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Ya know what I love about this place.... - Verdecken_imp - 06-03-2016
Yeah, very few of us.
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RE: Ya know what I love about this place.... - Rebel73_imp - 06-03-2016
Of that, there is no doubt. Lol. Bunch a geezers.
RE: Ya know what I love about this place.... - Papa Weeley_imp - 06-03-2016
Why you dad-gum whippersnapper, you!
And yes, heartily agree with the OP's sentiments - great group here!
RE: Ya know what I love about this place.... - Cormanus - 06-03-2016
Speaking personally, I like having a few young 'us around, but I'd appreciate it if you'd move your bikes from the lawn to the drive.
RE: Ya know what I love about this place.... - Guth_imp - 06-03-2016
Here's the thing: the love for motorcycles is more or less ageless. Such passion has not been lost on this forum.
I look at certain motorcycles and I swear that my internal response is exactly the same as how I reacted to seeing something like a Honda Mini Trail or an XR75 back when I was a little kid. (And I can still remember how those bikes impacted me like it was yesterday.) I'm guessing that most here have similar feelings/experiences when it comes to bikes.
RE: Ya know what I love about this place.... - 4 Paws_imp - 06-06-2016
The towing company was very nice. They didn't charge me the $35 per day storage charge, just the towing. Let the towing be my get well card to Rick, I'm just glad he is back home and on the mend. I hope we will all see him at the next rally, he was surely missed. Oh, and Big thumbs up to you for coming so quickly to be with him and also to Ray for getting his bike back home.
Copy of post from 2016 rally thread.
No more words needed.
RE: Ya know what I love about this place.... - Ulvetanna_imp - 06-06-2016
The term "forum" refers to a place where all views can be hashed out, and not all those who attend a "forum" are going to agree.
What I look for on any true forum is that it is, in fact, a forum, and not a cult. Along those lines, I understand the traditional role of a moderator as being one who fairly directs the tone of the discussion.
The only thing I find interesting on any forum are discussions of riding skills and bike setup. The CB1100 is not a bike with much adjustment possible so that leaves riding skills.
With this bike being touted by a fair number of people as being a good "first bike" I believe it important that information about where to get a good education (other than at the school of hard knocks) be readily available on this website, which in fact bears Honda's trademarked name.
Camaraderie, good will, and such things are important socially and I appreciate them as well as the next man or woman, but I've also learned that being prepared and having the ability to take care of things myself are very important in this world. So, a tip of the hat to all, but as they used to say in the Boy Scouts, be prepared.
"Cheers"
"Salud"
"Skol"
and my favorite
"Here's mud in yer eye"
RE: Ya know what I love about this place.... - easyriderhatch_imp - 06-06-2016
(06-03-2016, 02:33 PM)Guth_imp Wrote: Here's the thing: the love for motorcycles is more or less ageless. Such passion has not been lost on this forum.Exactly! I use to walk about three miles to my friends house to watch him ride his yellow 50 mini trail and walk home dreaming of the day when I could have one! Total surprise at Christmas when my Dad opened the trunk of his car and took out MY red 50 mini trail! The greatest Christmas present I ever got and I remember it like it was yesterday!!! funny thing is three years later when I traded it in it looked like it did the day my Dad brought it home. lol I washed it every time I rode it! even the Honda shop owner was in shock it looked so good!! I swear my 1100 is the same color lol!!
I look at certain motorcycles and I swear that my internal response is exactly the same as how I reacted to seeing something like a Honda Mini Trail or an XR75 back when I was a little kid. (And I can still remember how those bikes impacted me like it was yesterday.) I'm guessing that most here have similar feelings/experiences when it comes to bikes.
RE: Ya know what I love about this place.... - LongRanger_imp - 06-06-2016
Great story! My first minibike didn't have an engine -- my parents wouldn't allow it -- so I'd push it about two miles to the empty lot where my two friends would be riding their Taco 44 and Taco 100 minibikes. I'd coast down the hills and push the bike back up just to be part of the fun. Rather pathetic in hindsight but as an eleven year old kid, it was heaven. The very month I was allowed to install a used 3hp Briggs and Stratton, their folks bought them a new SL70 and JT2 Mini Enduro. I was crushed.
RE: Ya know what I love about this place.... - Nemo_imp - 06-06-2016
(06-02-2016, 08:16 AM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: I thought the broad generalization here was that most of us are old geezers
Speak for yourself. People my age are so much older than me
Leaving the house to the rally I told my wife the I was going to meet a bunch of friends I don't know. I
this place!