Re: [ST] ST Mature People/waving/ad nauseum- some humor

["Cameron" <camckay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That was the funniest F*#%ing thing I ever read on Triumph Net.  Oh, and I
agree totally.....just kidding.  Hey, relax, don't worry about anyone but
yourself and your ride.  Life's too short to give a crap about wheather
someone waves or not.  Who cares!!!! Shut up and ride man.
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Winter" <kwinter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] ST Mature People/waving/ad nauseum- some humor


>
> A long time back, a friend of mine (who rides a BMW, BTW) sent me this
> piece of humor.  I don't know where he found it (maybe he wrote it), so I
> can't give credit where credit is due.  However, I thought maybe it was
> appropriate for this discussion.  Enjoy!
>
> -Keith
> '00 RS
> Fremont, CA, USA
>
> -----------
>
> I love motorcycles, and I love riding. Like many of you, what first drew
me
> to bikes was not just the experience of riding, but the feeling that I'd
> become part of a special community-- a brotherhood, really. Nothing
> calms me more than a long ride down the interstate, waving to the
> members of my beloved clan. Except when I pass Harley guys. I hate
> Harley guys. Hate, hate, hate. When they pass me on the highway, you
> know what I do? I don't wave. With their little tassle handlebars and the
> studded luggage and the half-helmets -- God, they drive me crazy.
>
> You know who else I hate? BMW guys. Oh, I do hate those guys. I don't
> wave at them, either. They think they're so great, sitting all upright,
with
> their 180-degree German engines. God, I hate them. They're almost as
> bad as those old bastards on their touring motorcycles. You know what I
> call those bikes? "Two-wheeled couches!" Get it? Because they're so
> big. They drive around like they've got all day. Appreciate the scenery
> somewhere else, Grampa, and while you're at it, I'm not waving to you.
>
> Ducati guys-- I don't wave at them either. Why don't they spend a little
> more money on their bikes? "You can have it in any color you want, as
> long as it's red." Aren't you cool! Like they even know what a desmo-
> whatever engine is, anyway. Try finding the battery, you Italian-wannabe
> racers! I never, ever wave at those guys.
>
> Suzuki guys aren't much better, which is why I never wave at them,
> either. They always have those stupid helmets sitting on top of their
> stupid heads, and God forbid they should wear any safety gear. They
> make me so mad. Sometimes they'll speed by and look over at me and
> you know what I do? I don't wave. I just keep on going. Please, don't get
> me started on Kawasaki guys. Ninjas? What are you, twelve years old?
> Team Green my ass. I never wave at Kawasaki guys.
>
> I ride a Honda, and I'll only wave at Honda guys, but even then, I'll
never
> wave at a guy in full leathers. Never, never, never. Yeah, like you're
going
> to get your knee down on the New York Thruway. Nice crotch, by the
> way. Guys in full leathers will never get a wave from me, and by the way,
> neither will the guys in two-piece leathers. And I'll tell you who else
I'm
> not waving at -- those guys with the helmets with the loud paintjobs. Four
> pounds of paint on a two pound helmet - like I'm going to wave back to
> that! I'll also never wave at someone with a mirrored visor. Or helmet
> stickers. Or racing gloves. Or hiking boots.
>
> To me, motorcycling is a like a family, a close-knit brotherhood of people
> who ride Hondas, wear jeans and a leather jacket (not Vanson) with
> regular gloves and a solid-color helmet with a clear visor, no stickers,
no
> racing gloves and regular boots (not Timberlands). And isn't that what
> really makes riding so special?
>
>
>
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