I About Died...
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Originally Posted by pococj 
19, almost 20, and you haven't taught him not to mess with someone else's bike? Or you did teach him and he let the macho over-ride the brain, LOL.
Ahh, to be 19 again... Think I'll pass, LOL.
Remember doing something for my Dad on his 1957 BelAir. I'm 15, it was winter, fresh snow, can't see the driveway culvert. I needed the car turned around to get into the trunk. No problem; how hard is it to back down a 2-curve drive and turn around? Yep, off the drive, into the ditch, hung up on the culvert. Still wonder if I'd tried the maneuver if a couple of my buddies had not been there - probably not!
19, almost 20, and you haven't taught him not to mess with someone else's bike? Or you did teach him and he let the macho over-ride the brain, LOL.
Yea, he wanted to impress his friends I think. He is good with motors and always good with my tools, but didn't know I was doing some work on the bike. He told me he thought it was running a little rough because I haven't ran it in a couple weeks. He felt bad enough.... He made the comment "that will be the last time I do that"....:-).... No, he would never ride it, he knows better than that. Yea, keys will be hidden in a new place for just myself and my wife to know (in case something happens to me). I am going to change the oil just to be safe, pull the plugs and check them also.
Remember doing something for my Dad on his 1957 BelAir. I'm 15, it was winter, fresh snow, can't see the driveway culvert. I needed the car turned around to get into the trunk. No problem; how hard is it to back down a 2-curve drive and turn around? Yep, off the drive, into the ditch, hung up on the culvert. Still wonder if I'd tried the maneuver if a couple of my buddies had not been there - probably not!
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uhh kinda like running in parade mode when the ecm shuts down the back cylinders spark to cool the motor , the biggest worry I would have had would have been the plug wire causing a voltage spike to fry the ecm while it was unhooked.
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Time ta take the child bike shoppin--This one's mine, that one's yer's...don't touch mine, I won't touch yer's...
every child needs a time in their life when they quit sneekin peeks at mom in the bathroom
every child needs a time in their life when they quit sneekin peeks at mom in the bathroom
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I'd change the oil and chalk it up to just a mistake.
People DO make mistakes.
He's your SON. He feels bad and won't fk with it anymore.
A stranger is...of course, a different story.
I think he needs to get his own bike. a 2-3 year old 883 with EFI would be perfect.
That's what I would do.
Life is too short to not love your son, IMHO.
~Joe
People DO make mistakes.
He's your SON. He feels bad and won't fk with it anymore.
A stranger is...of course, a different story.
I think he needs to get his own bike. a 2-3 year old 883 with EFI would be perfect.
That's what I would do.
Life is too short to not love your son, IMHO.
~Joe
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Yea it's cool! We are laughing about it today (to a point...). He got the message, look all you want, but do not touch the bike unless I am there. He learned and I learned not to forget the keys on the work bench. He's a good kid and yea, he was just proud of his ole man's bike.
Gonna change the oil and plugs and be done with it....
Gonna change the oil and plugs and be done with it....
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I am 54 and start my bike for my buddies to listen to it.
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