[Spridgets] (no subject) Motorcycle riders !!!

[Tom]

Not quite as crazy, at least not in the same way:
http://www.kiddofspeed.com/

- tom


On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Shop at " Just Brits "
<shop at justbrits.com> wrote:
> << There is fast and there is stupid. >>
>
> And he qualifies as both, LAD.
>
> I like around the 1/2 of clip where you can absolutely tell that
> he "rubbed a handle bar" !!  2 or 3 times on his right and 1 or 2
> on his left.  I woulda quit on the FIRST rub <G> !!  Er, wouldn't
> have even started the ride as I will admit to being chicken
> UNLESS there was a couple BILLION dollars involved<G><G> !!
>
> I used to have a 25 year old County 'bike cop' that got into a
> chase in a MD 'burb of D.C. [adjacent  to  D.C.  Line].   Shortly
> into the chase Jim found himself a tad over 70mph on his H-D
> and approaching  BIG< BUSY intersection  - 6  lanes  N/S and
> 4 lanes E/W.  Couple cars  right ahead of him  "hit  the hooks"
> and where stopped even with each other  just at the
> intersection.  He told me around 3 hours later at the bar I ran
> that he had only two [2] choices;  lay the bike down and most
> likely end up slamming into one of the cars or "go thru them".
> Now Jim was the bike Instruction not only for his County but
> 50% of the D.C. cops & U.S.Park Police.  He made thru the two
> cars but scraped BOTH handle bar ends not only 'rubbing' the
> rubber ends thru but "angling" the "tubes" ends" !!!!  He was
> still having [my now minor] trembling hands!!  He showed me the
> pics of his bike and handle bars <G> !!
> Yep, he went back to work next AM and ON his bike with new
> handle bar "grips" !!!  Nitwad [and I DID tell hum that] !!!  Jim
> LOVED "bike patrol" so much that the only way he would accept
> the promotion to Lt. was if he could continue to ride !!!
> He retired as a Captain and was STILL riding !!  That's 'love'<G>!!
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