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people, there are words of wisdom that occasionally crop up in this place, when people say something useful, or profound, or funny, or revealing of something in some way.
post such tidbits here in this thread. no telling what we might learn from what somebody here has said./
watermelons, and turnips, and a contaminator
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heres why i posted this thread: I wish I had a lathe, should of bought one years ago, and knew how to use it. When I was in high school, my best friend tried to convince me I should read science fiction books. However, he already had been reading science fiction for a couple of years, and I can remember thinking that with a head start like that there was no way I could possibly catch up, so there was no point in starting. Whether or not I should have thought of reading as a race, or I could have overcome his two-year head start in the many decades that followed, isn't the point. Which leads to this unsolicited advice: if there's something you want to do, start doing it now, because it's irrelevant whether or not you "should" have started years ago.^^^this is absolutely true. today is the first day of the rest of your life.
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today is the first day of the rest of your life. And the last day of all your past lives ! So eat drink and be merry, because lordy only knows what the next dude will post here....
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This is a piece of advice that was posted here that I am paraphrasing.
If a task seems overwhelming, work at it for two hours regardless of the outcome. I am constantly amazed by how much one can get done and mentally how much better you feel about it.
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You learn by doing....and that includes your mistakes.
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In remembrance
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Triton Thrasher " vibration breaks parts in half and all three pieces fall off"
61 hot rod A10, 89 Honda 650NT .On a bike you can out run the demons
"I don't know what the world may need
But a V8 engine is a good start for me
Think I'll drive to find a place, to be surly"
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" Which leads to this unsolicited advice: if there's something you want to do, start doing it now, because it's irrelevant whether or not you "should" have started years ago.""
I started road racing when I was 55 years old. I have several plaques and certificates from the next 10 years (but not many of them are "1st place").
I took up land speed racing when I was 62. Building my own custom "A" class bike forced me to learn how to properly bend tubing and TIG weld the frame. I now have 5 national (Bonneville) records and several more from Loring.
In 2016, I bought a used obsolete chassis dyno which forced me to learn more about computers to make it viable.
My goal this year to learn to weld aluminum and become a better machinist. I'm also working on adding electronic fuel injection to my British race bikes.
I'm now 74 and I try to learn something new every day.
As for advice, here is something that a Scout leader told us years ago. "The Lord gave you two eyes, two ears, and one mouth. The more you learn to keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth closed, the more you will learn."
Tom
Life's uncertain - go fast now!
Anything worth doing is worth doing well. Steve said that. Anything worth doing well is worth teaching to others. I said that.
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I am now retired but spent my career in Manufacturing Engineering.
One saying that has stuck with me that an old boss said to me when I was about 25 (jeez--that is now over 50 years ago) was:
"The guy who never made a mistake never made anything".
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BeezaBryan:
He knows not where he's going, For the ocean will decide,
Its not the destination, It's the glory of the ride (Edward Monkton, Zen Dog)
What we've got he'ah... is failure... to communicate.
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I think I'm wearing out the "Like" button... (not a saying, just a comment)
"If it ain't broke, fix it 'till you are!" -me
"It's too bad when something's not too good; but if it's not too bad, that's good" -me
"The iron in your blood should be British (or Vintage)" -me
I've heard lots of really good ones from others, I'll remember a few and re-post...
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GrandPaul (does not use emoticons)
Author of the book "Old Bikes"
Too many bikes to list, mostly Triumph & Norton, a BSA, & some Japanese
"The Iron in your blood should be Vintage"
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Mr Harris (RIP) commented when we were discussing what tools to carry on your motorcycle.
I'm paraphrasing but it went something like this.
"If you do your homework in the garage......you won't need all those tools"
Gordon
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Gordon Gray in NC, USA........"Did you shoot our car?"
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To paraphrase Maya Angelou: I did then what I knew then. Now that I know better, I do better.
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Try and fail or fail to try, the outcome is the same.
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The person who never made a mistake, never made anything!
''Then out spake brave Horatius, the captain of the Gate: To every man upon this earth death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers and the temples of his Gods?''
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ya gotta be smarter than what your doing
Rich
"It's not always about going fast. Sometimes it's nice to slow down" (Wendy E.2016)
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a ducati
Another couple triumphs
and no Honda?
but another triumph
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There is more to life than increasing its speed.
( I have a B44 ....which helps)
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No matter how far down the road you travel, you’re still that far from the ditch.
'77 T140J Silver Jubilee
'82 T140LE TMA Royal
‘69 BSA Rocket 3 (patiently awaiting it's turn)
2018 Triumph Tiger 1200 xRT
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"Vintage Bike". What's in your garage?
"The paying customer is always right."
Fitting round pegs into square holes since 1961...
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a doobee that can't take a stroll is a suck egg mule
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1968 BSA A65
1968 MGB Roadster
1979 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta
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"There's no reverse gear in life." My Dad
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Everything will be alright in the end, if it's not alright it's not the end. Useful when you tear something apart for the third time.
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"If it's got a motor, and there's more than one of them, you can RACE IT!"
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"if you don't have enough time to do it right, where you gonna find the time to do it again."
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55 years ago, I worked for a company named Barber-Greene, which made pavers and ditch-diggers.
The company's engineering screw-ups were legendary.
Our inside joke was "We don't have time to do it right, but always have time to do it over again."
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Triton Thrasher " vibration breaks parts in half and all three pieces fall off" The stuff I come out with when I’m drunk!
Amateur Loctite enthusiast.
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The guy who created time made plenty of it.
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