TWO WHEEL TALES and other things: 07/01/2008

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

IT IS JUST TOO DAMN HOT

Seeing that I have not posted in a while.. due to our lack of trip taking.. I thought I would stop by and let all know I am living.. and will be going on some good rides as the season rolls in.. Right now it is too damn hot to travel too much.. We have been taking some day trips to Collensville, Al to the big flea market there.. and to Atalla Alabama to Mtn Top Flea market out there.. we have done a few local short rides too.. We usually take the highway to Atalla and the back road back home.. We love the rural roads and winding our way into Springville to this really cool little shop.. they sell plants and veggies and the best darn hand pies this side of the Mississippi..
Will be back on the road soon ..
Happy trails..

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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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

IT IS JUST TOO DAMN HOT

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