Regular
maintenance is the key to reliability; irregular maintenance is the
key to great exercise.
The
3-percent rule: If you want to go faster, ride with people who are
3-percent faster than you.
The
other 3-percent rule: If you want to have fun, ride with people who
are 3-percent slower than you.
You've
got to finish to win. Of course, you've got to be fast to win too,
otherwise everybody would be doing it.
There is
no physical training regimen so strict that it can't be undermined by
a rigorous program of deferred motorcycle maintenance.
There
are old racers and there are bold racers, but there are no old, bold
racers who don't walk funny.
Patience
is a virtue of many racers. Unfortunately, it's also a virtue of a lot
of losers.
The wise
racer only pisses off the people he can beat.
The
secret of successful race tuning is knowing when to start riding and
stop tuning.
If
you're going to pray, pray for FACTORY intervention. Divine
intervention isn't much use, since the guy upstairs isn't really all
that up on the proper set-up.
You
can't 2 ½ a triple. At least not a second time.
Webb's
first law of sportsmanship: A man never stands so tall as when he
stoops to let the air out of a competitor's tire.
Never
underestimate the power of good old-fashioned intimidation.
The race
goes to the swift. But sometimes none of them show up, and the rest of
us have a shot at it.
The more
complete your on-board tool-kit, the more likely it is that all your
trail riding buddies will expect you to fix everything that breaks on their
bikes.
A good
rider can overcome marginal equipment. However, even the best
equipment can't overcome a marginal rider.
Ruts are
like side-panel screws: just when you think you're in the right
groove, you get cross-threaded.
To
determine the proper approach velocity to a double jump, multiply the
required distance in feet by the number of spectators present in the
landing zone and convert to mph.
Adjust to taste.
Blood in
your stool is nature's way of suggesting that you rethink your spring
rates.
Be a pal
and offer to clean your buddy's air filter before that big Sunday
ride. Full-coverage grease: the Great Equalizer.
Brain-teaser:
In an off-road race, spectators typically gather around... A: safe,
predictable sections that allow plenty of safe show-boating for the crowd.
B: open, unmarked mine shafts.
There
are places on Earth that ATV's simply won't fit. Unfortunately, ATV
riders aren't aware of this.
Gravity
intensifies with the installation of new levers.
You only
have one chance to make a first-turn impression.
LaPorte's
Law: Any restaurant that won't let you in wearing a clean FMF t-shirt
doesn't deserve your patronage.
Careful
maintenance and preparation is critical to making your playbike
reliable enough to tow your buddy's rat bike to the truck every
weekend.
Winning
tuners never have "left over" parts. |
Bad Weather:
There's a fellow who is an avid rider. Actually he's a motorcycle fanatic. He has not missed a weekend of
motorcycle riding in years. Every Saturday and Sunday morning he gets up very early and goes meets his buddies for
a nice long ride. On this one morning, he gets up early, dresses quietly, gets
his riding gear out of the closet, and goes out to the garage to prepare to leave. While out there it started raining a
torrential downpour. There was snow mixed with the rain and the wind is blowing at 30 mph. He comes back into the house
and turns the TV to the Weather Channel. From there he finds it's going to be bad weather all day long. So he puts his
bike back into the garage and comes back inside. He quietly undresses and slips back into bed where he
cuddles up to his wife's back, and whispers, "The weather out there is terrible."
To which she replies, "Can you believe my stupid husband is
out riding his bike today?"
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If
Motorcycles Were Like Computers
1.
For no reason whatsoever your bike would crash twice a day.
2.
Every time they put new trail markings up, you would have to buy a new
bike.
3.
Occasionally your bike would die on an uphill for no reason, and you
would accept this, restart and ride on.
4.
Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn, would cause
your bike to shut down and refuse to start, in which case you have to
reinstall the engine.
5.
Macintosh would make a bike that was powered by the sun, reliable,
five times as fast, and twice as easy to ride, but it would only run
on five percent of the trails/roads.
6.
On street bikes, only one person at a time could use the bike, unless
you bought "Bike95" or "BikeNT". But then you
would have to buy more seats.
7.
The bike would say "Are you sure?" before applying the
brakes.
8.
Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your bike would refuse to run
until you simultaneously grabbed the plug wire, held the rear valve
stem, and used the kickstarter.
9.
Yamaha would require all buyers to purchase a deluxe set of Rand McNally
Topographical maps (now a Yamaha subsidiary), even though they neither
needed nor wanted them. Attempting to delete this option would
immediately cause the bike's performance to diminish by 50% or more.
Moreover, Yamaha would become the target of investigation by the
Justice Dept.
10.
Every time Yamaha would introduce a new model, buyers would have to
learn to ride all over again because none of the controls would
operate in the same manner as the old bike.
11.
You'd press the "Start" button to shut off the engine.
12.
On street bikes, the speedometer and tachometer would be replaced by
an icon that comes on when the bike is running. |
Bear,
Rabbit & Genie: There was this bear and rabbit in the woods. The bear was
beating up this rabbit something fierce. He was throwing the rabbit, stomping on his head,
kicking him up into the air, etc.. As they were fighting, the bear
kicked over a lamp and out popped a genie. The genie said, "I will give each of you three wishes."
The bear said, "I want all bears in this forest to be female." Ok, poof, it
was done by the genie.
The rabbit said, "I want a motorcycle helmet." Ok, poof, it was done by the
genie.
The bear said, "For my second wish, I want all the bears in that forest over
there to be female also." Ok, poof, it was done by the genie.
The rabbit said, "For my second wish, I want a Suzuki Hayabusa." Ok, poof, it
was done by the genie.
The bear said, "For my final wish, I want all the bears in all the forests
to be female." Ok, poof, it was done by the genie.
The rabbit, while wearing his new helmet and sitting on his new motorcycle,
revved the engine and said, "For my last wish, I want that bear to be gay."
Ok, poof, it was done by the genie. |
Designated
Driver? A cop is staking out the Killarney Hotel for bikers riding drunk. At closing
time, he sees a biker stumble out of the bar, trip on the curb, and fumble
for his keys for five minutes. When he finally gets on the bike, it takes
him another five minutes to get the key in the ignition. Meanwhile, everybody else leaves the bar and rides off.
When he finally pulls away, the cop is waiting for him, pulls him over, and
gives him a Breathalyzer test. The test shows he has a blood alcohol level
of 0.0. The cop says, "How is this possible?"
The guy laughs and says, "Tonight I'm the designated decoy." |
Q:
What's the difference between a Harley-Davidson and a vacuum cleaner?
A: The location of the dirt bag!
Q: What's the
difference between a dog on the back porch whining and your
wife on the front porch whining about your motorcycle?
A: When you
let them in, the dog stops whining!
Q: What do German
shepherds and Harleys have in common?
A: They both
like to ride in the back of trucks. |
Motorcycles
are better than women
because....
If your Motorcycle
makes too much noise, you can buy a muffler.
Motorcycles don't
care about how many other Motorcycles you have.
Motorcycles last
longer.
Motorcycles don't
have parents.
Motorcycles don't
whine unless something is really wrong.
You can share your
Motorcycle with your friends.
If your Motorcycle
smokes, you can do something about it.
Motorcycles don't
care about how many other Motorcycles you have ridden.
When riding, you and
your Motorcycle both arrive at the same time.
Motorcycles don't
mind if you look at other Motorcycles, or if you buy Motorcycle
magazines.
If your Motorcycle
goes flat, you can fix it.
You can have a beer
while riding your Motorcycle.
You don't have to be
jealous of the guy that works on your Motorcycle.
If you say bad things
to your Motorcycles, you don't have to apologize before you can ride
it again.
Your parents don't
remain in touch with your old Motorcycle after you dump it.
Motorcycles don't
insult you if you are a bad rider.
Your Motorcycle never
wants a night out alone with the other Motorcycles.
Motorcycles don't
care if you are late.
It's always ok to use
tie downs on your Motorcycle.
If your Motorcycle
doesn't look good, you can paint it or get better parts.
Motorcycles don't
mind you wearing your boots while riding.
Motorcycles don't
mind you leaving them with other strange motorcycles.
If your motorcycle
isn't working, you can always borrow your friend's.
Your motorcycle
doesn't complain when riding in the back of the truck.
Motorcycles are
recyclable and ozone friendly.
Your motorcycle still
looks the same after two beers.
When you get sick of
your Motorcycle, you can sell it.
Motorcycles always
trust you - no matter what.
You don't mind if
others love your motorcycle, too.
You don't mind if
others want to ride your motorcycle.
You don't have to pay
alimony/child support to your ex-motorcycle.
When you spend money
on your motorcycle to improve its looks, it works.
Motorcycles don't
look any different in the morning.
Your motorcycle
doesn't care if you leave the seat up.
If you throw enough
money at a motorcycle you can eventually fix it.
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Women
are better than motorcycles because....
A good woman
maintains herself.
A good woman can help
you get more motorcycles.
After a good ride a
woman will kiss you.
A woman is easier to
carry over the threshold.
Most places don't
require you wear a helmet when riding a woman.
Both respond to
loving attention.
A woman can love you
back.
Both can leave you
cold, stranded and broke.
Women can be fun in
any kind of weather.
Holding on too tight
to either one will cause you problems.
A good woman can pay
for her own accessories.
You should be a
skilled expert before attempting internal modifications to either one.
It's more dangerous
to let your motorcycle take you home after a few beers.
A motorcycle can only
take you to the beer, a woman can bring the beer to you.
Both come in models
that may exceed your abilities.
Both can cause your
heart to pound, and make you sweat and shake.
Your parents may
disapprove of either.
When a woman tips
over she can usually pick herself back up.
When a woman is
leaking she will usually stop on her own.
Riding a motorcycle
inside the house tears up the carpets.
I can't live without
either one. |