Now what?
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RE: Now what?
I think Harleyfanreed said it best for all three of those... Stay at home and throw another log on the fire. I just thought these were prime examples of the stupid things we do sometimes in the name of our sport...
But you know they were having a great time until their incident....
But you know they were having a great time until their incident....
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From: Toms River, NJ
RE: Now what?
sure scout, pretty easy to say it
ever been out, maybe 20-30 mi from home, and that dark sky rolls, and it like "ooo crap"
looks like they 're on a crest of a hill or mountain
they wearin cold weather gear, so maybe it just rolled in.
i live in the north east, and it can change from great to crap in less then an hour,
it did it this morning, woke up, a nice 69, sunny, now 62, cloudy
also, i take runs sometimes, leave 6-7 ish, with no plans to return home till its dark
my scoot does not have a radio, and not alot of chances of seeing a tv weather report
ever been out, maybe 20-30 mi from home, and that dark sky rolls, and it like "ooo crap"
looks like they 're on a crest of a hill or mountain
they wearin cold weather gear, so maybe it just rolled in.
i live in the north east, and it can change from great to crap in less then an hour,
it did it this morning, woke up, a nice 69, sunny, now 62, cloudy
also, i take runs sometimes, leave 6-7 ish, with no plans to return home till its dark
my scoot does not have a radio, and not alot of chances of seeing a tv weather report
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RE: Now what?
Yeah, we've all been caught in stuff... I'm no exception. Wasn't trying to insinuate that I have never done anything I regretted. Sometimes it's nice to know I'm not the only one that does things of questionable merit. Although, I wouldn't have tried to ride across that stream...
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From: Concord, CA
RE: Now what?
Ya got to ride out of it.
A story that ends with "we hit snow, and had to call a tow truck" just doesn't sound to fun.
One that continues on through conditions you wouldn't want to take a 4x4 through, with cold, fear, pain, etc... Now that's a story to tell!
A story that ends with "we hit snow, and had to call a tow truck" just doesn't sound to fun.
One that continues on through conditions you wouldn't want to take a 4x4 through, with cold, fear, pain, etc... Now that's a story to tell!
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From: Austin, TX
RE: Now what?
One of the best rides I ever had, the girlfriend and I were racing a thunderstorm we could see in the distance. We had no where to be and tons of time to get there, so it wasn't that bad of a thing.
What was bad, was in the middle of the great plains, there was NO WHERE to hide, and my helmet was the highest thing around for miles.
Funny part, we were about 70 mph, if leather jackets, gloves, helmets, and out of no where a fellow rider past us at at least 90. Jeans, Tshirt, no gloves.
We made it ok to a little diner. I trust he was local so made it where he was heading. Good times.
What was bad, was in the middle of the great plains, there was NO WHERE to hide, and my helmet was the highest thing around for miles.
Funny part, we were about 70 mph, if leather jackets, gloves, helmets, and out of no where a fellow rider past us at at least 90. Jeans, Tshirt, no gloves.
We made it ok to a little diner. I trust he was local so made it where he was heading. Good times.
ORIGINAL: AcidRayn
wow, you guys are all such perfect people that youve never got suprised by weather?
be real!
i've sat under many a bridge waitin for a storm to pass.
i guess when you only ride on sudays you can talk
take 2 week putt, your bound to get some nasty on you somewhere
they really deserve frostbite? man, that cubicle must be a nice world
wow, you guys are all such perfect people that youve never got suprised by weather?
be real!
i've sat under many a bridge waitin for a storm to pass.
i guess when you only ride on sudays you can talk
take 2 week putt, your bound to get some nasty on you somewhere
they really deserve frostbite? man, that cubicle must be a nice world
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RE: Now what?
I guess it really depends on the experience of the bikers involved; very experienced - ride it out, newby - err on the side of caution and live to ride another day. The person I really feel sorry for is the one with the bike in the puddle/lake. I mean, I can imagine going in at 5 mph having no idea that the bottom was going to drop out. In Florida, where I grew up, because of all the limestone, in a hard rain sinkholes could appear in minutes. Man, what a shock that must have been!
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From: Palmer Alaska
RE: Now what?
Ever been "swimmin'" on your Harley????
Ask any rider present at the Alaska State HOG Ralley of '05, held in Fairbanks AK!!!!
One HOT and SUNNY afternoon (Sat.), our group (12-16) bikes, headed north toward Chena Hot Springs. We were all havin' a great ride. (with all those H-D's, baggers, & cruisers, and only 2 riders brought their jackets[:-]) There we are 'bout 20 miles out, and here comes over the mountains, the nastiest clouds we've seen in a long while. We pull over to evaluate, and decide, it's headed toward us, and we should probably turn back (someone's thinkin' in the group), so we do. Well the decision to turn back was a wee bit to late, we were taken over by the most horrific storm plelting us with 3/4 - 1" HAIL!![:'(]
Did I say already the only 2 jackets were around, and most were only in t-shirt, one poor sucker had just his skin (he looked pretty cool when we left on the ride[8D]). We were forced to duck under somebody's porch (have no clue who's), glad it was there!! Called for our chase veh. to pick up pass. (I was a pass.) So before I hopped in the truck, I gave "skinny" my jacket
, as he is my "best friends" ol'man!! Within 15 min. the low roads were flooded 'bout 12-15" of water, and the guys got back to camp in H-D canoes!!!
Lesson learned, take jackets, and you can't predict the weather by the sky!![8D]
Ask any rider present at the Alaska State HOG Ralley of '05, held in Fairbanks AK!!!!
One HOT and SUNNY afternoon (Sat.), our group (12-16) bikes, headed north toward Chena Hot Springs. We were all havin' a great ride. (with all those H-D's, baggers, & cruisers, and only 2 riders brought their jackets[:-]) There we are 'bout 20 miles out, and here comes over the mountains, the nastiest clouds we've seen in a long while
. We pull over to evaluate, and decide, it's headed toward us, and we should probably turn back (someone's thinkin' in the group), so we do. Well the decision to turn back was a wee bit to late, we were taken over by the most horrific storm plelting us with 3/4 - 1" HAIL!![:'(]Did I say already the only 2 jackets were around, and most were only in t-shirt, one poor sucker had just his skin (he looked pretty cool when we left on the ride[8D]). We were forced to duck under somebody's porch (have no clue who's), glad it was there!! Called for our chase veh. to pick up pass. (I was a pass.) So before I hopped in the truck, I gave "skinny" my jacket
, as he is my "best friends" ol'man!! Within 15 min. the low roads were flooded 'bout 12-15" of water, and the guys got back to camp in H-D canoes!!!Lesson learned, take jackets, and you can't predict the weather by the sky!![8D]
