So my bike is, well, known. Black to the core, cut off, violently as needed, that which is not absolutely necessary, flat black where possible, full gear, again, mostly black and well worn, helmet speakers blaring out St. Anger on a light music day, screaming out at so much of the world, through my lungs and my throttle...
But then nights like tonight. I DO in fact own a car, almost comically opposite of the Harley. 2 coats of wax minimum, 3 preferable, or it doesn't leave the driveway, hemi orange, black fender stripes, and a pink booster seat in the back. Driving home tonight with my 4 year old girl belting out the latest Taylor Swift single, which I've obligingly got cranked to near-max (don't want to blow a speaker, afer all), and I'm shamelessly grinning about the picture we present to people.
I know there's many more healthy people around here, but, for those of us that use bikes as a symbol of aggression, I hope you find your balance as needed.
-Rench
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Rench
- the Harm in Harmony
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"I'm not a schemer..."
"Do you know why it's illegal to put gasoline in a glass container?" - Piccinni
"Do you know why it's illegal to put gasoline in a glass container?" - Piccinni
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- Rigging the Ancient Mariner
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- Zaphod's Zeitgeist
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I used to be the exact opposite when I was still able to participate in traffic.
My car, 2001 Ford Focus, I'd fill it with petrol, check the oil every few weeks (it used nearly no oil at all, so that was enough, really), clean it when it was properly dirty and refill the windscreen washer fluid when it got empty. Every few months, I'd check the profile depth left on the tires. That was it. Of course, every two years the government mandated safety inspection was due, I kept an ear out for the breaks and watched deceleration, they never found a worn-out break pad, only worn to warrant replacing, which was duly done.
Admittedly, not doing a lot wasn't a great effort, whenever I'd take her for an oil change my garage guy would give her the quick once over, breaks, steering, exhaust alright, driving less than 10k miles a year was also quite helpful. So apart from the oil changes, the only preventative maintenance I ever bothered with was having the timing belt and water-pump drive (sold only as a set, devious buggers at Ford) when the age and mileage were reaching the point for which a change was desperately recommended. The car worked, it was safe, apart from the one time when the engine wouldn't accept any throttle but even the experts couldn't work it out, it never gave me any trouble (well, the header rusted through and couldn't be welded, but the safety inspection caught that, even my garage guy was surprised at that one).
My bike one the other hand, I'd wipe her down with window cleaner about once a week, I'd fastidiously check the slack in the chain and the breakpad wear once or twice a week, as well as the profile left on the tires. Scratches on the frame where immediately take care off, the proper functioning of all the light shows I checked every other day, as well as the wear pattern of the break discs, the level of oil in my Scotoiler and the play in the break and clutch levers and headstock. About every other week, I'd sit down on the dirty road and check the play in the wheels (well, the rear more often than the front, lacking help to push down the rear). Every other time I filled her up (I'd fill up pretty much every time I took her out just so I wouldn't have to worry about riding her empty) I checked the tire pressure and oil level. Sometimes, when taking a break on a ride, I'd rake out the pre-soaked spectacle-cleaner tissues I always took along to wipe the bugs off of the headlight and fairing (after cleaning my helmet visor, usually). A few times, I took the calipers out to check the break discs. Unlike the car, a mere utility to me, that bike gave me a grand amount of delight and got the appropriate attention spent on it.
My car, 2001 Ford Focus, I'd fill it with petrol, check the oil every few weeks (it used nearly no oil at all, so that was enough, really), clean it when it was properly dirty and refill the windscreen washer fluid when it got empty. Every few months, I'd check the profile depth left on the tires. That was it. Of course, every two years the government mandated safety inspection was due, I kept an ear out for the breaks and watched deceleration, they never found a worn-out break pad, only worn to warrant replacing, which was duly done.
Admittedly, not doing a lot wasn't a great effort, whenever I'd take her for an oil change my garage guy would give her the quick once over, breaks, steering, exhaust alright, driving less than 10k miles a year was also quite helpful. So apart from the oil changes, the only preventative maintenance I ever bothered with was having the timing belt and water-pump drive (sold only as a set, devious buggers at Ford) when the age and mileage were reaching the point for which a change was desperately recommended. The car worked, it was safe, apart from the one time when the engine wouldn't accept any throttle but even the experts couldn't work it out, it never gave me any trouble (well, the header rusted through and couldn't be welded, but the safety inspection caught that, even my garage guy was surprised at that one).
My bike one the other hand, I'd wipe her down with window cleaner about once a week, I'd fastidiously check the slack in the chain and the breakpad wear once or twice a week, as well as the profile left on the tires. Scratches on the frame where immediately take care off, the proper functioning of all the light shows I checked every other day, as well as the wear pattern of the break discs, the level of oil in my Scotoiler and the play in the break and clutch levers and headstock. About every other week, I'd sit down on the dirty road and check the play in the wheels (well, the rear more often than the front, lacking help to push down the rear). Every other time I filled her up (I'd fill up pretty much every time I took her out just so I wouldn't have to worry about riding her empty) I checked the tire pressure and oil level. Sometimes, when taking a break on a ride, I'd rake out the pre-soaked spectacle-cleaner tissues I always took along to wipe the bugs off of the headlight and fairing (after cleaning my helmet visor, usually). A few times, I took the calipers out to check the break discs. Unlike the car, a mere utility to me, that bike gave me a grand amount of delight and got the appropriate attention spent on it.
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I said I have a big stick.
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Well, I feel vaguely less embarrassment at the fact that my pandora channel became turned around to 'call me maybe' and Kesha on the way to work this morning...
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/Speed is our religion.
"If requests are an option, I'd like to be hit by a beautiful and highly trained nurse, driving a marshmallow. Naked. And then she would buy me an ice cream." - Rev
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car wax?
I am disturbed by exposing children to loud noise. Taylor Swift is noise (and a despicable human being).
My balance is mechanical upkeep and cosmetic neglect.
My balance is mechanical upkeep and cosmetic neglect.
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My Ranger is 10 years old, but very clean inside and out. The Sporty and Airhead are both dirty black oil-squirting rats.
'74 R90/6--Thor
'05 Sportster 1200--FrankenRat
'05 Sportster 1200--FrankenRat
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High Kommand wrote:That's the problem with giving a bike a girl's name. Too much temptation to lay it down to examine the undercarriage...
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2003 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic
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1951 Chevy Custom
"He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which." --Douglas Adams