Bit hard to clutch and brake with a beer in one hand aye. I have no idea how onearmedbandit does it!Originally Posted by Old Steve
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Bit hard to clutch and brake with a beer in one hand aye. I have no idea how onearmedbandit does it!
Born to be mild
Oh, and one of them there multiple tool pocket knife things ... you know, with the hook thing to remove stones from your horse's hoof amongst many other things.
Grow older but never grow up
dodgy is as dodgy does
A long time ago I had a mate who cut a hole in the chinguard of his helmet so he could drink beer while riding. I doubt he is still riding.
Don't blame me, I voted Green.
dodgy is as dodgy does
They are bloody useful things and you can still get them from some pharmacies and photographic shops. I have a stockpile of a dozen or so and have one in my jacket pocket with ear plugs as well as my emergency one under the seat.
Once this thread has run its course I'm going to compile all the hints in a list, but a couple more from me:
Don't ride tired. It's easy to want to press on and finish the trip, but that's when your concentration lapses and I have fallen asleep riding - bloody scary. I have learned that if I get tired to the point where I'm not concentrating I find a friendly cafe and pull over for a coffee and maybe a low GI muesli bar - not sugar because sugar makes you peak and crash so 50 ks down the road you're worse off than before. I have also been known to pull over in a rest area for 10 minutes kip.
On a long ride hydrate and snack regularly, especially if it's hot. You still sweat and if all you're drinking is coffee and/or beer you'll get dehydrated, so I stick a bottle of water in my pack with a couple of low GI muesli bars. When I gas up I have a snack and a drink and it keeps me fresh and enjoying the ride for longer.
Treat unfamiliar bikes with caution. Other people's bikes have different brakes, their tyre pressures may be out, the power is different, the steering geometry is different etc, and in an emergency you react instinctively so you may find yourself wondering why the hell the bike isn't doing what it normally does - just before you bin it.
Don't blame me, I voted Green.
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You don't pull the mask off the ol' Lone Ranger
And you don't mess around with Jim2
Come warm yourself by the fire
Yep. Which is why I only do the foam these days.Or a puncture repair kit.
Which is useless on a dark night on a dark road unless you have a light sourcedimhaik.
Gets the tire up enough to crawl to a station.
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Boot leaks? plastic bags over your dry feet and socks, then into your boots
buy a removable elbow join for your tire valves, put in your tool kit
laws be damned; having a knife is very handy indeed
mole complaining to much? take off at the next petrol station while shes buying smokes
loctite your bolts, medium grade for screwin into or through metal, light for plastics
keep your tattoos covered in sunscreen if you arent going to cover them with a shirt
high energy chocolate can pep you up a little when you've got a long day on the road. Carry two in your pocket.
bring condoms. Unless you're married.
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Continue the manufacturers good work of late with mass centralisation & general reduction of weight. A lighter bike will be less tiring to ride, more accurate & wear tyres & other components less.
Have a good look around the bike to see what you don't need. Not many bikes have centrestands anymore, but if you look around you will be amazed at all the things you can remove from the bike or your luggage. Std toolkits, cableties, misc film canisters, spare fuses, blankets, duct tape, fire extinguishers, pillions, pumps, torches, locks, chain oiling systems, biros, notepads, condoms, jump leads, panadol, knives, gonks, spare gonks, $20 notes, maps, fairing panel inners, the list goes on.
Buy some decent tyres & enjoy the newfound handling. Shweeet!
Oh yeah & you don't need a 4 stroke, - those unnecessary 2 extra strokes are surprisingly heavy.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Fair weather rider
x2 ..... on my morning commute today, my shift lever was no longer in the same position. I look down and see a bolt from the footpeg assembly completly out, laying in a groove.
Oh, and dont put your wallet in an outside pocket!
The instructions are simple...
Always leave your ego at home...
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
Just a Dog
Beer !
A girlfriend once asked " Why is it you seem to prefer to race, than spend time with me ?"
The answer was simple ! "I'll prolly get bored with racing too, once i've nailed it !"
Bowls can wait !
Loud and Uncouth
Be a bodgie (sort of an early bogan for you young 'uns) like me - have your wallet on a chain attached to your belt.
Winding up drongos, foil hat wearers and over sensitive KBers for over 14,000 posts...........
" Life is not a rehearsal, it's as happy or miserable as you want to make it"
Flyboy
Good alternative to film canisters (although maybe slightly larger) would be "eclipse" mint containers. They are small, alloy, and would hold all the stuff mentioned in previous posts I'd imagine.
And they still make them
Loud and Uncouth
Barocca containers are pretty good too.Good alternative to film canisters (although maybe slightly larger) would be "eclipse" mint containers. They are small, alloy, and would hold all the stuff mentioned in previous posts I'd imagine.
And they still make them
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