Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just be careful Nathan! The automobile drivers seem to think the bikes can stop on a dime, when in all reality, they only have about a dime of rubber on the pavement to use for braking. I like the story about the SUV:s :) Daniel At 10:16 24.03.2003 +0100, you wrote: >Hi Daniel, > >Most Harley riders do not ride very much, they spend much more time >polishing the chrome than actually riding. And if as much as a cloud >appears in the sky--forget it! It is quite common to see pickup trucks (or >SUVs) with Harleys on the trailer heading to events like the Daytona Bike >Week, pull over 10-20 miles before the destination so that the owner can >triumphantly ride into the venue as if he had just come from New York or >wherever. So if your concern is about motorcycle safety, you should worry >much more about owners of the crotch rockets--they actually ride their >bikes, and at speeds that a Harley rider can only dream of... > >Me, I am more of a BMW or Ducati kind of guy, but current budget only >allows for my Suzuki GS500. > >Nathan > >Daniel Ridings wrote: >>My wife calls the Japanese cycles: Sewing machines. They just don't have >>the right rumble (and she's short ... can reach the ground from a Harley). >>Nice to look at, but I worry about people riding them. >>Thanks! >>Daniel >-- >Nathan Wajsman >Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > >e-mail: nathanw@bluewin.ch >mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > >Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm >General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html