Great Motorcycle quotes!

I don't know the exact quote by Schwantz but it was something like "...don't turn until you see Gawd."

David

 

Kevin, Freddie, Colin, Doug and many others who grew up racing at Texas World Speedway were all familiar with the Mantra for Turn one. "Don't brake until you see god or Tom Landry!"

 

"Brake when you see Elvis. Everyone brakes at God."

 

"Don't you know who I am!?!? I'm John Kocinski!" John Kocinski to the California police right before they arrested him.

 

I thought that one was Tony Meiring to the trackday marshall?

David

 

My fav was Barry Sheene when asked what he liked best about MOTO GP... Hmmm...I guess it was the crumpet :big grin:

Another favorite from Riders School Instructor when a student ask how much to spend on a helmet... "If ya got a 5 dollar head get a 5 dollar helmet"

 

"Hey, you're Dave K aren't you? Hey man, I'm <interrupted>"

"We know who I am and that's all we really care about."

 

"It was full of inane chatter about prangs and shunts" - Mike Hailwood talking about his experiences in car racing.

 

I don't know why they put all those fancy gauges in there. I am going to run it till it blows up anyway.

 

The original Bell helmet print ad from the mid `60's whne they were the be-all end-all of helmets.

 

"Next to the mandatory helmet recomendation sticker on the fuel tank cover should be another sticker that states 'Caution, twisting the right side hand grip of this vehicle may tend to alter the rotation of the Earth' " Motocyclist review of the "new" V-Max 1987(?)

 

"Go in deeper and come out faster" Kenny Roberts

We assumed he was talking about racing but may have been referring to post-race activities

 

What Michelin man balloon, I never saw a Michelin man balloon. Kenny Roberts

 

You never know how fast you can go...till you fall down...Dave Aldana

 

The older I get, the faster I was.

 

"Maaaaaaaan shieeeettt... What you do to them tires?" - Random guy at Tuscaloosa Chevron station wearing chrome helmet.

 

That one is SOOO true! The other problem is that sometimes the brain does not restart itself once the helmet comes off!

 

Unknown reporter: "Barry, what goes through your head when you crashing like that?"

Barry Sheene: "Your ass, if your going fast enough!"

 

See sig, I think it was Kevin Schwantz. So verry true.

 

"If you have a question about the rules, RTFRB first, then ask." - me, Summit Point Rider's Meeting, 1996 (?)