texting 'Wing rider.
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From: West Central Indiana
texting 'Wing rider.
I'm on a four lane rural highway just cruising along in the right lane running about the speed limit. I notice a bike coming up behind in the left lane, been watching it in the mirror for awhile. So this 'Wing finally slowly comes around me. It looks like it's got everything on it except the kitchen sink, more lights than an 18 wheeler, flags, antennas with the 'coon tails on them, the stuffed animal on the trunk and I can hear his stereo plain as day over my drag pipes at 2800rpm. The rider is wearing a tank top, cut off shorts and a ball cap. I just give him a nod and he just kinda looks down his nose at me and then turns his head away. He stays in the left lane, he's put down roots out there and he ain't moving over for nobody even though he's got traffic behind him. He keeps fumbling around with something in a fairing pocket but he slowly moves on while traffic is passing him on the right now that they have cleared me.
As luck would have it, the only stoplight on this road in 15 miles and I timed the light, he didn't. So he's just taking off, in the left lane as I roll through in the right lane at about 30mph. Shortly here he comes again in the left lane. This time when I look over as he slowly passes me again and the dumbass has his cell phone out and he's gotta be texting. Then he puts the phone back in the fairing pocket. A couple of minutes later he goes to get it out again and all of a sudden he's waving his arms all over the place and there goes his phone flying in the air and hits the pavement right in front of the car that's behind him. Now he's on the brakes and he wants over in the right lane, he turns his head to look and there goes his hat flying up into the air and here I come in the right lane. If you could have seen the look on his face lol. I gave him a big ol' wave and smile and went on down the road laughing like an idiot. Sometimes there is justice after all.
As luck would have it, the only stoplight on this road in 15 miles and I timed the light, he didn't. So he's just taking off, in the left lane as I roll through in the right lane at about 30mph. Shortly here he comes again in the left lane. This time when I look over as he slowly passes me again and the dumbass has his cell phone out and he's gotta be texting. Then he puts the phone back in the fairing pocket. A couple of minutes later he goes to get it out again and all of a sudden he's waving his arms all over the place and there goes his phone flying in the air and hits the pavement right in front of the car that's behind him. Now he's on the brakes and he wants over in the right lane, he turns his head to look and there goes his hat flying up into the air and here I come in the right lane. If you could have seen the look on his face lol. I gave him a big ol' wave and smile and went on down the road laughing like an idiot. Sometimes there is justice after all.
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Wouldn't want anyone to get hurt, but thats even worst than texting while driving a cage.
That is funny as he11 though and that would have been a really great video.
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Title that one --- man get wings on his Wing...
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Heritage = No radio,,,,No GPS,,,, No other Electrics cept what makes the motor and bike run and work,,, thats the way we want it....
That is funny as he11 though and that would have been a really great video.
. Title that one --- man get wings on his Wing...
...Heritage = No radio,,,,No GPS,,,, No other Electrics cept what makes the motor and bike run and work,,, thats the way we want it....
Last edited by oct1949; Jun 29, 2010 at 12:31 PM. Reason: added
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Am I missing something - isn't part of the idea of getting out on a bike to get away from all that stuff? I have all the elctronic gear and LOVE leaving it behind, or at least not checking phone until we take a break.
We love when the kids say "why didn't you answer the phone? and we say "because we were out on the bike!"
We love when the kids say "why didn't you answer the phone? and we say "because we were out on the bike!"
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We love when the kids say "why didn't you answer the phone? and we say "because we were out on the bike!"
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Am I missing something - isn't part of the idea of getting out on a bike to get away from all that stuff? I have all the elctronic gear and LOVE leaving it behind, or at least not checking phone until we take a break.
We love when the kids say "why didn't you answer the phone? and we say "because we were out on the bike!"
We love when the kids say "why didn't you answer the phone? and we say "because we were out on the bike!"
There is no need to be on the phone or texting while your riding.