Public service announcment. 

"bob and john" (bobandjohn) 01/30/2015 at 16:07 • Filed to: None

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PMS. the silent killer.

Symptoms of parked motorcycle syndrome include pacing back an forth, irritability, headaches, nausea, and depression. If you or a loved one are suffering from PMS, please get out and find a bike and go for a ride. Prolonged exposure to a parked motorcycle with a full tank of gas has been proven to drive you completely insane.

For Sweden > bob and john 01/30/2015 at 16:08

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Parked Motorcycle Syndrome sounds like something that would greatly extend your expected lifespan.

bob and john > For Sweden 01/30/2015 at 16:11

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nice try sweden

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > bob and john 01/30/2015 at 16:23

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Mine is covered in snow and ice (and a cover) and the carbs are are need of a rebuild anyway so I can't even ride it in the snow (a thing I have done in the past...) *SOB* and I'm moving soon so and my landlord has already warned me about "projects" in the basement...

bob and john > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 01/30/2015 at 16:26

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mine is a thousand miles away (literally) I dont know what would be worse. a bike to sit but not ride, or a bike tht I cant ride.

nermal > bob and john 01/30/2015 at 16:37

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Mine is in the corner of the living room, on stands. So at least I get to see it regularly.

Last week I put my gear on and sat on it for a bit, while making vrooming sounds. Just to make sure everything still fits, of course. My first day out is in 2 months. Gotta be ready!

bob and john > nermal 01/30/2015 at 16:38

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my first day is in at least 3....grrrr

Tekamul > bob and john 01/30/2015 at 17:06

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I expect 45 more days, minimum, until I can get my bikes out of the shed. It feels like forever

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > bob and john 01/30/2015 at 17:41

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That is a very cool SV.

Love it with the single sider... but then again, I once owned an NT650 Honda Hawk GT... a V-twin aluminum frame single-sided swingarm bike from 1989... that format has always appealed to me, and I love fixed-bearing half fairing bikes... sleek lines above the wheels, mechanicals visible between the wheels.

An SV1000S with a VFR or Triumph swingarm conversion would definitely be high on my list, and pretty much the top of my japanese-manufacturer list of bikes.

Unfortunately the Parked Motorcycle Syndrome was exacerbated by delayed maintenance dystrophy, and the hawk was sold as a casualty of other financial obligations, which remain a factor that continually impedes my hobby funding capability, but I am hoping that my motorcyclectomy is reversible at some point in the future.

Uncle-Buckled-Knees > bob and john 01/30/2015 at 17:46

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It was 70 here two days ago so I got to take the bike out. That 3 minute trip around the block still lingers...

bob and john > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 01/30/2015 at 17:46

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6th gen VFR800 SSSA's actually bolt right up to seond gen SV's. AND they could be had with ABS. I'm VERY tempted to get one, but i need to get the bike riding first, and with uni and what not, and the fact that I may want to replace it in a few years, I dont really want to spend the $

pip bip - choose Corrour > bob and john 01/30/2015 at 18:59

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move to a warmer climate so you can ride all year round? ;)

bob and john > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/30/2015 at 19:07

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you know...if it wasnt for the free health care here in canada...I would seriously think about making my way down to california....

pip bip - choose Corrour > bob and john 01/30/2015 at 19:09

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Spain/Portugal maybe then?

somewhere in Africa?

south east Asia?

India/Sri Lanka?

bob and john > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/30/2015 at 19:11

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expensive housing in europe
africa: lol nothing really in my feild (or girlfriends feild)
too polluted
....no

but with housing and ciosts of living so cheap in the states...once me and here get out of uni and have a year or two under our belt as adults, i'm going to bring it up with her....

JEM > bob and john 01/30/2015 at 19:12

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I optimistically shoveled the 3 feet of snow away from the shed where mine is stored just on the hopes that someday, it might be warm/clear enough to ride in the next month or so.

It's been just over a month since I rode and it's all I can think about in the back of my mind when I' driving the Jeep to/from work.

The Compromiser > bob and john 01/30/2015 at 20:59

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I suffer fromPMS. I speak out in the hopes that it strengthens others to speak out. Maybe together we can change peoples persperception of this crippling syndrome and get this global warming thing into high gear.

End PMS. Melt the caps. Ride or die.