Bandit Alley
GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: gtbandit on October 08, 2006, 03:16:19 AM
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Last year I carried home my 7' Christmas tree strapped crossways across the back of my KLR. An onlooker later voiced his dissapproval to the guy that sold me the tree. A couple of months before that, I carried home a 2500 watt generator with full frame cage, still in the box, on the back of my KLR. It was strapped down on the rear of the seat up against my GiVi trunk which forced me to ride up against the tank and made the bike quite top heavy. Of course there have been several other lesser things such as a lawn trimmer (in the box) and a chain saw with a gas can. Then, there was the time I took my wife to the grocery store on my old Nighthawk with no luggage and we forgot we were on a motorcycle! :duh:
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Gret question!
I was in a nursery wasting time once when I saw a nice plant for my wife. I forgot I was on the bike and bought the thing. Had to ride home with a three ft. forest in front of me, leaves blowing off here and there! :grin:
jim
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I think I may top this one. Wnen I was in high school we had (its still there)this old bus one of my Dad's pals put back in our field(never got made into a camper) and it ended up being a storage unit. Made of Aluminum.so no rust. My Dad had a transmission in there that he had told me to get with the tractor. Well, I went up with my ST125 Suz.Duster to take a look. I must have been too young and stupid to think it was too heavy to handle and didn't feel like taking off what ever was on the tractor when I was already there. Some how I balanced it on the bike (fell off a couple of times) and made aprox 400 yds/meters back to my Dad's garage. Never got out of 1st gear mind you,but I Got R Done.
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Nothing too strange here. (Except maybe a couple of old girlfriends)
But... about 30 years ago my dad made a box out of plywood that fit over the back seat of his Honda CB500. It was about 20" high and had one side hinged to open downward.
The purpose?
My dad would open the hinges side and my dog could jump up into the box... go for long rides with the ol' man. My dad made it high enough so that the dog could look around, but not turn around, or jump out.
He sure did get a lot of comical looks out on the open road. I wish I had some pics of that around! :wink:
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Can't top you guys but I have gotten strange looks while traveling around with a 6 foot fishing pole strapped to the back. My "tobacco road" luggage set up (suitcase on wheels) lashed to the pillion seat [with color coordinated rope no less] also catches attention - and scorn from those Givi-types. :wink:
Finally - the "occasional" trip to the beer store and resulting 30-pack strapped to the back usually gets some attention.... especially on one wheel!! (joke- sorta) :beers:
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When I was about 13 or 14 I owned a Suzuki dirt bike (i think it was a 400cc). A friend of mine had a 14 foot alumunm fishing boat in his back yard that belonged to the previous resident and we wanted to go fishing in this river that was about 2 miles from where he lived. One morning about 4am we hooked up a rope to the back of the dirt bike and the other end tied to the boat and we dragged that boat down the middle of the street for about 2 miles (it made an incredible amount of noise). It's a miricle we did not get arrested, but we never saw a cop the entire trip. Neither of us was even licesned to drive. Once we were there a patrolling flood control officer drove up and made us get out of the boat and leave, so we just left the boat there and never saw it again.
Lucas
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About a month ago my son called me and told me he was supposed to bring chicken to his class that his mom had ordered from Walmart....I was thinking that I was going to pick up a bucket or two of chicken....cool, no biggie.
However, I ended up going to the school with a party platter of chicken wings with dipping sauces in the back of my givi trunk.
My son asked me how did I manage to get the chicken there without messing anything up....I bent the bottom of the tray so it would fit.
My trunk still smells like chicken and is greasy as hell
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cant say i can beat any of yours, i rode with a chain and sprockets in the front of my jacket, looked a bit of a fat bastard but it was worth it at the time lol.
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I once rode home with a set of tires around my waist, that was kinda weird. Not really strange but about two weeks ago when I got a little over ambitious while riding a wheelie and rode through my fence, I had two loaves of Italian bread in my jacket ( sure the fence is messed up, but the bread didn't get smushed!!) I quickly got up off the ground, held the bread up high, and shouted "It's OK, I didn't smush the bread!!"
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I quickly got up off the ground, held the bread up high, and shouted "It's OK, I didn't smush the bread!!"
Now THAT'S funny... I don't care who ya' are!!! :toofunny:
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In Janurary 2005, when I started the nursing program I went to pay for my school books and did'nt bring my backpack. I figured that the bungee net could hold the couple of books that I was to pick up. Low and behold I had 8 books ( ranging from huge science sized books with 1250 pages to pocket references for careplans) to take home that I did'nt know about. :wtf: After about 20 minutes of stretching the bungee net around the odd sized selection of books, I got on the highway riding with my right hand steering and controlling speed and my left hand behind me holding the top of the stack. I made it home with no problems, but the bungee net was stretched beyond its limits. I finally threw away the bungee net when I had to carry a folder home and doubled wrapped it around the subframe and rear end of the B6. It had frayed places and would not carry a load safely after that trip.
This incident taught me to always bring my backpack if I suspect that I'll be carrying something back home.
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P.S. I got the folder home safely also.
P.S.S. I think the christmas tree and boat stories outdid my 8 books (2.5 foot stack trip).
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:beers:
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I lived in spain in 1969 and I'd love it when the trashman would show up. That man would stack trash 8 feet high on his bike. I know you asked about what we've done and I was thinking about all the different things I've strapped to my bike in the years but I had to share with you that story. Wish I had a picture.
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You people are all nuts! Drive the car for Pete's sake. I must admit, however, that I've been trying to come up with a way to carry my golf clubs on the bike....
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Nothing as extreme as a computer but to go along with fritobandito's golf club idea I did carry home a 1940's Montgomery Wards Hawthorne bicycle frame I was restoring along with the rear wheel of the bike on my 1972 Kawasaki F7 175cc.
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Drive the car for Pete's sake.
I don't see how my driving a car to carry stuff would be in Pete's best interest! :roll:
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About the strangest thing that's been on my bike is *me*. About the strangest thing I've carried on the bike has been fast food from the drivethru, which I normally shove inside my jacket. Yeah, nothing too bizarre. I did recently see someone at Costco trying to load a giant bag of water softener pellets. Talk about a dead weight.
See, if I know I am going shopping, I would *plan ahead* and drive the car. I don't want to buy a computer or a leaf blower or, to use the term everyone seems to be using right now, "whatnot", only to have it fall off and get destroyed, or have it shift and pull the bike over. If I saw some really great deal while out on the bike, I would come back in the car to get it. There's an intersection where enjoying taking the bike and using common sense cross.
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I needed a MIG welder last minute...very urgent. At the time I was in Manhattan (NYC) and the only place open at the hour that sold them was Home Depot in Brooklyn (NYC). Not that great of a distance, maybe 11 miles, but throught the Brooklyn Battery, a toll tunnell. So I rode to the HD on my Duc M620, bought the welder (weight: 90lbs size: 30X30X35 box) and some rachet tie-downs. Wheeled the welder to the bike in a shopping cart then strapped it to the back seat. It actually wasn't that bad...a little top heavy but not bad. I was sure I was going to gt stopped at the toll plaza but I didn't. I got some really funny looks, though!!
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Okay:
4 full xerox boxes. this was as a messenger in Wash DC. one each in large canvas saddle bags each side, one strapped across the back and one balanced on the tank. That was a heavy load.
three 10' pieces of 1 1/2" pvc pipe strapped on the side under my leg running front to back. stuck out a bit both ends and also made a steering damper, but only for right turns.
my buddy with a tire around his waist.
about 30 5# bags of sugar. again as a messenger. they fit pretty easily in the cancas saddle bags, but sure looked funny coming out of it two at a time.
oh! my wife in her wedding getup with veil coming out the helmet!! woo hoo!
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On my first deer hunting trip in Nelson county VA, I used my DRZ400 to drag a buck yearling up the hill from my tree stand to the cabin. It was winter 8am and I had been out since 5am colder then crap. I tried dragging the little heavy bugger up the steep hill 1 mile path but it was exhausting just to drag it a few feet. My 4x4 was too wide for the trees, so I unloaded my DRZ which I brought to trail ride and made a hell of a noise revving the engine but drug that yearling using a rope tow all the way to the dressing station.
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my buddy with a tire around his waist.
Geez, a guy picks up a few pounds and suddenly you're making fun off him.
Actually, you're the second post involving someone wearing a tire. I've never tried that, but it's been seen around town, so I guess it's not too uncommon.
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[quote="Sven"
See, if I know I am going shopping, I would *plan ahead* and drive the car. I don't want to buy a computer or a leaf blower or, to use the term everyone seems to be using right now, "whatnot", only to have it fall off and get destroyed, or have it shift and pull the bike over. If I saw some really great deal while out on the bike, I would come back in the car to get it. There's an intersection where enjoying taking the bike and using common sense cross.[/quote]
I ride a motorcycle daily for transportation most anywhere I go when I'm alone. I wasn't planning on buying the tree or the generator when I bought them, I was just there. as usual, on a bike. I was just looking at christmas trees planning on coming back later, when someone joked "Are you going to carry a tree home on your motorcycle?" I picked one up. It was rather light and, at 7' tall ,easily fit inside the width of a lane and therefore was legal to haul. Why not? I figured it would be easy to carry (it was) and not present any drivability hazards (it didn't). That fact that uptight people would stare in disbelief was just a plus. (Though, I did take the back roads home to minimize that.) The generator was too good a deal to pass up and my truck wasn't legal to drive at the time. I thought long and hard about if I could carry it safely and how. It didn't budge an inch on the way home and added less weight than an average passenger. The top heavyness wasn't anything a skilled rider couldn't overcome, even during an emergency maneuver. If this means I lack common sense, then so-be-it. Alot of people already think I'm a reckless risk taker just because I ride a motorcycle.
PS: As I mentioned in my first post with the generator, all of these "oversized objects" were secured against both the seat and my hard trunk. Having 2 stationary planes perpendicular to each other to secure to and using the proper type and quantity of straps/cords does wonders for load stability. But, common sense would tell you that.
Next spring, when I go to buy a new leaf blower, I will be taking the bike, because I can't think of a single good reason not to!
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I don't wait for perfect weather and the planets to align just so...That fact that uptight people would stare in disbelief was just a plus....If this means I lack common sense, then so-be-it. Alot of people already think I'm a reckless risk taker just because I ride a motorcycle...
Next spring, when I go to buy a new leaf blower, I will be taking the bike, because I can't think of a single good reason not to!
Geez, I hope your bike can handle the giant chip you carry on your shoulder. I didn't mean to start a pissing contest about who is the more dedicated rider or who rides in worse weather.
I do stop and pick up smaller items on my way home, anything I can carry in a backpack, or easily bungee to the tail. But I don't ride with luggage to carry bigger stuff. Assuming someone has the right vehicle for the job, I think it makes more sense to use it, than just try to prove a frickin' point. If I were buying a load of gravel, I wouldn't have them load it in the trunk of a sedan *just because it is possible*.
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Oh...forgot about that one. I bought a load of gravel and was afraid the whole 50lb load would shift during transit, so I swallowed the gravel. Worked out well, except it took me weeks to pass it all... :shock:
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Oh...forgot about that one. I bought a load of gravel and was afraid the whole 50lb load would shift during transit, so I swallowed the gravel. Worked out well, except it took me weeks to pass it all.
Ouch
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Geez, I hope your bike can handle the giant chip you carry on your shoulder. I didn't mean to start a pissing contest about who is the more dedicated rider or who rides in worse weather.
I do stop and pick up smalled items on my way home, anything I can carry in a backpack, or easily bungee to the tail. But I don't ride with luggage to carry bigger stuff. Assuming someone has the right vehicle for the job, I think it makes more sense to use it, than just try to prove a frickin' point. If I were buying a load of gravel, I wouldn't have them load it in the truck of a sedan *just because it is possible*.
Actually, I got the heavy duty suspension just for that chip! I'll admit it was pointless to add the part about the weather and planets aligning. It has nothing to do with the topic at hand. For that reason I edited my previous post. But, my point is this: I've been using motorcycles for daily transportation for a long time. Sometimes I didn't have a car available to me. I still needed to pick up stuff. After carrying a few "awkward" size loads, ones learns real quick that is quite possible to carry larger loads securely without adding any risk to ride if you do it right. I've never purposely went out to pick up an large load on a motorcycle unless I didn't have another means of transportation available to me. Obviously, my idea of a large load is different from other peoples idea of a large load. Also, I've never done it just to prove a frickin' point. (Not even the Christmas tree. It started as joke until I realized how easy it would be to carry home.) I believe in using the right tool for the job. That's why I own both a car and truck. I even bought a light duty 3/4-ton because I've seen way too many overloaded 1/2-ton trucks. When I'm somewhere and I need a screwdriver and my good tools aren't readily available, I'll use my multi-tool if I can use it without stripping the head off of the screw. It's the same way with my bike. I know what I can and can't safely carry. If I'm out on the bike and see something I can't pass up and know I can carry it, I will. If you don't feel comfortable doing that, then don't. Neither I nor anybody else who posted in this thread expect you too. I wouldn't load gravel in a car either. Nor would I put a Christmas tree on top of a car.... It scratches the paint.
This thread was started for the purpose of entertainment; to share stories. To have another member come on and say we all lack common sense because we've done something that he doesn't feel comfortable trying is just ridiculous. I've come to expect this from non-riders, not from the people on this board. What was the purpose of posting if you had nothing to add but insults? Do you think that your opinion is that valued? And you say I have a chip on my shoulder? If I read a post that doesn't interest me or one that I can't add any insight too, I move on to another one, as do most other people.
As for the leaf blower. They weigh less than 20 lbs., the box they come in will fit easily on the passenger portion of the seat, and can easily be secured against my seat and trunk with just a couple of heavy-duty bungee cords of the right length. Using 2 more just in case. How is this dangerous? Or even inconvenient?
I'm through talking about this on this board. If you want to engage this any further, I suggest you PM me. Nobody wants to have to read this crap. Better yet, maybe we can agree to put this BS behind us and agree to mutually delete our post. It's your call.
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I'm through talking about this on this board. If you want to engage this any further, I suggest you PM me.
Will do.
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WAIT! this was just starting to get entertaining, I mean I gave you guys a pretty good deer dragging story and it obviously was bland. Perhaps this subject matter was conducive to an argument anyway like "who caught the largest fish stories". Anyway it was just starting to get interesting. :banana:
Geez, I hope your bike can handle the giant chip you carry on your shoulder. I didn't mean to start a pissing contest about who is the more dedicated rider or who rides in worse weather.
I do stop and pick up smalled items on my way home, anything I can carry in a backpack, or easily bungee to the tail. But I don't ride with luggage to carry bigger stuff. Assuming someone has the right vehicle for the job, I think it makes more sense to use it, than just try to prove a frickin' point. If I were buying a load of gravel, I wouldn't have them load it in the truck of a sedan *just because it is possible*.
Actually, I got the heavy duty suspension just for that chip! I'll admit it was pointless to add the part about the weather and planets aligning. It has nothing to do with the topic at hand. For that reason I edited my previous post. But, my point is this: I've been using motorcycles for daily transportation for a long time. Sometimes I didn't have a car available to me. I still needed to pick up stuff. After carrying a few "awkward" size loads, ones learns real quick that is quite possible to carry larger loads securely without adding any risk to ride if you do it right. I've never purposely went out to pick up an large load on a motorcycle unless I didn't have another means of transportation available to me. Obviously, my idea of a large load is different from other peoples idea of a large load. Also, I've never done it just to prove a frickin' point. (Not even the Christmas tree. It started as joke until I realized how easy it would be to carry home.) I believe in using the right tool for the job. That's why I own both a car and truck. I even bought a light duty 3/4-ton because I've seen way too many overloaded 1/2-ton trucks. When I'm somewhere and I need a screwdriver and my good tools aren't readily available, I'll use my multi-tool if I can use it without stripping the head off of the screw. It's the same way with my bike. I know what I can and can't safely carry. If I'm out on the bike and see something I can't pass up and know I can carry it, I will. If you don't feel comfortable doing that, then don't. Neither I nor anybody else who posted in this thread expect you too. I wouldn't load gravel in a car either. Nor would I put a Christmas tree on top of a car.... It scratches the paint.
This thread was started for the purpose of entertainment; to share stories. To have another member come on and say we all lack common sense because we've done something that he doesn't feel comfortable trying is just ridiculous. I've come to expect this from non-riders, not from the people on this board. What was the purpose of posting if you had nothing to add but insults? Do you think that your opinion is that valued? And you say I have a chip on my shoulder? If I read a post that doesn't interest me or one that I can't add any insight too, I move on to another one, as do most other people.
As for the leaf blower. They weigh less than 20 lbs., the box they come in will fit easily on the passenger portion of the seat, and can easily be secured against my seat and trunk with just a couple of heavy-duty bungee cords of the right length. Using 2 more just in case. How is this dangerous? Or even inconvenient?
I'm through talking about this on this board. If you want to engage this any further, I suggest you PM me. Nobody wants to have to read this crap. Better yet, maybe we can agree to put this BS behind us and agree to mutually delete our post. It's your call.
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I've got another goofy one if we can please get past this 'holier-than-thou' crap!!??!!
I refuse to take my truck to work as the season is just so damn short for the bike. But sometimes I HAVE to buy things for my students/classroom.....
One day I had to get a lot of those little drink boxes that are in cartons. I bought four of the cartons and was SO pleased I remembered all the bungie cords to hold them on.
I buckled all the bungies down tightly but didn't notice some of the plastic wrap around the cartons of juice boxes was for shite. So when riding, every few kilometres, a little wee tiny juice box would fall out....I lost EIGHT of the suckers in 22 kilometres!
Always made me think of the Hanzel and Gretel story but no witch ever folllowed me to work! :duh:
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jim
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One day I had to get a lot of those little drink boxes that are in cartons. I bought four of the cartons and was SO pleased I remembered all the bungie cords to hold them on.
I was kinda expecting this to turn into exploding juice boxes after the bungees ended up being too tight. Red goo everywhere! Go back and buy some more juice boxes and tie them on REALLY tightly this time!
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WAIT! this was just starting to get entertaining, I mean I gave you guys a pretty good deer dragging story and it obviously was bland.
Not bland, but sounded like a creative solution to a problem. I mean, ya only drug it a mile. Let's see ya take it out on the open road and drag it until its head comes off! Or learn to drag it so well, it dresses itself out!
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If anyone is still out there, a point of clarification:
As a result of some off-board discussion, I have come to realize that the statement "There's an intersection where enjoying taking the bike and practicality cross" is more reflective of the way I make decisions regarding when to ride, what to carry, etc.
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Well, a couple of years ago my wifes Aunt passed away.
Aunt Betty always loved Harleys, her husband used to ride one and so did her brother Jim.
She always used to say that she'd love to go for one more ride, so, when she passed on, her wishes were to be cremated and laid to rest with the rest of her family.
So I had this brilliant idea, I rented a full dressed Harley, lined the top box with some material and took Aunt Betty for her final ride.
I checked this out with the rest of the family first and everyone thought it was a great idea. I led the procession from the funeral home to the cemetery, pulled up to the grave site and handed her ashes to her son and grand-son.
There were a few odd looks from friends that didn't know what I'd planned, but everyone thought that it was a fitting tribute to pay to a really neat old lady.
Sure do miss her sense of humour though, I think she would have liked the idea.
BANDIT
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Hi
Can't match BANDIT#305. Carried a Scalextrix set twice, once solo (vitually sitting on the tank, a tad cold the week before Christmas) and once being carried by a pillion (if the speed went over about 50 the wind started to push them back off the bike).
Carried the bottom end of a 125 2 stroke engine in a tank bag.
All the best
Keith
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I carried a big pot of stew on the back with a Bungee net.....it leaked a little from the lid....Needless to say my butt was my dogs nose target till I hit the shower....
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Well not as exciting as most of the post, but this past August was the 32nd year my wife and I have been married...I carried home 32 mixed color Roses in my jacket! Man was my wife suprised when I walked into the house with those sticking out of my Joe Rocket!
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Drive the car for Pete's sake.
I don't see how my driving a car to carry stuff would be in Pete's best interest! :roll:
Who the hell is Pete and why can't he drive hisself? :motorsmile:
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About the strangest thing that's been on my bike is *me*. About the strangest thing I've carried on the bike has been fast food from the drivethru, which I normally shove inside my jacket. Yeah, nothing too bizarre. I did recently see someone at Costco trying to load a giant bag of water softener pellets. Talk about a dead weight.
See, if I know I am going shopping, I would *plan ahead* and drive the car. I don't want to buy a computer or a leaf blower or, to use the term everyone seems to be using right now, "whatnot", only to have it fall off and get destroyed, or have it shift and pull the bike over. If I saw some really great deal while out on the bike, I would come back in the car to get it. There's an intersection where enjoying taking the bike and using common sense cross.
Where exactly is that ? Sounds hard to find. :stickpoke:
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Where exactly is that ? Sounds hard to find.
It's unmarked to prevent undesirables from loitering around. You know, bikers and the like.
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"fritobandito" exclaimed:
You people are all nuts! Drive the car for Pete's sake. I must admit, however, that I've been trying to come up with a way to carry my golf clubs on the bike....
Maybe one of these "nuts" can give you some tips on how to carry your golf clubs on your bike. :motorsmile:
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These guys could help, too:
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Even the ladies get in on this:
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Haha. I should print out some of those pictures to put in my wallet. I always get strange looks/comments buying gallons of paint or dryer pipe with a motorcycle helmet! Yes, I can carry it. Yes, it looks stupid. No, its probably not safe. But f-it I'm gonna do it anyways!
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:clap: Those were some great shots! Like the grand finally to this thread.
I need say no more. My hats off to our Asian biker brothers & sisters.
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............look for these, are unusual or not..
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¿Where is the bike?, ja, ja, ja
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That's quite the race can on the ice delivery bike! :motorsmile:
First production bike with Air Conditioning? :roll:
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When I was young and stoopid__now I'm old and stoopid__ I was riding about 60 miles from the city on a country road when I saw a four wheeled horse buggy by the side of the road with a sign saying "To give away". As I knew I could make a hefty profit by selling it to an owner of tourist buggy ride operator in the city...well I backed the old Harley where the horse should be and tied it as well as I could and hit the road...slowly. Braking was the main problem, and the thing fishtailed like a drunk shark. Plus, I had to stop and grease__with chain lube__ those wooden wheel-hubs everyonce in a while, and check the iron rings used for tires in those days... Anyway, I got about ten miles from the city, always on side roads, when I was intercepted by the provincial police...and the Leo was so mad he could've kicked me...he called his central on his radio and his first words were: "You WON'T believe what I'm about to bla-bla-bla...then he had a good laugh, told me to untie the rig and get the hell out of there before he'd have time to throw the book at me. As far as I know that buggy might still be somewhere around the Texaco gaz station where I left it...
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You people are all nuts! Drive the car for Pete's sake. I must admit, however, that I've been trying to come up with a way to carry my golf clubs on the bike....
***** Ha! You should see what the Chinese carry on their 175's! How about 6' diameter firewood bundles lashed to the back seat? *****
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I'd have to say my ex-girlfriend, Debra.. she was VERY unusual..
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My family still talks about the time I took my bandit to the auto wrecker's and picked up a transmission for my car. I strapped that sucker on tight, and drove down the highway a good 50 kms before arriving safely at home.
I've also carried a large pond filter on my bandit. That was a little awkward, it took up so much space that I was uncomfortably pressed against the gas tank.
But...the most unusual non-sentient cargo (bikego) would have been on my CX500 (yes, a Honda) I went to an auto wrecker to get car parts...and strapped a front moulded bumper, with headlights and blinkers etc across my lap and drove home. That must have made an odd impression seeing me coming head on.
Oh, I've also carried the water softener salts, they are easier to carry than a passenger. And for golf clubs, I throw the strap over my shoulder, shift the bag slightly behind me, and away I go.
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If anyone's still looking at this thread...I finally have something interesting to report. I picked up a sheetcake at Costco and took it to an ABATE Christmas party. While the cake suffered minor damage (those Bandit seats aren't as flat as they appear, and the cake developed a crack that magically healed once it was on a flat table), I couldn't see taking a CAR to a MOTORCYCLE party.
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A milk-crate full of hallucinogenic mushrooms. :banana:
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I finally have something interesting to report. I picked up a sheetcake at Costco and took it to an ABATE Christmas party. I couldn't see taking a CAR to a MOTORCYCLE party.
That's just @#%^ing nuts! :lol: That's how it starts. Next time it will be something a little larger or heavier. Before long, one day people will be looking at you thinking... look at that idiot on the motorcycle, get a car whydon'tcha?!
Or maybe not. :wink: Either way, welcome to the other side of the side of the intersection! :bigok:
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I'd have to say my ex-girlfriend, Debra.. she was VERY unusual..
:worthless:
Am I the only one who thinks that this must be backed up with a photograph?
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Edited by BANDIT.
Got rid of the whole thing!
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Mini4x wrote:
I'd have to say my ex-girlfriend, Debra.. she was VERY unusual..
(http://forums.banditalley.net/images/smiles/worthless.jpg)
Am I the only one who thinks that this must be backed up with a photograph?
(http://rain.prohosting.com/fly2marc/fundus/abartig/fugly0425001.jpg)
Ummm....am I getting close???
You must be very close as the image has been blocked on my computer.
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Same as above!
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That's just wrong on too many levels and a pic like that should be limited to the Clubhouse since it's not very "family" friendly.
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That's how it starts. Next time it will be something a little larger or heavier. Before long, one day people will be looking at you thinking... look at that idiot on the motorcycle, get a car whydon'tcha?!
It was but a momentary lapse...honest, occifer!
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A bag containing the donor organ of a large mammal.
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As a motorcycle courier, all sorts of weird shyte, organs, 3/4 of a million bucks, ( I found out after dropping off the parcel :duh: ) One of those hand trolleys that van couriers use. And once when the ex wanted to play golf, her on the back and the golf buggy in tow :shock: Stupid efen game, took up good riding time. Dogs, a brand new sewing machine, a mower. Boogie board.
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how about a fare,
in the philippines and most of tropical asia
its typical to have more than 3 passengers
on your 2 wheel 2 stroke. In italy I saw
a father in a suit with his todler in front
and older daughter behind him on a tiny vespa.
But this is actually a high end limo service!
http://www.virgin.com/subsites/virginlimobike/link.html
(http://www.virgin.com/subsites/virginlimobike/images/15.jpg)
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Well not unusual, but my mother is 92years old and she came for a ride on my Bandit, I had to help her on mind.
She just loved it. any body had anyone pillion on a bike older than that , bet not. Shes one fit old lady.