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garyhoov

garyhoov

Trophy Husband
Originally posted by tenchu
Hey Gary, do you need to get another license over there to ride a motorbike?

Over here, if you want to ride anything more powerful than a scooter, you have to sit a Bike test.

Ah well, maybe when I'm a bit older.

And slightly less likely to kill myself on it!
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Yep, when I got mine in Pennsylvania, it was very similar to what Freak mentioned. I had a killer test. I remember one part specifically - there was a circle about 20 feet ( 6 m ) diameter. On your first trip around, you had to shift into third gear, honk your horn, flip your turn signal from left to right, flip your headlight from high to low, tap your brake to light your brake light and point to your choke. On the second loop, you had to be going at least 20 mph (32 kmph) and then you had to come to a stop with your front axle between two lines that were about 10 inches (25 cm) apart.

My dad had a little Honda 350 that he offered to give either me or my brother, whoever passed first. My brother was 18 (and knew everything) and I was 16. We both went to the testing facility together. I passed, and my brother failed miserably, so he hasn't ridden since.

I had a friend in College who lived in a different part of Pennsylvania. He said, for his test, the policeman asked him to start it up, drive down the street and come back. After he did that, the policeman said: "Looks good" and gave him his license.
 
garyhoov

garyhoov

Trophy Husband
Originally posted by WDWFREAK53
Speaking of Southern New Jersey...

any new stuff over at the Piers within the past 5 years that deserve a return visit?
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Not that I know of (but I don't spend much time there). There is a nice History Center being built in Philadelphia (City motto: "Hey ________ ! Get your ________ ing ________ the ________ out of my ________ ing way!) that looks like it should be very nice when complete.
 
Nut4Disney

Nut4Disney

New Member
Originally posted by GaryT977
Actually I was talking about the Six Million Dollar Man. My sisters and I all got one for Christmas when we were kids. ;)
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I had the Steve Austin(6 million dollar man) action doll too. He had a red sweat suit, and you could remove plastic pieces of his arms and legs to reveal bionic components. He also had a hole in the back of his head that you could look through his eye and see stuff close up. (just a magnifying lense really). He was rubber and plastic so you could pose him. Damn, I'm old.:lol:
 
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MouseMadness

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Originally posted by garyhoov
I guess you could say that. I would say that if I had to either give up riding for 6 months or not go to Disney World for the next 10 years, I'd be counting down 3650 (plus a couple days for leap years) days until my next trip to Disney World.
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You sound like my dad! He's a harley guy... his vacations are the bike!! They usually head out west for a couple weeks, and I think they average about four or five hours a day of riding! (talk about chafe! I don't know how they do it.) And I (oh, man here it comes from spider-man) just worked it out with my in-laws to get my husband a harley... it will be here this week!! His brothers both have one, and his dad, and I didn't want him to be left out. It's just a sportster, but it's the anniversary model, it's really kewl. Now every morning he has to hear "who's the best wife EVER!!"
:D
 
garyhoov

garyhoov

Trophy Husband
Originally posted by MouseMadness
You sound like my dad! He's a harley guy... his vacations are the bike!! They usually head out west for a couple weeks, and I think they average about four or five hours a day of riding! (talk about chafe! I don't know how they do it.) And I (oh, man here it comes from spider-man) just worked it out with my in-laws to get my husband a harley... it will be here this week!! His brothers both have one, and his dad, and I didn't want him to be left out. It's just a sportster, but it's the anniversary model, it's really kewl. Now every morning he has to hear "who's the best wife EVER!!"
:D
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:eek: Awesome! Nothing wrong with the Sportster. In my opinion, that's the best model they offer (next to the V-Rod), though I'm guessing you're getting the 883 rather than 1200. Is the anniversary model the one with the Orange, short-track theme? If so, I'm sure he'll love it. (I'm sure he'll love it anyway).
 
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MouseMadness

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Originally posted by garyhoov
:eek: Awesome! Nothing wrong with the Sportster. In my opinion, that's the best model they offer (next to the V-Rod), though I'm guessing you're getting the 883 rather than 1200. Is the anniversary model the one with the Orange, short-track theme? If so, I'm sure he'll love it. (I'm sure he'll love it anyway).
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It's an 883 custom with the anniversary paint job... It is really sweet. And his first project was to go to the harley dealership and pick out my sissy bar!! How wonderful is he? :lol: My brother in law desperately wants a v-rod.. it's killing him. The thing is, he could afford it, but knows it isn't the best idea right now. Dilemma of mass proportions!! My dad has a road king. She's replaced me as his favorite child!!:lol: She gets a bath once a week in the summertime.. and I mean he takes the whole thing apart, hand polishes each tiny little bit of chrome, and puts it back together! He's obsessed. :rolleyes:
 
WDWFREAK53

WDWFREAK53

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Originally posted by MouseMadness
It's an 883 custom with the anniversary paint job... It is really sweet. And his first project was to go to the harley dealership and pick out my sissy bar!! How wonderful is he? :lol: My brother in law desperately wants a v-rod.. it's killing him. The thing is, he could afford it, but knows it isn't the best idea right now. Dilemma of mass proportions!! My dad has a road king. She's replaced me as his favorite child!!:lol: She gets a bath once a week in the summertime.. and I mean he takes the whole thing apart, hand polishes each tiny little bit of chrome, and puts it back together! He's obsessed. :rolleyes:
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sounds like me with my truck :lol: (of course I don't take it all apart and put it back together (that would take some time))
 
garyhoov

garyhoov

Trophy Husband
Originally posted by MouseMadness
My brother in law desperately wants a v-rod.. it's killing him.
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If he can wait a few more months, Buell is going to be introducing a couple models that will be like nothing you've ever seen, and my sources indicate Harley is working on some interesting projects also but I have less details on those (you didn't hear it here though).:zipit:
 
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MouseMadness

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Then there's me... I drive a minivan. (jealous?) I just cleaned it out this weekend for the first time since October, I think. I spent a good 20 minutes scraping silly putty out of the carpet. It was really gross. There were things under those seats I don't remember ever purchasing, or giving to the kids. Where did it all come from? I found enough french fries to feed a small third world country.
 
garyhoov

garyhoov

Trophy Husband
Originally posted by MouseMadness
I found enough french fries to feed a small third world country.
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:lol: :lol: :lol: I'll bet there isn't a car in the U.S. that doesn't have french fries under the seats (they're just not as good by the time you get home):slurp:
 
WDWFREAK53

WDWFREAK53

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Originally posted by garyhoov
:lol: :lol: :lol: I'll bet there isn't a car in the U.S. that doesn't have french fries under the seats (they're just not as good by the time you get home):slurp:
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yeah but give them a month or two...the flavor comes back :slurp:
 
darthdarrel

darthdarrel

New Member
Originally posted by garyhoov
:lol: :lol: :lol: I'll bet there isn't a car in the U.S. that doesn't have french fries under the seats (they're just not as good by the time you get home):slurp:
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*RAISES HAND* I don`t have any fries under my seat!:D I don`t eat in my car! and I just vacuumed the inside of my car!:D
 
SirNim

SirNim

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^ Spells "cool" with a "K" and a "W"!




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