By Rick Williams
Dirty paint, and rusty chrome;
torn seat cover over sun-baked foam.
Missing, cracked, or broken lights
on front, on back, on lefts and rights.
Wiring that was once in shape;
now full of breaks and wrapped with tape.
The brakes might work if they're applied,
but likely lock from the gunk inside.
Missing bolts and rounded nuts,
and cables full of nicks and cuts.
A left side pipe with nasty marks
from when a road made pretty sparks.
Spark from plugs? Not any more!
The battery--dead since long before.
The tires are quite a mystery;
how they hold air is beyond me.
Everything rubber is cracked or gone,
or nothing like the factory spawned.
The gas tank, capped, smells bad inside
from rotten old gas that has long since dried.
The fuel lines are yellowed, old, and hard;
the chain is there, but no chain guard.
Parts are few, and the bikes are old,
but I consider them to be pure gold!
