July 22, 2005

Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, abridged 18

Contrary to what your parents may have told you, it is perfectly healthy to rev your own engine from time to time.

And no, doing so won’t cause any lasting damage to your headlamp—nor will it cause hair to sprout from your grips.

Posted by Jeff G. @ 7:25pm
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Comments (17)

  1. Jeff Goldstein says July 22, 2005 at 7:56 pm

    BINGO!

  2. harrison says July 22, 2005 at 8:14 pm

    Or make you go blind…I think.

  3. Jeff Goldstein says July 22, 2005 at 8:23 pm

    make you go blind / cause lasting damage to your headlamp…

    WORK WITH ME HERE, PEOPLE!

  4. me says July 22, 2005 at 8:31 pm

    Hairy headlamps?

  5. Jeff Goldstein says July 22, 2005 at 8:34 pm

    Damn. I was just adding something to that effect.

  6. Pat in Colorado says July 22, 2005 at 8:37 pm

    However you should use proper lubrication cause it hurts like hell if the cylinder gets scored…or so I’ve heard.

  7. me says July 22, 2005 at 8:37 pm

    Better that a hairy tailpipe at least.

  8. Beck says July 22, 2005 at 8:47 pm

    Hmmm… how to work autoerotic asphixiation into a motorcycle metaphor…

    Nah.

  9. CraigC says July 23, 2005 at 1:03 am

    And no, doing so won’t cause any lasting damage to your headlamp—nor will it cause hair to sprout from your grips.

    Shit, if it did that, I’d be Gene Hackman in Young Frankenstein.  I’m sorry, Young Fronkensteen.

  10. CraigC says July 23, 2005 at 1:05 am

    “What knockers!!”

  11. B Moe says July 23, 2005 at 2:20 am

    Two stroke or four stroke?

  12. harrison says July 23, 2005 at 3:04 am

    WORK WITH ME HERE, PEOPLE!

    What’s a meta for?

  13. B Moe says July 23, 2005 at 11:22 am

    I’ve never meta for.  Dunno.

  14. prairie biker says July 23, 2005 at 11:51 am

    Take it easy on the self-revvage.  If you go over 5K rpm without a load on the crankshaft you have to potential to do permanent damage to the main bearings.

  15. McGehee says July 23, 2005 at 2:40 pm

    What I hate is when I finally get up to top speed and the chain breaks.

  16. McGehee says July 23, 2005 at 2:41 pm

    …guess I should’ve gotten a shaft-drive…

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