It's a Motorcycle, a Machine
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Yes it is a machine. Yet, I love my particular model, color and everything about it. So I want to maintain it well enough that I can enjoy it for many years. It is not like a garbage disposal, that is easily replaced.
I saw a bike this year, same year as mine, that looked like crap. Rusty and grease all over the place. My bike looks mint. I was fortunate enough to buy it last winter with only 2K miles on it. I want to keep it looking nice as long as I can. So if I ask for detailing advice, that doesn't mean I don't understand it is a machine that is meant to be used. I put 7.400 miles on this summer, and got a few little scratches and paint chips.
I always feel an affection for any reliable vehicle I have owned. I know they are inanimate, but you have to appreciate a dependable machine. especially in the frozen tundra, your life can depend on a "machine".
I saw a bike this year, same year as mine, that looked like crap. Rusty and grease all over the place. My bike looks mint. I was fortunate enough to buy it last winter with only 2K miles on it. I want to keep it looking nice as long as I can. So if I ask for detailing advice, that doesn't mean I don't understand it is a machine that is meant to be used. I put 7.400 miles on this summer, and got a few little scratches and paint chips.
I always feel an affection for any reliable vehicle I have owned. I know they are inanimate, but you have to appreciate a dependable machine. especially in the frozen tundra, your life can depend on a "machine".
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