Some of us older guys simply still enjoy riding a good motorcycle.
2014 Triumph Bonneville T100
Posted on 07/12/2015 10:16:56 AM PDT by martin_fierro
Geezer kept going, some guy had to chase him down and stop him. Claimed he did not notice a thing.
Some of us older guys simply still enjoy riding a good motorcycle.
2014 Triumph Bonneville T100
Yeah, they never “notice a thing.” Glad you were (relatively) okay though.
““The guy who is not demanding, the nice guy, is always gonna get taken care of and benefit from all possible discounts.”
That is so so true. I own a multi-brand motorsports dealership, after a couple other interesting careers. I am constantly amazed by the people that come into our store and think that way to get the best service and deals is to be the biggest a—hole we have seen all week. Being human beings, it doesn’t actually work that way. The loyal customers who treat us all with friendship and respect always get the best service and deals. Period. Big mystery solved.
Remember the old saying,” A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”
Well,there it is.
The transverse twin didn't come about until much later in the 1950's as part of a three wheeled concept vehicle for the Italian military. That didn't pan out so they decided to use it in bikes. The first one to come out was the V700 in 1965.
Well most of the rich folks will say they didn’t get rich by leaving stones unturned.
Some people may have the idea that the shop is looking to cheat them, therefore they must grill the shop.
I've generally done my own mechanical work, but I have gone to the shop a few times to ask for advice. I try to show up near closing time on a Friday, with beer.
Ah, the wise bribe :-)
Showing up empty-handed and just asking for advice seems like saying, "I'd like the benefit of your experience, but I don't really think it's worth anything."
Had a mechanic tell me once that's what most of the people who come into the shop looking for free advice come off like, and they really appreciate someone acting like their time is valuable.
I never said it was fundamentally bad (even Proverbs winks at it)
I never really considered it a bribe as much as just common courtesy. I grew up in a body shop, and kind of assumed the protocols would be about the same ;).
There certainly is a redneck tradition that any significant mechanical work between buddies must be accompanied with beer.
That’s a thing of beauty.
Then you should probably learn to call it a “Commando” instead of a “Commander”.
“There certainly is a redneck tradition that any significant mechanical work between buddies must be accompanied with beer.”
One of my old riding and wrenching buddies has Draft Staten dark in his shop.
In terms of motorcycles, it truly is. yes, that bike has been re-engineered but the looks are basically the same and its simplicity is what is so striking.
If I ever win the lottery, that's the first thing I'll purchase after paying off all my debt.......LOL!
> “Triumph, BSA, Matchless, JAP, etc.”
The only English one I owned was a Matchless G80-CS. 500cc single cylinder. The entire electrical system was a magneto, a foot-long piece of wire, and a single spark plug. I had nothing but problems starting it.
My dad was an electrician and spent some time checking it out. Seems that the piece of wire was carbon filled, not copper. It had dried out and there were four gaps in it. After jumping enough electricity across the gaps, the carbon would expand and join together — allowing it to start.
He replaced it with a copper wire. The bike started easily after that. However, I could hear the static in the nearby car radios that were anywhere near me at stop signs or stop lights. That was what they were trying to get away from with the carbon wire. I preferred the easy starting myself.
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