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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 08:12 PM
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I have nothing against riding like that (most of us have done it at one time or another) but to me riding in shorts and flip-flops is a no-no. Just sayin'.
 
Old Jul 31, 2012 | 08:17 PM
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Way, "back in the day", at least 40 years ago, I remamber how the wind would get inside the beer can and spray beer all over.

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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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PA tags. So it is possible, but if so he wasn't doing that at the time. Cool trick if there is no one around. Here's one that'll really blow your mind!!!

 
Old Jul 31, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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I think they cover that in the super advanced rider class.
 
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by bhaxton
In the summer of 85 I made a trip to Ca. in my El Camino. I coulda been the guy that handed you the beer. (Dun it a bunch times).

I wish I could say it was you, but I would remember an El Camino. It was four kids in some kind of small car. I think they got as much of a kick out of it as I did.

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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by bwana1
Way, "back in the day", at least 40 years ago, I remamber how the wind would get inside the beer can and spray beer all over.

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Absolutely. I think about a third of it ended up on my chest but the rest still tasted good and the spray cooled me off.

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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 07:23 AM
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Wow. Never seen that photo before. In 06 on my way to daytona rode next to a guy riding no handed for over an hour and he would nod off occationally. He was crazy. We were on I95 in n. Florida.
 
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Charles Darwin?
 
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