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Twisting throttles and wrenches
- Subject: Twisting throttles and wrenches
- From: "Robb N. Wong" <Robb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 09:58:27 -0400
Patti:
Don't apologize, as my friend's mom used to say "Use your mouth, it's
the best part of your body". I'd say you're definitely a motorcyclist.
Twisting a throttle has nothing to do with twisting a wrench. Like you,
I must have slept through the wrenching portions of the MSF courses I
took. Like riding, knowing your limitations just shows that you're
intelligent and are probably a safe rider. Good for you.
Short story: Guy goes into a mechanic and says "My bike is making a
funny sputtering noise and it runs kind of crappy." Mechanic starts the
bike and listens, reaches for his screwdriver leans down and tightens
the pilot screw 1/4 turn. The bike immediately runs smoothly like an ST
(VFR) should. Mechanic turns to the guy and says "That'll be $100."
The guy is startled, "Why? All you did was turn a screw..."
"Yep," says the greasemonkey, "but compared to you, I knew which one to
turn."
Robb
Robb@xxxxxxxxxxx
Patti Beadles wrote:
>
> I told myself I was going to shut my mouth, but I just can't.
>
> To me, a real motorcyclist is someone who has a passion for riding.
> That may or may not translate to also having a passion for wrenching.
> Some people do, others don't. Personally, my free time is extremely
> limited, and while I'm perfectly capable of doing a lot of the work
> that needs doing on my bike, I often choose to leave it to pros, so
> that I can spend my free time riding.
>
> -Patti
>
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