Harleys built while AMF still owned the company. Any bike built in China, Brazil, an Eastern Block nation, or in my garage. Somebody other than Speedvision broadcasting the races. A persistent misfire in a motorcycle that s been sitting in the garage for a little over a year with a half-tank of fuel. Twenty-two helmets between you and the first turn brake marker.
Loud scraping sounds immediately following excessive application of throttle.
An abrupt silence that suddenly interrupts the loud scraping sounds. A voice through the fog saying, We ll know a lot more after the X-rays. Glittery stuff in the bottom of the oil change pan. A sticker reading Look Twice, Save a Life on the bumper of a crashed car. No red lights when you turn the key.