[lesmore49]

And ape hangers are dangerous.

Back in the '70's we used to say Ape Hangers were an aptly named product.

I'm ok with accessories on a motorcycle...had leather saddlebags and a short 'sissy bar' on one of my motorcycles back in the '60's. But on this yellow bike...in my opinion this biker has gone to an extreme in accessories. Not necessarily the type...but the extreme length...ie; handlebars and exhaust pipe length.

I wouldn't want to have to make a quick emergency move with that bike.

[camera_nut]

I raced a Harley today and after some really hard riding I managed
to PASS the guy. I was riding on one of those really, really
twisting sections of mountain road with no straight sections to
speak of and where most of the bends have warning signs that
say "MAX SPEED 50 KPH".

I knew if I was going to pass one of those monsters with those
big-cubic-inch motors, it would have to be a place like this where
handling and rider skill are more important than horsepower alone.

I saw the guy up ahead as I exited one of the turns and knew I could
catch him, but it wouldn't be easy. I concentrated on my braking and
cornering. Three corners later, I was on his mudguard. Catching him
was one thing; passing him would prove to be another.

Two corners later, I pulled up next to him as we sailed down the
mountain. I think he was shocked to see me next to him, as I nearly
got by him before he could recover. Next corner, same thing. I'd
manage to pull up next to him as we started to enter the corners but
when we came out he'd get on the throttle and out-power me. His
horsepower was almost too much to overcome, but this only made me
more determined than ever.

My only hope was to out-brake him. I held off squeezing the lever
until the last instant. I kept my nerve while he lost his. In an
instant I was by him. Corner after corner, I could hear the roar of
his engine as he struggled to keep up. Three more miles to go before
the road straightens out and he would pass me for good.

But now I was in the lead and he would no longer hold me back. I
stretched out my lead and by the time we reached the bottom of the
canyon, he was more than a full corner behind. I could no longer see
him in my rear-view mirror.

Once the road did straighten out, it seemed like it took miles
before he passed me, but it was probably just a few hundred yards. I
was no match for that kind of horsepower, but it was done. In the
tightest section of road, where bravery and skill count for more
than horsepower and deep pockets, I had passed him. Though it was
not easy, I had won the race to the bottom of the mountain and I had
preserved the proud tradition of one of the best bits of Britiron.

I will always remember that moment. I don't think I've ever pedaled
so hard in my life. And, some of the credit must go toRaleigh
cycles, as well. They really make a great bicycle...

[WPRESTO]

And ape hangers are dangerous.

What on Earth is the message this guy is trying to send? "Caution. Idiot on the road." How can that in any way be either comfortable or a reasonable way to steer a motorcycle? Such people give a very bad name to bike riders.

[Racer X 69]

What on Earth is the message this guy is trying to send?

That morons are everywhere.

[WPRESTO]

Safety on the road is determined by more than your own driving skills and habits.

[StiffLegged]

What on Earth is the message this guy is trying to send? "Caution. Idiot on the road”

Yep, that’d be it.

[dipo 1]

Dont know this is the right place this, maybe skhould have been tkhe SLR THREAD

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[Fluegel]

It was not all that bad was it?

[normhead]

It was not all that bad was it?

Honestly, I used to count on 2 or 3 printable pictures per roll. It was bad.

[RobA_Oz]

No, that is a full grown man with a severe lack of good common sense.

Perhaps an overdone sense of self-parody?

[jeallen01]

Perhaps an overdone sense of self-parody?

And a death wish

[Fluegel]

I grew up with medium format with only 12 exposures on 120 film, 16 if you decided to do 6x4,5 frames.
That made you shoot more deliberate. Fast motordrive action simply did not exist.

Three FPS is considered slow these days with DSLR. I never use that option.

[Tonytee]

I was chatting to a guy at a friend's BBQ and discovered he was worth around 14 million dollars and he told me this amazing story of how he became so rich.

Basically, he was not particularly good at school but he was good with his hands. So, he left school at 15 with no formal qualifications. He knew he was not going to get an office job so he'd have to get out and do some physical work. He had a bit of pocket money saved up, so he bought an old munted Series Landrover and spent some months fixing it up and sold it for a profit. He used that money to buy another and so on. He did this over and over for the next 35 years, buying, repairing and selling many Landrovers. He moved on to Defenders, both 90's and 110's. Later, he branched out into Range Rovers and Discoveries, both series 1 and 2.

Even during the really bad times he kept at it working long hours sometimes not seeing his wife and kids for days on end, all in pursuit of his goal.

Then his uncle died and left him $14,000,000.

Beautiful. Best one I have read in a very long time.
Cheers, Tony

[normhead]

Beautiful. Best one I have read in a very long time.
Cheers, Tony

True story...
A photographer friend ended up worth 1.5 million. I asked him how he did it. He worked catalogues like Eatons, Canadian tire etc, had six employees worked hard... then he sold his studio for 1.5 million. Now he rents studio space when he needs it 6 weeks a year, has one employee, has a tethered line straight to his editor. They do all the work he used to do in 6 weeks and party the rest of the year. Plus he has 1.5 million in the bank.

Then there was the Saskatchewan farmer who won the lottery. They asked him what he'd do with the money. 'I'll just keep farming until it's all gone."

[Racer X 69]

Perhaps an overdone sense of self-parody?

And a death wish

^^^^ This. ^^^^