Amen to "it's too late".Originally Posted by Wild1Poet2
When you are pulling a large travel trailer, there is a rather large view-obstructed area behind you -- one that can easily hide something as narrow as a motorcycle. If the bikes came up on the trailer quickly and four bikes passed, it's not likely the pickup driver knew anyone was still back there.
As for the LOUD PIPES angle, these days I wouldn't trust that anyone can see me, much less hear me -- especially around here,
I wouldn't have chanced it.
Kinda reminds me of cop vid I saw of a guy on a sport bike running red lights.
or Russian roulette. Nobody lasts very long playing against those odds.
I almost cut my hair, it happened just the other day.
It was gettin' kinda long, I could've said it was in my way.
But I didn't and I wonder why, I feel like letting my freak flag fly
This story just gets weirder and weirder -- two chain reaction motorcycle accidents occur in the Rossmeyer funeral procession:
ORMOND BEACH, Aug 04, 2009 -- More than a thousand people attended services this morning to remember the life of Bruce Rossmeyer, the Harley-Davidson dealership mogul who died last week in a motorcycle accident.
Before the funeral, two chain-reaction accidents occurred involving several motorcycle officers escorting members of the Rossmeyer family to the church. Six motorcycles went down. The accidents occured on North Halifax Drive in Ormond Beach, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A group of 30 police motorcycles were traveling north, two per lane, on Halifax.
The front group slowed; the back group could not "for some unknown reason," FHP said.
The first crash involved two Port Orange motorcycles and a bike from Daytona Fire and Rescue. The second involved two Daytona Beach motorcycles and one from Ormond Beach. Both Daytona officers were treated at released at Halifax Medican Center.
wow that is a big funeral
Life is best experienced in the company of a woman.
Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker
I'm not here for a long time I'm here for a good time.
Bruce "leased" motorcycles to the city for $125 a year.
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So they can afford to crash a few of them into each other.
I still think it's eerie to have these cops crashing into one another in the funeral procession. It's like Bruce is still with us, or these guys are the "Keystone Cops".
Personally, I never heard of the guy. There are alot of good points brought out in this thread though.
"Ride your own ride" is the most important in my opinion. Group rides generally involve a wide variety of skill sets anymore, and often the ones rearward are the amateurs. Too often they are inclined to "follow" what those ahead are doing.
Riding in a group requires dead on attention to whats happening ahead in the distance as well as the bike right in front of you, especially if in close ranks at high speeds. A brake light can need an instantaneous response.
Surely this guy was no amateur, but I know the thought process Drebbin alluded to. Arrogance. Fuck this asshole and his big fat fucking trailer, I'll twist this throttle and blow by his fuckin ass so fast his eyes will spin. Been there.
Its good to listen to guys like Arthureld who learned the hard way, and adopt their wisdom without the pain.
It makes a sad statement when simply doing the right thing makes a person into a hero; it makes a sadder one still when it makes them into a criminal.
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It's always smarter to learn from someone elses mistakes.
I almost cut my hair, it happened just the other day.
It was gettin' kinda long, I could've said it was in my way.
But I didn't and I wonder why, I feel like letting my freak flag fly
And the carnage continues:
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was taken to the hospital Wednesday night after falling from the stage during a concert in South Dakota.
The rocker fell off the stage in Sturgis, South Dakota while his band was playing the song "Love in an Elevator," the Rapid City Journal reports.
The 61-year-old fell while dancing around in an attempt to entertain the crowd after the sound system stopped working during the song.
Concert-goer Lance Yellow Robe tells the Rapid City Journal that Tyler was on the stage's catwalk when he fell, and security rushed to help him. The crowd cheered for the singer when he got back up.
Tyler was taken backstage to be evaluated by medical personnel. Later, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry informed the audience that Tyler was being taken to an area hospital.
Tyler was a friend of Rossmeyer.
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