and the beat goes on

Was talking to my cop friend yesterday about an accident which pretty
much gummed up I-8 the other day. Another classic Harley incident;

BTW, got the detail on the fatal accident I mentioned. Sure enough, it
was a motorcycle. 63 year old just went out and bought a new
motorcycle, got his permit a couple of days before the accident, wasn't
allowed to drive on the freeway anyway, centerpunched the guardrail on
Interstate 8 at Fletcher Parkway and was wearing a non-approved helmet.
Tells you all you need to know right there. Guess that was some
mid-life crisis.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/thu/metro/news_2m23cycle.html

I sure hate to see this happen. Somebody's dad/grandpa, ya know? But,
with all the training available these days, it doesn't have to happen.
And, if you ask any rider (except some Harley aficionados) they'll
quickly tell you the same things; buy good protective gear, take the
basic riding course, and START WITH A SMALLER BIKE!

There's just no excuse for this. None. I don't know if it's vanity,
stupidity, or the image thing, wanna-be Harley riders simply don't want
to be seen riding a "lesser" model of bike. Truly, it's "death before
Honda."

Incidentally, I was gonna go up to Julian today for a beemer thing in
the mountains, but looking out the window this morning as the sun is
coming up, there's an eerie pall of smoke covering about 90% of the sky.
They're calling for high winds in the mountains and deserts. Guess I'll
stay home and do something else...wash my bike, maybe.

barbz

 

There's just no excuse for this. None. I don't know if it's vanity,
stupidity, or the image thing, wanna-be Harley riders simply don't want
to be seen riding a "lesser" model of bike. Truly, it's "death before
Honda."[/QUOTE]

Well, I do know one guy that owns a HD and a Honda, but he's the
sensible type. But otherwise *ding*, spot on.

That's quite a mess down there innnit?

--
muddy

Testing the limits of gravity since 1947.

icq - 219328929

 

Well, I do know one guy that owns a HD and a Honda, but he's the
sensible type. But otherwise *ding*, spot on.

That's quite a mess down there innnit?
[/QUOTE]

Yop, and getting worse. New fires breaking out all over the place.
Fergeddabout washing the bike; with the rain of ash coming down here,
there's little point. It's just gonna get all ashy again.

Ashenly yours,
barbz

 

Get this; the fire jumped I-15. People heading north started doing
U-turns and driving back south in the northbound lanes!!!

Yeah...I am not going anywhere 'cept to the market today! I watered some
new bulbs I planted this am, and the sullen red sun reflects off the wet
pavement like molten fire. Everyone I know is staying home today.
They're living on canyons, out near the back country, and I myself am
next to a weed-infested vacant lot. It is apocalyptic, especially in
Scripps Ranch where it's eucalyptic as well. If this ng had a binaries
capability, I'd post a couple of views from my yard...

barbz

 

What a total waste! Maybe we need some kind of licensing for
motorcycle salesmen. You know: "Check for M-class endorsement on
license before sale of large motorcycles."

With the level of expertise that guy was demonstrating, he may not
have known there is another brand of motorcycle.

Foehn winds still blowing up here in the Bay Area. You'll have them
for at least another 24 hours. So far we've been lucky with the fire
situation.

Al Moore
DoD 734

 

You can e-mail to the muddyUNDERSCOREcat address and I'll put them on my
webpage.

--
muddy

Testing the limits of gravity since 1947.

icq - 219328929

 

Nope. With the state's financial woes, he wants to register all the
expensive vehicles he can.

I guess that about sums it up.

Actually, it's the generic name for such winds, the Santa Ana in
southern California, the Chinook in Alaska...

Air moving up a slope (the Sierras in our case) cools, and loses it's
moisture through precipitation. The resulting dry air is denser, and
moves back down the slope, heated by adiabatic compression (further
reducing the relative humidity) and picking up speed as it goes.

Then it hits the dry grass of the coast ranges. Whoosh!

Al Moore
DoD 734

 

In any case, the right to own a motor vehicle is independent of the
right to drive one. If I want to buy a Harley and hire a chauffeur to
haul me around on it, that should be my privilege.

Rich, Urban Biker

 

I think our Badgas group burned up the SoCal roads a little too much!!!

Seriously... we stopped in Julian for lunch on our Badgas ride from Sac
to San Diego Oct. 11... what a wonderful place... one bite of their home
made apple turnovers and my eyes just rolled to heaven...
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm good...

Larry L
94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it... the extended warranty in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/-xlax-/

 

You get that glow from the top floor of the Rosevelt hotel a lot
...something to do with the ghost of Elrong.

for being such a fool, the fire

Yes...naturally.

Phil Scott

 

When I started riding again last year after a 20 year lay off I was totally
rusty to say the least....but I knew it so I took it real easy until I got
used to bikes again...it took months. If a guy doesnt realize the problem
he would be in deep trouble imho...as it was I came close to loosing it a
few times on bad reflexes and errors.
sv650

Phil Scott

 

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:56:51 -0800, "Phil Scott"

When I resumed riding after a shorter hiatus than that, I went out and
got myself some retraining...

Al Moore
DoD 734