| Author | Message | ||
     Oddbawl  |
This was taken from a 1962 "Honda Motorcycle Instruction book" (got it from the BMW Owner's News) With this, I think a motorcycle safety course is a waste of time, it's all here... "Translated by Honda for the American Motorcycle Rider. The following rules for motorcycle riders might profitably paste them in their hats. 1. At the rise of the hand by policeman stop rapidly. Do not pass him or otherwise disrespect him. 2. When a passenger of the foot, hooves in sight, tootel the horn trumpet melodiously at first. If he still obstacles your passage, tootel him with vigor and express by word of mouth warning, Hi, Hi. 3. Beware of the wandering horse that he shall not take fright as you pass him. Do not explode the exhaust box at him. Go soothingly by. 4. Give big space to the festive dog that makes sport in roadway. Avoid entanglement of dog with wheel spokes. 5. Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon. Press the brake foot as you roll around the corners, and save the collapse and tie up." Words to live by man. Gotta go explode my exhaust box. | ||
| 99buellx1  |
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| Keith  |
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| Xb9er  |
I am transported with joy to make sport on my motorcycle in a wrinkled roadway.  See http://www.engrish.com/ Mike. | ||
| P0p0k0pf |
All your base are belong to us. | ||
| Darthane  |
LOL...if you knew just how hard it is to directly translate Japanese to English, you'd understand that...and it would be even more funny. | ||
| Tramp  |
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, the BMW "Whiner's News", as we so lovingly referred to it as in BMW cervix.... | ||
| Fullpower  |
avoid entanglement of dog with wheel spokes | ||
| Mr_grumpy  |
I'm off to tootel my horn trumpet!  Darling, oh darling, where are you hiding my love? come & see what I've got for you............ | ||
| Djkaplan  |
I don't care where you're from - that's still good advice. | ||
| Blackbelt  |
MY BRAIN HURTS!   | ||
| Newfie_buell  |
Tootling Horn Trumpets again Grumpy, Where is that Puffin Muffin when we need it!!! | ||
| Lornce  |
"ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, the BMW "Whiner's News", as we so lovingly referred to it as in BMW cervix...." Roger that.... I finally gave up on them after an excruciatingly detailed four page story by a guy who'd had a "harrowing experience" pushing his front end on Latigo Canyon.... Geeeze.... Last time I ran Latigo on a BMW that was the only way to stay with the locals on their GSX-R's.... Lurking skid demons everywhere.... And the bats! | ||
| Buells Rule! (Dyna in disguise)  |
all your base | ||
| Slaughter  |
My Father caught me tootling my horn trumpet when I was a kid. MAN was I in trouble! | ||
| Xb9er |
Mechanic: Somebody set up us the bomb. I've never seen that before. cool. Mike.  | ||
| Aesquire  |
I love old Japanese motorcycle manuals! My fave is "Electrical Works & Equipments" by Suzuki. The description of the workings of a points type ignition system, when read aloud, break anyone up. ( and, weirdly, explain things quite well ) When Suzuki first came to the U.S., the sign at the Waldorf in NYC read "Suzuki, she is here!" leading many to come see the new lounge singer. The translator knew English, (where companies are feminine ) not American. | ||
| Ebear  |
Hey Lornce...I see you know Latigo Canyon,Are you originally from around here?....A few years ago I was riding it with a Buell bunch and a guy on an S2 or S3 actually got Motion Sickness when we got to the bottom.....Now THATS my kinda Canyon!!  | ||
| Lornce |
Ebear.... Rest assured if I was originally from around there - I wouldn't be sitting here enduring another bikeless Canadian winter. Have ridden in the area a couple of times and enjoyed every minute of it. Was directed to Latigo by a guy I met at the Rock Store. Was a revelation for a Canadian rider: never seen ANYthing like it before. California's one of the finest riding locales on the planet, period. Hope you guys appreciate how good you've got it.  Japan's nice too, but they speak funny.  | ||
| Ebear |
I think we do Lornce,thats why people like Ferris(aka Jerry Haughton)invites all to things like Oktoberfast to introduce them to a small piece of the Cali Road diversity.Would hope YOU could make it to the next one,or any ride down here,so's we could meet and burn up some tires together!  | ||
| Sandblast  |
Dont say burn Tires!!!  |
