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

[OakBehringer]

...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.

That's even easier to do on my big bike:



First Ride 2010 CT70 by adamkosecki, on Flickr

 

[Inked Monkey]

Sweet! That one you could pick up with one arm and block it with the other, even easier.

 

[AceofSpades]

..... when you get looked at like you ought to be wearing a straight jacket when you ask the guy behind the parts counter, at the dealership, for a carb kit or a set of fork seals for your daily ridden 35 year old bike.

 

[BZNrider]

... you put your bike up on the center stand with the motor running and it tries to make a retreat getaway.

 

[BigBoreSwede]

.......it feels like you´re 15 years old sittin on a moped.....except the engine is 650cc or even better 750cc instead of 50cc. Sweet!!!!

 

[gggGary]

When you post to the group and NO ONE sez "I have the dealer do that"

 

[XSLeo]

All the neighbor women line up for a ride.

 

[dr mac]

You go to get on your xs and there are more than one.

 

[mrkil]

All the neighbor women line up for a ride.

 

[72XS2]

even if you are right handed, your left forearm is bigger than the right one because of that damn clutch lever !

 

[Inked Monkey]

even if you are right handed, your left forearm is bigger than the right one because of that damn clutch lever !

Ha ha! I'm getting used to it, but my buddy rode it a couple days ago and asked why it was so difficult.

 

[Trex]

Almost broke my ankle 2 weeks ago kicking mine. All of the above statements have happened to me just this summer. LOL

 

[griinder]

when it shakes so bad that everything looks blurry.

 

[cros36]

when you know all the UPS stops that your package goes through from mikesxs. and mine isnt even running yet.....

 

[Samuraiace]

...When vibration unlatches your side pans, they catch wind, and almost kill the riders behind you...

 

[jayel]

when you have to listen to all the whining about how hard a XS650 kicks from the guys who have never kicked over a 12:1 Magneto equipped Sportster, if your XS kicks hard it's not right

 

[CDNTX650]

exactly jayel.....your timing is too advanced then....or your not finding TDC first. An XS you can almost start with your arm.

Clutch pull on the XS is easy compared to a Dry clutch Ducati.

 

[littlebill31]

When you start fixing other peoples bikes. Cuz you know how now.

 

[jayel]

posted a youtube (edited previous post)

 

[bdholsin]

...when you can say, "My XS isn't leaking. It's marking it's territory".