What the %$&@ is wrong with my bike?

[sugarcrook]

Yesterday I'm commuting home on the Monster when I notice it sounds... funny.  Like more chattery than usual.  So I try giving it some gas and the noise goes away a bit.  Back off the gas and it's there again.  This continues for a while and I'm starting to get pissed off.  I curse every Italian I can think of for building this piece of garbage and roll through what could be wrong with it as I pull up to a stop light. 

Then I notice a guy on a Harley pulling up behind me and his bike sounds like smashed ass.  He was behind me the entire time - farther behind when I was gassing it. 

Oops.   

Karmic justice - I got a shard of metal in my rear tire about 1/4 mile from home. 

[the_Journeyman]

Sucks about the tire part, but the Harley-interference is crackin' me up!

JM

[Juan]

 ;:| ;:| ;:|  Sorry, but it is funny cause it has happened to me... Specially when you are wearing ear plugs.. You can't really tell where the strange noises are coming from...

[mxwinky]

I'm trying to wrap my head around the sound of "smashed ass", but I keep cracking up.   :bang  Gotta love it!

[somegirl]

 

When I'm on my bicycle, I don't mind being passed by sportbikes, but I hate it when the Harleys go by.

They sound horrible, and take forever to pass!

[Manny]

I've had that exact same experience! Except for the tire thing. Glad to hear the bike is ok.

[Ducatiloo]

 ;:|  I once thought threw a bearing in my bike and it was just a bolt shaker 2 cars back.