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tip for married men
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:37 pm
by rdsmith3
If you are going to be riding with your spouse, and you want to crank up the preload adjustment, I suggest you do it out of sight of your wife.
Otherwise, you could get into a discussion along the lines of:
woman: what are you doing?
man: I am adjusting something in the suspension to compensate for extra weight
woman: oh, so you are saying I'm too heavy!?
Re: tip for married men
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:56 pm
by Boxer
man: I am adjusting something in the suspension to compensate for extra weight
Suggested alternate answer:
man: I'm adjusting the rear suspension to make your ride softer and more pleasant.
You'll learn. The best thing to do is to learn to talk slower so you can think faster than your talking.
Re: tip for married men
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:07 pm
by rdsmith3
My wife would never believe that I am trying to make her life easier and more pleasant, so that would never fly.
Re: tip for married men
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:24 pm
by GypsyRR
Boxer wrote: The best thing to do is to learn to talk slower so you can think faster than your talking.
Can I quote you? I like that - it fits every situation well.
Re: tip for married men
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:07 pm
by VintageDirt
I would say something but I'm still thinking.
Re: tip for married men
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:52 am
by OU812
rdsmith3 wrote:My wife would never believe that I am trying to make her life easier and more pleasant, so that would never fly.
+1
Re: tip for married men
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:00 pm
by johnnyjs1
My SO (Janyss) and I were coming home from the Bash. We hit a major rain/hail/windstorm just before we got into Ohio. We stopped for a min to wait it out. I opened my big mouth and said " Thank God you were on the back of the bike, if I woulda been alone, I definately woulda got blown off the road by that wind." I still had my helmet on and was standing next to a brick wall under an overhang. She smiled at me, said "Glad I could help". Then promptly put her hand on the side of my helmet and rammed my head into the wall
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Re: tip for married men
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:01 pm
by NoRRmad
Re: tip for married men
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:05 pm
by RForestR
Another great example of why I'm glad my wife rides her own bike.
She "gets it" when it comes to suspension settings.
Re: tip for married men
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:00 pm
by Ian
johnnyjs1 wrote:My SO (Janyss) and I were coming home from the Bash. We hit a major rain/hail/windstorm just before we got into Ohio. We stopped for a min to wait it out. I opened my big mouth and said " Thank God you were on the back of the bike, if I woulda been alone, I definately woulda got blown off the road by that wind." I still had my helmet on and was standing next to a brick wall under an overhang. She smiled at me, said "Glad I could help". Then promptly put her hand on the side of my helmet and rammed my head into the wall
.
thats the funniest thing i have read today.
