Trib Motormouth article: When you're riding lead, don't spit.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

In several years of riding a motorcycle, now a Harley Road King Classic, Bob Weber has crossed many miles and come across many bon mots. Here are some of his favorites:

Full article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/fun/chi-motormouth-motorcyclists-sayings-jun16,0,751003.column

Samples:
* Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul.
# If the person in the next lane at the stoplight rolls up the window and locks the door, support their view of life by snarling at them.
# A friend is someone who'll get out of bed at 2 a.m. to drive his pickup to the middle of nowhere to get you when you're broken down.
# Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 70 m.p.h. can double your vocabulary.
# There's something ugly about a new bike on a trailer.
# Practice wrenching on your own bike.
# Everyone crashes. Some get back on. Some don't. Some can't.
# Don't argue with an 18-wheeler.
# Never be ashamed to unlearn an old habit.
# A good long ride can clear your mind, restore your faith and use up a lot of fuel.
# If you can't get it going with bungee cords and electrician's tape, it's serious.
# If you ride like there's no tomorrow, there won't be.
# Bikes parked out front mean good chicken-fried steak inside.
# Gray-haired riders don't get that way from pure luck.
# There are drunk riders. There are old riders. There are no old, drunk riders.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

1. Also, if you're wearing a full-face helmet, don't spit.

and don't sneeze.

Good article, thanks.

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