 |
Matronics Email Lists
Web Forum Interface to the Matronics Email Lists
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
zodierocket(at)hsfx.ca
Guest
|
 Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:24 am Post subject: Off Topic - Motorcycle vs. Clydesdale |
 |
|
4 am I was riding the wife's Yamaha Venture Royale going up a 4 lane highway
( 2 on each side separated by a grass median )all alone, I was tired and
traveling at 60 mph in the left lane close to centerline, when out of almost
no where there is this huge horse in my lane. I was able to bank the bike
quick enough to go just pass the ass of the horse but my lower cowling and
hwy peg caught the rear leg of the horse and the bike did a little rear tire
dance. This was the lucky part!
Due to the bike getting swung around a bit and my correction for the force
applied I found myself in the opposite lean returning to the center of the
lane I had just left, when out of nowhere again the face of a second horse
passed over my right shoulder, this was a smaller horse and was following
the Clydesdale. If it wasn't for the swing from hitting the first horse I
would have impacted the second dead on from my maneuver to miss the first
horse.
Shaken I got to a pay phone and called the police, (didn't have a cell in
the 80's) and we tracked the horse to a farm. The story I was told a few
days later is that the owner of the horses had moved from the farm in which
we found the horses to a new one and the horses got out of the new pen and
headed for the old farm. THE Clydesdale was treated for a cut on its leg and
recovered, so I was told(dam strong horse as it bent the crash bar that the
Highway peg was attached to) the farmer was not charged for the horses
escaping. I went on with an amazing story to tell my students over the
years. Nevertheless, I still can see that night as if it just happened.
Funniest part is that I can still see the details of the second horses brown
head with the white spot in the dead center running down it's nose. I swear
to god that when I snapped my head as I saw the second horse pass my right
mirror it was not further then a foot from his nose to my nose. I didn't
even have time or had fully recovered from the correction to look back at
what the hell had just happened when the second horse appeared beside me,
likely another lucky break.
Even though this Is one of those memorable stories that we all have from our
past, it is by no means my only adventure, I have hunting stories from my
past that have chilled people. Yes I used to also instruct the Bow Hunters
Safety course. Every Spring I would take a student on there first Bear hunt
with Bow and Arrow. But that is for a campground and a fire.
Mark
Do not archive
--
| | - The Matronics Zenith-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
zodierocket(at)hsfx.ca
Guest
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:48 am Post subject: Off Topic - Motorcycle vs. Clydesdale |
|
|
Sorry Sabrina, typically any bear that passes me ends smoked into hams in
the freezer.
Mark
Do not archive
--
| | - The Matronics Zenith-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
paulrod36(at)msn.com
Guest
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:41 pm Post subject: Off Topic - Motorcycle vs. Clydesdale |
|
|
<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]--> Yeah, you better watch out, Mark, the Budweiser people know where you live............
Paul Rodriguez
DO NOT ARCHIVE
[quote] ---
| | - The Matronics Zenith-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rsteele(at)rjsit.com
Guest
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:50 pm Post subject: Off Topic - Motorcycle vs. Clydesdale |
|
|
I'm sure others will give better answer, but the usual way is to pack the pipe with sand before bending. They even do this on heavy wall (6 inch wall thickness) steam pipes.
Ron
On Mar 11, 2009, at 6:39 PM, <paulrod36(at)msn.com (paulrod36(at)msn.com)> <paulrod36(at)msn.com (paulrod36(at)msn.com)> wrote:
[quote]Yeah, you better watch out, Mark, the Budweiser people know where you live............
Paul Rodriguez
DO NOT ARCHIVE
[quote]---
| | - The Matronics Zenith-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
|
Get Email Distribution Too!
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
