Mike ,
Great post I agree with your thoughts. Your screen name is close Have you thought of changing it to Mcgiver .
Speaking of junk piles when I was a kid I would always bug my mom to take me to the dump to hunt parts for my go-cart. That place was a gold mine.
The thing about collecting bikes is there is only so much time to ride them. With gasoline turning to varnish, batteries going dead, tires rotting, rust, and oil turning to acid in the crankcase, multiple bikes become a headache when seldom riddden. The funny thing is that it seems to be a common problem that too many of us have too many bikes and we still want more. I know I do.
Sometimes I fashon myself to be able to live like Malcom Forbes and have all my buddies come over and lend them all bikes and we venture on some amazing journey. I delve into this fantasy when I find myself desiring yet another motorcycle. Of course once I get a new (old) bike I come back to reality and my train of thought becomes "I ain't going to let any of you heavy handed clods grind the cogs on my transmission... get yer own bike".
Oh yeah we are talking about judging. We have to remember that not everyone graduates with honors. How about if we have a Senior First , Second, Third , or Fourth award. I for one would not mind attaching a senior fourth badge to my bike, those little metal badges are cool!
Doug
Great post I agree with your thoughts. Your screen name is close Have you thought of changing it to Mcgiver .
Speaking of junk piles when I was a kid I would always bug my mom to take me to the dump to hunt parts for my go-cart. That place was a gold mine.
The thing about collecting bikes is there is only so much time to ride them. With gasoline turning to varnish, batteries going dead, tires rotting, rust, and oil turning to acid in the crankcase, multiple bikes become a headache when seldom riddden. The funny thing is that it seems to be a common problem that too many of us have too many bikes and we still want more. I know I do.
Sometimes I fashon myself to be able to live like Malcom Forbes and have all my buddies come over and lend them all bikes and we venture on some amazing journey. I delve into this fantasy when I find myself desiring yet another motorcycle. Of course once I get a new (old) bike I come back to reality and my train of thought becomes "I ain't going to let any of you heavy handed clods grind the cogs on my transmission... get yer own bike".
Oh yeah we are talking about judging. We have to remember that not everyone graduates with honors. How about if we have a Senior First , Second, Third , or Fourth award. I for one would not mind attaching a senior fourth badge to my bike, those little metal badges are cool!
Doug
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