As For Night Riding...Are Ya SKEERT???
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From: On a hill among the hills, PA
Don't ride Halloween nite... too many pranksters out there causing mayhem. Too many kids runnin around and some of them unsupervised. Had two kids one nite around Halloween with what I thought was a rope across the road and as I come up on them the both appeared to pull it taught... joke was on me the rope was in two pieces!!! Real friggin funny... almost went down trying to stop and worse yet could't run fast enough to catch the little bastards!!
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: In the Pacific Northwest, a few hours east of Seattle.
Don't like riding at night on the interstate, especially east of the Mississippi River. The trucks all seem to come out at night and play games - there will be a solid line of semi's in the right lane, while 2 or 3 will be trying to pass them all in the left lane. Can't see **** in the road until it pops out from beneath the semi directly in front of you, and they're all moving between 70 and 80. The buffeting is huge. Takes the fun out of it.
I wouldn't mind night riding if I was alone on the road and it was clear and dry, but a crowded interstate at night is crazed. I find a hotel and aim for an early start next dawn.
I wouldn't mind night riding if I was alone on the road and it was clear and dry, but a crowded interstate at night is crazed. I find a hotel and aim for an early start next dawn.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: New York
OK that was dangerous of them and thank God you didn't put the bike down trying to avoid it. OK now that it's over, can I laugh my F-in *** off at the prank itself..... as long as no one got hurt of course...
Don't ride Halloween nite... too many pranksters out there causing mayhem. Too many kids runnin around and some of them unsupervised. Had two kids one nite around Halloween with what I thought was a rope across the road and as I come up on them the both appeared to pull it taught... joke was on me the rope was in two pieces!!! Real friggin funny... almost went down trying to stop and worse yet could't run fast enough to catch the little bastards!!
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From: On a hill among the hills, PA
yeah you can laugh... some friends of mine thought it was hilarious too!! Ohh well like I said I don't ride around that time of year at nite!!
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Oklahoma City, OK
I have a little anxiety about what’s going to happen when I hit my first critter at night……they come out of nowhere it seems and we have tons of them around these parts. I just hope that I roll over it and it doesn’t put me down. I’ve had several close calls already with hitting them.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Cold Lake Alberta, Canada
I love to ride at night although Keeper doesnt. We have a huge white tail deer population along with Mulie's and Moose.
My buddy got wiped out by a white tail on his softail at 11:30 in the morning. So deer run night n day just more at night.
They are way quicker then our reactions so..sometime ....it pays to be prudent
My buddy got wiped out by a white tail on his softail at 11:30 in the morning. So deer run night n day just more at night.
They are way quicker then our reactions so..sometime ....it pays to be prudent
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: scurry, TX
Kids in my neighborhood were out doing that to cars a few weeks ago. Used an "invisible" rope in broad daylight. Cars would stop and wait for them to lay "it" back down. They would finally do it and the cars started moving again.
Gotta admit. It was pretty funny. At least they didnt' do it to make anyone stop short and were safe about their little prank.
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Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
My answer is no,
I have already experienced the joy of a deer running in front of me at 6:00 AM and hitting it broadside at 40 MPH,
Deer died, I didn't,
Did not change my riding habits,
Day or night,
I ain'ta skeerta nuttin,
I consider it the possibility of Early Retirement,
I have already experienced the joy of a deer running in front of me at 6:00 AM and hitting it broadside at 40 MPH,
Deer died, I didn't,
Did not change my riding habits,
Day or night,
I ain'ta skeerta nuttin,
I consider it the possibility of Early Retirement,
Last edited by ButtMan1000; Sep 28, 2009 at 03:55 PM.
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