Quotable bike quotes

"Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles." Dr, Hunter S. Thompson

"You never see a motorcycle parked in front of a psychiatrist’s office." - anon.

That bike ain't got enough horsepower to peel a skin off a grape.

That bike couldn't run 10's even if you dropped it down a mineshaft.

“On my tombstone they will carve, "IT NEVER GOT FAST ENOUGH FOR ME.” - Hunter S. Thompson

“In a car you're always in a compartment, and because you're used to it you don't realize that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You're a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame.
On a cycle the frame is gone. You're completely in contact with it all. You're in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming.”
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

"I've spent most of my money on alcohol, women and motorcycles............the rest of it I just wasted." -Johnny2Bad

"They don't pay me enough to ride that thing"
Kenneth Leroy Roberts

"love is the feeling you get when you like something as much as your motorcycle"
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

"I don't ride a bike to add days to my life. I ride a bike to add life to my days." -Anon

"Sometimes You Need a Really Crooked Road to Get Your Head Straight" - CycleFish.com

"Rule Number One: Don't Touch My Bike" -Any of Us! :laugh:

"A Bike on the Road is Worth Two in the Garage" -Anon

Ride it like you stole it

Here are a few more:

"You see, I don't know how to ride a motorcycle actually." - Henry Winkler aka The Fonz :lol:

"The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike...You have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but its true." - Valentino Rossi

"Riding a motorcycle on today's highways, you have to ride in a very defensive manner. You have to be a good rider and you have to have both hands and both feet on the controls at all times." -Evel Knieval

"You don't need a therapist if you own a motorcycle, any kind of motorcycle! -Dan Aykroyd

"Make it safe. Make it reliable. Make it fast. Make it pretty. In that order!" - Unknown

I never met a horsepower I didn't like

"I would rather back off then bail off"

Michael Murphy Semi-famous road racer.