The "Jap Crap Kid" to the rescue

" It's so less stressful to not have to worry about what color bandana I'm going to wear today. "HHmmm, leather jacket and chaps...just the jacket....Honey? Do these chaps make my ass look big?"

ROTFLMFAO!! I had coke foam coming out of my nose!!
I keep rollin back up on that pic. Nicechaps!
 
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littlebill31 said:
a free feeling that I'm out there for me and not to impress people.
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That's the definition of freedom. A life lesson.


People always ask if my bike is a Honda, or a Kawasaki, or a Yamaha. They don't know anything. I bet they ask the same to Sportster riders and I bet it kills them :)
 
tadd442 said:
I couldn't agree more....it's the superiority attitude that gets me. Unfortunately, there's a d-bag in most crowds. BMW owner or H-D owner, or whichever it may be. Is there ANY manufacturer that sells a 100% make specific bike anymore?
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Why do they gotta be Rice-ists?:laugh:
 
I'm reminded of a friend in the PSROC (Peoples Socialist Republic of California) with regard to the "wants". He, like many others, seems to be driven by the fad du jour. First it's dirt bikes. Next, a ski boat. Then it's a 4 wheel drive pickup - now that one simply doesn't make any sense to me from the utility aspect at all. When does one "need" 4 wheel drive in that climate? Anyway, the moving target eventually ran the gamut to include a motorhome and such. Then the job situation changed rendering financial difficulty. Payment books persisted, of course, necessitating a change in lifestyle. There is an axiom in the business (marketing in particular) world regarding "insatiable wants". Regardless of your position, there is always something else out there you would like to have. Difference is whether or not you can truly afford same. Many don't understand that. Payments go on long after the fun is waning. Anyway, one day I asked my buddy who owns what? Do you really own those things or do they own you?............ Just a little food for thought....
 
I was talking to a guy at work today and he said his friend had bought a West Coast something or other-Jesse James-rail-sled-chromed Tonka toy covered-shit bucket-$80K+ bike. He said the guy was riding it a bunch and when he had gotten home noticed the rear welds were visibly cracked. So he took it to a shop to have them check it out and they found no, none, zero slugs in the connections, where needed, and all the welds were bad. He is going to take it to a place that does Magnaflux to see how bad it really is. $80K shit box, lol.
 
littlebill31 said:
I was talking to a guy at work today and he said his friend had bought a West Coast something or other-Jesse James-rail-sled-chromed Tonka toy covered-shit bucket-$80K+ bike. He said the guy was riding it a bunch and when he had gotten home noticed the rear welds were visibly cracked. So he took it to a shop to have them check it out and they found no, none, zero slugs in the connections, where needed, and all the welds were bad. He is going to take it to a place that does Magnaflux to see how bad it really is. $80K shit box, lol.
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That one probably went through his shop around the same time he was going through the whole Sandra Bullock thing. What a jerk. Disturbed individuals are very driven sometimes, and sometimes they're very creative--but still messed up in the head, and I think ol' Sandra found out the hard way...and so did your buddy at work. Truth be told though, he pumps those bikes out so fast now (a lot of times as kits that other local chopper shops assemble), that it's not surprising.
 
If he gives you shit again, tell him you have this picture of him playing his piano . . . . . and you will post it around the neighborhood if he doesn't play nice . . .

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littlebill31 said:
Me and my neighbor have a hate-hate relationship. I actually do hope we get along better now. Maybe he'll realize there is more to being a motorcyclist than just having a Harley and that there are other people, and brands, out there.
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Hang In There With The Right Attitude Bill. After all it's what you stand for not what you ride that counts most.
 

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donald said:
The less some people know about motorcycles the more they want a Harley!!!!!
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I'll own up to that.
The more I learned, the more I wanted something that would emulate the old triumphs, and to me the XS650 fits the bill.
Plus reliability seems to be outstanding for the 650's, even compared to a new HD.
 
littlebill31 said:
Some might know of my total distain for my check book biker neighbor and his driveway M/C. Well today was the day.
All this weekend there is a HUGE bike gathering here in Delmarva. Mainly Ocean City, Maryland and surrounding areas. Literally 3 main venues in 2 states, bands have been playing non-stop since Friday at 1pm and there is still today and tomorrow. It's a shit ton bigger than anyone thought. I'm talking thousands of bikes!!! It'll make the national news I am sure.
So all the bikers are getting ready for the rides. I think there's 45 of them total. And I mean 200+ bikes each ride, minimum. My neighbor, Mr.checkbook biker and his gang of driveway thunder, were about to leave this morning to go on a ride. Oh no!!! His bike is popping and farting, quick call the emergancy Harley place!!! Uh, oh they are closed!!
I was in my shed doing some things and just watching. All his friends were gathered around, I think one of them had a rag and a screw-driver, looking at the bike. He'd rev it and it popped like mad trying to rise. So, trying to be nice, I walked over and asked if he was alright. He just looked at me and said no thanks. No problem. So I went back to what I was doing. Then I said fuck it, walked over again, and told him to check his plugs. He then I asked, shittily, why? I reminded him that it was doing the same thing when the rollback picked it up last time and he paid $300.00 for a "diagnostic" check, which meant new plugs. Then he said he just got it back yesterday from them and had the oil changed, new plugs, spring maintenance crap done.
So I grabbed my plug wrench and pulled them out, gapped them correctly (they were WAY off), and it fired right up and purrrrrrred. He actually thanked me for the help.
Hopefully this will calm our attidudes against each other. I'm still pissed he called my bike "Jap Crap". Then I made sure to tell him there is a bigger problem because he keeps fouling plugs and, since they were not gapped correctly from the dealer, maybe he should think about another place.
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This was a great thread littlebill31 and you are the better man for it! It's amazing how good some of the threads are in here if you dig deep enough to find them!
 
Reminds me of the local shop near me. "Lucky Cycles" complete with the horribly overused #13 inside the spade... So I stop in one day because this guy not only has a service shop for Harleys and the like, but also builds one-off customs. We get to talking and Im describing the rat bobber theme Im going for with my build and ask him if welding on my hardtail was something he would be interested in doing. He was all excited and assured me that he was up to the task and business wasnt exactly booming so he'd have the time to do it. I also asked if once I got my bike in there if he'd be interested in letting me kick around the shop as a hand (WITHOUT PAY). Basically just sweeping up or running for parts in an effort to get my foot in the door and hopefully learn something. He was all for that too. To be honest, I thought he was gonna invite me next door to his house for a beer. He asked "What model?" assuming Id retort with Sportster or Dyna I suppose. I told him it was a 76 Yamaha and just about the time the word Yamaha came out of my mouth all the sudden the atmosphere had changed. He didnt have time to teach me along in the shop and cited a few times in the past when he had taken people on and things went missing. Then he realized that he had a lot of services about to come up and probly wouldnt have time to work on my bike afterall... People like him are assholes! Im all for rooting for the underdog who starts a shop in his garage in an effort to make some money doing what they love, but when you turn people away because they ride an import as opposed to a "merican" bike, I dont feel sorry for you when your whole operation gets folded up... Jackass!
 

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