Near Salzburg in Austria, 2 or 3 days ago, and I am passed by a m/c...
on a motorway covered in snow, the tarmac underneath frozen from the night before ( down to about 1 or 2 Fahrenheit ), in blistering cold wind, trucks everywhere, and my wipers having a hard time to clear the windshield. I must have been driving at about 55 mph, the m/c crossing lanes and splitting lanes at about 75. Gee, I could trust my senses. Was I dreaming? No, this ghost rider was for real.
Before anybody says anything, I havent been in Austria in a decade
(12-11-2021, 09:16 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Before anybody says anything, I havent been in Austria in a decade
This is one of the best comments I've read all month.
2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca
(12-11-2021, 08:55 AM)j3gq_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Near Salzburg in Austria, 2 or 3 days ago, and I am passed by a m/c...
on a motorway covered in snow, the tarmac underneath frozen from the night before ( down to about 1 or 2 Fahrenheit ), in blistering cold wind, trucks everywhere, and my wipers having a hard time to clear the windshield. I must have been driving at about 55 mph, the m/c crossing lanes and splitting lanes at about 75. Gee, I could trust my senses. Was I dreaming? No, this ghost rider was for real.
Was he carrying a piano or its parts with him..??? , if yes, then I know who it was
(12-11-2021, 08:55 AM)j3gq_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Near Salzburg in Austria, 2 or 3 days ago, and I am passed by a m/c...
on a motorway covered in snow, the tarmac underneath frozen from the night before ( down to about 1 or 2 Fahrenheit ), in blistering cold wind, trucks everywhere, and my wipers having a hard time to clear the windshield. I must have been driving at about 55 mph, the m/c crossing lanes and splitting lanes at about 75. Gee, I could trust my senses. Was I dreaming? No, this ghost rider was for real.
Could have been a rider from Quebec, Canada.
The world belongs to the courageous
(12-11-2021, 07:55 PM)alprider_imp Wrote: [ -> ]The world belongs to the courageous
... between the moment when home-brew courage spills into the front lobes, and briefly thereafter, when reality kicks in. Like everything else in the world, a little may be important, too much is deadly.
(12-11-2021, 08:55 AM)j3gq_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Near Salzburg in Austria, 2 or 3 days ago, and I am passed by a m/c...
on a motorway covered in snow, the tarmac underneath frozen from the night before ( down to about 1 or 2 Fahrenheit ), in blistering cold wind, trucks everywhere, and my wipers having a hard time to clear the windshield. I must have been driving at about 55 mph, the m/c crossing lanes and splitting lanes at about 75. Gee, I could trust my senses. Was I dreaming? No, this ghost rider was for real.
Probably in a hurry to get home before the weather got too bad to ride.
(12-11-2021, 08:42 PM)j3gq_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (12-11-2021, 07:55 PM)alprider_imp Wrote: [ -> ]The world belongs to the courageous
... between the moment when home-brew courage spills into the front lobes, and briefly thereafter, when reality kicks in. Like everything else in the world, a little may be important, too much is deadly.
Ah, for a moment I was going to ask you more about those "home-brew courage pills", but you had written "spills". Ah well.
(12-11-2021, 08:55 AM)j3gq_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Near Salzburg in Austria, 2 or 3 days ago, and I am passed by a m/c...
on a motorway covered in snow, the tarmac underneath frozen from the night before ( down to about 1 or 2 Fahrenheit ), in blistering cold wind, trucks everywhere, and my wipers having a hard time to clear the windshield. I must have been driving at about 55 mph, the m/c crossing lanes and splitting lanes at about 75. Gee, I could trust my senses. Was I dreaming? No, this ghost rider was for real.
I think that motorcycle rider could turn into a ghost rider pretty soon...