I recall an incident where I was cruising down a 4 lane highway in my Suburban. It started making an odd noise and I was busy trying to figure out what was going wrong with my truck. The noise got louder and I was becoming more concerned. Then an odd looking duck on an old Harley roared by me on the outside. He was obviously travelling long distance as he had a pack and a bedroll tied on the back. He was wearing a suede leather coat with long fringe and it was flapping like crazy. I cannot say that I ever saw him coming until he went by my door but I did hear him coming. I just did not have any clue that it was a motorcyle making the noise. It was a wierd incident and it has stuck in my mind. I am happy that I did not decide to change lanes or something and take him out in the process.
I also know from riding bikes (my last was a Goldwing) that people do not see bikes or at least do not give bikes enough room. I had cars back out of driveways in front of me more than once. I got real careful. My neck would start to hurt from looking both ways 10 times at each intersection (a bit of an exaggeration but one of the reasons why I no longer have a bike - I think I got old enough to be a bit smarter - my old Benz is my substitute for the bike now). Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of LT Don Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:16 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bike rider, loud pipes How do you know -- maybe you just didn't see it. The guy who t-boned me on my Suzuki in 1976 swore to the cop that I wasn't where I was when he hit me when he hit me. On 1/26/06, Tom Scordato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I do 45,000 to 55,000 miles a year in a car and I never fail to see a bike > coming, especially with head lights on. > > > -- 1977 240D 1983 VW Quantum turbo diesel 5-speed 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
