RE: Squidmanship

["Danilowicz, Paul S." <danilps@xxxxxxxx>]

Can't help but grin at these stories.  Down side is, of course, our image.   Up side:   These early crashers often become inexpensive racing machinery.

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> From: 	dan & ann curcio[SMTP:curcio@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 	Friday, September 17, 1999 12:44 AM
> To: 	ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: 	Re: Squidmanship
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> 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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