250-500cc ....relapse....

Hello, my name is Kevin, and I'm a bike-a-holic.

I've tried to quit, a lot of times.

Back in 2011 I sold all my bikes, yup, kicked Trigger and Tank to the curb, hung up my helmet and finally, for good, called it quits after 37 years of hammering and at least that many (*cough* more *cough*) bikes. I'm DONE! Finally got my shoulder overhauled, got a lot of range of motion back and the pain is pert near gone. I was thinking this is pretty nice. Cushy chair, getting soft, some movies on the tube, saying "NO!" to my pal's calling for a romp, teasing me cuz it just rained. Hey, I can start saving for my retirement now! Think of all the money I won't be spending on gas, tires, tubes, chains, sprockets, levers, plastic, grips, guards, seat covers, oil, filters, seals, gaskets, pistons, rings, monkey-butt powder and band-aids. Family is thrilled and can breathe again. The boss is too cuz I'm showing up for work again, on time, without twigs hanging out of an eye socket, spooge stains on my tie and with all my fingers pointing the right way, and stuff.

And then, IT, happened. I opened my gear bag.


Then the mental game starts- "I'll just cruise it. I'm old 'n trashed, all done with the tough guy, death march at night stuff. Yup. Juuuust cruise it. And I think I can afford it, I'll make do somehow. Get a big porky bike for sit down lugging around, yyyyeeeh, that'll work. No more 11,000 RPM, flingin' around in the trees on my 125, hanging on by my nails with my eye lids flapping like window shades touching everything on the trail. Mellow out. Juuuust putt. Yup, a big, fat, porky, slow bike. And only ride it once in a while too, that way it lasts. How bad could that be? What could go wrong?"

Then the phone rings, it's the doctor at Realsville: I have a disease and I'm whipping down the river Denial in a blown gas flatbottom with a stuck throttle.

I've tried to fight it. I thought I had it licked this last time.
I tried really hard, too. Meetings, more and more meetings. Sponsors. Counseling. A 1-year pin. Going for two, almost there!

Then I cave and make that call to the dealer.

The I see it. Then I smell it. That new bike smell OH NOOOO! Then the Hook gets set and the pen comes out.

I'm so ashamed.

Maybe just one last time, this is it for reals, no more after this one....just.... One Last Time.

My name is Kevin, and I'm a bike-a-holic.

porky-torky. whatever, sit down and twist:

redid the "shop" a lil, kinda messy, sorry, been fixin/buildin stuff:


first heat cycle- sounds like paul bunyon crackin 6' tall walnuts....:

daneed fer speed- pops always said, bring enuf gun. muwahahaha, trees better getouta me way:

I'm with ya brother but I don't have a garage yet ... Except retirement \ stop working each day, is the time to buy and ride and don't wait too long ...

Then the phone rings, it's the doctor at Realsville: I have a disease and I'm whipping down the river Denial in a blown gas flatbottom with a stuck throttle.

Brother, you are preaching to the choir.
I remember when I turned 40 and the ex said it was time to quit riding and racing, and bought me a set of golf clubs.
Brings back memories of why she is a ex.
If you need someone to pass out beers on that flatbottom, let me know, I there.

Bill

The duke is back

Proceed directly to here:http://www.motosportz.com/HVA-SS/HVA-SS-Home.htm and purchase a lectron carburetor and throttle cable and be ready for the best ride of your life.

Hey I remember you......welcome back our sick brother .

Will do, besides suspesion work it's the best money ever spent so far.

Hello Kevin. Ya know, the first step toward recovery is admitting that you have a problem... You're on your way! Welcome back!

welcome back PV - I wondering where youd got to

great minds think alike.

god i love this woman...

mucho thanks to the rest. cant wait for saturday.

Welcome back, weird just thought other day, wonder what ever happened to pvduke!

What was your famous saying? Mreeeeeeep

zup darty-brother...hehehe, yeh, that was Trigger-speak, mreeeep! man that 125 shreiked and boy did it plow though stuff.
now? it's more of a BAROOOP-DADANGDANGDANG. motor sounds wicked in the garage. gona do some more heat cycles tonight on "Porky", get the top 'n bottom end seasoned, do a lil jetting, then hit the mountains saturday. last bike i rode was the 125, so i should proly tape the throttle a lil to keep me from doin the "whiskey" thingy, and, ruining another set of riding pants. hehehehe. BAROOOOP.

I am boomchuggaluggaboom since I went with new 4st.

Okay, baroop it is!

thank you. nice to know. i promise to always ride safely, never over my head, keep both wheels on the ground, not molest the squirrels, use eco-friendly tires with the knob-edges softly rounded and use the throttle sparingly. and hug a lot more. yeh, more hugs. that's what this planet needs. more hugs. i mean how hard is it to hug someone and let them know you really care? is that so wrong? you could make someones day. maybe bring them back from a ledge or sumpin. maybe keep em from shapening popsicle sticks into pointy objects while planning something @ 3am and and and....uh-oh...BRB. *pills pills pills*....

Umm, I only see one bike in your garage. What are you going to ride the other 6 days of the week? I suggest a WR125 for those zing ding ringy days. Another WR300 for allowing down time to modify your new WR300. A TR650 for some nice commutes into town. A TE310 for those days you don't want to premix. A TE511 for those dual sport kinda days. And a CR65 for those days you don't want to walk down to your mailbox for the mail... ride instead.