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I posted this on the Out of the Office... I will be gone from 6-9-06 to 6-13-06. But since it was a hell of an experience I thought I would post it here too.
I am back home from the Redwood Run. I had a great time. Everyone was partying & having fun. There were some beautiful motorcycles there. The music was great - SKYNYN LYNNYRD (Lynryd Skynyrd Tribute Band) and Foreigner (whom I have not seen since the 70’s).
The weather was nice - high 70’s to low 80’s so not too hot. But I am glad to be home and sleeping in my own bed .
Pat, I had fun watching the wet t-shirt contest.
The best part of this weekend was I won the lottery two times this weekend, once here on TS4MS and once on the road. On Friday night around 10pm, I was riding the Harley Davidson (1986 soft tail 1300cc - - beautiful motorcycle). It was dark. I was on Highway 101, a two-lane road in the Redwoods, doing about 60mph. I was still on my way to the Redwood Run when I approached a bend in the road. There were two deer standing in the middle of the road. By the time I seen them, I was 30ft from them and moving 60mh. I slammed on my brakes and went in to a slide. The moment I realized I was going to lay the motorcycle down, I let go of the brakes and turned the bike to the left hitting one of the deer’s head with my leg & knee, moving about 40mph at this time. I then gave the bike some gas to get it under control. Thank goodness that deer did not move one step towards me. I managed to keep the bike from crashing and hitting the pavement or running right in to the deer. I did not stop to see if the deer was all right but I did slow down after that incident. (I was relieved to find out when I stopped at the next gas station, however, that 2 other bikers who also stopped there 5-10 minutes later saw 2 deer walking on the side of the highway. I’m glad I have been riding motorcycles on dirt trails in the Sierras since I was in 4th grade and learned how not to lose my head in these situations.
WHAT A RUSH
http://www.redwoodrun.com/
http://www.redwoodrun.com/photos.htm
I am back home from the Redwood Run. I had a great time. Everyone was partying & having fun. There were some beautiful motorcycles there. The music was great - SKYNYN LYNNYRD (Lynryd Skynyrd Tribute Band) and Foreigner (whom I have not seen since the 70’s).
The weather was nice - high 70’s to low 80’s so not too hot. But I am glad to be home and sleeping in my own bed .
Pat, I had fun watching the wet t-shirt contest.
The best part of this weekend was I won the lottery two times this weekend, once here on TS4MS and once on the road. On Friday night around 10pm, I was riding the Harley Davidson (1986 soft tail 1300cc - - beautiful motorcycle). It was dark. I was on Highway 101, a two-lane road in the Redwoods, doing about 60mph. I was still on my way to the Redwood Run when I approached a bend in the road. There were two deer standing in the middle of the road. By the time I seen them, I was 30ft from them and moving 60mh. I slammed on my brakes and went in to a slide. The moment I realized I was going to lay the motorcycle down, I let go of the brakes and turned the bike to the left hitting one of the deer’s head with my leg & knee, moving about 40mph at this time. I then gave the bike some gas to get it under control. Thank goodness that deer did not move one step towards me. I managed to keep the bike from crashing and hitting the pavement or running right in to the deer. I did not stop to see if the deer was all right but I did slow down after that incident. (I was relieved to find out when I stopped at the next gas station, however, that 2 other bikers who also stopped there 5-10 minutes later saw 2 deer walking on the side of the highway. I’m glad I have been riding motorcycles on dirt trails in the Sierras since I was in 4th grade and learned how not to lose my head in these situations.
WHAT A RUSH
http://www.redwoodrun.com/
http://www.redwoodrun.com/photos.htm
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