A Motorcycle Thread About Absolutely Nothing!

I never heard WWI? no idea new
 
After our mission to the Charleston airport, we decided to head home instead of going to dinner with the group. About 8:30 p.m. we were on a four lane road approaching an intersection. I was in the right lane. There were two vehicles waiting to turn left facing us. As I got closer, the pickup turned in front of us. :shock:

Immediate reflex: use both brakes. Back brake hard. We started to skid, the back end started to come around on the right...I aimed for the left lane, let up on the back brake and the bike straightened up real quick :) and Reba's neck snapped the other way. We passed behind where the truck was. If I had tried to stop in my own lane, we would have hit the side of the truck.

At the next intersection we had a red light. A lady driving behind us came up next to us. She rolled down her window and asked if we were OK. She seemed more upset than we were. Reba gave her a thumbs up! :angel:
 
TinCanSailor said:
After our mission to the Charleston airport, we decided to head home instead of going to dinner with the group. About 8:30 p.m. we were on a four lane road approaching an intersection. I was in the right lane. There were two vehicles waiting to turn left facing us. As I got closer, the pickup turned in front of us. :shock:

Immediate reflex: use both brakes. Back brake hard. We started to skid, the back end started to come around on the right...I aimed for the left lane, let up on the back brake and the bike straightened up real quick :) and Reba's neck snapped the other way. We passed behind where the truck was. If I had tried to stop in my own lane, we would have hit the side of the truck.

At the next intersection we had a red light. A lady driving behind us came up next to us. She rolled down her window and asked if we were OK. She seemed more upset than we were. Reba gave her a thumbs up! :angel:
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whew.... *wipe sweat from my head*

I'm glad ya'all are ok... your incident is what I go thru on daily basis several times a day. awful I know but... it's NYC... today on the way to work - I guess the truck driver didn't see me so he changed to my lane which would pin me against the concrete barrier. I kept my cool and simply sped up before I got pinned in between like this classic Indiana Jones movie where he was about to be pinned by 2 large boats.

And then the truck driver saw me and got startled. he suddenly swerved back to his lane. I was kinda hoping he stayed on his course of action even though it could hit me but my evasive action is based on his course of action and I had sufficient torque to get out of it quickly.
 
Jiro said:
:giggle: at "computer bug". she had quite a history... with her experience and knowledge, she probably could fix FBI's "Sentinel" program in a jiffy!
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She was a very cool lady. She was very down to earth and nice to me even though I was young and inexperienced.

She's the only Naval officer I ever met who wore a hair net. :giggle:
 
Just got back a little while ago from a memorial mission. We did the Flag line at the widow's house for the one-year anniversary of the veteran's demise. He was a Vietnam veteran. It was very touching. She read an article about honoring veterans, her son read a poem, and American Flags were presented to the son and daughter. Each member of the family went through the Flag line and thanked each member. We all signed a remembrance book, and she took lots of pictures. Several of the PG Riders had also been at her husband's funeral. At the end, there was a balloon release.

The widow and her family invited us all into her home for fellowship and food after the ceremony. We had a good time together.

It was beautiful weather today, which made the ride very pleasant. :)
 
Tonight I installed my Garmin from my van to my bike :cool2: and rode to church and back. Found out how far off my speedometer was off. Since Garmin uses satellite and shows my speed, I'm sure it is correct. At:

30 on bike is actually 29
40 on bike is actually 27
60 on bike is actually 54
70 on bike is actually 65

So sad! :roll:
 
TinCanSailor said:
Tonight I installed my Garmin from my van to my bike :cool2: and rode to church and back. Found out how far off my speedometer was off. Since Garmin uses satellite and shows my speed, I'm sure it is correct. At:

30 on bike is actually 29
40 on bike is actually 27
60 on bike is actually 54
70 on bike is actually 65

So sad! :roll:
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yep.... same here... My speedometer was off by about +5 mph... which is typical since the law allows up to about +/- 5-8% difference. but hey.... it's ok since it will prevent reckless rider from trying to reach the limit :lol:

btw - I think you accidentally typed 27 instead of 37.
 
Reba said:
A comment from the newspaper:

"To the families, Sorry for your loss. I went through this about a year and a half ago when my husband was killed on his way to work. He was riding his motorcycle. He had on all the safety gear. My situation was different because he was killed by an illegal alien. Third offense with no license. All he was charged with was disregarding a traffic signal and released on 474.00 bond . He RAN a red light. He fled and can't be found. They made sure they did a drug test on my dead husband. No Drug TEST ON THIS MURDERER. Could this outcome be different if he tested positive for alcohol or drugs. I tried to get charges upgraded through North Charleston. Endless battle. My nine year old without a daddy always ask me if they will catch Martinez and put him in jail. I have to tell him no because they are not looking.(even though he never showed up for court, he was a flight risk) My son says "but he killed my daddy". No justice . A long and painful 1 1/2 years....
5/19/2010 11:27 PM EDT on Post and Courier "

This is very upsetting.
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sorry to hear about that :cry:.... this is why i kinda of backed off buying a crouch rocket and i know i love speed! and which is why i end up with a supercharged car....and god bless you...
 
Jiro said:
yep.... same here... My speedometer was off by about +5 mph... which is typical since the law allows up to about +/- 5-8% difference. but hey.... it's ok since it will prevent reckless rider from trying to reach the limit :lol:

btw - I think you accidentally typed 27 instead of 37.
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Yes, TCS made a typo; he was very tired last night. He's been working long, hard hours. Also, he had to get up early this morning because he's riding his bike to Beaufort to participate with the PGR in a Veterans Day parade and military cemetery ceremony. (It's about 70 mi. or 90 min. from here.)
 
I had a fun day today. Got up early and rode to Beaufort, SC, for their annual Veterans Day parade. It was 70 miles of cold but clear weather.

We lined up on a side road next to the national cemetery. There were about 40 of us veterans with some family members along for the ride. We rode near the back of the parade line, with the fire and police departments bringing up the rear.

The photos are of us waiting for the start.
 

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The parade route was filled with people on both sides of the roads, with many waving small American flags. We were about two blocks from the finish when a Harley trike died. Then another Harley. Then a Goldwing. My bike was showing very warm on the gauge.

We ended the ride by circling the drive in the cemetery. The other 3 bikes joined us later when they cooled down.

The Patriot Guard stood in a curved line behind the crowd during the ceremony. When the color guard formations (there were three different groups) were preparing to parade down the center of the cemetery, we moved down to the center and lined up on both sides. Then the color guard formations marched between us. We were on TV in the Beaufort area.

After it was over, time for a quick lunch and ride back to Charleston.
 

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TinCanSailor said:
The parade route was filled with people on both sides of the roads, with many waving small American flags. We were about two blocks from the finish when a Harley trike died. Then another Harley. Then a Goldwing. My bike was showing very warm on the gauge.

We ended the ride by circling the drive in the cemetery. The other 3 bikes joined us later when they cooled down.
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wait these bikes overheated..... in this cold weather?
 
Jiro said:
wait these bikes overheated..... in this cold weather?
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Apparently. We were stopping, slipping the clutch alot, stopping, etc.

It was about 70 at the time of the parade.

Either that was the problem or their maintenance?
 
TinCanSailor said:
Apparently. We were stopping, slipping the clutch alot, stopping, etc.

It was about 70 at the time of the parade.

Either that was the problem or their maintenance?
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DOH! I forgot that your weather is not the same as my weather :lol: That explains why these people were wearing light clothes and I was puzzled for a while there :lol:

hhmmmm.... who knows? could be bunch of reasons but since there were about 7 bikes including yours having to stop to cool down... I have heard that Harley bikes or similar (or V-twin) do tend to overheat while idling for a prolonged period of time so they install a large oil cooler. I mean.. who would idle their bike for that long like 30 min? It makes sense, right?

Harley has been around for over 100 years and they have already tested it in all kinds of weather. It is definitely capable of temperature ranging from Arizona's desert to Maine's winter however - it does overheat only when idling for a prolonged period of time. So people who install a large oil cooler are mostly police bikers or parader riders.

and... of course... the most common culprit is biker's negligence for not maintaining it properly. But if they did maintain it well and it still overheats.. one should consider choosing a different oil designed to handle high temperature efficiently.
 
This morning I rode down to the start of the "Toys for Tots" ride. This is an annual event sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. They collect toys for kids who would not have anything for Christmas. Registration was either a toy or $20 cash.

I would say there were about 3,000 bikers. The ride was police escorted for about 50 miles. The line (two wide) looked about 3 miles long. :eek3: Beautiful weather (mid 70's). Free lunch after.

A friend finally took a picture of me. :run:
 

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