"Is that a 250?"
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RE: "Is that a 250?"
(04-23-2018 11:51 AM)misterprofessionality Wrote: Motorcycles are inherently captivating, especially to Americans. there's a whole mythos built around them. When people see you on one it frames their whole perception of you. Every acquaintence in my life knows me as the guy who rides a motorcycle everywhere. People i encounter as part of work, when i show up to a jobsite on my CB, all basically identify me by that one feature, whatever other defining features i might have at the time. not the guy with glasses, not the guy with the curly mustache, not the guy with the sparkly shoes, no, i'm the motorcycle guy.
So when you ride people see you as some kind of personality, because to them it's not just a vehicle. To the person that's never had a bike, when you pull up on one you might as well have landed in the parking lot on a pegasus or a dragon. to us, it's just our wheels, so it's strange when people want to talk to us about it. I always take those opportunities to show people things. the guy who asks me "is that a 250?" would get a full rundown on just how big the engine is, and what it's capable of. People that tell me they "used to ride." always get a "well why did you stop? what's stopping you now? life is calling you man!"
Wait a minute.... you have sparkly shoes?
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The ferret
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RE: "Is that a 250?"
I love this place.
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MMC
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"Is that a 250?"
“Is that a 250?”
Yep, 4 of em’. And then some.
Lol
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The ferret
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RE: "Is that a 250?"
That made me laugh out loud while wife and I are watching the movie Lincoln. By all accounts a pretty solemn movie. You should have seen the look my wife gave me.
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jdinaz
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RE: "Is that a 250?"
Many years ago I had a 75 Corvette, nothing special, but I was always surprised at the number of people that would ask "What kind of car is that?" I always answered "It's a Pontiac"
Enjoy your "250" and the other 3 too....LOL
John
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Bheezy27403
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RE: "Is that a 250?"
Well I'll be darned...he has sparkly shoes.
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04-23-2018 12:45 PM |
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dbarkdoll
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RE: "Is that a 250?"
The other day I got "Is that an 883?" I said no, its an 1100. He goes, "Is it a Harley?" Nope. Its a Honda. Went on my way. Lol.
Just struck me as odd that he knew what an 883 was but couldn't tell that this obviously was not a Harley. It takes all kinds I tell ya.
(This post was last modified: 04-23-2018 01:21 PM by dbarkdoll.)
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Cormanus
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RE: "Is that a 250?"
(04-23-2018 12:25 PM)The ferret Wrote: That made me laugh out loud while wife and I are watching the movie Lincoln. By all accounts a pretty solemn movie. You should have seen the look my wife gave me.
“Gee this is a great movie darling. It’s so good I can read forum posts while I’m watching it!”
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The ferret
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RE: "Is that a 250?"
It's how I watch TV every night lol
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