DonOR wrote:Thanks Matt Though I read that one before, I went through it again-excellent read, and somewhat hair raising... whatta wild one he was. here's a great shot of a much younger HST on that Lightning.

swooshdave wrote:Great story. You never knew when Hunter was telling the truth and frankly, you never cared.

DonOR wrote:Thanks Matt Though I read that one before, I went through it again-excellent read, and somewhat hair raising... whatta wild one he was. here's a great shot of a much younger HST on that Lightning.



cheers,

Don

Danno wrote:

DonOR wrote:Thanks Matt Though I read that one before, I went through it again-excellent read, and somewhat hair raising... whatta wild one he was. here's a great shot of a much younger HST on that Lightning.



cheers,

Don

That sure looks like a Triumph logo on that BSA.....

When aimed in the right direction at high speed, though, it has unnatural capabilities. This I unwittingly discovered as I made my approach to a sharp turn across some railroad tracks, saw that I was going way too fast and that my only chance was to veer right and screw it on totally, in a desperate attempt to leapfrog the curve by going airborne.

It was a bold and reckless move, but it was necessary. And it worked: I felt like Evel Knievel as I soared across the tracks with the rain in my eyes and my jaws clamped together in fear. I tried to spit down on the tracks as I passed them, but my mouth was too dry... I landed hard on the edge of the road and lost my grip for a moment as the Ducati began fishtailing crazily into oncoming traffic. For two or three seconds I came face to face with the Sausage Creature...