I was watching a three-wheeler with forks like that come down the street. About the time he would have been slowing down to turn into the side road, that front wheel started flopping from side to side. The rider was doing all he could to control the handlebars. I was coming up my driveway at the time and stopped aways back from the street cause I had no idea where he was going to end up, and I'm pretty sure he didn't either. He got the bike stopped and eased it into the side street. I didn't wait around to see what happened next.
I've owed a lot of Harleys. Never had a desire to ride with a look at me, look at me attitude. It was a personal time to me. Never rode local at rush hour or downtown. I mainly rode secondary roads and loved the Blue Ridge. Five o'clock in the morn, third gear, 35 mph just banging through the corners. Did some a lot of tours so got caught in all sorts of situations on them. Anyway, never was much for showing off or drawing attention.
We used to make our bikes when we wuz kids with chopped off forks from "donor" bikes (ones we stole from the other neighborhood kids) almost that long. None of us had any sense to secure the multiple forks with anything more permanent than a couple of hammer strokes until someones rig came apart and they lost a few teeth. God times, good times.
That fork is for tossing salad....
ReplyDeletea u-turn is easier than you think
ReplyDelete"Gimme 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around."
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Dang, beat me to it.
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I was watching a three-wheeler with forks like that come down the street. About the time he would have been slowing down to turn into the side road, that front wheel started flopping from side to side. The rider was doing all he could to control the handlebars. I was coming up my driveway at the time and stopped aways back from the street cause I had no idea where he was going to end up, and I'm pretty sure he didn't either. He got the bike stopped and eased it into the side street. I didn't wait around to see what happened next.
ReplyDeleteHow about crossing a railroad track? He needs a heavy duty skid plate
ReplyDeleteDaryl
Two parking spots? Bet the idiot that drives this around has a red rubber nose and size 40 clown shoes.
ReplyDeleteWhere are the Ape Hangers?
ReplyDeleteI've owed a lot of Harleys. Never had a desire to ride with a look at me, look at me attitude. It was a personal time to me. Never rode local at rush hour or downtown. I mainly rode secondary roads and loved the Blue Ridge. Five o'clock in the morn, third gear, 35 mph just banging through the corners. Did some a lot of tours so got caught in all sorts of situations on them. Anyway, never was much for showing off or drawing attention.
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DeleteI foresee a horrific death wobble incident in the near future.
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We used to make our bikes when we wuz kids with chopped off forks from "donor" bikes (ones we stole from the other neighborhood kids) almost that long. None of us had any sense to secure the multiple forks with anything more permanent than a couple of hammer strokes until someones rig came apart and they lost a few teeth. God times, good times.
ReplyDeleteThat's not a U turn kinda hog, that's an open highway straight line kinda hog...... If built right it'll track straight and true at 100 + mph
ReplyDeleteJD
When cool is more important than can...
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