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The other day a kid asked me why I owned an "old" bike...After telling him that this was a "classic-vintage-collectible motorcycle" I end up with these excuses:
1 You will always have an excuse to not go riding:
a. Too far for an old bike (note the switch from classic to old!)
b. The generator/alternator/regulator/carb(s)/oil pump/light/brake(s) (choose the appropriate one/ones!) does not work
c. It’s too slow to cope with modern traffic
d. Did not start this morning
e. Cannot find the right size tire (s)
f. Too warm for the engine
g. Too cold for the W50
h. It might rain on the electrics
i. Parts have not arrived
j. Out of lead substitute
k. My back hurts (“and the thing is so uncomfortable!”)
l. My back hurts(bis) (“I was bending down working on the bike”)
2 You will always have an excuse to be slower than any modern bike, including a Rebel 250
3 You’ll be able to brag for hours the day you were faster than any modern bike, including a Rebel 250
4 You will never have to lend your “classic” bike (“if you cannot kick it…”)
5 You will never have to lend your “classic” bike (bis) (“gearshift is on the wrong side…”)
6 You will never have to lend your “classic” bike (ter) (“classic insurance…you know!”)
7 You will look a lot cooler on any “classic” bike than on any modern machine costing 4 times more (extra points if the “classic” is more expensive than any “modern” bike)
8 You will look like an hero the day you make 200 hundreds miles in one go
9 You will, finally, have an excuse to own a truck… or a van… or a trailer
10 You will have an excuse collecting the Craftsman,/Snap on/Facom catalogs
Bonus:
11 Meg Whitman (eBay’s CEO) will send you Christmas cards
Did I forget anything?
Philippe
1 You will always have an excuse to not go riding:
a. Too far for an old bike (note the switch from classic to old!)
b. The generator/alternator/regulator/carb(s)/oil pump/light/brake(s) (choose the appropriate one/ones!) does not work
c. It’s too slow to cope with modern traffic
d. Did not start this morning
e. Cannot find the right size tire (s)
f. Too warm for the engine
g. Too cold for the W50
h. It might rain on the electrics
i. Parts have not arrived
j. Out of lead substitute
k. My back hurts (“and the thing is so uncomfortable!”)
l. My back hurts(bis) (“I was bending down working on the bike”)
2 You will always have an excuse to be slower than any modern bike, including a Rebel 250
3 You’ll be able to brag for hours the day you were faster than any modern bike, including a Rebel 250
4 You will never have to lend your “classic” bike (“if you cannot kick it…”)
5 You will never have to lend your “classic” bike (bis) (“gearshift is on the wrong side…”)
6 You will never have to lend your “classic” bike (ter) (“classic insurance…you know!”)
7 You will look a lot cooler on any “classic” bike than on any modern machine costing 4 times more (extra points if the “classic” is more expensive than any “modern” bike)
8 You will look like an hero the day you make 200 hundreds miles in one go
9 You will, finally, have an excuse to own a truck… or a van… or a trailer
10 You will have an excuse collecting the Craftsman,/Snap on/Facom catalogs
Bonus:
11 Meg Whitman (eBay’s CEO) will send you Christmas cards
Did I forget anything?
Philippe