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From: Eugene, Or
Wind can knock down an Ultra
I led a group of guys over the hill from Ferwood, CA to Point Conception a couple of years ago. The road was rough, narrow, under construction in several areas so lots of gravel. When we finally got the the last corner and the road started to run along the beach I stopped for a photo op and to apologize for what I had led the rest through. Putting the bike on the jiffy stand a walked back toward the rest when there sere several shouts from the guys and then a loud noise behind me. Turning I say my Ultra laying on the right side. I had been careful to place the stand in a low spot so there was plenty of lean but didn;t help in this case. Don't know what the gusts were other than strong. Only other person to dismount was to come to my aid in righting the monster.
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+1 i agree there is no way the wind did those and i noticed the same thing down the street that the other bikes are still up. this was done with the hands of a bad person
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From: Ft. Washington, Md.
No one was trying to get in the gate...I really think it was the wind. Cant say what the gust are here, but as you see they arent parked on a level surface. I showed the pick to a fellow rider in my office who rode his Duc in today and he said he had to fid a good spot because he was also afraid or the wind gust.
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From: north of Daytona
Even with REAL dominoes....when one hits another, it ends up laying on top of the other domino?
Those bikes aren't close to touching. In the second picture I notice some bikes in the background....standing. Diferent wind for them I guess, unless they arrived later.
Plus the 'wind' would have to blow the bikes upright and then 'over center' to have them fall to the right.
I don't think wind did this. Any security video cameras outside that building?
Chuck
Those bikes aren't close to touching. In the second picture I notice some bikes in the background....standing. Diferent wind for them I guess, unless they arrived later.
Plus the 'wind' would have to blow the bikes upright and then 'over center' to have them fall to the right.
I don't think wind did this. Any security video cameras outside that building?
Chuck
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