- Saddlebags can never hold everything you want, but they CAN hold everything you need.
- NEVER argue with a woman holding a torque wrench.
- Never try to race an old geezer, he may have one more gear than you.
- Home is where your bike sits long enough to leave a few drops of oil on the ground.
- Routine maintenance should never be neglected.
- It takes more love to share the saddle than to share the bed.
- The only good view of a thunderstorm is in the rearview mirror.
- Never be afraid to slow down.
- Bikes don't leak oil - they mark their territory.
- Never ask a rider for directions if your 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 petrol.
- Sometimes it takes a whole tank full of fuel to think straight.
- If you want to get a job, you may have to compromise your principles (you may even have to shave)
- Riding faster than everyone else only guarantees you'll ride alone.
- Never hesitate to ride passed the last street light at the edge of town.
- Never mistake horsepower for staying power.
- A good rider has balance, judgement, and good timing. So does a good lover.
- A cold hamburger can be reheated quite nicely by strapping it to an exhaut pipe and riding forty miles.
- Never do less than forty miles before breakfast.
- If you don't like to ride in the rain, you don't ride.
- A bike on the road is worth two in the shed.
- 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 mechinic will let you watch without charging you for it.
- Sometimes the fastest way to get there is to stop for the night.
- Always back you bike into the curb - and sit where you can see it.
- Work to ride & ride to work.
- 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 rider can smell a party 5,000 miles away.
- Winter is Nature's way of telling you to polish.
- A motorcycle can't sing on the streets of a city.
- Keep your bike in good repair; motorcyle boots are NOT comfortable for walking.
- People are like motorcycles; each is customized a bit differently.
- If the bike isn't braking properly, you don't satart by rebuilding the engine.
- Remember to pay as much attention to you partner as you do to 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 wieght motor oil.
- The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome.
- Learn to do counter-intuitive things that may someday save your butt.
- The twisties - not the superslabs - separate the riders from squids.
- When your riding lead - don't spit.
- If your really want to know what's going on, watch what's happening at least five 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 2 am to drive his pickup to the middle of nowhere to get you when your broken down.
- If she changes her oil more than she changes her mind - follow her.
- Catching a June bug or yellow jacket in your goggles or a honeybee down your shirt @ 70 mph can double your vocabulary.
- If you want to get somewhere before sundown, you can't stop at every tavern.
- There's something ugly about a NEW bike on a trailer.
- You have to be smart enough to understand the rules of motorcycling, and dumb enough to think the game's important.
- Don't lead the pack if you don't know where your going.
- Sleep with one arm though the spokes and keep your pants on.
- Practice wrenching on your own bike.
- Everyone crashs. Some get back on. Some don't. Some can't.
- Beware the rider who says he never breaks down.
- Some bike run on 99-octane ego.
- Owning two bikes is useful because at least one can be raided for parts at any given time.
- You'll know she loves you if she offers to let you ride her bike. Don't do it and she will love you even more.
- Don't argue with an 18-wheeler.
- Never be ashamed to unlearn an old habit.
- Maintenance is much an art as science.
- A good long ride can clear you mind, restore your faith, and use up a heap of fuel.
- 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 get it going with bungee cords and electrical tape - it's serious.
- If you ride like there's no tomorrow - there won't be.
- Bikes parked out front mean good chicken-fried steak (or fish & chips) inside.
- If you complain about the pace being set by the road captain, you better be prepared to lead the group yourself.
- Gray-haired riders don't get that way with from pure luck
- There are drunk riders. There are old riders. But there are NO drunk old riders.
- Thin leather looks good in the bar, but it won't save your butt from "road rash" if you go down
- The best modifications cannot be seen from the outside.
- Always replace the cheapest parts first.
- You can forget what you do for a living when your knees are in the breeze.
- No matter what marquee you ride, it's all the same wind.
- It takes both pistons and cylinders to make a bike run. One is not more important that the other.
- Patience is the ability to keep your motor idling.
* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks it's head out the car window
