Kickstand down! Kickstand down!

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  • Skateguy50

    #16
    Great story and dont worry, as they said I am sure he realized what you had tried to communicate to him after and will react differently next time.

    It would be amusing to write an account of the tale from the other guys point of view

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    • Frank Z.
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      • Austin, TX

      #17
      Originally posted by Skateguy50
      It would be amusing to write an account of the tale from the other guys point of view
      "Dude on Jap crap was admiring my badazz ride today, so I gave him the finger and left 'em in the dust."
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      • ctex

        #18
        Invaluable technical advice, beautiful pictures and literary excellence = the greatest forum on the web. Thanks nikipnut, you made my day.

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        • 850 Combat
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          #19
          I hit a guard rail in Carmel on my Commando back in '79 or '80 because I left the side stand down after gassing up. Had been riding all night, bucause my buddy's new KZ550 had electrical problems (wiring harness plug undone).
          sigpic Too old, too many bikes, too many cars, too many things

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          • Guest

            #20
            Great Story

            Please siiiiir! May we have another. Happens all the time in the Frozen Tundra. I understand it`s Heardly Daversonville but "Can`t we all jus` get along"? Great story.
            Originally posted by Octain
            Did you write that?
            I usually cant read long posts but I couldnt stop on this one.

            Hellava story!

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            • duaneage
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              • Apr 2004
              • 6149
              • Wilmington Delaware

              #21
              Originally posted by JEEPRUSTY

              A bike cannot be both a horse and a female dog.
              Depends on the bike........
              1981 GS650G , all the bike you need
              1980 GS1000G Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely

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              • Guest

                #22
                At first I thought you were writing about me, but then noticed this took place in Kansas and I hadn't been in Kansas in many years.

                Wierd some people you meet on the road, was gonna ride alongside some guy with a new Suzuki 650, he made it perfectly clear to stay far away from him, so I did, left him sitting still.

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                • Killer2600

                  #23
                  Very creative story but gallegheresk is not found in any english dictionary.

                  The story feels like fiction, I can't see very many making it onto the interstate with their kickstand down. If it shall be a malfunction and came down on it's own then that rider is inevitably screwed and reduced to making right hand turns and curves.

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                  • oldrookie

                    #24
                    Originally posted by Killer2600
                    Very creative story but gallegheresk is not found in any english dictionary.

                    The story feels like fiction, I can't see very many making it onto the interstate with their kickstand down. If it shall be a malfunction and came down on it's own then that rider is inevitably screwed and reduced to making right hand turns and curves.
                    It may not be, but it should be. Great word and I shall officially adopt it.

                    Lots of folks ride their cruisers with little to no left lean, or any lean at all...can see it happening.

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                    • 1_v8_merc

                      #25
                      It's possible...People are dumber than you think!
                      My brother was behind a Harley last week, and his tire was Wobbling at an angle!
                      The rider was being jerked all over the place, as the suspension was completely failed.

                      After 15 minutes of laughter, they tried to signal the guy...but he was completely oblivious...

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                      • niclpnut
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                        • Peculiar, MO

                        #26
                        Originally posted by Killer2600
                        Very creative story but gallegheresk is not found in any english dictionary.

                        The story feels like fiction, I can't see very many making it onto the interstate with their kickstand down. If it shall be a malfunction and came down on it's own then that rider is inevitably screwed and reduced to making right hand turns and curves.

                        The Gallegheresk is in reference to the stand-up comedian Gallegher who used props in his act. One of the most famous is smashing watermelons with a sledge hammer.



                        I couldn't believe he made it one the highway either, but there he was.
                        Last edited by niclpnut; 04-12-2012, 10:58 AM.
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