Did you see my later post where I adjusted my opinion?
I saw a vulture today pulling meat from a road killed skunk! Musta been hungry!!! The odor was still in the air as I passed.
Yes, I believe I read your update. We agree this one would have been tough to avoid no matter what speed the rider was traveling at. It was a matter of being in exactly the wrong place at the wrong time. Same thing could have happened at 50 mph.
Not so flash going around mild leftys either
Gives me the shits to the lack of protective gear thing.
A few years ago on a hot day I was sitting at a light when a young guy riding an RC51 pulled up beside me wearing a muscle shirt (minus muscles), shorts and some sort of sandals but he did have on an expensive replica helmet...he asked me if I was hot wearing all that gear and I said I'd rather be hot than having skin graph surgeries for weeks...when the light turned green, he launched that Honda like a rocket and disappeared into the distance...
There's a guy in my neighborhood that just got a zx6r. Most of the fairings are missing, the chain is noticeably loose. It's so bad that you can hear the chain slap the swing arm when he changes gear. The only protective gear is his helmet. Just a shirt, short and shoes. He rides up a residential street at least 50 mph. He's in his early 20's
I hit a squirrel once on the concours14 and thankfully she went under my tires. I have always worried about hitting something with my car or bike and the poor thing getting stuck somewhere, forcing me to have to dig it or its guts out of my vehicle. That would not be a fun day.Mostly squirrels out today dodging me as I passed. Some birds too, a couple flew with me about helmet high for a few yards. Kinda cool! I hit a squirrel the other day.
And here it is!
I was on I49 in Miss, riding along about 100mph, a guy on a pretty red busa wearing shorts, a muscle shirt, and sandals pull on the side of me, looks at me, pulls a wheelie doing at least 140 until I couldn't see him anymore. Yes, some are crazy in many ways. I pulled a wheelie when I had a honda 160 back in the late 60s. Doing no more than 30mph, fell and pulled skin from my wrist to my elbow at 30mph. Imagine if that boy would have hit the pavement at140 on a bike 3 times heavier going 5 times faster!! I remember the ER doctor saying, I don't know if I can stretch your skin and sew it. I said if you can't what then? I'll have to graft some skin from you, I said from where, he says your azz
, I never pulled another wheelie again. I thought if he grafted from my bum, I couldn't sit comfortably for a long time, and the pain, phew. I was stupid back then wearing a shirt with blue jeans and boots, but it didn't save my arm. Now, a ballistic coat, nice high-quality gloves, and ballistic mesh pants with medium-high leather boots even when it's 100 outside!!
Are you ready to hear the answer I’ve gotten from the coworkers that ride to the beach with their flip flops and swimming trunks already on? I quote: “if I go down, I want to die and not just be left like a vegetable the rest of my life”
Harley riders?? Or is that a stereotypical response?Are you ready to hear the answer I’ve gotten from the coworkers that ride to the beach with their flip flops and swimming trunks already on? I quote: “if I go down, I want to die and not just be left like a vegetable the rest of my life”
I just shake my head.
Mostly Harley guys, but this is Florida, so you see plenty of them on sport bikes too.
