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Post by dragonsparks on May 24, 2013 13:22:24 GMT -5
The heck with that. If I gotta go I wanna hit a cager truck loaded with Pit Bulls and go up in a huge "Nuclur" pit bully explosion, while Bob Dylan sings some ballad about outlaw scooters as the credits roll, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid like across the screen  spandi Your bad  And you also crack me up sometimes.  Dave |
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Post by devo344a on May 24, 2013 15:50:11 GMT -5
I really beleave it would have to be death Ive been through alot Blood clots in legs Stints in aorita but thats why I ride the scoot to get around and see alot of differerant things and its cheap on fuel  |
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Post by scooterrider on May 24, 2013 16:08:19 GMT -5
Not a whole lot and for the rare times I need it I hit the red button on my scooter to call for back up. Say hello to my backup  |
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Post by dragonsparks on May 24, 2013 16:44:30 GMT -5
I seriously don't know what you been  ,But only appropriate to share.  Cool vid though. Dave |
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Post by jwalz1 on May 24, 2013 17:54:06 GMT -5
Ever had a close call when you were diving?? I have had a really bad accident while driving, got t-boned by a red light runner who blew through the intersection at 50. Walked away just needing a couple stitches. I am glad everyone loves riding and will never give it up, but we each make a personal choice. I have a ton of hobbies and a couple of souped up very fun cars so if I lose the scooter it is not a big deal. I still have the ski boat, the scuba, the track days in the car, etc......... But I know a guy who went to Sturgis on his Harley and got in a bad accident. Was in the hospital for quite a while. A couple years later he went back to Sturgis and got killed on the way back. I will have my fun, ride safely in full gear, stay alert, and feel very comfortable and in control. It does not scare me and I enjoy it quite a bit. But if the day comes when I end up in the emergency room with any malady from an accident, then it was a nice run. Promise I made to the wife, I will get one of these things and be very careful, but if I get harmed by it, I am done and it was fun while it lasted.  |
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Post by dragonsparks on May 24, 2013 18:23:22 GMT -5
I fully understand ,As a Man you made a promice & as a Man you
intend to Keep it. I have Madd Respect For That...Sincerely
Dave
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Post by dragonsparks on May 24, 2013 18:24:36 GMT -5
I fully understand ,As a Man you made a promise & as a Man you intend to Keep it. I have Madd Respect For That...Sincerely Dave |
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Post by domindart on May 24, 2013 21:46:40 GMT -5
a bad accident would have to happen to make me stop.. I'm hooked
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Post by oldchopperguy on May 24, 2013 22:22:18 GMT -5
Same with 2 wheel machines, you wanna be able to separate your body from the machine. Back in 1964, in Chicago, I woke up to a bright, 55-degree SUNNY day in mid-January! Well, I broke out the old Harley chopper and proceeded to head downtown to enjoy the rare opportunity to winter-cruise... Now, I was sixteen, and not all THAT bright, and when you mix a 16-year-old with a sunny winter day, AND a 250hp bobber... Well... common sense sorta goes south.I was doing somewhere around  -100 (heck, the speed-limit was 70...) as I entered a sweeping curve (really GROOVING on how the whole world was WONDERFUL). As that sweeping curve ran under an overpass which shadowed the pavement, keeping it nice and cold, I found it was GLARE ICE..."Ole' Blue" went out from under my fat butt faster than a politician can dodge a paternity suit. Now, being 16 is really COOL... I still remember my only thought as I was about to die being... "Holy crap! I'm about to trash my $20-grand bike!!! NOOOOOO!!!"Well, God is good, and a minute later, "I got religion"... LOL! I sailed airborne across all lanes, and impacted a 10-foot snow-bank still doing near the "century-mark". I buried myself more than FIFTY feet deep into that HEAVEN-SENT ice-cold pillow. Yeah, I now know how a bullet feels when fired into the forensics-lab water-barrel... As I looked back, there came Ole' Blue, ALSO still doing warp-nine. Thankfully, the hog hit a few feet past my ballistic "entry" missing me, and burrowing in six-feet deeper than I did. We made fat-guy and chopper-shaped holes in the snow just like Wiley Coyote after the cliff breaks... LOLOLOL!Happy day, I only sprained some parts, broke a finger, and Ole'Blue was totally unscathed! How she slipped out from under me and cartwheeled into the snow WITHOUT ever sliding on the pavement, only the Good Lord can explain. Guess He loves choppers and the chrome and paint that resides on them...And THAT'S why you don't want to be seat-belted onto your bike! Yup. That's why.Leo (quite a bit more mature now) in Texas PS: After looking back at my "trajectory" I saw that both me and the Harley sailed right between the 4 x 4 legs of an exit-sign. Sometimes yer' the dog, and sometimes yer' the hydrant. I was one lucky (make that BLESSED) pooch THAT day. |
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Post by skuttadawg on May 24, 2013 23:05:26 GMT -5
I am unsure if death would stop as I would a ghost rider LOL .
Funny you mentioned a seat belt as my youngest daughter asked " Where is the seat belt daddy " when I bought my first China scooter 2 years ago .
I was in a bad wreck when I was 17 on my Suzuki GS 550 that broke my wrist , ate up my FF helmet and I had roadrash with gravel stuck in my arm . The next day I have a cast on my right arm and several bandages , I hop on the back of a buddies Kawaski 454 LTD and he pops a wheelie with me holding on only with my left hand . I told him " I can still whoop you with my left " LOL . I got to do my homework on cassette and had to learn how to write with my left hand . To this day , in fact today , I do the crossword puzzle with my left hand as I can write the same with ether hand only the slope is diff .
I have had a few mishaps when younger riding in the trails as I have 200 acres or more of woods to ride in and I blazed a few trails with a chainsaw and machete . The trick is if you wreck is to roll rather than slide with your arms and head tucked in . BarkBusters was one of my best friends in the woods . BB is a metal guard that goes in front of the levers and I had to saw off the tips in order to install it .
Everyday it is an adventure with so many dangerous cagers on the road with all of the texters , drunkards , dopers and those who do not pay enough attention to their surroundings . In order to be safe you have to not only be smart enough for yourself but them as well . Always ride in defensive mode and keep your distance from them . Never expect cagers will wait for you as it is hard to judge the speed of a scooter compared to a car . With a slow scooter stay on the right side of the lane and wave cagers to pass by rather than pile up behind you . Since I have fast scooters I like to jack rabbit when the traffic light turns green so I get ahead of everyone and have the road more to myself than be among heavy traffic . I have ridden on interstates and even on a street bike I would get nervous around semis and dump trucks . I was so wild as a teen that I would draft a semi as the vacuum from the trailer would pull me down the road with the clutch lever in . I did not believe it when I heard about it , so I had to test it for myself . I do not suggest anyone try it as I hate to hear about people getting hurt or killed . A week before I got my TaoTao coming home from college I saw a guy who was on a scooter get put in a body bag and man that hurt my mojo . I have lost many friends to two wheels and have a few in wheel chairs . Yes scootering is great fun but not without risks . I always do a 360 sweep of my surroundings as well as plot a course as far ahead as I can see and leave in room for " in case ofs " rather than getting boxed in
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Post by scooter12 on May 24, 2013 23:45:55 GMT -5
LOL.. Ya, could see myself as a ghost rider in the sky.. lol... I would be riding lightning bolts with the gods..
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Post by dragonsparks on May 25, 2013 10:44:28 GMT -5
LOL.. Ya, could see myself as a ghost rider in the sky.. lol... I would be riding lightning bolts with the gods.. May be that or trying to mod our clouds for more Speed.  LOL. Dave |
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Post by hank on May 25, 2013 12:14:59 GMT -5
Hi
Take care and ride safely
Yours Hank
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Post by richardthescooter1 on May 25, 2013 12:48:55 GMT -5
I Agree with Hank, only death would keep me off my scoot. If I had a bad accident (hopefully never) I'd find away to ride something again DX |
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-100 (heck, the speed-limit was 70...) as I entered a sweeping curve (really GROOVING on how the whole world was WONDERFUL). As that sweeping curve ran under an overpass which shadowed the pavement, keeping it nice and cold, I found it was GLARE ICE...
