Hahaha Javier, that's some good stuff! But the one about not buying a motorcycle you can't pick up does deserve some thought, at least if he's saying the same thing I'm thinking. In the event of the motorcycle falling over for any number of reasons, you'd be stuck helpless until a passerby came to help you put it back on its two legs, er wheels (and stand).
Andrew Syracuse, NY 93 Nighthawk 750 (I'll get it running yet) 85 Nighthawk S On Jun 14, 7:49 am, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > Statistically "taught by a friend" has the highest accident rate.. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: Javier Garcia <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:22:50 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: New battery > > Yes Dave, be careful with what some people say. Especially when it comes to > "driving techniques". When I started riding I did the obvious and asked for > tips to all people I knew have motorcycles. This friend is 35, he told he is > being riding since he was 15, and told me something similar about front > brakes. He also told me that you shouldn't buy a motorcycle that you can't > pickup from the ground, and that that was why girls don't own big bikes. > Another friend told me a was too light to own a fast sport bike, because you > need a minimum weight to keep it stable on the ground. I used to weight a > lot less back then, but still.... > > Javier. > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 10:16 PM, David Abell <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I know, I was just asking tongue in cheek. My old man runs with the Harley > > crowd and some of them have some strange ideas about motorcycling. One guy > > tried to convince me to never use my front brake cause I'll flip over the > > handle bars. Another claimed he had a big year of riding, he almost went > > 1000 miles this year. When I told him I cover that distance in three weeks > > just commuting to work he asked how i could manage it on such a 'little' > > bike. > > > -- > > I enjoy the massacre of ads. This sentence will slaughter ads without a > > messy bloodbath. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
