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Old 09-21-2010, 11:18 AM
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I ride by a landfill twice a day during my commute. Not pleasant, especially when it's been scorching hot for days. Nothing like the aroma of steaming refuse.
 
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Old 09-21-2010, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by luv_my_harley
I think the place I pass is a dump, I can't see it, I don't know where it is but it is terrible! It burns my eyes, makes my nose run, and I have the urge to puke. Anyone puked while riding!!!
No... But I did get stuck behind a garbage truck yesterday. All I can say is thank god no liquid was dripping from it.
 
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Old 09-21-2010, 11:24 AM
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On my way to work I have to pass a sewer treatment plant..... If the wind is right or if the dumbass in charge doesnt add the proper chemicals its horrible. Other bad smells is roadkill that has been sitting in louisiana sun for 3 or 4 days.

I love the smell of a freshly plowed field. I grew up in the middle of a corn field and reminds me of when i was as a kid.
 
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I once was hit by a bird that hit my chest and got stuck under my jacket. The fluttering wings freaked me out till I got it free.
That would freak me out!
 
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trapped behind a tractor trailer for 2 miles on a windy road, wondering if it was raining, then passing and realizing it was a cattle trailer....ew
Best smell? riding behind a logging truck full of fresh hemlock...mmmm-like a giant air freshener
 
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Old 09-21-2010, 11:29 AM
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My dealership is in an area that has a lot of cow farms. When it gets hot in the summer and I go there ...... the smell is enough to knock a vulture off a gut pile !
 
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Rotting, decomposing fish near waters edge after a large fishkill from an algae bloom, cold snap, or mystery causes.
 
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On a hot August day you can ride the hills and hollows here and smell the pot growing. Although most of the time it smells like a skunk, I loves that smell.
 
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Originally Posted by luv_my_harley
The joyous smells of owning a HARLEY!
Do you think they smell different on a Honda?

I pass a pig farm on the highway on my work commute. If the wind's blowing the right direction, I can smell it in the car. On the bike, I smell it EVERY time.
 
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Worst smell...some animal that has been dead for a long time when it's really hot.
Got hit by a june bug right in the chest going around 60 with just a t-shirt on. Felt like someone shot me...but I've never been shot so I guess that's BS.
 


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