i pulled the trigger yesterday and here's the new toy:
i had decided to get a bike months ago but just couldn't make up my mind what to buy, a little scooter or a cruiser. it's been 20 years since i had a motorcycle and was wondering how good my muscle memory would be.
when i went to the honda dealer i sort of fell in love with the honda phantom but luckily i came to my senses and bought something much smaller. a phantom would be cool if i lived in the country and could do some cruising but for zipping around the city, the pcx 150 makes life easier. it was a bit of an adventure for the first few kilometers but i'll soon have the hang of it.
it zips around the city with an automatic transmission and has plenty of storage under the seat.
if this isn't wonderful, what is?
billy says he loves you sons of bitches and i should have got something bigger.
ooooh, cool....
ReplyDeleteyup, i be cool. so far it's been a blast and i have zero buyer's remorse.
DeleteYou complain that I use your every post as an excuse to rain on your parade. From my perspective, you lie away nights coming up with posts that will force such completely lovable, likable, and agreeable person as myself to turn mean and argumentative against his will. I’ll just say two things. First, it’s a beautiful bike, and I hope you enjoy it so much that you will go down the road having constant orgasms. Second, bikes scare me so that when Peggy wanted one to commute to work on, I threw a fit. There, I’m trying to express my concerns sweetly, and I hope I’ve succeeded, but you really need to start writing about things that don’t set me off this way because clearly, all responsibility for my behavior rests squarely upon your shoulders, and as you know, I'm very big on people taking responsibility for what they force me to do.
ReplyDeleteplease be assured that causing you angst is not my raison d'être. i often lie awake at night converting mole hills into mountains but that just makes me a member of a very large group.
Deletewhen i bought my first motorcycle at age 16 my dear old mother went crazy and she always called it a "murdercycle" i was a constant motor cycle rider for over 25 years so please put your mind at ease. this is only a harmless scooter, not a super high performance crotch rocket. the salesman told me that he very often shudders when novice riders purchase powerful machines but he had absolutely no concerns with me purchasing a scooter.
i've completed day 2 and am extremely happy with the little beauty. it is an enjoyable diversion and has truly lifted my spirits. i think you should give peggy the green light to hop on a little scooter. it might be the best thing she's ever had between her legs.
Nice looking bike. I would have trouble transporting my clients on that.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on
hi dora - i bought some santo domingo coffee this morning and will give it the taste test this afternoon.
DeleteNice little machine, but the seat doesn't look too horizontal. Do you support your weight with your arms? And does this mean you've given up pedal cycling?
ReplyDeleteexcellent observation on the seat. i do tend to slide forward and end up adjusting the jeans. it'll take some time to adapt.
DeleteSnazzy looking machine and all you really need, my first machine was a used Chusman with about a five hp briggs engine and no tranny.
ReplyDeleteSnowbrush needs to wash his hands before taking his brain out to play with it.
the automatic transmission is good and bad. my old muscle memory gives me the urge to shift and my feet keep searching for foot pegs. there might be a phantom is my future next summer.
Delete"my first machine was a used Craftsman"
DeleteYou pick up many girls on your mower?
"Snowbrush needs to wash his hands before taking his brain out to play with it."
You're just saying this because I wouldn't loan you $5,000 for a trip to the Slutty Girl Pizzeria and Whorehouse. For your information Mr. Droopy Drawers, I don't take my brain out to play with it; I take it out to give my neck a rest. You see, my brain isn't like your little thirty-year old lap top, but more like the most powerful computer anywhere in the entire universe--and other places too--only a trillion times more powerful. Unfortunately, even with its exceedingly tiny circuitry, it's still SO big that I have trouble getting through doorways, and I have to wear a neck brace to support its 112.6 pound weight. Like Dolly Parton's boobs, it's enormous size is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing in that I'm smarter than God, and a curse in that I can't compete in the Iron Man Quadathalon.
Well, any of us idiots are smarter than god, god is fucking autistic.
ReplyDeleteThe Honda scooter I offered to give to you had an automatic tranny, it seemed fine to me and I didn't miss shifting. You are getting too old for something bigger, stick with what you have. I'm guessing that it gets 70 mpg or better.
ReplyDeleteThe coolest bike I ever had was a honey of a Honda Shadow 500 but I sure wouldn't need that much bike now.
the phantom is a 750 shadow that's paint flat black with no chrome. great bike but big and bulky. the gas tank was wider than my coffee table. but i still want one.
DeleteSnowbrush just may start getting interesting if he gets his shit together, or we start understanding him.
ReplyDeleteLets make that little fucker the king and see how he handles it.
DeleteBBC, are you having a problem with me, or are your comments meant in fun?
Deletemost kings have a touch of madness due to royal inbreeding. the king of texas is no exception, but he's a benevolent king.
DeleteNo, have no problem with you, some of what you said was pretty amusing put in the right light,but we take a bit of getting used to.
ReplyDeletei'm falling deeper in love with the scooter with each passing day.
ReplyDeleteExcellent news, Mr. Rosewater. Enjoy your travels.
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