MURPHY'S LAWS OF MOTORCYCLING
- The farther it is to the next gas stop, the larger the bug that will hit your shield exactly on the sight line.
- When you dry out after riding through some rain, it will start raining again just when you begin to feel comfortable.
- The chance that your bike insurer will find out about that big ticket received in a non-reciprocal state is 100%.
- If you run out of gas, no matter which way you decide to push, the closest gas station will always be uphill and in the other direction. Corollary: The likelihood of running out increases when all of the nearby gas stations are closed.
- The chance of your helmet dropping hard onto a rough concrete or asphalt surface is proportional to it's newness and expense.
- You only realize the bike's keys are in your pants pocket after you've put on all of your riding gear.
- The more riders around, the more likely you will:
- Forget the kill switch is in the off position while trying to start your bike;
- Ride off with the sidestand down;
- Ride off with the petcock closed;
- Ride along for miles with the turn signal on;
- Get stung by a bee and do a roadside crazy dance shedding your riding gear.
- The scarcity of motels and camping spots depends on how late in the day it is.
- Your first successful multi-gear wheelie will be past a heretofore unobserved police officer who dislikes motorcycles.
- How long it takes to receive any back ordered part is proportional to how badly it is needed.
- When your throttle cable snaps, you will always coast to a halt in front of a crack-house bust in progress.
- The patch-wearing guy named 'Tiny' really DOES want to know what you are looking at.
- Your battery will die at the exact same time something else on the bike breaks and you will think they are related.
- The cute girl is probably talking to you despite the fact you own a bike.
- The chance of rain depends on how accessible your rain gear is.
- A bad day of riding is better than a good day at work.