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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.

17 Replies to “Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, abridged 18”

  1. Jeff Goldstein says:

    BINGO!

  2. harrison says:

    Or make you go blind…I think.

  3. Jeff Goldstein says:

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

    WORK WITH ME HERE, PEOPLE!

  4. me says:

    Hairy headlamps?

  5. Jeff Goldstein says:

    Damn. I was just adding something to that effect.

  6. Pat in Colorado says:

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

  7. me says:

    Better that a hairy tailpipe at least.

  8. Beck says:

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

    Nah.

  9. CraigC says:

    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:

    “What knockers!!”

  11. B Moe says:

    Two stroke or four stroke?

  12. harrison says:

    WORK WITH ME HERE, PEOPLE!

    What’s a meta for?

  13. B Moe says:

    I’ve never meta for.  Dunno.

  14. 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:

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

  16. McGehee says:

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

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