You know you ride an xs when.....

Inked Monkey

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Your bike dies and you immediately dive into the electrical/charging system only to find out in the end you were just out of gas!

Ha ha Just did this for the past hour :laugh:
 
It's such a pleasure when it finally becomes reliable and you begin thinking like for example it's acting like it's running out of gas; so it's running out of gas :)
 
...when your non rebuilt 30+ year old bike doesn't leak as much as your buddies 1 year old harley.
 
When your riding buddy constantly complaines about his $300 a month harley payment and you just sit back and smile.
 
When all my workmates who ride modern jap (plastic) pocket rockets which are super quiet see me kick start the old B and jump back upon hearing the loud exhaust bark and crackle. "That sound can't be legal."... my response... "Thats how they made them back in the day."

I.
 
.. when you thought you just heard something fall off :wtf:


.. and it ends up being one of your pod filters :doh: .. damn vibrations
 
you know more about motorcycle maintenance and repair than the guy trying to sell you a harley.
 
...when the guy at the gas station comes over talking about your british bike, you let him rattle on, then tell him its a Yamaha, and he just shakes his head and walks away. :laugh:
 
You've always got some tools with you, even for short trips.

Your buddy from across town calls you and goes: "heard you took her out for a spin, your clutch is slippin', you know?"

You hate queing (spell?), and have to drive like a maniac between the cars not to overheat.
 
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When u get your ass handed to you by a harley almost twice its age that leaks more than your xs and cost almost the same!
 
...when you need to do an oil change, you can straddle the bike and pick it up by yourself to have someone slide a 4x4 under it.
 
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