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Jammin'John · 01-06-2010, 01:39 PM

I was getting off the superslab,coming down from a bridge,merging with traffic to my right,during rush hour,late in the season,.....it was dark.

I saw a spot in the lane that I needed to get in so I juiced the gas and slid in between 2 full size pickup trucks.

I continued with them for a short distance until we came to a traffic light.

The guy behind me was beeping his horn and pointing at the road next to me.

I looked down and saw that the truck in front of me was TOWING the truck behind me.

I was very lucky that day !

JJ

The_AirHawk · 01-06-2010, 01:48 PM

Whups!

Time for a little Situational Awareness refresher-course!

MOKE1K · 01-06-2010, 02:35 PM

Thank goodness you didnt try and change lanes, to the rope side.

Jammin'John · 01-06-2010, 02:43 PM

If the traffic signal hadn't come up quickly and if there wasn't already a car in the right lane...............ouch !

JJ

A Star Ride · 01-06-2010, 07:10 PM

Did you ask them to put in some slack for you to finish your lane change?

Kenneth_Moore · 01-07-2010, 06:15 AM

Speaking of tow ropes: I used to ride with a guy (Glen) who had an ironhead in a hardtail frame. It was beat to crap, and one day it broke down out West in the Glades. So he calls his cousin Billy to come with his car and a rope to tow him home. I'd never seen that done, so I decided to hang around and watch. Billy shows up in his '72 Monte Carlo with about 20' of yellow plastic rope. They tied the rope around the rear bumper, and Glen wrapped two turns of rope around the headstock of his bike. He told me he'd hold the rope rather than tie it, and let go if anything went wrong. It worked great right up to Glen's neighborhood. As they went around the last corner, Glen veered into the curb. I guess holding the rope and trying to keep the bike up was too much, because the bike went down and Glen did a slow roll into the grass. I stopped to help Glen, but unfortunately, unbeknownst to Glen or Billy, the plastic rope had an overlying wrap that basically made a hitch around the headstock. Billy was busy leaning down behind the dashboard to finish his "goodies" before he got to Glen's house, and didn't notice the bike had gone over. So he dragged Glen's bike 2 blocks down the street to Glen's driveway, with Glen running behind, screaming at the top of his lungs "Billy, stop you dumb f'ker, STOP STOP STOP!!!" I was laughing so hard I couldn't even get my bike started to chase Billy down.

Good times, good times.

Jammin'John · 01-07-2010, 08:00 AM

Funny story.

This was a tow STRAP and it was NOT a bright color.
I could not see it.

Took my breath away when I realized what had just happened.

"Did you ask them to put in some slack for you to finish your lane change?"

No,I just pulled over a little & let the truck go past me.

JJ

MOKE1K · 01-07-2010, 08:29 AM

So,...how much distance we actually talking here, between both vehicles?

Jammin'John · 01-07-2010, 09:14 AM

About 2 full size pickup truck distance.
I had no idea that they were towing.
I was coming off a bridge.
It could have been ugly 'cause it was rush hour.

JJ

MOKE1K · 01-07-2010, 11:31 AM

Thats an awfully long tow rope?

01-06-2010, 01:39 PM	#1
Jammin'John Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tug Hill Plateau Posts: 36	Scary Tow Rope ! I was getting off the superslab,coming down from a bridge,merging with traffic to my right,during rush hour,late in the season,.....it was dark. I saw a spot in the lane that I needed to get in so I juiced the gas and slid in between 2 full size pickup trucks. I continued with them for a short distance until we came to a traffic light. The guy behind me was beeping his horn and pointing at the road next to me. I looked down and saw that the truck in front of me was TOWING the truck behind me. I was very lucky that day ! JJ

01-06-2010, 01:48 PM	#2
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	Whups! Time for a little Situational Awareness refresher-course! __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

01-06-2010, 02:35 PM	#3
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	Thank goodness you didnt try and change lanes, to the rope side. __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

01-06-2010, 02:43 PM	#4
Jammin'John Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tug Hill Plateau Posts: 36	Yup If the traffic signal hadn't come up quickly and if there wasn't already a car in the right lane...............ouch ! JJ

01-06-2010, 07:10 PM	#5
A Star Ride Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: central Va Posts: 1,126	Did you ask them to put in some slack for you to finish your lane change? __________________ White Trash Hick from Appalachia

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01-07-2010, 06:15 AM	#6
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	Speaking of tow ropes: I used to ride with a guy (Glen) who had an ironhead in a hardtail frame. It was beat to crap, and one day it broke down out West in the Glades. So he calls his cousin Billy to come with his car and a rope to tow him home. I'd never seen that done, so I decided to hang around and watch. Billy shows up in his '72 Monte Carlo with about 20' of yellow plastic rope. They tied the rope around the rear bumper, and Glen wrapped two turns of rope around the headstock of his bike. He told me he'd hold the rope rather than tie it, and let go if anything went wrong. It worked great right up to Glen's neighborhood. As they went around the last corner, Glen veered into the curb. I guess holding the rope and trying to keep the bike up was too much, because the bike went down and Glen did a slow roll into the grass. I stopped to help Glen, but unfortunately, unbeknownst to Glen or Billy, the plastic rope had an overlying wrap that basically made a hitch around the headstock. Billy was busy leaning down behind the dashboard to finish his "goodies" before he got to Glen's house, and didn't notice the bike had gone over. So he dragged Glen's bike 2 blocks down the street to Glen's driveway, with Glen running behind, screaming at the top of his lungs "Billy, stop you dumb f'ker, STOP STOP STOP!!!" I was laughing so hard I couldn't even get my bike started to chase Billy down. Good times, good times. __________________ www.kennethmoore.org

01-07-2010, 08:00 AM	#7
Jammin'John Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tug Hill Plateau Posts: 36	Yellow Funny story. This was a tow STRAP and it was NOT a bright color. I could not see it. Took my breath away when I realized what had just happened. "Did you ask them to put in some slack for you to finish your lane change?" No,I just pulled over a little & let the truck go past me. JJ

01-07-2010, 08:29 AM	#8
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	So,...how much distance we actually talking here, between both vehicles? __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

01-07-2010, 09:14 AM	#9
Jammin'John Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tug Hill Plateau Posts: 36	2 About 2 full size pickup truck distance. I had no idea that they were towing. I was coming off a bridge. It could have been ugly 'cause it was rush hour. JJ

01-07-2010, 11:31 AM	#10
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	Thats an awfully long tow rope? __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell