Words to the Wise

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AllanCook
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Words to the Wise

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I got these little nuggets of wisdom from Eric Brubaker, vice president of the Hill Country BMW Riders, my local club:

Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul.

You start the game of life with a full pot o' luck and an empty pot o'
experience...the object is to fill the pot of experience before you
empty the pot of luck.

Saddlebags can never hold everything you want, but they CAN hold
everything you need.

It takes more love to share the saddle than it does to share the bed.

Sometimes it takes a whole tankful of fuel before you can thinkstraight.

If you don't ride in the rain, you don't ride.

A bike on the road is worth two in the shed.

Respect the person who has seen the dark side of motorcycling and lived.

Young riders pick a destination and go...old riders pick a direction
and go.

Sometimes the fastest way to get there is to stop for the night.

Work to ride & ride to work.

Whatever it is, it's better in the wind.

When you look down the road, it seems to never end but you better
believe, It does!

The twisties, not the superslabs,
separate the riders from the wannabes'.

Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt @ 70 mph can double your
vocabulary.

If you want to get somewhere before sundown, you can't stop at every
tavern.

There's something ugly about a NEW bike on a trailer.

Don't lead the pack if you don't know where you're going.

Don't argue with an 18-wheeler.

A good long ride can clear your mind, restore your faith, and use up a
lot of fuel.

If you ride like there's no tomorrow, there won't be.

There are drunk riders.
There are old riders.
There are NO old, drunk riders.

The best modifications cannot be seen from the outside.

Always replace the cheapest parts first.

Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

Keep the paint up, and the rubber down!

Gray-haired riders don't get that way from pure luck.
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Post by Caol »

Thank You
2007 R1200R black w/pinstripes
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Post by r12r-don »

Excellent - I see a phrase or two making it to framing status for the garage.
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Post by cheelleebutt »

Can someone show this (If you ride like there's no tomorrow, there won't be.) to the squids out in the world, or am I ttying to be too optomistic?

Sometimes I wish it would rain just a little harder. :D

Cool words.
It's Chunky Smooth...
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