Man you have to luv bike week and all of the crazys that come out of the wood work. So here is a quick recap of the day. So 3 of us blast up the road 80
miles to Myrtle Beach yesterday to demo the factory rides. I think I am getting old cuz I really liked the yamaha FJR and the Kawi Concourse. Maybe it was
just the 80 miles on a rigid frame with nothing but a head light and tail light that made me like them so much but hey we should all be able to tell what our
tire pressure is, outside air temp, fuel range, adjust the windshield all while you are going a buck 60.
First stop we pull into the parking lot and this guy proceedes to park next to us and imeadiatly drop his bagger on the ground. After we pick it up he was like man my foot slipped. I was thinking first day with the new bike ehh...
Next our first demo ride of the day this RUB is in front of me on a sport bike and apparently his bike must have forward controls cuz he could not find the pegs. When we hit the second light he seemed to have found the pegs but his shoe string on his nike's seemed to have gotten wrapped around the shifter. Man was that fun to watch him try and get untangled.
You Northerners need to learn about sun screen appareently everyone seems to come down here ride around all week without their shirt and look like larry the lobster on a bagger by Saturday. Me on the other had saw the weather forecast and was sporting my leather jacket (more about that in a sec). So we are pulling back into the demo area and this dude on a road king cuts me off then he proceded to try and ride his bike and get his cell phone out of his pocket to take that all important phone call. Just as he got it up to his ear to say hello I decided to test the horn on the demo bike, for some reason that seemed to piss him off, when we parked the demo bikes the Kawi factory guy that was riding behind me walks up to me and was laughing his ass off said that was the funniest thing he had seen all week.
But the best one was while I was gassing up the red rocket and fabing a rain cover for the pods some dude comes up to me and ask "hey man what year is your Indian" I calmly looked up at him and informed him that it was a 1977 Honda!!! Man if you could have seen the look of disapointment on his face. Now that was priceless.
I cant wait for the WHCM, Myrtle Beach Bike Weeks just makes me appriciate this crew that much more. Oh and no matter how dry your leather jacket is if you dont have one for your pods your not going far in the rain!!!
First stop we pull into the parking lot and this guy proceedes to park next to us and imeadiatly drop his bagger on the ground. After we pick it up he was like man my foot slipped. I was thinking first day with the new bike ehh...
Next our first demo ride of the day this RUB is in front of me on a sport bike and apparently his bike must have forward controls cuz he could not find the pegs. When we hit the second light he seemed to have found the pegs but his shoe string on his nike's seemed to have gotten wrapped around the shifter. Man was that fun to watch him try and get untangled.
You Northerners need to learn about sun screen appareently everyone seems to come down here ride around all week without their shirt and look like larry the lobster on a bagger by Saturday. Me on the other had saw the weather forecast and was sporting my leather jacket (more about that in a sec). So we are pulling back into the demo area and this dude on a road king cuts me off then he proceded to try and ride his bike and get his cell phone out of his pocket to take that all important phone call. Just as he got it up to his ear to say hello I decided to test the horn on the demo bike, for some reason that seemed to piss him off, when we parked the demo bikes the Kawi factory guy that was riding behind me walks up to me and was laughing his ass off said that was the funniest thing he had seen all week.
But the best one was while I was gassing up the red rocket and fabing a rain cover for the pods some dude comes up to me and ask "hey man what year is your Indian" I calmly looked up at him and informed him that it was a 1977 Honda!!! Man if you could have seen the look of disapointment on his face. Now that was priceless.
I cant wait for the WHCM, Myrtle Beach Bike Weeks just makes me appriciate this crew that much more. Oh and no matter how dry your leather jacket is if you dont have one for your pods your not going far in the rain!!!
