The proper way to beg for something...

Hey All,

My wife is wanting to start learning to ride a motorcycle. I'm
wondering if anyone has a spare sportbike, preferably a YZF600 or
better that's in okay condition that you'd be willing to part with?

Of course, when you give this to her, I'll be riding the crap out of
it and I'll probably loan it to my neighbor (Abu Naligh) to ride since
his van stinks up my yard when he starts it in the mornings...and I
don't want Abu driving that piece of crap van.

Also, I'm looking for a good full faced helmet like a Shoei or
something. Since helmets are so dangerous with age, y'all can
understand that I'd want a new one...preferably like a size medium and
to match the sportbike.

And since we're being so generous, I would need a set of leathers to
match all this other...so I might be able to look like an official
Power Ranger when I ride that Yammie.

I have references (somewhere) that can verify my sob story so y'all
know I'm legit. You also wouldn't have to worry about my riding
abilities...since I have references to that too. Of course, Abu's
riding would be a different deal!

 

What size of leathers does your wife Abdu and you wear? do you just need a
vest and a jacket or do you need a pair of chaps also. I may have the extra
Shoei also I was going to give it to the little nieghbor boy up here but what
the heck you sound honest enough to me..(Besides I think the helmet that he
wears on the little school bus should be pertection enough for him.)
Now I may have a 2004 honda shadow spirit 1100 in the garage but if that is
not good enough I will trade it in and get you a better one I of course will
absorb the cost because you are needy and I dont mind helping out the needy.
even at personal lost to myself. How would you like me to ship this to you? I
of course will pay for this too. Or if you like I can even take a day away
from spending time with my family just to drop off this bike 300 miles away..
just let me know what works for you and I will respond...

Brian you are one hell of a begger... if the wife hadnt come in here you would
had the house, her car, my truck, and you may have even sleeping in my bed
tonight.
Bill your boy sure can ask for stuff when he NEEDS it.

The only thing that I would have inproved on is through a bunch of OMG in the
post and spell "Because" like this "Cuz" then kick back and think it is cute
for a 14 year old kid to talk like that and we will even reward him.
the boy needs to go to school and learn how to spell and even some reading.
then come back on here like a young man and not some little cutesy girl trying
to get to see it for the first time. Be a man approach the subject, deal with
it like a man then be done with it.

But that is just my thougts on this subject

IceMan

 

Good on ya' Iceman.. Most of 'em won't get it, but that's ok.. They better
not get too damn "hot", or I'll exercise my authority as "Grand Wizardly
Moderator".. LOL.. Thanks

Your friend in Irving
Bill Walker

 

I stopped in the gas station a couple weeks ago to get gas in my bike.
I pulled up to the pump and low and behold, there was this nut
standing next to this yellow and white sportbike (a
YZFCBRGSXTZKZ1900RR). He was wearing leathers that matched the deco on
the bike. His helmet was full faced (no sportbiker will be without)
and matched the leathers and the bike. The face plastic shield of the
helmet thing (whatever they call it) was tinted dark. And to top all
this off, his gloves and boots were yellow/white and matched. I sat
there for a second before I realized where I'd seen him before...you
guessed it, POWER RANGERS!

I almost fell off my bike laughing. It took a time for me to get
composed so I could pump the gas. All that guy needed was a cape and
he would've been a "super-duper super hero".

So, I just want to look like a Power Ranger!

Whoa! I have a chance for the Buick...AND YOUR BED?

Exactly!

 

I know the neighbor that Brian is referring to, personally.. I always
thought his name was Nehru, however I am given to understand that he only
uses that name when applying for subsidized loans.. He explains that as soon
as the loan comes through, he expects to trade that ol' stinkin' van in on a
new Astro..Don't forget, Brian also has a "needy" father who could use some
donated stuff.. The generosity of Iceman is greatly appreciated and I am
certain that other well meaning donors will immediately commence to get in
touch.. If someone would come forward with a nice little trailer, I would
gladly loan it to Charles so that he could make some arrangements.. Regards
to all..

Your friend in Irving
Bill Walker

 

ya know, i really think that is the result of television's influence on
kids and then when they grow up and can do things on their own, they go
about living out their kid based fantasy as they can. Power Ranger
suits? you bet! i'm just waiting for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to
make an appearance.

Look at the rapmobile cars with the wheels and tires so oversized that
the camber is totally out to lunch, but it's so cool to these guys, you
see them everywhere. what did they have growing up for toy cars?
Mattel Hot Wheels! the freakin car isn't worth $500 but it's got $2000
worth of tires and wheels that stick a foot outside the wheel well just
like the Hot Wheels did!

look at the RUBS paying way over list for HDs and wearing HD garb with
their little HOG patches, dressing identically playing the badassed
biker on the weekend away from theit boss at the bank job or dentist
office and time them back to their youth. what were they looking at in
the 50s? Marlon Brando type biker movies! Rebel Without a Clue rides
again!

everyone of these groups is living out their own little fantasy world as
best they can. now i'm not gonna begrudge someone a good time, hell,
it's their money and they can do whatever they wish and i hope they have
fun. if i can get a good chuckle out of it too, so much the better.

i guess i have no fantasy, because all the leathers i have had are
standard, monochrome brown or black, and the darien is the high viz
fireman's yellow jacket (so i don't get rammed at 4 AM in the rain
during a distance rally because someone didn't see me; like i said, f*ck
fashion) with black pants. pragmatic mofo, i guess. maybe i can put
some Hot Wheelz rims on the /5 and bounce to da beats. ya homie, dats
dope...

--
jm

'73 R75/5 Toaster (not for sale)
'99 R1100RT (in use)
'00 FLHRCI (sold!)
Iron Butt Assoc, WATR 3X, EIEIO, AEIOU etc blah blah

 

WORD!

IceMan

 

Can you imagine trying to hang on while that para-sail suit of a shell
is dragging in the wind?

What gets me is that crap was taken from us "homemade rat racers" who
reversed the wheels on our cars to make them have wider footprints and
hold better in tight turns. But, after the racing was over, we
reversed them back and drove normally. Here, kids are buying the
wheels to do this and just wrecks out the suspension. I've seen so
many balljoints break because of those wheels...it's not funny.

Funny story just hit that I need to share!

In this apartment complex about 15 years ago here in Dallas, a guy
moved in who drove an old Ford truck. EVERY FREAKIN' NIGHT the alarm
would go off on that truck and wake everyone up. It wasn't the type
that would shut off after a minute or two, this one stayed on for a
LONG time. Finally after about a week or so, I sat out and waited for
this guy to get home. I made a few comments about his alarm going off.
He said "yeah, I keep trying to adjust it but I can't seem to get it
quite right". I asked him a little more about it and he said he just
had it installed and was worried about the truck. He went on to say
that it was one of the expensive alarms and so on. I looked out at the
truck and the truck was about a '72 Ford Ranger painted with a 1/4
coat of primer grey over a new shiney coat of rust. The wheels were
rust plated steel and tires had to have been racing tires...because
they had the same tread pattern as a Nascar race car.

I looked back at the guy and told him he didn't need to worry, they
weren't trying to steal the truck...they were trying to steal the
$1500 alarm but can't figure out how to unhook it from the $50 truck
without all the noise.