Detroit to San Diego, Zen and the art of motorcycle negligence, - Page 6

uli kunkel · 09-20-2007, 05:59 AM

Bravo dude, you are a Detroiter through and through.

The best ride report ever and, for me, made all the better because it's reported through the same cynical, bead-blasted glasses that I, as a native, see life through. (I believe that Drifter also may have the same fine optics on his camera equipment.)

I hope to see more of your stuff, if you and Drifter are ever looking for locals to hang out with let me know!

YZman · 09-20-2007, 06:27 AM

Hi ya. Fellow Michigander here (west sider)

Great ride report. Loved every minute of it. Hope to start doing that with my son some day.

Hey if you do end up offering up Cack on Ebay you gotta post up the link.. That is an auction I want to see.

barefoot · 09-20-2007, 01:56 PM

WOW!

jeckyll · 09-20-2007, 05:32 PM

Excellent RR

Loud Al · 09-20-2007, 07:28 PM

I really enjoyed the commentary, the pictures lacked a certin focus, job well done. Hope to read about more of your trips.

Gernick · 09-20-2007, 09:26 PM

Outstanding. Beautiful piece of work you made there. It sounded like one heck of a trip.

Nice bike.

Norsman · 09-21-2007, 04:29 PM

Adventure "wriding" at it's best!

vermin · 09-22-2007, 04:41 AM

Ahendepe shudders as he regains consciousness, he is driving a car down a familiar road into the sunrise.

He recognizes the temple of consumption.

He has driven by this tabernacle of trash approximately 8320 times, he notices the linear mathematical relationship between his number of passes, morning and night, and the height of the dump. He has prospered.

He approaches the machine, will it accept him? Will he get to grasp at the grocery spigot today?

The green light flashes he is accepted. He has humbly asked permission to play the game another day and it has been granted.

He sees familiar faces, they are busy people.

He has known these people a long time and has grown to love them. He has seen their births, deaths, weddings and divorces. They have watched each other grow old. He says “Good morning sunshine! How are you” they reply “Fine thanks, and you?

They don’t know he has been gone.

At the coffee machine his cubemate asks “so, how was your trip”

Ahendepe says “fine”

He sits down and notices the red light blinks on his phone. He can’t remember his password. There is a familiar tightening in his chest.

A) Chest loosener (Nitro)

B) Liquid enthusiasm

C) Red light reminds him that he has forgotten to put the “I will be out of the office message” on everything.

D) Unauthorized non-5S compliant personal effects with a picture of Sweet Thang surrounded by their larva.

Vermin has crawled back into his hole.

The End

For those interested Drifters account is at

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=289782

Bless his pea pickin heart

bross · 09-22-2007, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahendepe

The End

Well done!

Where we going next time?

jazzmans · 09-22-2007, 11:11 AM

Fricken best report Ever!

Dude, That is just an amazing story, everything from your moods, to your perceived impressions on other people, to, well, ffs, y'all just read the report, you know what I mean.

I'm amazed and awed.

Here's hoping that you get a chance to go get cack and ride her again. I think it's inevitable. (hint, hint)

Okay, time for me to go ride.

jaz

MrBob · 09-22-2007, 12:19 PM

Note:
I'm thinking we're overdue for an Art Bike forum on ADV. This would be my first nominee.

CETME · 09-22-2007, 01:26 PM

Wow, just wow. what a word-smith. literally, it was the best ride report i've ever read.

MrBob · 09-22-2007, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SomeGuy

"I'm thinking we're overdue for an Art Bike forum on ADV. This would be my first nominee."

It definitely IS one of a kind! But there are other "Art" bikes to be admired at ratbike.org - as was humbly referenced by The Vermin Himself much earlier. I don't blame you for bypassing that fact- this Ride Rant has not been easy to walk away from!

See more of CACK on that site:

http://ratbike.org/pages/800pacificcoast.htm

Your post temporarily (I hope) blinded me but I'll check out the link soon.

Just A Ride · 09-22-2007, 04:57 PM

Hahahaha,
I couldn't stop laughing after the arrival at the uncle's post.
I enjoyed this so much. Thank you for including us all in your trip. It's a great joy reading such well crafted compostion. The metaphors and allegorical references kept me wide-eyed.
Aw, f*ck it, this thing was f*cking hilarious!
The irony is hilarious to think that a car part designer would have such a "loosely designed" motorbike.
I'm so glad their are people as you in this world.

sas · 09-23-2007, 06:49 AM

What a great storyteller!!! Till the very end.

I can't wait two more years for another epic Vermin yarn. Can you ride around the block on a 'borrowed' scooter or something and post a ride report?

Thanks for posting!!!

p.s. I absolutely love the chicken scratch labeling. It just fits.

09-20-2007, 05:59 AM	#76
uli kunkel AKA: Karl Hungus Joined: Aug 2007 Location: ch-Oakland County, MI Oddometer: 87	Rita Bell and Bill Kennedy give this thread two thumbs up! (or is it 4 thumbs up?) Bravo dude, you are a Detroiter through and through. The best ride report ever and, for me, made all the better because it's reported through the same cynical, bead-blasted glasses that I, as a native, see life through. (I believe that Drifter also may have the same fine optics on his camera equipment.) I hope to see more of your stuff, if you and Drifter are ever looking for locals to hang out with let me know! __________________ "That's Uli, he's a nihilist." - Bunny Lebowski "Ah, that must be exhausting." - The Dude

09-20-2007, 06:27 AM	#77
YZman Bouncing off Trees Joined: May 2006 Location: Meeeechigan Oddometer: 1,100	Hi ya. Fellow Michigander here (west sider) Great ride report. Loved every minute of it. Hope to start doing that with my son some day. Hey if you do end up offering up Cack on Ebay you gotta post up the link.. That is an auction I want to see. YZman screwed with this post 09-20-2007 at 06:47 PM

09-20-2007, 05:32 PM	#79
jeckyll Kneedragger Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Oddometer: 581	Excellent RR __________________ At some point, you should stop reading ride reports and start living them. 2007 edition 2008 sportbike edition 2008 KLR edition

09-21-2007, 04:29 PM	#82
Norsman ...a GSophile Joined: Dec 2004 Location: Danville, VA Oddometer: 2,346	Adventure "wriding" at it's best! __________________ 2004 BMW R1150GS ADV My SmugMug...save $5 on a SmugMug account with this: tKOaEps81O7hN my2wheels

09-22-2007, 04:41 AM	#83
vermin ^OP unrepentant thinner Joined: Jan 2007 Oddometer: 513	Vermin Goes To Ground Ahendepe shudders as he regains consciousness, he is driving a car down a familiar road into the sunrise. He recognizes the temple of consumption. He has driven by this tabernacle of trash approximately 8320 times, he notices the linear mathematical relationship between his number of passes, morning and night, and the height of the dump. He has prospered. He approaches the machine, will it accept him? Will he get to grasp at the grocery spigot today? The green light flashes he is accepted. He has humbly asked permission to play the game another day and it has been granted. He sees familiar faces, they are busy people. He has known these people a long time and has grown to love them. He has seen their births, deaths, weddings and divorces. They have watched each other grow old. He says “Good morning sunshine! How are you” they reply “Fine thanks, and you? They don’t know he has been gone. At the coffee machine his cubemate asks “so, how was your trip” Ahendepe says “fine” He sits down and notices the red light blinks on his phone. He can’t remember his password. There is a familiar tightening in his chest. A) Chest loosener (Nitro) B) Liquid enthusiasm C) Red light reminds him that he has forgotten to put the “I will be out of the office message” on everything. D) Unauthorized non-5S compliant personal effects with a picture of Sweet Thang surrounded by their larva. Vermin has crawled back into his hole. The End For those interested Drifters account is at http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=289782 Bless his pea pickin heart vermin screwed with this post 12-02-2007 at 11:02 AM

09-20-2007, 01:56 PM	#78
barefoot Frustrated Rock Star Joined: May 2007 Location: San Antonio Oddometer: 572	WOW!

09-20-2007, 07:28 PM	#80
Loud Al . Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Forest Grove, OR Oddometer: 3,617	I really enjoyed the commentary, the pictures lacked a certin focus, job well done. Hope to read about more of your trips.

09-20-2007, 09:26 PM	#81
Gernick Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Far Western New York Oddometer: 3,615	Outstanding. Beautiful piece of work you made there. It sounded like one heck of a trip. Nice bike.

09-22-2007, 11:11 AM	#85
jazzmans fickt euch Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Devils Playground nv Oddometer: 4,559	Fricken best report Ever! Dude, That is just an amazing story, everything from your moods, to your perceived impressions on other people, to, well, ffs, y'all just read the report, you know what I mean. I'm amazed and awed. Here's hoping that you get a chance to go get cack and ride her again. I think it's inevitable. (hint, hint) Okay, time for me to go ride. jaz __________________ no-one sees motorcycles. life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. Klay-->You know what I mean, you bubble-headed noise-maker.

09-22-2007, 12:19 PM	#86
MrBob Careening forward Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Santa Fe, N.M. Oddometer: 5,663	Note: I'm thinking we're overdue for an Art Bike forum on ADV. This would be my first nominee. __________________ KLX 400 dual sport Tune in, turn on, drop out.

09-22-2007, 01:26 PM	#87
CETME Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2005 Oddometer: 198	Wow, just wow. what a word-smith. literally, it was the best ride report i've ever read.

09-22-2007, 04:57 PM	#89
Just A Ride Travelin' Light Joined: Sep 2007 Oddometer: 9	Hahahaha, I couldn't stop laughing after the arrival at the uncle's post. I enjoyed this so much. Thank you for including us all in your trip. It's a great joy reading such well crafted compostion. The metaphors and allegorical references kept me wide-eyed. Aw, fck it, this thing was fcking hilarious! The irony is hilarious to think that a car part designer would have such a "loosely designed" motorbike. I'm so glad their are people as you in this world.

09-23-2007, 06:49 AM	#90
sas Thumper Girl Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Mid-Mich Oddometer: 777	What a great storyteller!!! Till the very end. I can't wait two more years for another epic Vermin yarn. Can you ride around the block on a 'borrowed' scooter or something and post a ride report? Thanks for posting!!! p.s. I absolutely love the chicken scratch labeling. It just fits. __________________ Red hair & black leather, my favorite color scheme. '06 Ninja 650r '93 Honda XR100 '93 Honda 250XR '83 Kawasaki GPz 550 '71 Triumph Bonneville - Restored, but parts keep falling off! '73 Honda 350cl that I intend to ride around Lake Huron when we get her running well ************************************ Go out for adventure. Come home for love.

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