Never saw oil under a bike in a showroom

 

I went for a nice ride on Saturday.

I stopped for a coffee at a small deli in westchester, about 50 miles or so north of where I live.

I was sitting out front drinking it when a dude came up to me and said "nice bike I really like that"

I said thank you and asked him if he rode. He said yes, and went on to tell me how he races with some team, has two built race motor gixxers, etc etc but that he really loves the look of a Harley, even though he'd never buy one.

I bit.

"why not, if you like them so much wats stopping you?"

"I'll tell you why, this is what gets me. You walk into a HD dealership and there's all these beautiful bikes lined up and each one of them has a puddle of oil underneath it."

I just nodded in agreement and he left not too long after that. No sense entering a discussion like that

 

Thats wierd, I came a head of your question

 

I can remember walking into dealerships 30 years ago and seeing cardboard and baking tins under brand new bikes. I'm not kidding at all. But those days are long gone.

 

I've heard of pre-mature but that's ridiculous. (pre-mature responsolation)

On the other note, most dealerships honor the system that the salesman with the lowest booking the previous month is the "puddlejumper" for the month. You can usually spot him as the one with the kneepads and shop towels hanging from every pocket.

 

Yeah, that is weird. How did that happen? Are we experiencing a tear in the time warp?

 

Now that's funny!!!

 

Thats up there with this one...A few years back my boss wanted to get back into a bike. He had rode many years back on a honda. Anyway a neighbor of his has an Ultra for sale at a great price. He wouldn't buy it because it had 12k on the odometer and wass just too high mileage.

 

12K? Just broken in? Is he that dumb?
I usually park on wide promenades in front of WallyWorld, restaurants, or any place I can keep the bike out of a parking lot. NEVER ONCE had anyone examine or mention any possibility of an oil spot.
Were I on an old rat Sporty or something, yeah, but who thinks of leaks nowadays?

 

12K? Just broken in? Is he that dumb?


When it comes to Harleys....Yes. Still thinks if 10 Harleys go on a road trip, only 5 make it back. BTW I went to his neighbors house after he told me about the deal...lasted all of 1 day before he sold it.