

| Subject: | Re: [NVC] Beware of the Skid Demon |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:14:38 -0500 |
OOPS! I forgot the credits - this came to me from Steve Overmeyer, our list member from Down Under in Australia. John John Rodgers wrote: > Volks, > > Tomorrow being Fryedaye, and today being not - and my expecting to be > out of town on Frydaye - I thought I would stretch it a bit and post > this, rather than sit on it another week. > > Could be a stretch, but Vanagons could be affected as in line 5, I > suppose. > > Enjoy!! > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > *HOW TO RIDE MOTORCYCLES* > > 1962 Safety Rules from Honda > > Taken from a 1962 Honda Motor Cycle Instruction Book. Translated by > Honda for the American Motorcycle Rider > > 1. At the rise of the hand by Policeman, stop rapidly. Do not pass him > by or otherwise disrespect him. > > 2. When a passenger of the foot, hooves in sight, tootel the horn > trumpet melodiously at first. If he still obstacles your passage, tootel > him with vigor and express by word of mouth, warning Hi, Hi. > > 3. Beware of the wandering horse that he shall not take fright as you > pass him. Do not explode the exhaust box at him. Go smoothingly by. > > 4. Give big space to the festive dog that makes sport in roadway. > Avoid entanglement of dog with wheel spokes. > > 5. Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon. > Press the brake foot as you roll around the corners, and save the > collapse and tie up. > >
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