tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post1732177800572121958..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Here's an exampleBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-42623447857656835022010-09-17T13:49:36.037-07:002010-09-17T13:49:36.037-07:00We're friends with a gay couple in S.F. who go...We're friends with a gay couple in S.F. who goes on holidays in India and they always hire a driver to transport them around the country. They say it's too insane on the roads there for anyone who's accustomed to driving where laws and rules apply.<br /><br />Motorcycles will be a great form of transportation when the financial and/or peak oil crisis takes more cars off the road. Maybe it'll be safer then. Except we'll still need trucks on the road -- scary!Bukko Boomerangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424677168216647964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-39513637120767483522010-09-17T12:14:35.392-07:002010-09-17T12:14:35.392-07:00When I was in India, I rode a Royal Enfield 350 mo...When I was in India, I rode a Royal Enfield 350 mono. Top speed, maybe 40MPH if you got a stiff tailwind. I remember dodging cows, and motor-rickshaws, until one turned right from the left lane directly in front of me, and I creamed him. Dragged the driver from the wreckage, put the rickshaw back up on its wheels and drove off. Didn't even take the tire out of round.<br /><br />That's one tough bike: the Schwinn of cycles. Stupid as I was, I rode with no protection, often in sandals, shorts and a tee.<br /><br />But riding in India can cause death from heart attacks faster than accidents. Til you've seen 3 trucks passing each other on a one-lane road, you haven't seen crazy.Yogihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149759309589778285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-72658829773900372782010-09-17T09:59:22.574-07:002010-09-17T09:59:22.574-07:00Nope, the biker lived. Crushed his lower legs, but...Nope, the biker lived. Crushed his lower legs, but no other injuries. But they're fuggin' *crazy* out there, yo.<br /><br />- Badtux the Former Biker PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-68952012247506225192010-09-17T09:54:44.846-07:002010-09-17T09:54:44.846-07:00Damn!
That would be one dead biker.
The guy in fro...Damn!<br />That would be one dead biker.<br />The guy in front of him got lucky and barely missed getting creamed.<br />Yeah, I had a lot of close calls, had more than my share of wrecks too. I was a crazy bastard. I finally had some dick wad who worked for the State of California make a left turn right in front of me from the far right lane and all I could do was slam on the brakes and I slid sideways into him and wound up bouncing off his trunk and landed in the middle of the intersection.<br />It took a while but I finally had my lower back fused when I was 25.<br />I have a serious problem with anything that has a motor, there are only two throttle positions. Off and all the way on.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.com