OLD SAYING
Experience is what you get when you didn't what you wanted !!!!!
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>
To: "LandSpeed List" <Land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] 1000miles in 24hrs on a bike? ( no LSR )
> From The terror of Highway 101
>
> : Then he took off like the Devil and there was fire in his eyes!! He
> said "I'll go a thousand miles before the sun can rise." But he hit a
> screamin' diesel
> that was California-bound" And when they cleared the wreckage, all
> they found - - - -
>
>
> So I decide I want to try this 1000 mile ride called the Iron Butt, Bun
> Burner.... this is an organization that establishes records and goals for
> idiots like ME... LOL I got on my BMW F-650 single cylinder ( which is
> cheating really cause the bike was built for this kind of stupidity ) and
> I
> rode..... here's an bit of what happened....
>
> ...
> Wanna know how far you can push yourself on a scooter in a single day....
> these guys are for you....
>
> quick story... so... in the middle of the night... between 2 and 300
> miles...
> I get into really heavy Road construction to go with my Really heavy Rain
> and
> FOG... and I'm running along at ... what 70mph... speed limit is 60 and
> I
> can see far enough in front of me to brake... so I'm fairly comfy... (
> okay
> I'm scared freaking to death... but Gotta act manly here right? )...
> anyway
> I'm focused at infinity... and the next thing I know... the bike
> literally
> falls out from underneath me.... just gone.... like a freaking amusement
> park
> ride... freaking GONE... oh wait... there it is... spanking me in my
> falling
> ass... The road crew took 8-10" of material off that area... so I'm
> gathering
> my senses back...and Yep... UP we go... into the Wild Blue Yonder... up
> and
> away... into the sky.... Hmmm Always remember to at least try and
> breath...
> It's hard I know.. but if you have air your brain works better... Okay
> it's
> landing... cool... hmmm I really gotta do some more off road work with
> this
> bike... Wow.... then I look up and the freaking lane is going to the right
> to
> go around some freaking bridge and the lanes got that Shoulder of asphalt
> that
> they think is cute... Damn it man... I'm still trying to breath here...
> Wow... and the answer is YEP... I pulled over and looked for my
> Cigarettes.... didn't have any so I downed two cokes... an aspirin and
> promised myself that next time I saw god at 4 in the morning... I'm gonna
> ask
> a few questions...
>
> I'm not sure this gig is going to be part of my life.... BUT what a kick
> in
> the ass.... quite a challenge...
>
>
> Just thought I'd share the latest lunacy...
>
> Keith
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