> my bike was just about the last to have one of these before the
> New Age of Enlightenment
apparently after this 'New Age',someone figured out how to prevent these
problems with tipping over by putting four wheels on a motor or bicycle.
then they discovered you can add more seats, CD changers, a roof, windows
(later, roll-up windows!), and wipers. my car has only sort of one of
those, but i can dream, can't i?
i generally thought the danger from these two wheeled machines were from
other 4 wheeled machines, but now i see they are dangerous all by
themselves!
be careful!
-james '4 contact patches per vehicle' creasy
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>
To: Kelly, Katie <kkelly@spss.com>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: BIKE CRASH
> On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Kelly, Katie wrote:
>
> <tales of public humiliation and carnage snipped>
>
> I decided a long time ago that we're going to look like complete idiots at
> fairly regular intervals throughout our lives, and there's just not a lot
> to be done about it. Fortunately "America's Funniest Videos" now can at
> least render it profitable.
>
> Back in the days of Yore, I rode motorcycles as my sole means of
> transportation. Yore wasn't very far along technically, so instead of the
> neat little integrated ignition-switch fork locks, there was a separate
> lock down on the steering head itself to lock the steering to one side or
> the other- my bike was just about the last to have one of these before the
> New Age of Enlightenment began. Not once, nor twice, but three times to
> my best recollection the following sequence ensued:
>
> Walk briskly out of mall to motorcycle parked on sidewalk, pulling on
> helmet.
>
> Swing leg over bike, pull in clutch, put key in ignition, put bike in
> neutral, pop up sidestand.
>
> Hit start button, click shifter into first, let out clutch, feed gas,
> attempt to straighten (still locked) front wheel, perform rapidly
> descending spiral into pavement...
>
> KeS
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