Difference between HD and Goldwing leak
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I was riding across I-40 in the Arizona heat. Decided to stop in at the HD dealer in Kingman. Pulled into a spot next to a cruiser and noticed that it was leaking. I noticed it as I walked into the store. I wanted to borrow a funnel to add some oil. The guys at the Service counter looked at me like I was sspeaking a foreign language. Somebody said they sold disposable funnels out in the merchandise area. I went out to search while shaking my head.
Turns out it was also a Honda dealer. Which explained why there was a Honda that I parked next to. The one that was leaking oil.
A honda and HD dealer in the same building. Explains a lot, in hindsight. I'd have to desperate to buy a bike from them, judging from my experience there. But I do know that hondas leak oil, thanks to them.
Turns out it was also a Honda dealer. Which explained why there was a Honda that I parked next to. The one that was leaking oil.
A honda and HD dealer in the same building. Explains a lot, in hindsight. I'd have to desperate to buy a bike from them, judging from my experience there. But I do know that hondas leak oil, thanks to them.
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I have seen many cases of actual fluid leaks on metric bikes also...The rice on the ground was just a good clean gag on a buddy...We have a lot of fun together and rag each other a bit all the time...
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Back in the 80's I worked with a guy that rode a wing. we parked next to each other in a parking garage and he was always giving me **** about my Harley leaking oil.
One day I got to work and he was already there. I took out my dipstick and after a couple of times doing it was able to put about a teaspoon of oil under his bike and smear a little bit on the underside of his engine.
When I got inside I told him it looked like his bike had a leak. He freaked out. He had the next couple days off and when he came back to work he told me he had taken his bike into the dealer and spent around $50.00 for them to try and find the leak. He told me they couldn't find it and it hadn't leaked any more. I felt bad that he spent that money but not bad enough to tell him the truth. I still feel kinda bad about it.
One day I got to work and he was already there. I took out my dipstick and after a couple of times doing it was able to put about a teaspoon of oil under his bike and smear a little bit on the underside of his engine.
When I got inside I told him it looked like his bike had a leak. He freaked out. He had the next couple days off and when he came back to work he told me he had taken his bike into the dealer and spent around $50.00 for them to try and find the leak. He told me they couldn't find it and it hadn't leaked any more. I felt bad that he spent that money but not bad enough to tell him the truth. I still feel kinda bad about it.
After a bit I got tired of listening to it.
I started adding a bit of fuel to his tank between fillups. This wound him up even more. He could drive his bike harder than any of us and still get better mileage. We were all incompetents.
'Til I started taking it back.... At first a little, then working up to a good bit. He quit going out for evening rides because he had to go "work on the bike". It just wasn't running right. Let it go a while longer then quit.
Did I ever tell him? Yea, eventually and he nearly wet his pants though I couldn't tell if it was from the laughter or that fire in his eye.
Look forward to the payback?
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I've been working on my dad for a while now, trying to bring him over to the vivid black side. He's 65 and loves his Goldwing. Last week I bought him some HD Tshirts and a key chain. Told him it's up to him to put a key on it.
I can't wait to show him this.
I can't wait to show him this.
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We had a stuporvisor at the phone co who delighted in being a pain in the ***.. constantly talked about how he could outsmart us etc. Every Friday after he left someone would take their bucket truck up into the rafters of the garage and put bird seed above his parking spot. Went on for a couple years. I still laugh when I think about the look on his face when he'd come in on Monday and have to head straight for the car wash...and we'd head straight for the doughnut shop HAHAHA!
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We had a stuporvisor at the phone co who delighted in being a pain in the ***.. constantly talked about how he could outsmart us etc. Every Friday after he left someone would take their bucket truck up into the rafters of the garage and put bird seed above his parking spot. Went on for a couple years. I still laugh when I think about the look on his face when he'd come in on Monday and have to head straight for the car wash...and we'd head straight for the doughnut shop HAHAHA!
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It's all good stuff....LOL...I rode to the NC hills about 5 years ago, I supplied free rooms at the nice Hotel in Asheville for 5 guys (shared) , anyway, i was the only HD and 4 Honda's... One of the guys kept bragging about his riding prowesses and his expertise and how crappy Harley's were etc...The first day, we get up there and ride up Hwy 80 from Marion to the BRP and on up to Little Switzerland, We stopped for a break at a rest area and he goes to take a leak... I put rice under his ST1300 , when he got back of course we laughed but he was pissed... later on we went down 226 i think and he came on the CB saying Y'all slow pokes get out of my way cuz i am taking these curves like a real rider..Needless to say, a mile down the road he was in the ditch...Luckily he was OKhim a bit and he was a little more quiet after that...He told everybody at the Honda shop that the Bike fell over after some kids were messing with it....He has a GL1800 now and rides a bit easier...I ain't going to the hills with him no mo...
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