Forgot the basics

"Hobbes" <khobman800@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> In article <4802dff7$0$5735$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
> "Zen Cohen" <aturny@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> >>> On Apr 12, 10:20 pm, "Burr" <> wrote:
>>
>> ....That stuff just happens
>> > so fast.
>>
>> I had a sudden "oh shit" moment today that could've been the end of me.
>> Went
>> for a bike ride along the beach today. Almost home, I heard a car
>> skidding
>> right behind me. About all I could do was think "I'm going to find out
>> what
>> it feels like to get hit by a car." I felt the impact but nothing much
>> happened. The car had veered and clipped my rear wheel. The speed limit
>> on
>> this street was 50 MPH so the car must have been going pretty quick when
>> it
>> hit, but I didn't even go down.
>>
>> Check out pics of my rear wheel:
>> http://good-times.webshots.com/album/563095772QeIzHc
>>
>> I am lucky to be alive with no injuries.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> How the heck did you manage to keep that up?

I'm amazed by that, too, because my sense of balance is not all that good.
Also, I was clipped in and decelerated so fast with the sudden right-angle
wheel and flat tire that I almost didn't have time to unclip from my pedals.
I think I was just lucky that I wasn't hit that hard and that I happened to
make all the right moves.

Jeez. Glad to see you
> aren't hurt.

Thanks

"Homer Simpson" <
>
> Ultra violate rays make the plastic in the helmets more brittle. You are
> supposed to replace your helmet at the beginning of each season.
>

Damn Homer, you a helmet salesman or what???

Wish you hadn't said that, I got helmets that are 40 years old. The old
funny looking ones.

Burr

On Apr 15, 1:04 am, "Burr" <pitzra...@earthlink.net> wrote:
[...]

> Curt, I live and have lived overseas a lot of my life.
>
> I NEVER walk in a room or meet a person on the street with out doing the
> "What If Routine".
> I always have a way out and a way to "TRY" to protect myself.
>
> Burr

Burr, wishing you continued Sousa Days and may you never have to put
into practice what you consider those necessary actions in order to
protect yourself.

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On Apr 15, 1:58 am, "Zen Cohen" <atu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
[...]

>
> I don't believe in that fate stuff.

I thought that was Christian doctrine, actually. The number of hairs
on your head and the number of days yadayada.

[...]

> <snip> I had a Honda
> V65 Magna, one of the first ever crotch rockets and a fantastic bike. About
> the same time I got it my brother, who could not afford a Harley in his
> younger years but became very successful, opened a Harley dealership. The
> patrons grumbled when I parked my "rice burner" there so he asked me to park
> on the side whenever I came to visit. It was hilarious how elitist those
> Harley guys were. I like Harleys but they're way overpriced for what you
> get, IMO.

I've been fortunate to ride with many Harley riders who, although
proud of their machines, don't disrespect other brands.

re "Anyway, there's no escaping fate, what have you."
>
> You realize believe that?

I really believe that it's worthless to worry about the unpredictable
and unseen. You can, however, prepare for the worst without living in
fear. Uh, what was the question?

Again, VERY glad to read of your survival. Too many people die on two
wheels. Ride safe and look out for the idiots!

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On Apr 15, 3:16 am, Andrzej Rosa <bakt...@yahoo.com> wrote:
[...]

> What does this term "crotch rocket" mean? I thought that it described a
> race replica kind of bike, but Magna is definitely not one of those.
> Though I heard that the smaller Magnas like yours actually handled,
> which wasn't usual for Jap bikes of that era.

I thought it simply meant any of the super speedy, plastic-cowled
bikes like Katanas, Gixers, etc.

[...]

> Not my style, though I could try a Buell.

Hey, it's still a "Harley!" I have a Sportster which offers me
plenty of get up and go for my riding style. Regardless, anything with
two wheels is *hella funner* than stuff with more!

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On Apr 15, 11:55 am, "Zen Cohen" <atu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
[...]

> The V65 Magna was the fastest production bike for a short while in the 80's
> and it was plenty fast for me and my slow reflexes and low threshold for
> excitement. Nowadays there are plenty of smaller bikes that'll beat it. (But
> it'll still blow the buddy pegs offa Curt's lil' Sportster.)

No doubt. Mine's a stock 883.

I love my scoot, regardless!

http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/sportster.html

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On Apr 15, 2:40 pm, "Homer Simpson" <homersimp...@springfield.com>
wrote:
[...]

> Ultra violate rays make the plastic in the helmets more brittle. You are
> supposed to replace your helmet at the beginning of each season.

EACH SEASON???

I thought recommended was three years? Just purchased a new 3/4
helmet. Had my full-face Shoei for about ten years. D'OH!

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On Apr 15, 10:22 pm, "Burr" <pitzra...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> "Homer Simpson" <
> > Ultra violate rays make the plastic in the helmets more brittle. You are
> > supposed to replace your helmet at the beginning of each season.
>
> Damn Homer, you a helmet salesman or what???

ahaHAHA! I hadn't thought of that possibility.

> Wish you hadn't said that, I got helmets that are 40 years old. The old
> funny looking ones.
>
> Burr

None 40, but two that are ten-plus.

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"Curt" <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 15, 1:04 am, "Burr" <pitzra...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> [...]
>
>> Curt, I live and have lived overseas a lot of my life.
>>
>> I NEVER walk in a room or meet a person on the street with out doing the
>> "What If Routine".
>> I always have a way out and a way to "TRY" to protect myself.
>>
>> Burr
>
> Burr, wishing you continued Sousa Days and may you never have to put
> into practice what you consider those necessary actions in order to
> protect yourself.
>
> --
>
>
In today's world it is just a way of life. If I see the same car two time in
one day I write down the plate number, if I see the same car two or three
days in a week I write down the number.
I always know two ways out of every place and I am very careful about where
I go in the first place.

And, that's any where in the world, the USA is just as bad as the rest of
the world.

Burr

Dnia 2008-04-16 Curt napisa³(a):
> On Apr 15, 3:16 am, Andrzej Rosa <bakt...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> [...]
>
>> What does this term "crotch rocket" mean? I thought that it described a
>> race replica kind of bike, but Magna is definitely not one of those.
>> Though I heard that the smaller Magnas like yours actually handled,
>> which wasn't usual for Jap bikes of that era.
>
> I thought it simply meant any of the super speedy, plastic-cowled
> bikes like Katanas, Gixers, etc.

Both Suzukis. Coinicidence? ;-)

But both are true and beloved classics nowadays. I've a Gix. Not for
sale. Ever.

>> Not my style, though I could try a Buell.
>
> Hey, it's still a "Harley!" I have a Sportster which offers me
> plenty of get up and go for my riding style. Regardless, anything with
> two wheels is *hella funner* than stuff with more!

OK. I'll admit that I'd try a Sportster too. Just don't tell it to my
Jap riding friends. ;-)

--
Andrzej Rosa 1127R

"Burr" <pitzradio@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Curt" <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c8b0f47b-0f86-4e78-86ad-83d7f1e77f5a@b64g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>> On Apr 15, 1:04 am, "Burr" <pitzra...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> [...]
>>
>>> Curt, I live and have lived overseas a lot of my life.
>>>
>>> I NEVER walk in a room or meet a person on the street with out doing the
>>> "What If Routine".
>>> I always have a way out and a way to "TRY" to protect myself.
>>>
>>> Burr
>>
>> Burr, wishing you continued Sousa Days and may you never have to put
>> into practice what you consider those necessary actions in order to
>> protect yourself.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
> In today's world it is just a way of life. If I see the same car two time
> in one day I write down the plate number, if I see the same car two or
> three days in a week I write down the number.

I once saw the same car five times in one day. I wrote down the license
plate number the fourth time. Called the cops the fifth time. Turns out it
was my own car in my own driveway and I'm losing my mind.

> I always know two ways out of every place and I am very careful about
> where I go in the first place.
>
> And, that's any where in the world, the USA is just as bad as the rest of
> the world.

Tell me about it. One day I saw the same person five times lurking around.
Finally called the cops and it turns out it was my wife in our home. I'm
being sent to the group home next week. Hope they have a gym.

Burr wrote:
> "Curt" <curtjames@gmail.com>
>>
>> When I ride my motorcycle I'm always looking for the "what if"
>> situation: What if that guy runs the red light? What if that person
>> turns left? What if I follow too closely? You ever hear of SIPDE?
>
> Curt, I live and have lived overseas a lot of my life.
>
> I NEVER walk in a room or meet a person on the street with out doing
> the "What If Routine".

Can you expand on your "What if" process - why when meeting a person?

> I always have a way out and a way to "TRY" to protect myself.

And why do you have to protect yourself? In what way?
>
> Burr

Curt wrote:
> On Apr 15, 11:55 am, "Zen Cohen" <atu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> [...]
>
>> The V65 Magna was the fastest production bike for a short while in
>> the 80's and it was plenty fast for me and my slow reflexes and low
>> threshold for excitement. Nowadays there are plenty of smaller bikes
>> that'll beat it. (But it'll still blow the buddy pegs offa Curt's
>> lil' Sportster.)
>
> No doubt. Mine's a stock 883.
>
> I love my scoot, regardless!
>
> http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/sportster.html

Great bike, Curt. Love to take if for a spin myself.