accident on the freeway with pic
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Re: accident on the freeway with pic
11 May 2009 20:30
Did I mention - I brought the new Camera home - strapped to the same luggage rack... hehehehehe
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Re: accident on the freeway with pic
11 May 2009 23:29
I lost my leather jacket last summer on they way up to Canada to see Sandy. The trunk opened and it flew out and I didn't notice. I put an ad in the paper and two days later a woman called and said she found it. SWEET! I lucked out that time.
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Re: accident on the freeway with pic
12 May 2009 17:08 - 12 May 2009 17:11
My ex fell asleep on the back of my Kz650 riding back from Santa Barbie on Labor day....
Lurkin\' someplace near Azusa, CA.
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If it has two wheels or a skirt, theres gonna be trouble...
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Re: accident on the freeway with pic
12 May 2009 17:13
trianglelaguna wrote:
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GROUP HUG. GLAD IT ENDED WELL FOR YOU.well i drove to "the mans" house one night 23 yrs ago to score a 1/4 of some great weed...breif hello and thank you and away i went.....stuck it in my inner jacket flask pocket zipped up the zipper and high tailed it home to enjoy....side streets to the freeway and did my usual 110mph on the freeway for two exits and got back off to side streets and home.......in the house...the horror.....no toke em up in the jacket.....i knew right away that my precious was blowing around in the fast lane on highway 101 dodging tractor trailers and soccer moms.........so like Batman to the rescue.. i was out on a mission to get on that 101 fast lane.......and....and.....and....
There it was lit up in my highbeam like the forgivness of an old freind you dissed.....my heart leaped for joy....all was well in craig town that night.....i need a moment...snifff....sniffle...sniff....

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1977 Kawasaki Kz650C, 93 Yamaha FZR 600.
If it has two wheels or a skirt, theres gonna be trouble...
1977 Kawasaki Kz650C, 93 Yamaha FZR 600.
If it has two wheels or a skirt, theres gonna be trouble...
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Re: accident on the freeway with pic
12 May 2009 23:18
I recognize that Camera, Very robust but, Obviously not THAT robust lol.
Kinda makes you wonder who stills a kids present off the side of the road though... People these days
Kinda makes you wonder who stills a kids present off the side of the road though... People these days
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Re: accident on the freeway with pic
13 May 2009 09:45
Tip: Bungie cords, plastic bags and vibrating English motorcycles don't mix.
Years ago, going home westbound on the Long Island Expressway, rush hour traffic, from a long weekend out in the Hamptons. Bike at the time was a '74 Triumph Trident 750. Damp weather conditions, so I had my gear wrapped in plastic bags, bungie corded to the seat behind me. Now I'm in the left, fast lane, looking at the spinning lug nuts of the tractor trailers in the center lane. Now, if this was a curved part of the expressway, I probably wouldn't be here to tell. All of a sudden, my rear wheel locks up at 70 MPH. Pushing the clutch in does nothing. I start to panic, but manage to skid to a stop into the center shoulder next to the concrete barrier, with cars wizzing about. The eastbound traffic away from NYC wasn't bad, so I left the bike, hopped across and up an overpass where I found an NYPD cop. He came down with me, stopped traffic, and we both dragged the bike across the three lanes safely to the side.
Turns out a plastic bag wrapped sweatshirt wiggled it's way off it's bungie corded perch right into the spinning chain, ignoring the chain guard on it's way down to shred itself and lock the rear wheel.
These days, though not into the Goldwing mode of bike travel, I'm affluent enough to afford nylon tank and saddlebags:). But affluent isn't the word when it comes to steps you take to preserve your life!
Stephen
Years ago, going home westbound on the Long Island Expressway, rush hour traffic, from a long weekend out in the Hamptons. Bike at the time was a '74 Triumph Trident 750. Damp weather conditions, so I had my gear wrapped in plastic bags, bungie corded to the seat behind me. Now I'm in the left, fast lane, looking at the spinning lug nuts of the tractor trailers in the center lane. Now, if this was a curved part of the expressway, I probably wouldn't be here to tell. All of a sudden, my rear wheel locks up at 70 MPH. Pushing the clutch in does nothing. I start to panic, but manage to skid to a stop into the center shoulder next to the concrete barrier, with cars wizzing about. The eastbound traffic away from NYC wasn't bad, so I left the bike, hopped across and up an overpass where I found an NYPD cop. He came down with me, stopped traffic, and we both dragged the bike across the three lanes safely to the side.
Turns out a plastic bag wrapped sweatshirt wiggled it's way off it's bungie corded perch right into the spinning chain, ignoring the chain guard on it's way down to shred itself and lock the rear wheel.
These days, though not into the Goldwing mode of bike travel, I'm affluent enough to afford nylon tank and saddlebags:). But affluent isn't the word when it comes to steps you take to preserve your life!
Stephen
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Re: accident on the freeway with pic
13 May 2009 10:19
Glad to see that I am not the only one to "Lose a load"
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Re: accident on the freeway with pic
15 May 2009 11:52
trianglelaguna wrote:
man... it sounds like you and I would get along just great... haha
If you ever pass through Utah let me know.... We'll burn one down.
well i drove to "the mans" house one night 23 yrs ago to score a 1/4 of some great weed...breif hello and thank you and away i went.....stuck it in my inner jacket flask pocket zipped up the zipper and high tailed it home to enjoy....side streets to the freeway and did my usual 110mph on the freeway for two exits and got back off to side streets and home.......in the house...the horror.....no toke em up in the jacket.....i knew right away that my precious was blowing around in the fast lane on highway 101 dodging tractor trailers and soccer moms.........so like Batman to the rescue.. i was out on a mission to get on that 101 fast lane.......and....and.....and....
There it was lit up in my highbeam like the forgivness of an old freind you dissed.....my heart leaped for joy....all was well in craig town that night.....i need a moment...snifff....sniffle...sniff....
man... it sounds like you and I would get along just great... haha
If you ever pass through Utah let me know.... We'll burn one down.
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