[ST] Been Around

["Masiak, Richard" <Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

I can definitely relate.  Scary part is I haven't been around as long as
you.  I've only been riding for 17 years and can safely say I've been thru
every (very similar) situation you've described except the fog.  Almost had
a thundersorm down draft blow me & my Goldwing off the highway.

Someone today asked my why do I ride in almost any conditions.  I can't
explain it.  It's like a part of me.  I just said you're either a real
motorcyclist or you not.

- -----Original Message-----
From: STeve Duncan [mailto:xhippy@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 8:47 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ST] AAARRRGGGHHH !!!!!!


Lowest temp I've ever ridden in; commute to work, was 12f and snow on the 
ground (Oklahoma).  Highest temp I've ridden in, on tour, 118f, right here 
in Tejas.  I've ridden thru hail (that hurts), and fog so thick you could 
not see the taillight of the bike in front, even at 5 ft. (scary), I've 
ridden thru tornados, (didn't realize it at the time), and cross winds out 
in the Tejas panhandle of 60mph, with gusts above that (!)  I've been in 
rainstorms that had semi's and police cars pulled over to wait it out, (why 
stop on a bike??), and one time the lightening was so bad we pulled into a 
rest stop, only to discover that it was a metal roof, with metal poles 
holding it up!  Time to move on.

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