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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 01:34 AM
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F#ck the manual!

Listen to the whine, bike is telling you something. here are a list of options you have when the bike whines.


A) Look down at your speedometer, then ask yourself "What the F#ck is that noise?"

B) Close eyes, and wait until Obi-Wan Kenobi's voice sounds out of nowhere, and tells you "Shift Luke, you dumb mother f#cker Shift!!!!"

C) Rev engine another 15-20MPH(depending on ******** size),and then shift.

D) Rev engine until engine explodes, then get off the scoot and start singing "It's peanut butter jelly time"

E) Ride in 1st gear your entire ride to starbucks.

F) Buy a Vespa, and save yourself the headache of shifting, but continue wearing Harley apparel.



*****Disclosure: This is not ment for anyone in particular, just wanted to share my .02 cents about shifting. So please do not get your panties in a knot*****
 

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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by micahpop
Hey Jeff, you still have reflectors on your bike. You can't tell anybody what's hard or not...

By God your right To be honest I cant decide if i want them on or off, probably going to come off sometime soon, especially now that im being picked on, bully
 
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 01:52 AM
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Next time you take a picture, just hold up your middle finger. Then people will know that you're a bad *** biker and won't pick on you anymore.

Oh, and don't forget to shift...
 
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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Thank you for all the input. My main issue is that I went from a 95 1200 sporty to a 2004 Heritage Softail. The sound is very different with a very different engine. Without a tach I was not sure if I was bogging the engine or if it was normal to run what sounds like low rpm. I like the sound of the engine in 4th at 55 mph but also do not want to eat up all my fuel in 150 miles.
 
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