Things you learn over the years. Post here.

[loudandproud]

Armor All on your seat is great to make it look shiny when shooting your bike, not good for riding it.

Brand new front fenders crack just a fast as the old ones when you flip on the first ride with it on. :yell:

Getting your grips wet and slippery on the bars makes for interesting jumps and especially interesting landings.

Your mothers spoons make great tire irons.

Your mother does not like when you use her spoons for tire irons. :whoa:

Unbreakable clutch levers are breakable

Never hit the jump "just one more time"

Hitting deer at 74 mph down a gravelly fire-road makes think twice about riding at night

Never try to keep up with an "A" class rider place if you are a "C" class rider

AMA officials frown upon unnecessary appendages attached to you helmet

DO NOT do burnouts with your dad new bike on camera only for your father to look at your myspace video section :bang:

DO NOT sit and rev your dads new F-150 to 5500 rpm in your driveway to get him to hurry up. :bang:

Do not try to jump over a Bon fire with a PW50 if you wiegh over 215 pounds.

Do not eat at taco bell before entiring a 3 hour GNCC race :uh:

In my short 16 years that is some of what i have picked up, what about you guys.

 

[motometal]

knobby tires, particularly front ones, don't grip as well as you would think on concrete which is totally covered with acorns. Especially when you grab a handfull of front brake.

 

[trial_07]

Never say "just one more heat"

Never ride with an ATV pushing in your back.

Never ride with an ATV.

I just put for the first time Armor All on my seat, damn it!

Don't ride a 4 stroke.

Alright, alright never ride a 4 stroke with no gas in it!

Jumping to impress your friend is a bad idea.

Inviting your grand-mother at the track is also a bad idea.

Riding with a flat rear tire sucks.

Never disassemble a bike thinking it's going to be easy to be easy to re-assemble.

Having a handful of bolts and screws left after assembling the bike is a strange thing.

2 stupid rubber master cylinder seals cost 40 bucks.

Size 12 feet hardly fit in size 9 boots.

Never start your bike with that orange plug still in your silencer.

Never clean your brake discs with WD-40.

Better is good's worst enemy.

Grease dirties nice clothing.

MX is expensive. I should play soccer instead.

Hmmm...I think that's it lol!

 

[loudandproud]

knobby tires, particularly front ones, don't grip as well as you would think on concrete which is totally covered with acorns. Especially when you grab a handfull of front brake.

haha, i nearly pissed myself




1984 XR250's can/ and should not be jumped on the same jumps at the same speed as a 2001 YZ250

The one time you think you dont need a chest protector is a good time to were a chest projector.

Dont take you motor apart saturday morning before the race only to realise you dont have a new gasket kit.

Have extra gasket kits on hand.

If a hill looks steep from down there, up here when your stuck it looks real steep.

If your Pro racing buddy says that something is "freakin easy" it isnt that freakin easy.

Dont open post with video clips in it by Okie without the slight inclination that you are going to piss yourself by the time its over.

When you arm is stuck between the rear tire and the swingarm and the motor wont stall, you should cry.

Your friends will still make fun of you for crying even if your arm looks like a bar of badly bent handlebars.

Never tell your friend how hot his mom is even if she is.

If they are calling for a tornado to hit your area put your bike inside before it comes (happen to friend)

Tornados like the favor of yamahas with a little suzuki DR on top.

Even if your friends dad works at the Yamaha dealership, dont let your previously mention freind convince to use the shop key to get in and take the golf cart with him. The owner still cares, even if his son says he wont.

 

[trial_07]

If you laid the bike on it's side while cornering, a kick on the rear wheel is a good way to stall the bike.

You should be glad wearing knee protectors if one of them cracked during a crash.

Running with a bad rear disc and bad brake pads attracts attention.

A kill switch is useful when it works.

Clutch cables always break when you start riding on a nice weekend and you don't have a spare one.

Brake and parts cleaner bottles don't last long.

If your WD-40 can won't spray anymore but it is half full with liquid, piercing it with a hammer and a screwdriver is amazing.

My dog is afraid of bikes.

Don't get into an argument with Okie.

Unplugging a friend's spark plug before he rides is not funny.

Don't spin the tire if your driveway is made of full of little rocks.

Air filter oil is hard to clean on a car.

Air filter oil is cold.

When a guy with a brand new bike starts examining your bike and laughs, it's not funny.

Beer should be after the riding.

Sand tasted better when I was 4 years old.

Prestone tastes like sugar.

Haha more to come!

 

[thumbs]

My wife will never go for a 3 so...... never mind.

 

[Okiewan]

lol thumbs. Was it a hard lesson to learn?

 

[Speedfreek]

My wife will never go for a 3 so...... never mind.

Never give up tring :p

 

[2-Strokes 4-ever]

When showing up for a big day's trailride with your buds, DO NOT point out the shiney plastic or bold new graphics you're sporting.......this WILL give the ride a whole NEW mission. :nod:

 

[TRIS]

ride ktm, they are the best

if you can ride a bike properly, you own a 2 stroke

if you own a 4 stroke you are lazy

 

[motometal]

Pred! did you hear that? :)

 

[loudandproud]

Here are some from while im in school.

Never call a teachers bluff

Never let your football coach find out what your parents called you when you were four.

Never haul gas i n the back of a Ford explorer and go around turn over 60 mph.

Ford Exploler carpets hold the smell of Premix for month

Never tell your mom you are going to try to hit "the big one" today if you actually want to.

Your friends WILL draw on you if you pass out, the arent as nice as you thought.


A normal human can not drink a Gallon of %2 milk in a lunch period.

 

[FruDaddy]

Never start your bike with that orange plug still in your silencer.

If you kick hard enough, those thing will shoot out of the pipe. Not so much when they are new, but it's fun to see how far they go.

 

[CaptainObvious]

Time DOES go by quickly. Although you only realize it when you look back.

"Never" is a hard word to swallow.

The equipment or safety gear you left at home, is the equipment or safety gear you need that day.

Nothing ever works as you planned, but the new outcome is usually better, or has a better story.

Your Parents were right.

Being married and having kids is a lot more work than you thought, and a lot more rewarding too.

 

[trial_07]

If you kick hard enough, those thing will shoot out of the pipe. Not so much when they are new, but it's fun to see how far they go.

The pressure won't build up in my pipe. It either escapes where the pipe conects with the silencer or directly where the pipe connects to the cylinder. It took me a while to figure out what was wrong, I thought the choke was somehow stuck.

 

[wirefryer#85]

The chance of a breakdown or injury increases expotentially as the distance from your truck becomes more than 'a long walk'.

Riding alone is not a real good idea but does wonders for staying focused.

A friend who roots in your spare parts box without asking is not your friend.

Using Armor-All on your seat is a great way to keep your rear fender clean for the first hour of riding.

That fat guy on the ragged out bike you laughed at in the pits is usually the overall points champion of some racing series.

A stuck throttle is one of the scariest things you will ever encounter.

A front brake that locks up at random is the second scariest thing you will ever encounter.

Never argue with the landowner, they will win.

"Distance" jumping contests usually result in an ambulance ride for the winner.

Midair, head-on collisions are exspensive for everyone involved.

Every decent sized group of riding buddies seems to have guy that loves to" ride your bike, using your gas, hauled in your truck, ect." but disapears when the bike is broke or there's work in camp to be done.

Trees and tractor tires don't move when you hit them.

 

[SpDyKen]

My wife will never go for a 3 so...... never mind.

Maybe you picked the wrong...... never mind.

 

[MXGirl230]

Always have a spare clutch and break lever on hand

Replace the clutch/break lever after you already used the spares

When landing in sand..always land with the gas ON :bang:

Trees DO NOT move for you

Slamming into a tree cartoon style hurts

"Puddles" that are in the middle of the trail are not always just "puddles"

Dad is always right even when you know he isn't

Always check to make sure the last person to "try out" your bike didn't turn the gas off

Always make sure the gas is on

450 roost hurts

Don't try racing a XR50 on a sand track with bald tires

Look out for guylines on pop ups, canopies, etc

Guylines will reach out and trip you

Always check to make sure the registration people don't have you mixed up with your husband

Make sure you are on level ground before putting your foot down

Check for holes before putting your foot down

No matter what you will always have to move over for the quads to get through

You will look silly trying to run while wearing full gear, including boots

Friends who don't know anything about MX will never understand

Don't bother trying to explain the importance of being at a race because you are 2pts down from 1st place

Always keep a spare tube on hand

Replace the tube after it has been used

5th gear swap outs suck

Always make sure you try a new jump before your brother in law even thinks about trying it :cool:

 

[oldguy]

Dad is always right even when you know he isn't

:

Can you give Spider a call and remind him?

Actually I have learned it is far easier to say your wife is always right and then just do it the way you had planned -just don't tell her when it goes wrong

 

[dales298]

Never is an awful long time.

"If" is a bridge I won't cross.

A little bit of water can hide a whole lot of hole!!!

"You can't miss it" at the end of a set of directions will ensure it!!!!

Drivers are like lovers---You won't hear one admit to being a bad one.

History is written by the victor not the vanquished.

Dale

 

[MXGirl230]

Never jump side by side with another C class rider

When a fat girl takes you out in the whoops, it will hurt and leave a mark

That one time you forget to wear your knee guards is the one time the fat girl will take you out in the whoops

 

[cr125freak]

you must always try a "Double Dog Dare"
-especially if it involves girls,,, and fifth gear wheelies going down the street
-ttr-90s CAN pull a full grown man a 400ex and yourself quite a distance
- armor all your seats before you let your friends ride it
-dont let your brother and his friends take out you oh so loved xr100
- Always armor all plastic before trying to sell your bike
-"Water Proof Boots" does not mean they can be used for wading rivers
- They hold water in better than out
- Dont get in the water when you can see your breath
- Dont ride with shorts- even if it is just a short trail to your friends house

 

[trial_07]

When a fat girl takes you out in the whoops, it will hurt and leave a mark

That one time you forget to wear your knee guards is the one time the fat girl will take you out in the whoops

Good one!

 

[XRpredator]

Pred! did you hear that? :)

I never said I wasn't lazy. Hell, I got electric start.

I've learned that two strokes are gay, just like white boots.

I've also learned:

• Milk likes to show his . . . beans
• DW burns Okie out
• Nat cooks good
• VD likes beer, and always carries an extra
• Hondas are virtually indestructible
• dark chocolate is best
• I know better than to ask my wife for a threeso . . .
• never lean into a scoped rifle when sighting in
• always tighten the headstay on a YZ100 when you change out the head bearings
• Deep Purple rocks
• Van Halen is finally getting into the Rock and Roll hall of fame
• Ted Nugent should be

 

[dales298]

You missed one pred.

Chuck Norris _____ (Fill in blanks)

Dale