www.CVOHARLEY.com
CVO Social => Ride Report => Topic started by: Twolanerider on July 03, 2005, 12:30:50 PM
-
Yes, I know, a topic titled "Why boobs are bad" does seem every bit as heretical as "too much chrome." But it was learned yesterday that they (boobs) can be.
Was a gorgeous day here yesterday so took the red bike out for the afternoon to no place in particular. Was down in southern McDonald county which is populated with (among other things) lots of streams and creeks that are bridged and swimmable. While crusing past one a pair of girls that had been down in the creek keeping cool were walking along the side of the road on their way back to wherever they were on their way back to.
Now when I say "girls" I'm meannig in this case like 18 to 20 years old and major babes and in bikinis. They see the bike, they smile, they wave, they laugh and they flash. Both of them pull their bikini tops up.
Knowing that it would be rude and unchivalrous not to admire the offering I, of course, watch. When it had gotten to the point that I could not simply turn around and ride backwards in the seat I did glance back forward. That's when there was a problem.
Was right in the middle of the lane; right where I knew I was. That wasn't the problem. The problem was that I was still doing about 55 mph in the middle of a lane that had already transitioned to a 90 degree curve marked at 20 mph and the red bike had not done me the courtesy of beginning at all to stage for the curve.
So we're already in the curve, thoughts of boobs quickly disappearing, shoving the bike down on the right footboard brackets and dragging the back brake and probably sucking blue jeans up where no blue jeans have gone before. With a little feathering of the throttle on and off to let the front wheel dive down farther and milk its way around the curve as necessary the bike got through the sweep. A new set of footboard brackets are in order. But everything else turned out ok. And that, everyone, is why boobs can sometimes be bad. [smiley=shocked2.gif]
-
I, for one, am impressed by your riding ability. Most would have paniced and dropped it. Nice to know the ole SEEG can handle that well in a emergency. Whew! [smiley=shocked2.gif] spyder
-
2Lane.....I think your quick response and obvious riding skills proved self defeating. Think of the "mothering" you missed by not putting it in the trees! [smiley=laugh.gif]
-
Maybe you should have labeled your subject, "You know you're a dirty old man when....." [smiley=laugh.gif]
Sounds like you put your skills to the test, glad you made it through OK.
-
FINISH THE STORY DID YOU GO BACK.
OTIS [smiley=laugh.gif]
-
I, for one, am impressed by your riding ability. Most would have paniced and dropped it. Nice to know the ole SEEG can handle that well in a emergency. Whew! [smiley=shocked2.gif] spyder
Spyder I'm not a hundred percent sure it's good to be impressed by someone watching boobs instead of roads [smiley=7.gif] . Like you though I was really pleased to see the SEEG keeps its wheels beneath it. Wouldn't have surpised me at all if it just slid right on out from under me through that turn. Good bike, bad Don [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]
-
2Lane.....I think your quick response and obvious riding skills proved self defeating. Think of the "mothering" you missed by not putting it in the trees! [smiley=laugh.gif]
BLM, just to give you some idea of how occupied my wee brain got during that little turn it was about a half mile later before it dawned on me to think about if the specatators had run up around the curve to see if the red bike made it. Gotta be slipping [smiley=nixweiss.gif]
-
FINISH THE STORY DID YOU GO BACK.
OTIS [smiley=laugh.gif]
Otis, I've got to admit if the bike had slid out from under me I'd have laid there and played it for all it was worth. But by the time I was down the road a bit and thought about it I couldn't think of a good thing to say if I went back. Somehow "can I see 'em again [smiley=bigok.gif] " probably just wouldn't have worked real good [smiley=nixweiss.gif]
-
You did good thats all that matters. Now for off the subject was that red piping on your seat was that something you had done or a option from the seat co.
OTIS
-
You did good thats all that matters. Now for off the subject was that red piping on your seat was that something you had done or a option from the seat co.
OTIS
Otis, the red on the seat was ordered that way. The seat comes from Corbin and they give you a bunch of color options for the body or the sides or the bead. I had them do the red bead on the seat and the backrests to kind of tie it all together.
-
[smiley=worthless.gif]
-
[smiley=worthless.gif]
Ok David, that's just not fair. At the time not soiling my Depends was more highly prioritized than reaching back, opening a saddlebag, grabbing the camera, catching the lens cap in my teeth, asking the flashers to raise their tops again, putting the camera back away, and completing the curve without planting bike, rider and camera in to a tree [smiley=beerchug.gif]
-
Ok David, that's just not fair. At the time not soiling my Depends was more highly prioritized than reaching back, opening a saddlebag, grabbing the camera, catching the lens cap in my teeth, asking the flashers to raise their tops again, putting the camera back away, and completing the curve without planting bike, rider and camera in to a tree [smiley=beerchug.gif]
Being the silver tongued devil that we know you are we can't imagine that you couldn't revisit the scene and charm the little ladies w/ all the charms into accomodating one simple little request [smiley=charming.gif].
-
Being the silver tongued devil that we know you are we can't imagine that you couldn't revisit the scene and charm the little ladies w/ all the charms into accomodating one simple little request [smiley=charming.gif].
Screamin', I'm not sure how positive an impact a guy's words can ever have when his blue jeans are still sucked in the post-pucker position almost to the knees ? [smiley=nixweiss.gif]
-
old school girl, can,t post the rest of the checkerd demon. I was 19 reading this stuff-AK