Author Topic: Wrecked in Iowa City (Read 2504 times)

land_shark · « **on:** September 23, 2005, 02:29:11 PM »

Came across this in the U of Iowa rag last wednesday....is it anyone from the board?

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A battered motorcycle leaks fuel after an accident on Governor Street as an employee of Big 10 University Towing prepares to haul it away on Tuesday afternoon. A witness reported that a male driver came speeding up and then ran off the street, colliding with a pile of garbage and severely injuring his leg. Aaron Hall Holmgren/The Daily Iowan

Almost put it in Squidly News, but I'm not one to judge! Hope the leg's ok, rider.

LowRyter · « **Reply #1 on:** September 25, 2005, 12:30:43 PM »

ouchhhh

PeteSC · « **Reply #2 on:** September 25, 2005, 03:19:03 PM »

Yeah, the loose parameters for the 'squidly' section include some 'squidly' content.....like crashing when doing a wheelie.....no helmet, no license or endorsement, running from cops,crashing the bike within a few blocks of buying it....
Stuff like that, that none of us do...right? Right? RIGHT?

B12Teuton · « **Reply #3 on:** September 26, 2005, 08:29:11 AM »

Is that Crazy Larry????

land_shark · « **Reply #4 on:** September 26, 2005, 10:49:59 AM »

I should let jwalters tell the story, because he is the one that actually ran into the kids dad, and helped push the mangled machine into the garage...

Apparently the kid was doing a wheelie to impress his girlfriend (who wasn't on the bike, thank god). He went too long, hopped the curb, bounced off a green utility box, then hit something else. Broke his femur, heel, and has plenty of road rash....no helmet, no jacket, no gloves.

The bike is completely f'ed. The rear section is bent a foot sideways, the downtubes are horked, the engine was twisted, forget about the plastics, and the tank was caved in. The chick was probably a dog, as well!

PeteSC · « **Reply #5 on:** September 26, 2005, 11:06:07 AM »

Sounds squidly to me.....