If we were Brothers or even good friends you'd be welcome to any of mine. To the guy who said "real bikers" never go without a bike? Guess you don't know anything about "real bikers"... or my definitioin of "real bikers" is quiet a bit different than yours. The "real bikers" I know would give you the shirt off their back and ask for nothing in return.

 

guess you found what it is like when they take all of the fun out of life !!!

 

BIG +1 on that!!!!!!

 

I'll give you my shirt but you still ain't ridin my bike!!!!!!!

 

+1 on that. And I don't give a rats *** what a "real biker" is.

 

j/k

 

True story, I have a riding bud who I have known since the 70s. He is a master painter, and actually taught me most of what I know about painting. He and I both had panhead choppers and went on many rides together. After my accident I was without a bike for a long time. Anyhow my wife and I went to a Halloween party as a biker couple from "The Wild Ones". As a lark I asked my bud if I could use his bike for the party. He tosses me the keys and tells me to just leave my Caddy. THe bike has always been a bear to start, but worth it once running.

Ends up raining the day of the party so I leave his scoot at my house and go to the party ( winning a trophy for best couple ). Next day I ride the scoot back to his house. Go to get in the Caddy and the keys are not under the carpet, no probs I will just shoot over to his work. I go through the start up ritual, turn on the key, kick it, and the carb bursts into flames. By the time I get the garden hose over the seat is gone, the paint on the tank is gone, and the wiring is toast! ! ! !

I walk over to his work, walk up to him, he takes one look at me and says, "Forgot to tell you the carb was leaking!" In all my life I have never felt like as much of a pile of crap as I did at that moment. I offered to pay for everything, which I did, and he says, don't sweat it, I was thinking about repainting it anyhow.

So while it is nice to know you have buds, I have never since asked to ride another persons Harley and there is only one person who I would ever give my keys to.

So still want to borrow a bike?

 

And the moral is "all things are repairable or replaceable". It is just a bike. If you need it and I ain't using it, here's the keys....

 

I got a Sportster for my wife.....


It was a good trade

 

walmart... $150.00 bike, milk crates for bags, helmet... feel the wind!