James Burleigh
Well-known member
Coming home tonight down five-lane, scenic Hwy 24 (photo, far lanes heading east toward Mt. Diablo)....
...traffic is very thick, snaking along at a good clip. I'm where I like to be--in the No. 1 lane, threading (sharing
) between the number 1 and 2 lanes, like most riders like to be.
Hello, what's this???? You have GOT to be kidding me!
Off to my right, between the two far-right lanes, is a Vespa :blink: moving up between the cars at a faster rate than I am. That dude stayed ahead of me for about five miles. It was some kid with blue jeans, tennis shoes, and a full-face helmet, with his knees together and his head down. To be honest, I was filled with admiration: "Look at you, dude! You are the freakin' man!" He was out there running with the big dogs, and I do mean SUVs.
I finally lost sight of him (because he got so far ahead--yes, let me have it! ). But then I spotted him on my exit. The only reason I caught up to him was because he had pulled off to the side of the ramp, maybe to adjust something, or maybe to cool down his tires and engine from being on fire. As I went by I gave him the wave. Dude earned it. :clapping:
So anyway, I was hoping I could come out from under the Avatar of Shame this weekend, but it looks like I'll have to carry that burden a little (a lot?) longer. In fact, has anyone got a Japanese ceremonial Seppuku knife? I know that's the next step, as someone pointed out in the earlier thread.
But in the event I don't manage to pull that Seppuku thing off (although Fang's insisting, the dear), then for my next bike I'm gonna get something with some power and acceleration for a change. :glare: Maybe something like this:
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...traffic is very thick, snaking along at a good clip. I'm where I like to be--in the No. 1 lane, threading (sharing
) between the number 1 and 2 lanes, like most riders like to be.Hello, what's this???? You have GOT to be kidding me!
Off to my right, between the two far-right lanes, is a Vespa :blink: moving up between the cars at a faster rate than I am. That dude stayed ahead of me for about five miles. It was some kid with blue jeans, tennis shoes, and a full-face helmet, with his knees together and his head down. To be honest, I was filled with admiration: "Look at you, dude! You are the freakin' man!" He was out there running with the big dogs, and I do mean SUVs.
I finally lost sight of him (because he got so far ahead--yes, let me have it!
). But then I spotted him on my exit. The only reason I caught up to him was because he had pulled off to the side of the ramp, maybe to adjust something, or maybe to cool down his tires and engine from being on fire. As I went by I gave him the wave. Dude earned it. :clapping: So anyway, I was hoping I could come out from under the Avatar of Shame this weekend, but it looks like I'll have to carry that burden a little (a lot?) longer. In fact, has anyone got a Japanese ceremonial Seppuku knife? I know that's the next step, as someone pointed out in the earlier thread.
But in the event I don't manage to pull that Seppuku thing off (although Fang's insisting, the dear), then for my next bike I'm gonna get something with some power and acceleration for a change. :glare: Maybe something like this:
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