06-29-2018, 10:27 AM
(06-29-2018, 04:47 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote:My wife almost never says that lol I hope not! It'd be weird if she called you "ferret!"(06-28-2018, 09:54 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote:My wife almost never says that lol I hope not! It'd be weird if she called you "ferret!"(06-28-2018, 04:06 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: Ferret's right. Climbing off a large and loaded sport-tourer (two-up) and onto the CB, it feels like a featherweight. I've always felt my DLX was a bit porky and didn't quite understand his perspective, but now I do. After a 4-day trip on the RT, my CB felt like a minibike today.
My wife almost never says that lol
(06-28-2018, 07:45 AM)Roper_imp Wrote: I think dropping 20 lbs off the rider (me) would be a lot less expensive than getting 20 lbs off the bike. But, I blame the CB1100 for the weight gain, anyway. Since acquiring her, I have ridden my bicycle a lot less. And, she keeps taking me to really good places to eat...
Ha! Here’s the thing, ever since my wife met The ferret (and the lovely Mrs. ferret) a few years back she’ll often ask me “So how’s the ferret doing?”. This usually occurs amongst a mixed group of people. So the legend of “The Ferret Man” here in the Pacific Northwest is growing larger and larger every year.
Now if my wife were to say “how’s Mickey doing?” people wouldn’t think anything of it. But since this continues to happen on a regular basis I’m finding that I’m now becoming tempted to start heavily embellishing my responses. (A small amount of embellishment would be wasted as my honest responses are interesting enough as it is.)
I can picture it now:
“The ferret? Oh, well he just bought a new big bike, much bigger than the red one that I ride. When the ferret decided it was time to see what his fancy new motorcycle was made of he decided to jump a couple of Cincy Metro buses parked end to end. But he took the precaution of placing a 5,000 gallon pool of their local chili before the landing ramp in case he fell short of the his mark. But he made it without problem and the huge crowd enjoyed a massive all-you-can-eat chili party afterwards. Instead of basking in the glow of his adoring fans, he quickly skipped out and returned to his moderation duties. When asked for a comment he simply replied “It was nothing really. Had I been aboard a lightweight bike like my CB1100 DLX I could have easily cleared four buses and 10,000 gallons of chili.”
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