I passed a Harley today!!!

[MikeM]

Looks like one of my old wise-ass posts is circulating on the net. I never saved the original but ran across it in slightly modified form today. Hope you get a laugh....

I raced a Harley today and after some really hard riding I managed to PASS the guy. I was riding on one of those really, really twisting sections of canyon road with no straight sections to speak of and where most of the curves have warning signs that say "15 MPH".

I knew if I was going to pass one of those monsters with those big-cubic-inch motors, it would have to be a place like this where handling and rider skill are more important than horsepower alone.

I saw the guy up ahead as I exited one of the turns and knew I could catch him, but it wouldn't be easy. I concentrated on my braking and cornering. three corners later, I was on his fender. Catching him was one thing; passing him would prove to be another.

Two corners later, I pulled up next to him as we sailed down the mountain. I think he was shocked to see me next to him, as I nearly got by him before he could recover. Next corner, same thing. I'd manage to pull up next to him as we started to enter the corners but when we came out he'd get on the throttle and outpower me. His horsepower was almost too much to overcome, but this only made me more determined than ever.

My only hope was to outbrake him. I held off squeezing the lever until the last instant. I kept my nerve while he lost his. In an instant I was by him. Corner after corner, I could hear the roar of his engine as he struggled to keep up. Three more miles to go before the road straightens out and he would pass me for good.

But now I was in the lead and he would no longer hold me back. I stretched out my lead and by the time we reached the bottom of the canyon, he was more than a full corner behind. I could no longer see him in my rear-view mirror.

Once the road did straighten out, it seemed like it took miles before he passed me, but it was probably just a few hundred yards. I was no match for that kind of horsepower, but it was done. In the tightest section of road, where bravery and skill count for more than horsepower and deep pockets, I had passed him. though it was not easy, I had won the race to the bottom of the canyon and I had preserved the proud tradition of another of America's best bikes.

I will always remember that moment. I don't think I've ever pedaled so hard in my life. And some of the credit must go to Schwinn, as well. They really make a great bicycle...

[davecmoc]

That's funny as hell.... Thanks for the laugh!

[jneglia]

You're cruel

[zooom]

thank you VERY much!

[Lost_In_Spice]

Lol...

XLNT!....

[ducaati]

Ooh, that hurts!

[badass916sp]

HAHAH Very Funny!!

I remember back in the day when I lived in Hawaii, my friends and I would specifically speed up when we saw hogs.

We'd pass them on the highways at twice their speeds, just to be rude. That was great, even if it was childish.

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[dbd]

man you had us all going!!!!! and being duc heads we were all pullin for ya!

[RD512]

Thanks I needed that ... ;.)

Kept busting up tonight, just thinking of it .!
.... I could just visualize the Guy standing with Pride and honor renewed
telling that Story teary eyed and all full of triumph... HA

At first I thought you were a Bone-Head ,
for not being able to drop that Hog like a Sack of crap...

[redpato]

My oldest brother is big into Harley's, so much that him and a partner opened a shop where they service them and sell accessories. Every so often I get invited to join him and his hog riding friends for a ride. I like riding at the back of the pack so I can keep passing them then drop back again. One of the guys in his group kept teasing me with "when are you going to get a real bike" meaning a Harley. So one time I asked if he'd like to race for pinks, then I'd get that "real" bike, yeah from him when I beat him.