Foreign Object Encounters
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From: Del Boca Vista
VA S2K, WOW!!! 
She drove over a refrigerator-sized box????
Yikes. I've been brave enough to do right over things like Coke cans (never in the StooK!) or paper bags when it is inevitable, but I don't think I could just be tooling along and see this BIG HUGE cardboard box in the road ahead, and then say to myself "aaaahhh. It's just a really HUGE box... it's probably empty, so WTF."
These days you're asking for trouble if you drive over anything: plastic bag, little cardboard box, etc.
She drove over a refrigerator-sized box????
Yikes. I've been brave enough to do right over things like Coke cans (never in the StooK!) or paper bags when it is inevitable, but I don't think I could just be tooling along and see this BIG HUGE cardboard box in the road ahead, and then say to myself "aaaahhh. It's just a really HUGE box... it's probably empty, so WTF."
These days you're asking for trouble if you drive over anything: plastic bag, little cardboard box, etc.
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From: Erock is da shizzle
Kinda of an inside thing for the Toronto boys, We were driving to a restaurant during our meet. We pulled over to the side of the road so some of us could part ways, When I notice my car is covered with this really weird pruple stuff. It was almost like Neon. After we parked Geordie lent me his cleaner and we all noticed it hit 3 or 4 of our cars!.
You kinda had to see it to understand. But this was no ordinary bird dodo
You kinda had to see it to understand. But this was no ordinary bird dodo
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From: Woodstock
About ten years ago, I was riding my Honda 600 Hurricane out to get a sub. There was a storm blowing in some distance away but I thought I had plenty of time. As the lady handed me my sandwich out the drive in window, lighting struck the building!
I gassed it out of there and by the time I made ti out of the parking lot, BIG drops of rain started pelting me. I headed for home and there was a car stopped right in the middle of the 3 lane road. I was getting drenched so I went around at about 30 mph. Then I realized why the car stopped. Three live power lines were whipping in the wind and I was too close to stop. I downshift and gass it thinking the less amount of time I spend in the danger zone the better and luckily the lines all 3 came down at the same time and I went right over at about 50 mph.
Just as I realize I'm safe and just had the close call of a life time, I look ahead and see only this greyish green curtain covering the road directly ahead. I could see branches and stuff and it looked like an ocean wave breaking only verticle. I looked to the left and saw a brick liquior store and was thinking about ducking behind there but it was too late. The "curtain" was only half a second away.
I clamped my knees and elbows hard against the gas tank and put my head down knowing it is impossible to kiss your a$$ goodbye with a full face helment. The wind shook me like a rag doll. I could see the road by looking down my leg at the lines, as I was pushed into the turn lane, then the oncoming lane in quick order The bike was shaking and I saw the curb coming fast. Having road raced a few years, that using the gas instead of the brake can save you, I heeled the bike over into the wind and watched the lines to guide me back. The bike surged with 2 big bucks and I made it to my lane just as the wind was gone. Suddenly I realized I was doing 80 and there was a huge oak tree laying across the entire in street.
I got stopped in time and just touched the 100+ year old tree. Catching my breath, I noticed the brick store I had thought about hiding behind was leveled except for the cooler. I found out later that night on the news that's where the employees hid from the tornado!
Let's see that 3 power lines, one 100 year old tree and a tornado in a span of 15 to 20 seconds. I should have called the tabloid papers: Headline: Man Rides Hurricane Through Tornado My pulse rate goes up every time I tell that story, and I'm shaking now, no lie.
I gassed it out of there and by the time I made ti out of the parking lot, BIG drops of rain started pelting me. I headed for home and there was a car stopped right in the middle of the 3 lane road. I was getting drenched so I went around at about 30 mph. Then I realized why the car stopped. Three live power lines were whipping in the wind and I was too close to stop. I downshift and gass it thinking the less amount of time I spend in the danger zone the better and luckily the lines all 3 came down at the same time and I went right over at about 50 mph.
Just as I realize I'm safe and just had the close call of a life time, I look ahead and see only this greyish green curtain covering the road directly ahead. I could see branches and stuff and it looked like an ocean wave breaking only verticle. I looked to the left and saw a brick liquior store and was thinking about ducking behind there but it was too late. The "curtain" was only half a second away.
I clamped my knees and elbows hard against the gas tank and put my head down knowing it is impossible to kiss your a$$ goodbye with a full face helment. The wind shook me like a rag doll. I could see the road by looking down my leg at the lines, as I was pushed into the turn lane, then the oncoming lane in quick order The bike was shaking and I saw the curb coming fast. Having road raced a few years, that using the gas instead of the brake can save you, I heeled the bike over into the wind and watched the lines to guide me back. The bike surged with 2 big bucks and I made it to my lane just as the wind was gone. Suddenly I realized I was doing 80 and there was a huge oak tree laying across the entire in street.
I got stopped in time and just touched the 100+ year old tree. Catching my breath, I noticed the brick store I had thought about hiding behind was leveled except for the cooler. I found out later that night on the news that's where the employees hid from the tornado!
Let's see that 3 power lines, one 100 year old tree and a tornado in a span of 15 to 20 seconds. I should have called the tabloid papers: Headline: Man Rides Hurricane Through Tornado My pulse rate goes up every time I tell that story, and I'm shaking now, no lie.
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Speed 2000, You can take the cake and eat it too.
What a story!
I thought GregStevens would no doubt have some great adventures to share, but man....you almost had a chance to meet Dorothy.
Come on Greg, I know you got some good ones....Share them!
What a story!
I thought GregStevens would no doubt have some great adventures to share, but man....you almost had a chance to meet Dorothy.
Come on Greg, I know you got some good ones....Share them!