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| - | ====== REF: General-MSR 30 ====== | + | ====== REF: Quotes & Stories ====== |
| ====== Notable Quotes ====== | ====== Notable Quotes ====== | ||
| - | This collection of quotes comes mainly from [[http://xlforum.net/modules/Jig/index.php|XLFORUM]] members. | + | This collection of quotes comes mainly from [[https://www.xlforum.net/|XLFORUM]] members. |
| ====== XLForum ====== | ====== XLForum ====== | ||
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| - Proper motorcycling requires the admission that injury, maiming or death are associated with our beloved two-wheeled addiction. \\ I find myself to be a much better, more aware rider if I take the time to remind myself of those facts before I saddle up. (Mosey) | - Proper motorcycling requires the admission that injury, maiming or death are associated with our beloved two-wheeled addiction. \\ I find myself to be a much better, more aware rider if I take the time to remind myself of those facts before I saddle up. (Mosey) | ||
| - If you can't afford to do it right the first time, what makes you think you can afford to do it twice? (shovithead) | - If you can't afford to do it right the first time, what makes you think you can afford to do it twice? (shovithead) | ||
| - | + | - What good is a pinch of HP when you can't finish the race? (wedge) | |
| + | - Success is the mitigation of failures. There is zero success if there were zero failures. (DR Dick) | ||
| + | - If you find yourself disagreeing with what you are being taught, either you are making a mistake and/or your teacher is. \\ Pursuing your questions to their logical end is the key to discovery, while making a leap of faith (simply believing what you are told) is an act of avoidance: \\ (escaping the discomfort of confusion and uncertainty at the expense of a deeper learning experience). \\ This is an exchange no student should ever feel they must make. (Tony R. Kuphaldt) | ||
| ==== Diagnostics ==== | ==== Diagnostics ==== | ||
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| - A pig could take you to Europe if pigs could fly. (mrmom9r) | - A pig could take you to Europe if pigs could fly. (mrmom9r) | ||
| - Only a Biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window. (dragon62) | - Only a Biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window. (dragon62) | ||
| + | - NOS is like Viagra. Impressive? Yes, but once you run out your left limp and inadequate. (doc) | ||
| + | - The three most expensive words in any project are: "might as well." (lo-rider) | ||
| + | - What did the nut say to the bolt? "Not without a washer!" (ryder rick) | ||
| + | - Sometimes one's only purpose in life is to serve as an example to others. (JonesL) | ||
| + | - Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. (JonesL) | ||
| + | - Who needs a horn, when you have a finger. (smokey 2) | ||
| ==== Prophetic ==== | ==== Prophetic ==== | ||
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| - Do you ever wonder where the power of a simple word like "if" stops? (dejomo) | - Do you ever wonder where the power of a simple word like "if" stops? (dejomo) | ||
| - When you quit living, you are already dead. \\ Johnny was a good ole boy, he never romped or played. He never smoked, he never drank nor even kissed a maid. \\ So of course when Johnny passed, the insurance was denied. They said since he had never lived, he couldn't have ever died. (Likemlouder) | - When you quit living, you are already dead. \\ Johnny was a good ole boy, he never romped or played. He never smoked, he never drank nor even kissed a maid. \\ So of course when Johnny passed, the insurance was denied. They said since he had never lived, he couldn't have ever died. (Likemlouder) | ||
| + | - If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail (paraphrased from Dr. Abraham Maslow, Psychology of Science, 1966). | ||
| ==== Had Enough ==== | ==== Had Enough ==== | ||
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| - Wrench, Ride, Repeat (author unknown) | - Wrench, Ride, Repeat (author unknown) | ||
| - There is nothing, absolutely nothing, like the look, sound and feel of original Harley Davidson Iron ((IronMick)) | - There is nothing, absolutely nothing, like the look, sound and feel of original Harley Davidson Iron ((IronMick)) | ||
| + | - A kicker adds an enormously huge amount of cool class. You would have hot pretty young women hanging on you constantly. \\ Men would be envious of that big thing sticking out of your bike. You would be at the top of it all. (IronMick) | ||
| - The 1st rule of Ironhead ownership: Never guess. (doodah man) | - The 1st rule of Ironhead ownership: Never guess. (doodah man) | ||
| - The 2nd rule of Ironhead ownership: If in doubt, do as the factory did. (Dr Dick) | - The 2nd rule of Ironhead ownership: If in doubt, do as the factory did. (Dr Dick) | ||
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| - This bike was fairly problem free for about 6 months and then it just feels like hitting me with a 12 pack of sh!t pudding. (JBGoode) | - This bike was fairly problem free for about 6 months and then it just feels like hitting me with a 12 pack of sh!t pudding. (JBGoode) | ||
| - If I can't ride my Sporty, wrenching on it is a good second choice. (rider61) | - If I can't ride my Sporty, wrenching on it is a good second choice. (rider61) | ||
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| ==== Modifications ==== | ==== Modifications ==== | ||
| - You always have to be mindful of problems you create while solving problems you don't have. (maru) | - You always have to be mindful of problems you create while solving problems you don't have. (maru) | ||
| + | - The last person on the Harley-Davidson assembly line is the owner...And he has plenty to do. (unknown) | ||
| ==== Women ==== | ==== Women ==== | ||
| - I subscribe to the theory that ALL women are like motorcycles. | - I subscribe to the theory that ALL women are like motorcycles. | ||
