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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 12:38 PM
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Only if you're lucky will the audience include a couple friends.
 
Old Feb 8, 2013 | 01:06 PM
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Great post!
 
Old Feb 8, 2013 | 01:43 PM
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#13) when you think you're done with your mods, there's always something else you miraculously discover that you "ought" to do.

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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 01:48 PM
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This doesn't apply anymore but the number of kicks it takes to start it is equal to the number of people watching.
 
Old Feb 8, 2013 | 02:13 PM
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THE EASE OF KICKING OVER YOUR BIKE DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF ONLOOKERS-THE MORE THERE ARE, THE LONGER IT TAKES.

 
Old Feb 8, 2013 | 02:23 PM
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14) there is always enough money and time to do it right the second time.
 
Old Feb 8, 2013 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by uklauren
9) It will rain the day you decide to leave your rain gear at home
10) It will be hotter or colder than you thought and you are wearing the wrong clothes for the weather
You are right there. I can also guarantee if it's 20 percent chance of rain, it will be clouding up to rain on my *** just as I'm getting ready for my long ride home from work. Every. Single. Time.

As far as cold goes, I tell myself to always dress warmer than I think I need to. Standing outside in the driveway is no way to determine what the wind chill is going to be going 50mph.
 
Old Feb 8, 2013 | 02:42 PM
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15) The day after you buy your bike, you come across 3 others cheaper then what you paid.,,
 
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16) For every scratch/swirl you fix, 2 more show up.
 
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17) It is impossible to polish off all the wax. As soon as you think you're done there'll be yet another spot you missed.
 



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