TWO WHEEL TALES and other things: 12/01/2006

Saturday, December 16, 2006

DUNAVANT VANDIVER AND AWAY WE GO

A lovely day , December 16th 2006, the weather Gods were smiling down on us today as we took a late afternoon ride through the backroads of Vandiver and Dunavant Alabama .. These roads as you can see by the pictures enclosed ( if you would like a video clip of one of our rides please email me at Honib1@aol.com ... I can not post movies on my blog) provide an array of twisties and sweepers for skill building and pleasure. Though the roads could use some minor repair in some spots it was a smooth ride for Steve and I. The one thing that strikes me so about these rides is the way the locals live.. you tend to see everything from small subdivsions to trailer areas.. too junk heap areas... to rolling hills and farm land. Some of the most amazing houses sit nestled in these hills.. I concentrated most of my photos just on the ride itself.. below are few samples of what we saw.. feel free to browse my flickr sightFlickr: PHOTOS FROM HONIB1 for more photos... keeping this entry a little short.. time to celebrate Chanukah.. put on your yarmulke its time for Chan u kah.. sorry I keep hearing that Adam Sandler song in my head lol...

WORDS for the RIDE

Safety doesn't happen by accident. ~Author Unknown
Only a Biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.
No matter what marquee you ride, it’s all the same wind.
Gray-haired riders don’t get that way from pure luck.
A good long ride can clear your mind, restore your faith, and use up a lot of fuel.
Don’t argue with an 18-wheeler.
The twisties – not the superslabs –separate the riders from the squids.
Learn to do counter-intuitive things that may someday save your butt.
Well-trained reflexes are quicker than luck.
Winter is Nature’s way of telling you to polish.
Whatever it is, it’s better in the wind.
Two-lane blacktop isn’t a highway – it’s an attitude.
Sometimes the fastest way to get there is to stop for the night.
Young riders pick a destination and go... Old riders pick a direction and go.
Never do less than forty miles before breakfast.
A cold hamburger can be reheated quite nicely by strapping it to an exhaust pipe and riding forty miles.
Never hesitate to ride past the last street light at the edge of town.
Pie and coffee are as important as petrol.
Sometimes it takes a whole tankful of fuel before you can think straight.
Don’t ride so late into the night that you sleep through the sunrise.
It's not about the destination.. it's all about the ride
Never be afraid to slow down.
It takes more love to share the saddle than it does to share the bed.
Midnight bugs taste best.
“Never trade the thrills of living for the security of existence”.
“Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don’t have the balls to live in the real world.”
“Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, shouting GERONIMO!”
If you’re going to lead, then lead. If you’re going to follow, get the hell out of my way!
“Life may begin at 30, but it doesn’t get real interesting until about 150.”
“Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebars to the saddle.”
200mph, no hands. Damn that’d be cool right before the part where you die.”
Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul.

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Saturday, December 16, 2006

DUNAVANT VANDIVER AND AWAY WE GO

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