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peter-reebok · 01-08-2007, 07:35 PM

When you wear a full face helmet, and flip the visor down.

Make sure that there are no bees in the helmet!@

Very interesting is the result!.
Makes it hard to look at the traffic!.

**inspiron** · 01-09-2007, 03:40 AM

And when riding, keep the visor down, because bees (and most other flying critters) are robust - many survive the initial impact and manage to crawl (somewhat dazed) around your face.

Shabaman · 01-09-2007, 04:08 AM

I have learned that a bug going 80mph kinda hurts.

Ext1jdh · 01-09-2007, 12:11 PM

I learned that my girlfriend doesnt know how to use a copy machine

**drgibson** · 01-09-2007, 01:58 PM

Today I learned what a Stainless steel coffee mug can do to a windshield when it is kicked up by a truck.

Rockhead · 01-09-2007, 02:03 PM

I learned working for Google they give you nice perks.

peter-reebok · 01-10-2007, 02:09 AM

Today I learned that....

I can order parts from the US, and get them shipped to Australia - BEFORE I get a return phone call from an Australian Distributor!.

Got Goodridge brake lines from JP cycles before local distributor returned message - and he didn't have any numbers for them. By this time, they had arrived, and were fitted - from the US.

Got a Repair manual from repairmanual.com before the local Suzuki dealer did!

Got a Techlusion TFI unit from Ebay, before anyone responded to my emails.

Either the US wants my business, or others don't!

ChicsterMG · 01-10-2007, 10:33 AM

Today I leared that some things are just hard to get over.

Sandman · 01-11-2007, 09:31 AM

Frost covered mulch is as slick as ice.

I've got a 15 foot path of mulch in the back yard that leads up to a 12 foot ramp into my shed. While backing down the path this morning (23°F - -5°C) it was a bit slippery. It's ok though, I got the bike stuck upright in the mud at the bottom before it could fall...

and how was your morning?

-Sandman

metric sprocket · 01-12-2007, 10:01 PM

Do Not run over snakes I do not want to talk about it ron

Shabaman · 01-13-2007, 03:30 AM

If you are a plumber don't bite your finger nails.

Apertureguy · 01-15-2007, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shabaman

If you are a plumber don't bite your finger nails.

Proctologists have the same problem.

**inspiron** · 01-15-2007, 08:02 AM

But a Procto usually wears rubber gloves ... a plumber doesn't.

Either way, there are places you just don't want to stick your fingers...

Apertureguy · 01-15-2007, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inspiron

But a Procto usually wears rubber gloves ...

True...but even so...would you take the chance?

D_Klein · 01-15-2007, 03:19 PM

Today I learned that the Scottish guy who works here LOVES to talk to me when he's chewing food very loudly.

Another thing I learned today is that the name of this forum was changed to include "about motorcycling."

tallannie · 01-15-2007, 11:12 PM

Today my husband and I went for our first ride with our handsfree Collet helmet communicators (search by 'collet' for pics ) and I felt a lot safer! They worked well and we found we stayed a lot farther apart and talked each other thru what we were going to do more (like sharing road ice, traffic updates, checking traffic at intersections, need to stop, etc..). A safer, lower stress ride and a lot of fun too.... cold, but fun !

GIXXER-Mike · 01-16-2007, 10:13 AM

Recently I've learned that FLATS come more often than they use to. I've had 4 freaking tires replaced over the past 6 months from small objects. Been riding the same places/roads that I have been for the past few years.

What's the deal?

**drgibson** · 01-16-2007, 10:47 AM

That when the exchange sever for our company goes down it generates more calls then if the the whole network is down. Freakin' e-mail.

Robley · 01-16-2007, 08:35 PM

I learned that i'm glad we finally have gotten our hwys. back to normal so I dont have to work all freaken night.

City streets still covered with ice though

**drgibson** · 01-16-2007, 08:37 PM

I used to drive a sanding truck.

01-08-2007, 07:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
peter-reebok Wants Better Weather Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: was Suzuki M50 - Now M109 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 672	Today I learned....... When you wear a full face helmet, and flip the visor down. Make sure that there are no bees in the helmet!@ Very interesting is the result!. Makes it hard to look at the traffic!.

01-09-2007, 03:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,060	And when riding, keep the visor down, because bees (and most other flying critters) are robust - many survive the initial impact and manage to crawl (somewhat dazed) around your face. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

01-09-2007, 04:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Shabaman Clunked into first gear Joined: Nov 2006 Bike: Suzuki Bandit Location: Tampa FL Posts: 216	I have learned that a bug going 80mph kinda hurts. __________________

01-09-2007, 12:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ext1jdh Top Gear ! Full Throttle! Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: Sold Location: Elgin, IL, US Posts: 5,256	I learned that my girlfriend doesnt know how to use a copy machine __________________ I am lurking. I am likely to be eaten by a grue.

01-09-2007, 01:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,737	Today I learned what a Stainless steel coffee mug can do to a windshield when it is kicked up by a truck. __________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

01-09-2007, 02:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rockhead M-J.Com Master Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Bike: M50 Location: 1060 West Addison, Chicago Posts: 3,766	I learned working for Google they give you nice perks. __________________ Greg Biffle #16

01-10-2007, 02:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
peter-reebok Wants Better Weather Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: was Suzuki M50 - Now M109 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 672	Today I learned that.... I can order parts from the US, and get them shipped to Australia - BEFORE I get a return phone call from an Australian Distributor!. Got Goodridge brake lines from JP cycles before local distributor returned message - and he didn't have any numbers for them. By this time, they had arrived, and were fitted - from the US. Got a Repair manual from repairmanual.com before the local Suzuki dealer did! Got a Techlusion TFI unit from Ebay, before anyone responded to my emails. Either the US wants my business, or others don't!

01-10-2007, 10:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
ChicsterMG Refrigerator Magnet Test Engineer Joined: May 2005 Bike: Boulevard C50 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 3,506	Today I leared that some things are just hard to get over. __________________ Sometimes you need to ask yourself, "WWGD?"...Just be awesome, that's all! GUT-CUT 2007: 177 LBS. 160 LBS.

01-11-2007, 09:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
Sandman Kickstand Operator Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: 06' C50 (Blue/Gray) Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 297	Frost covered mulch is as slick as ice. I've got a 15 foot path of mulch in the back yard that leads up to a 12 foot ramp into my shed. While backing down the path this morning (23°F - -5°C) it was a bit slippery. It's ok though, I got the bike stuck upright in the mud at the bottom before it could fall... and how was your morning? -Sandman

01-12-2007, 10:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
metric sprocket Seat Tester Joined: Dec 2006 Bike: KLR 650 Location: cobourg ontario/FoleyAl Posts: 73	today hell Do Not run over snakes I do not want to talk about it ron

01-13-2007, 03:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
Shabaman Clunked into first gear Joined: Nov 2006 Bike: Suzuki Bandit Location: Tampa FL Posts: 216	If you are a plumber don't bite your finger nails. __________________

01-15-2007, 08:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,060	But a Procto usually wears rubber gloves ... a plumber doesn't. Either way, there are places you just don't want to stick your fingers... __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

01-15-2007, 03:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
D_Klein 100% Title Free Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: '05 GSX-R750 (Anniversary Edition) Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,544	Today I learned that the Scottish guy who works here LOVES to talk to me when he's chewing food very loudly. Another thing I learned today is that the name of this forum was changed to include "about motorcycling." __________________ "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba...." ~Hunter S. Thompson

01-15-2007, 11:12 PM	#16 (permalink)
tallannie Can Ride And Chew Gum Joined: Dec 2006 Bike: C50 Boulevard Location: Hillsboro, Oregon Posts: 2,115	that communicators are safer... Today my husband and I went for our first ride with our handsfree Collet helmet communicators (search by 'collet' for pics ) and I felt a lot safer! They worked well and we found we stayed a lot farther apart and talked each other thru what we were going to do more (like sharing road ice, traffic updates, checking traffic at intersections, need to stop, etc..). A safer, lower stress ride and a lot of fun too.... cold, but fun ! __________________ .... Just in Time moto-cookie delivery

01-16-2007, 10:13 AM	#17 (permalink)
GIXXER-Mike U.B's LoveChild Joined: Aug 2004 Bike: 2004 GSX-R600 (Blue/White) Location: ALABAMA Posts: 1,113	Recently I've learned that FLATS come more often than they use to. I've had 4 freaking tires replaced over the past 6 months from small objects. Been riding the same places/roads that I have been for the past few years. What's the deal? __________________ "I'm here to fight for truth, and justice, and the American way."

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01-16-2007, 10:47 AM	#18 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,737	That when the exchange sever for our company goes down it generates more calls then if the the whole network is down. Freakin' e-mail. __________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

01-16-2007, 08:35 PM	#19 (permalink)
Robley In Training Joined: Dec 2006 Bike: 2007 Vulcan Nomad 1600 Location: Kansas Posts: 131	I learned that i'm glad we finally have gotten our hwys. back to normal so I dont have to work all freaken night. City streets still covered with ice though

01-16-2007, 08:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,737	I used to drive a sanding truck. __________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

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