Weird things people do to their motorcycles

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  1. Nungboy

    Nungboy New Member

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    Yesterday I was coming home from a 30 mile mountain bike ride and I was a little light headed but I am sure I saw what I saw. As I entered my neighborhood, I heard a leaf blower and looked over to see a guy blowing his Harley with, yup, a leaf blower. WTF? Drying it off? I didn't see water around it as if he had washed it. Maybe it was to dry off the oil leaks.
    So, what WEIRD things have YOU seen done to motorcycles?
     
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    Not weird but stupid, my neighbors use a pressure washer to wash their motorcycle.
     
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    Put leather tassels on the handlebars. WTF? Kids have 'em. Not 40K Harleys.
     
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    HA! I call my cruiser buddy "Tassel Boy" cuz his black leather tassels are like 3 foot long.
     
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    I use one on mine as well. Does this make me stupid also? Using a pressure washer on a bike is fine if you know where not to spray directly.
     
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    Other than weird add-ons like the tasslels, mostly I see people cleaning their bikes ALL the time.

    They have a garage? Do that on a rainy day! WTH?

    BZ
     
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    I saw a motorcycle for sale on the Denver Craigslist called the "Yeti" - it was completely covered in fur and looked like a Bantha from Tatooine (minus the horns). I'm sure that the listing was a hoax but the bike in the pic was definitely real - WTF!!
     
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    Weird as in what they Do, I use an air compressor to back flush the bugs out of the radiator, have use a pressure washer, but that made to much a mess. or? I was fitness to something no one should see, at the least a 300+ pound women riding a scooter on the beach. for the life of me couldn't figure how that person was moving till I saw two tiny wheels underneath, talk about where's the camera moment.
     
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    Oh man reminds me of 2 things.
    Went to sturgis saw a guy who's rolls looked more like saddle bags, no idea there was a bike minus the red light glowing out his rear.
    Also not quite as bad but a girl at least 400 pounds on the new cbr 125....no idea how she reached 60.


    Odd things, adding crome..never understood tassles eather.
    I also don't understand the trike thing unless your a war vet who lost both your legs and even then i'm not sure(took my course with a guy who had 1 leg, it was his left as well, his shifts where rough but he did it.)

    I damaged a car radiator as kid spraying with a preasure washer, so it's does not go near my bike just incase.
     
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