Back in the wind.

[Anti Federalist]

I'm jealous...

...that you don't have to worry about seatbelt tickets.

I'm in NH.

I don't have to worry about those anyway.

Or helmet tickets.

 

[pcosmar]

Cool

 

[phill4paul]

I let other people buy the boats.

If it flies, floats or fucks it's cheaper to rent. Or so Danke has told me.

 

[phill4paul]

Cool

I thought this was the Arlo song?

 

[Anti Federalist]

Cool

I gotta tell you Pete, it was missing a chance to bid on this: (I honestly didn't know you still owned it)

that prompted me to say fuck it all, not letting another chance slip by.

So, in a way, I can thank you for getting me back on two wheels again.

 

[Danke]

If it flies, floats or fucks it's cheaper to rent. Or so Danke has told me.

Trust me on that one.

 

[Danke]

After a 25+ year dry spell.

No vintage Brit or American iron, but rides sweet nevertheless.

This belongs here.

 

[Anti Federalist]

This belongs here.

 

[Danke]

I looked it up, but your link doesn't load. She would be a nice addition to your bike.

 

[invisible]

Cool! What's a Vulcan?
After my own 25+ year dry spell, I got one of these:

The picture isn't mine. My bike is blue (same year, a 2001), and has had the fairing removed. With a tuned exhaust, bigger carb, and 20 more cc's, it'll do 50+ mph. Tomos Targa LX. Best past of all: no license whatsoever, no tags, no insurance, no registration, no plates, no nothing! Completely unregulated! Was able to beat real id, and there's only about 3-6 days a year when it snows here and I can't ride. Got a rainsuit, a rain cover, and made a rain cover for the air intake.

After riding it around for months, I finally had my first run-in with the cops yesterday. I sped up to beat a changing light at one of two lights I found that the bike isn't heavy or big enough to trigger the sensors. Pulled into a parking lot on the other side of the intersection to stop and check the time (needed to see which store I could make before they both closed). Cop pulls in and blocks me in the parking space, jumps out of his car, and says "where's your tag? you gotta have a tag to ride that!".
Me: "No I don't. It's 50 cc's, can be pedaled like a bicycle, and has an automatic transmission, so state law says I don't need one".
cop: "I saw you speed up to run that red light, you were going like a bat out of hell (which brought the album cover immediately to mind, as I tried not to laugh)! You don't have a tag for that thing, and you can't ride it without one!"
Me: "I researched the law very carefully, and it says I don't need one".
cop: "What law is that?"
Me: "It's part of the motor vehicle code. It's exempt and falls outside of any regulation because it meets those 3 requirements, state law says the only place I can't ride it is on the interstate."
cop: "Well, there's a city ordinance that says all motor vehicles have to have a tag, even scooters."
Me: "This isn't a scooter, because it has pedals. Any city ordinance that may exist doesn't overturn state law. What exactly would you like me to do, officer?"
cop: "I have to get to another call. You have a good day, and you better get a tag for that thing."
With that, he jumped back in his car and left. I gotta print out a copy of the actual law in case that happens again.

 

[invisible]

So of course, this goes here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8EZOjYUy5U

 

[tod evans]

 

[Anti Federalist]

Haulin ass...

 

[Danke]

 

[Anti Federalist]

Severely overloaded.

 

[Anti Federalist]

 

[bunklocoempire]

Can't stroll past this thread without thinking: Break Like the Wind / A Mighty Wind Is Blowin'. lol



Flat. Black. Quick. All the shiny -it hurts me eyes!

 

[Anti Federalist]

Flat. Black. Quick. All the shiny -it hurts me eyes!

I'm pretty sure I'm gonna bob this thing over the winter.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Need a ride...or a cocktail...or both...sigh.

 

[phill4paul]

Need a ride...or a cocktail...or both...sigh.

Sounds good. When in doubt do both.