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Offline Kong

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An all time personal Motorcycling First
« on: December 31, 2010, 01:40:31 PM »
Today, for the first time in my life, I managed to get a Harley Davidson stuck in the snow.  No-kidding, I  had to call for help to get it out.
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Re: An all time personal Motorcycling First
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2010, 01:45:40 PM »
Rock on.  As long as you were not hurt, and now you have a cool story about the time you got a Hog stuck.  ;D
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Re: An all time personal Motorcycling First
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2010, 01:47:50 PM »
if it were a Honda, you would of been fine!   ;D ;D
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Re: An all time personal Motorcycling First
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2010, 01:51:21 PM »
You mean even King Kong couldn't get a Harley out of the snow :D :D...Larry

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Re: An all time personal Motorcycling First
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2010, 02:30:05 PM »
You mean even King Kong couldn't get a Harley out of the snow :D :D...Larry

I felt as helpless as a spider monkey.  I beat my chest and raged and roared, but it didn't help, the rear wheel dropped into a little ditch, it started spinning an dug a hole nearly instantly; the frame hit the ground and I stepped off the bike.  It just sat there upright, all quarter ton of it.

It was more embarrassing than that year I lost the turd-toss-contest at Monkey Island, Bronx Zoo; spring of '93.
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Re: An all time personal Motorcycling First
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2010, 05:00:42 PM »
You're probably underestimating at a quarter ton :o Too bad about the Bronx-you must have been depressed for years :D...Larry

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Re: An all time personal Motorcycling First
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2010, 06:31:04 PM »
Photo, just how much do you think a non-bagger big twin weighs... ???

 Also, do you think an Indian Four, is at least 70 lbs lighter than a CB750 sihc....??
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Re: An all time personal Motorcycling First
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2010, 06:39:34 PM »
Been there, done the survey, got the tee shirt :D
I think the thing I most like about motorcycling is the speed at which my brain must process information at to avoid the numb skulls who are eating pies, playing the ukulele, applying make-up etc in the comfort of their airconditioned armchairs as they make random attempts to kill me!!!!!!!

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Re: An all time personal Motorcycling First
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2010, 06:43:43 PM »
Should have just let it idle for a bit, probably would've vibrated it's self out on it's own :D
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Re: An all time personal Motorcycling First
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2010, 07:03:58 PM »
Photo, just how much do you think a non-bagger big twin weighs... ???

 Also, do you think an Indian Four, is at least 70 lbs lighter than a CB750 sihc....??

Wish I had a photo of it in the hole.  As for the weight, 2002 FXSTD/I (Softail Deuce) 586 pounds, dry.  Mine is probably just a shade lighter than stock, but not by much.
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Re: An all time personal Motorcycling First
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2010, 09:08:13 PM »
Did that in the sand at the beach on my 400-4 but I drug it out.  I was a big boy then.
I don't have a motorcycle, sold it ('85 Yamaha Venture Royale).  Haven't had a CB750 for over 40 years.

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