Topic: You know your a biker when...

[Quail "Owner of the comfortable k8"]

all your cars and trucks are parked outside because the garage is full of bikes and parts.

you think woman are turned on by the sound of a bike starting.

you have a collection of air filters (10) but only one fits your current bike.
every shirt you own is cotton with something written on it.

you think that dressing up means puttihg on a brand new t-shirt and
jeans.
 
all your pants are stained with chain lube.

you have more riding boots than dress shoes.

you have three sets of tools metric ,regular and those goofy british
things.

sunday is set aside for riding instead of watching sports on tv.

when your bike makes a funny ticking noise and you know right away what
it is without even looking.

you don't even flinch when your hit by a bug when riding.

you can tell what bike it is just by hearing the exhaust.

swomeday you would like to find your first bike and restore it.

your bike is worth more than your car or truck.

you shudder when you see some body tighten spokes with a cresent wrench.

the sides of your tires are worn more than the center.
 
you know how and when to use your front brake.

the only springsteen you know rides flat track.

you wash your parts in old gasoline even though it's about as safe as
sorting out live rattle snakes.

almost nothing on your new bike is stock and almost everything on your
vintage bike is.


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[kghost]

Some 750 specifics:

Oh. that rattles from the high performance clutch plates.

High pitched mechanical whines? Honda did that with the cam and primary chain to give it a banshee shriek at RPM.

Oil stains on the pant leg? Of course it has a big bore kit.

Doesn't leak when I turn the petcock off. Whats the problem?

Yes officer, It does qualify for the antique plate. Why its 33 years old , officer. Well no officer I don't know.... you see its antique and the speedo needle kinda bounces around.

I need that bike for parts Dear...Come on honey... You know they don't make parts anymore

You might be a SOHC biker if..........

During your leisurely Sunday ride (you know 90+) you notice a bike rusting in the (weeds, shed, Barn, Garage) whatever, and you turn around to go look "just in case".

[cben750f0]

you know your a SOHC 750 owner, when ppl look at you in horror, when you pull up, and some guy asks..'hey is that gonna blow up'.. and you reply, na just needs a cab synch...(true story) ..peace

[Chrisboden]

"you know how and when to use your front brake."


Is there some mystery here I don't know?

[Raul CB750K1]

I have recently bought a book about Carl Fogarty. He stated that in all his career he has NEVER used the rear brake. It made me freak out.

[Gordon]

"you know how and when to use your front brake."


Is there some mystery here I don't know?

Are you telling me you don't know when not to use the front brake?

[cb650]

You happen to be in a car and duck for low flyin birds.




                         Terry

[oldbiker]

What's a brake?

[Bobby]

You can purchase everything you need to survive and cram it under your seat or strap it down with bungie cords, bailing wire and duct tape.

[Mark M]

I scored a full house on that then,

Terry - know what you mean about ducking for birds - a bloody pidgeon broke my nose a few years ago....blood everywhere, but stayed on....rode home with a split face and no visor. The wife almost passed out when I pulled in the driveway.

[DRam]

"you know how and when to use your front brake."


Is there some mystery here I don't know?

Are you telling me you don't know when not to use the front brake?

Ummmm - anytime doing so would cause the front wheel to stop turning before the bike stops moving or in the the middle of a corner.  The first might cause the bike to lay down and take a nap.  The latter might cause the bike to stop turning and send it right off the road.  Any other times one shouldn't use the front brake?  I'm always up for new information.

[Uncle Ernie]

Mark- that reminds me of my first long ride. About 400 miles in arid semi-desert with no helmet. When I get to LA I had a face that looked like it was grilled. Hurt, too. So, fot the trip back, I got every sun and skin product I could and put it on my face-- hand lotion, cortison, cocoa butter, sun screen.  At my first break, folks at the gas station looked at me kinda funny. Next break stop women were grabbing their children and heading for cover, dogs were barking, and I seem to remember an elderly man developing a wet stain on the front of his pants.  Well, I got a bit curious to see if this was about me, so I went in to the bathroom, turned to look in the mirror, and my eyes rolled up into my head as I tried not to faint;  All that goo on my face was like deep fly paper and every bug in the state was aiming for my face to die. My face was literally black with stuck bugs!

[clarkjh]

I've been lucky then, the biggest thing I have had hit my helmet is a large Junebug at about 60mph. It was dark out and I caugt it right between the baby blues.  Bought a face shield the next day.

[Badboy]

When not to use the front brakes. When you see a pretty gal standing beside the road,that might cloud your judgement on how much of your binders to apply!

[Mark M]

I WAS wering a full face helmet, with the visor down, the whole Fugin lot exploded when the bird hit. I slammed on the brakes and into a slip road. Jumped off the bike, ripped off the lid and, with blood pouring everywhere looked in the mirrors to check I still had a nose, it felt like that had been ripped clean off. As I normally also wear glasses when I actually want to be able to see anything, these had also been destroyed by the impact. I had to ride the next 40 miles, as the sun went down, wearing sunglasses. with no visor and my nose split open, the blood streaming into my eyes making everything slightly pink tinged. My wife almost collapsed as I came through the front door with blood strains all down my white and red leathers (it was a real bugger to clean off) fortunatly the crash helmet was covered on my visa insurance as it was only a cople of weeks old. The claim form probably raised a few eybrows though.
Anyway that was the day I met Tado Baba - the man behind the Fireblade, me and 800 other owners!       

[noahspop]

You can purchase everything you need to survive and cram it under your seat or strap it down with bungie cords, bailing wire and duct tape.

or stick it under your jacket.

[Frankenkit]

Guess I'm a biker.

[MJL]

You know your a biker when...

Rain doesn't bother you

Sleeping in the grass is a part of the experience

You tell your friends "anytime, anywhere"

$4/gallon doesn't keep you from joy riding

[clarkjh]

You ride over 6 hours in the rain to go to a 2 hour vintage bike rally on a vintage bike.  Yes I did and had a blast, even picked up a "CVMG" pin.

James

[Laminar]

or stick it under your jacket.

I ran into a problem when switch from my old leather jacket to my new, properly-fitting mesh jacket. I could no longer fit two gallons of milk under my jacket for the ride home.

[DarkRider]

You can purchase everything you need to survive and cram it under your seat or strap it down with bungie cords, bailing wire and duct tape.

or stick it under your jacket.

Or dig up 4 year old threads...

[Retro Rocket]

When the missus smacks you up the side of the head for curing parts in the oven....

Mick

[Frankenkit]

OR when you catch your wife curing parts in the oven, but don't say anything because you know better.

[noahspop]

You can purchase everything you need to survive and cram it under your seat or strap it down with bungie cords, bailing wire and duct tape.

or stick it under your jacket.

Or dig up 4 year old threads...

ha, darkrider. i hadn't even noticed.
that is funny.

[jaknight]

Yes, For Sure,

My 750 K4 is my only transportation.... a daily rider.  I have a habit of checking the rear view mirrors to see how traffic is behind me.... cars too close?  Someone coming up close on my left or right side?

Once, when I had it down for repairs and maintenance, I walked to the post office.

Walking down the sidewalk on a busy main street, I wondered about all the cars flying past me from behind.... I turned my head to the left automatically to look in my nonexistent rear view mirror!

Help....

~ ~ ~ jaknight ~ ~ ~