Re: Squidmanship

[dan & ann curcio <curcio@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I received this from the R6 list.  Thought you guys might get a kick out of
it.
Dan
Racine,WI

> > To: vfr@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Squidsmanship
> > From: VIFpilot@xxxxxxx
> > Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 21:09:41 EDT
> >
> > I witnessed a motorcycle accident this evening. Luckily, I wasn't
> > involved, nor was anyone seriously injured. I was sitting at a traffic
> > signal on my black VFR, when, amid a veritable concerto of throttle
> > blipping, I found myself bracketed by a pair of Calamarus Velocitus
> > (sp) aboard two Gixxers, a 600 and a 750. The soccer shorts,
> > sleeveless shirts, and unbuckled helmets were obvious tipoffs. The one
> > closest to me (the 750) was obviously greatly amused at my red stich,
> > and hollered something about snowmobiling in my direction, over the
> > racket eminating from his can. As the light changed, he tached the
> > Gixxer up to about 75%, and let the clutch lever fly. His bike leapt
> > away from the light, and immediately hooked handlebars with his
> > partner. Quite impressive. I sat there, idling, mouth open. They (the
> > squids) roared out into the intersection locked together like a
> > sidehack team. A split second later, they struck the curb and sailed
> > over a row of hedges into an Arby's parking lot. The bikes took the
> > low road, and plowed through the hedges. On the way through, they
> > separated, the 600 augered in midway across the lot, the 750 impaled
> > itself on the rear frame of a parked semi. Wow. I rode over (with
> > others) to see if they needed some aid (they did.) Luckily, they
> > appeared to have no injuries more serious than road rash on their arms
> > and knees. Both managed to retain their helmets, even though the
> > helmets were unbuckled. The 600 was ridable, if a little rumpled. The
> > 750 suffered serious fork damage.The 600 was showing 348 miles on the
> > clock. The 750 rider asked a couple bystanders where the guy on the
> > black BMW was, 'cause he had seen everything. Oddly enough, he meant
> > me. As soon as I ascertained that both had survived the crash (they
> > were arguing over who was at fault), I eased out of there. I don't
> > know how the bikes became attached, but it was a dazzling display of
> > squidsmanship. I was happy to see that neither sustained any serious
> > injury. They did manage to convince a large group of cage drivers that
> > motorcycles (particularly sportbikes) are dangerous.
> >
> > Ride safe,
> > Scott
> > 92 VFR750 (BMW)
> > Butler PA




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