Dick_at_Lake_Tahoe_NV Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Several are included on the signature line--but if you have a favorite, feel free to share it. I'll start. This one is on a small engraved plaque I've attached to my bike. "My Bike is a gift from our Children, purchased with money they will not inherit" Link to comment
Polo Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 On the back of a T-Shirt: "If you can read this, the b**ch fell" Link to comment
EffBee Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 "If you see this bike on a trailer, it is being STOLEN!" Link to comment
T__ Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 "Skillful riding is as much a matter of developing good judgment as good technique" Author Unknown Link to comment
Dick_at_Lake_Tahoe_NV Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 And on a Girl's T-shirt. "Does this bike make my butt look too Fast?" Link to comment
Selden Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 On cornering technique: "In soft, out hard." Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 T shirt many years ago in Daytona: "If you don't own a Harley, you ain't sh.t" - My question: If you own one, you are? Link to comment
russell_bynum Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Back of a T-shirt: "All I remember was ground sky ground sky ground sky MEDIVAC." Link to comment
outpost22 Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 T shirt many years ago in Daytona: "If you don't own a Harley, you ain't sh.t" - My question: If you own one, you are? Link to comment
Kathy R Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 The three position Lucas switch - Dim, Flicker and Off many more at http://www.mez.co.uk/lucas.html Link to comment
cali_beemer Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I was just watching the movie biker boyz and while its not really a funny quote, I will still include it: "burn rubber, not your soul" Ok, you wanted something funny: "98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home." "Have you ever noticed there are never any motorcycles parked in front of a pchychiatric office?" Link to comment
Wooster Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Bikes don't stand alone; they're two tired. Wooster Link to comment
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I understand Harleys have fine reliability these days. This rhyme, no doubt, came about during the AMF days: Ride a Harley Ride the best Ride a mile Walk the rest Link to comment
OoPEZoO Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 CycleWorld always has a pic with a caption on the last page of their magazine every month......some are dumb, some are funny. The only one I ever saved is tacked up on my peg board at work. It is a pic of someones triple tree with screenprinted writing that read. "And as I shifted into 6th.........I couldn't remember a word she said" Link to comment
Spartan Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 'The older I get the faster I was' (funny and true) Link to comment
Bud Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Saw a T shirt on a guy in Key West last week. "I rode my bike to Trailer Week" Link to comment
hANNAbONE Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 "...Loctite -- or kiss your nuts goodbye..." Link to comment
Whip Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 "I was riding real good, right up until I crashed." CarlT "You don't know how fast you can go till you crash" Gene Romero..."The Flyin Burrito"..."On Any Sunday" Link to comment
ltljohn Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Seen on a poster "Gear, because walking away in disgust is better than riding away in an ambulance" Link to comment
Wooster Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Again, return to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when Indian and Harley Davidson were locked in sales struggles; this was the Indian rider's rhyme: Harley Davidson, made of tin Ride'em out, push'em in. Sorry to pile on America's main bike, but history, you know, brooks no favorites, or words to that effect. Wooster Link to comment
Mark_Turner Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I remember a old BMW T shirt that read; "It's hard to be humble when you ride the best!" Another one that read; "I didn't know BMW made cars until I passed one!" Link to comment
KDeline Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 If Harley Davidson made an airplane would you fly in it? The louder the bike the smaller the penis. Link to comment
cali_beemer Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I have a BMW k1200lt shirt that says, "The shortest distance between two points is for people that don't ride". I love that shirt as it's something I definately agree with. Link to comment
Uggles Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Something I've seen that has stayed in the back of my mind for a long time. "I'd rather push my Harley than ride a rice burner any day" Cheers, Link to comment
TyTass Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 One I've seen on the web and like a lot is: "Motorcycling is not, of itself, inherently dangerous. It is, however, extremely unforgiving of inattention, ignorance, incompetence, or stupidity." Link to comment
RSR Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 My favorite Four wheels can move a body but two wheels will move your soul. Link to comment
Whip Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Riding a motorcycle vs driving a car is like the difference between watching a sporting event on TV and playing in the game. The difference between take a cage and riding a motorcycle is the same as watching the world go by and being a part of the world. Link to comment
pbbeck Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 The cheapest part on a BMW is the rider. Link to comment
EffBee Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 "Asphalt. The World's Fastest Tattoo Remover." Link to comment
Haynes Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Every motorcycle will out-perform its rider. Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 The part of the motorcycle that needs improvement most is the nut that connects the handlebar to the seat. Link to comment
kudzu Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 When in doubt, gas it - it will solve the problem or end the suspense. Link to comment
Dick_at_Lake_Tahoe_NV Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Bikes don't stand alone; they're two tired. Wooster OH, now that one is very punny! Link to comment
Dick_at_Lake_Tahoe_NV Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 I started riding Street in '99 (before that, only dirt). My first bike was a '97 Harley Sportster that only had 3,500 miles on it--the "Harley Rider" that bought it was always made fun of by his friends who rode "Big Twin Toads"--so he bought a Big Harley and just left his Sporty in the garage. A while later my brother was thinking about trading in his Sportster, and then wrote the following poem I want to share with ya' all. The Big Twin Toad Bought me a Sportster back in ‘95 After a 20 year lull, I decided to ride. Had Yamahas, Hondas, Suzukis and one British bike But I’d never had a Harley and I’ve never had a Trike. Put over 40,000 on it in the first three years Breaking-down on the road is something I never had to fear. T’was a Harley Sportster, the finest Harley on the road Not an oversized, under powered, Big Twin Toad. Traveled through the cities and up the coast at will The longer the ride, the bigger the thrill. But everywhere I’d go I kept hearing them say You’re going to want to buy a big twin someday Buddy of mine had a Sporty and he loved that thing But he couldn’t stand the ribbin’ so he bought a Road King Bike didn’t handle like his Sporty did Going through the turns he’d hear the floorboards skid But going down the road in a long straight line He said as long as I don’t have to turn it, this ride is fine. Big twin riders are all the same Just ‘cause they don’t know no better, they ain’t to blame They gots to cruise on a Hardtail, Softail or rubber mount Cause if it ain’t a Big Twin, they figure it just don’t count So I went to see a buddy that had a Dyna Wide Glide Figured he could tell me what kind of a ride But he didn’t have it no more, kept falling apart One day he went out and it just wouldn’t start. I went to the Ventura dealer and talked to Paul Said I want to see a Big Twin and I want to see them all. I looked at a Fat Boy but he said, “no way” Guys that ride those don’t know the time of day I looked at the Ultra Classic with all them lights I said, “They’re really gonna’ see me when I travel at night” Paul asked, “Don’t you have a motor coach back at home?” Because this is the same thing but with lots more chrome Showed me a Heritage Springer designed by Willie G. Prettiest bike you ever did see Comes with a map to the nearest bar Because people that own them only ride that far I said, what else do you have except those Sportsters there He said, “Why don’t you just keep the one you got, you can go anywhere” “Don’t let anybody talk you in to a trade, You got the best bike Harley ever made” So I jumped on my Sportster and headed down the road Thankful I didn’t buy no Big Twin Toad Link to comment
Matts_12GS Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Great poem! One of the former owners of BMW Daytona had shirts printed up that read: FRONT: Show me your big twins BACK: And I'll show you my boxers Link to comment
Dave in Doodah Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Hunter S Thompson said, "Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death..." Link to comment
Dave in Doodah Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Great poem! +1 Dick, i hope your brother doesn't mind but i sent a copy of that poem to a sportster-rider friend up in Everett, WA. He will get a big kick out of it. Link to comment
Dick_at_Lake_Tahoe_NV Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Life is not a journey to the grave with the intentions of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body. But rather to slide in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming....WOW WHAT A RIDE!! Link to comment
baggerchris Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Seen on the backs of many HD riders over the years, but really applies to us all at one time or another: "If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand" Or on the back of my BMW shirt is the German version of another HD saying: "It's the ride, not the destination". The german version is something like: "The ride is the way" How about: "I'm the guy your Mother warned you about" also HD. Hd sayings are kinda like motorcyles. There have been so many of them, all the other brand sayings are just a drop in the bucket. Link to comment
Dave in Doodah Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 A slight detour to the automotive world, but it does have Deutch origins... When Mercedes Benz first came out with ABS, I remember reading this quote (I lost the German version) about the system's design, that was apparently posted in the MB engineering offices: "Why make it simple when it works just as well complicated?" Link to comment
TDY Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 On the back of a helmet Silly Yuppie, Trailers are for Boats!! Link to comment
Matts_12GS Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Saw this at bike week a couple years ago... Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Creed of the Motorcycle Restorer: Recycle that cycle Link to comment
TEWKS Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 There's the line ___________& here is Matt. I guess i'm safe with this one.. Translation is something like.. It's like a BMW without the floppy jugs. Pat Link to comment
Matts_12GS Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 There's the line ___________& here is Matt. I guess i'm safe with this one.. I resemble that remark! Besides, that... It was a shirt for Dianne! Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 There's the line ___________& here is Matt. I guess i'm safe with this one.. Translation is something like.. It's like a BMW without the floppy jugs. Pat There was a old established BMW club in Southern Illinois/southeast Missouri, official name "The Jugs and Shaft Club". I'm afraid the club isn't anymore. Link to comment
lvnvbiker Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 There's the line ___________& here is Matt. I guess i'm safe with this one.. Translation is something like.. It's like a BMW without the floppy jugs. Pat I think its " Kinda like a Guzzi with floppy jugs." Link to comment
Bud Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 There's the line ___________& here is Matt. I guess i'm safe with this one.. Translation is something like.. It's like a BMW without the floppy jugs. MOA Chartered club #92 Pat There was a old established BMW club in Southern Illinois/southeast Missouri, official name "The Jugs and Shaft Club". I'm afraid the club isn't anymore. juggs and shafts Link to comment
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