Yesterday I'm commuting home on the Monster when I notice it sounds... funny. Like more chattery than usual. So I try giving it some gas and the noise goes away a bit. Back off the gas and it's there again. This continues for a while and I'm starting to get pissed off. I curse every Italian I can think of for building this piece of garbage and roll through what could be wrong with it as I pull up to a stop light.
Then I notice a guy on a Harley pulling up behind me and his bike sounds like smashed ass. He was behind me the entire time - farther behind when I was gassing it.
Oops. :)
Karmic justice - I got a shard of metal in my rear tire about 1/4 mile from home.
Sucks about the tire part, but the Harley-interference is crackin' me up!
JM
;:| ;:| ;:| Sorry, but it is funny cause it has happened to me... Specially when you are wearing ear plugs.. You can't really tell where the strange noises are coming from...
I'm trying to wrap my head around the sound of "smashed ass", but I keep cracking up. :bang Gotta love it!
[laugh] [laugh]
When I'm on my bicycle, I don't mind being passed by sportbikes, but I hate it when the Harleys go by.
They sound horrible, and take forever to pass! [cheeky]
I've had that exact same experience! Except for the tire thing. Glad to hear the bike is ok.
;:| I once thought threw a bearing in my bike and it was just a bolt shaker 2 cars back.