From: Beav on


"don (Calgary)" <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:17:41 +0100, "Beav"
> <beavis.original(a)ntlwoxorld.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"don (Calgary)" <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote in message
>>news:7kqs369o5a52s2mvqmj6fe8rleradb2hj8(a)4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:44:40 -0400, "Datesfat Chicks"
>>> <datesfat.chicks(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Questions:
>>>>
>>>>a)Do they have shop manuals available? (i.e. all the repair
>>>>procedures?)
>>>
>>> I have one for my Road King and it is probably the best shop manual I
>>> have ever owned.
>>
>>I've got one for the Z1000, but I've never opened it. Never had to see?
>>:-)
>
> Many of my riding buds offer the same kind of humour, but it's
> interesting that when they break down, I am the one helping them out.
> So much so I keep a few metric tools in my tool kit.

When they break down? Are you having a laugh? :-)
>
> That's OK.
>
> Here is a bit of the funniest Harley humour I have heard in a while.
> First you need to take a look at my tent and the campsite I set up for
> last weekends Campout
> http://actualriders.ca/IMG_2710.jpg
> http://actualriders.ca/IMG_2708.jpg
>
> One of my friends, is one of those quiet guys who always has a slight
> smirk on his face, indicating he knows something the rest of us don't.
> After seeing my tent and the bar & shield logo on the tent, he
> commented, in his driest, deadpan tone, "Don, even Harley tents,
> leak".
>
> I have to say we all enjoyed a belly laugh over that one. His timing
> and delivery was perfect.
>
> Here are a couple of other pictures from the weekend.
> http://actualriders.ca/photo2.htm
>
> And for the record, it did rain and my tent did not leak. More
> importantly no one peed in my pool.

You *think* no-one peed in your tent, you mean :-)

--
Beav

From: don (Calgary) on
On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:55:16 +0100, "Beav"
<beavis.original(a)ntlwoxorld.com> wrote:

>
>> Many of my riding buds offer the same kind of humour, but it's
>> interesting that when they break down, I am the one helping them out.
>> So much so I keep a few metric tools in my tool kit.
>
>When they break down? Are you having a laugh? :-)

Would I laugh at their misfortune and embarrassment?

Of course not. ;-)
From: Snag on
don (Calgary) wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:51:56 -0700 (PDT), "tomorrow(a)erols.com"
> <tomorrowaterolsdotcom(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> On Jul 15, 3:17 pm, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> But my Honda is great in one respect ... since it is only worth
>>> maybe $1,500, it is completely disposable other than me keeping it
>>> mechanically safe. If it weren't for liability, I'd just convert
>>> the ignition switch to a simple ON-OFF switch that doesn't require
>>> a key.
>>
>> Heh. My Harley already *has* that feature.
>
> Hey, mine does too!

Mine too ! Do I detect a trend ?

--
Snag
Only one that didn't
was the Sportster ...


From: don (Calgary) on
On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:21:23 -0500, "Snag" <snag_one(a)comcast.net>
wrote:

>don (Calgary) wrote:
>> On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:51:56 -0700 (PDT), "tomorrow(a)erols.com"
>> <tomorrowaterolsdotcom(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Jul 15, 3:17 pm, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> But my Honda is great in one respect ... since it is only worth
>>>> maybe $1,500, it is completely disposable other than me keeping it
>>>> mechanically safe. If it weren't for liability, I'd just convert
>>>> the ignition switch to a simple ON-OFF switch that doesn't require
>>>> a key.
>>>
>>> Heh. My Harley already *has* that feature.
>>
>> Hey, mine does too!
>
>Mine too ! Do I detect a trend ?

Must be a defect. Let's petition for a recall!
From: sean_q_ on
Datesfat Chicks wrote:

> ...a man like me
> has to replace the rear axle at least once a year!

Now I wonder what manly endeavor would stress a rear axle
so much as to require annual replacement.

SQ [concerned about adequate manhood since I can't recall
when I've ever had to replace a rear axle]