Subject: Re: BLAMMO! Long.
Author: paul-@comcast.net
Date: Apr 26, 2005, 10:09 AM
Post ID: 1718766665
WOW!! Not cool, but glad you made it home safe.
Paul
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| Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy Stocks and Index Funds for just $4 No Account or Investment Minimums and No Inactivity Fees Automatically invest weekly or monthly and build your future. http://click.topica.com/caadlVFb1dfltb6GIoLa/Sharebuilder ------------------------------------------------------------------- I was out for a ride on my G-5 Sunday. I had ABATE businness to take care of in Wickenburg. I took off about 8:00am as I wanted to atrtend the MMA's swapmeet and buffet breakfast. It was a good turnout dispite Sat. night's rain, and everyone hung over from the nighttime NASCAR race at PIR. I saw a few friends, bought a few goodies(had too! swap meet rule) and had a nice breakfast. As I got on the bike and headed towards Wickenburg, I looked at the horizona and saw some left over rain clouds, that seemed to be hanging right over my destination, so I decideds to ride back home and grab some rain gear. At my exit of the freeway, I saw a triker sitting along the breakdown lane. Pulled over and asked "Wassup"? out of gas. Be right back, I said. I gassed up my bike and a small gascan I picked up from home, and returned to the biker. Gave him the gas, and he got his trike going right off. Cool trike too. Stroker V-dub engine pushing 2200cc and BIG carbs. So I go back home, gets my rain gear and head back out. This time I decide to go a different way, as the weather is nice, and I have alot of time before the meeting. So I head west. I go 50 miles west of Phoenix, turn of at Wintersburg and take the Vulture Mine Road to Wickenburg. This is anice two laner that runs thru some scenic mountains. On the 33 miles of road, I saw just two cars, both going the other way! After the meeting, I decide to go home the same way, as the roads thru Wickenburg were packed with travelers comeing home from the big Laughlin River Run. So, back I go. Now this is open range, and there are several cattle guards on the road. I was tooling along about 60, when I crossed one of these cattleguards, and, BLAMMO! I hit that thing HARD! Holy Cr*p! I slowed down abit too see if I could feel any differece in the bike, at all. I didn't so I kept on. I should have stopped. The cattleguard chewed about an 8" chunck of rubber out of the tire. I had just put this tire on mayby two months ago, to ride to California. I ran all the way home duing about 80! I didn't know anything was wrong till I was pulling off the freeway and coming to a stop, when I felt a bump-bump-bump coming from the rear. I said to my self, I must have bent the wheel. I pulled off into a grocery store parking lot and put the bike up on the stand. I spun the tire to inspect the rim, and when I saw the piece of tread missing, I bet I turned white as a ghost! I made the sign of the cross, thanked Jesus for getting me home, and swore to allways stop and inspect the bike after ANY incident!! The Arizona Kid LFL 009 Tom Short AZ MGNOC Rep Phoenix, AZ ========================================================== Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Get the latest weather, sports, and lifestyle news you can't afford to miss, all at a price you can afford to pay! Click now! http://click.topica.com/caaa9eYb1dfltb6GIoLf/TopOffers ========================================================== |