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28 Apr 2014, 6:37 pm
29 Apr 2014, 12:23 am
Reckless riding is the primary reason I've had any exercise this year, not that I do so with a motor between my feet but when I'm not programming, I'm bmx'ing.
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29 Apr 2014, 12:28 am
29 Apr 2014, 3:37 am
For the most part I can agree, my state's drivers are awful and I wish the license tests were harder, my mom would probably never forgive me if I bought a motorbike (she nixed those until I'm 25), but 80mpg would buy me all the coffee I need until I'm 6 feet under anyway...
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"Standing on a well-chilled cinder, we see the fading of the suns, and try to recall the vanished brilliance of the origin of the worlds."
-Georges Lemaitre
"I fly through hyperspace, in my green computer interface"
-Gem Tos
29 Apr 2014, 9:32 am
29 Apr 2014, 10:23 am
khaoz wrote:
cberg wrote:
For the most part I can agree, my state's drivers are awful and I wish the license tests were harder, my mom would probably never forgive me if I bought a motorbike (she nixed those until I'm 25), but 80mpg would buy me all the coffee I need until I'm 6 feet under anyway...
I just bout a little 49cc scooter which is fine for me in this little village. I can walk anywhere I need to go within 5 minutes, so the scooter is just to go to lake, gym and library. If I need to go to the sprawling metropolis I just get a ride from sister, maybe once a month, if that. Too many of motorcycle maniacs running around here.
I used to be something of a maniac in my youth on motorcycles. I've had several superbikes over the years 1000 CC plus. The best bike I ever had was a Kawasaki Z1300, It was 1300 CC had six cylinders and the acceleration used to rip my arms from their sockets if I didn't position myself right on the bike. Also had an RX1000 and cruised along at around 140 mph. Nobody ever overtook me. How times have changed. Nowadays I tootle around in a little white van, rarely exceeding 50 mph, now everyone overtakes me instead.
I'm content just to drive steadily and enjoy the views of the countryside as I go. There is usually a tail of traffic behind me waiting to overtake me, including trucks - sometimes they blast their horn trying to persuade me to go faster, but I ignore them and carry on at 50 mph.
29 Apr 2014, 11:24 am
