Global Wild Card Tag - Page 198

Skyclad · 05-31-2012, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Flashback

Grabbed

And it is even rainbow colored...

wb57 · 05-31-2012, 08:03 AM

Very cool shots!

dirtymartini · 05-31-2012, 10:12 AM

Whats next?

Flashback · 05-31-2012, 10:54 AM

Weird ride today. I hit 3 squirrels. How does that happen?

So I decided to make the new tag an obstacle course. This one is pretty open ended. Doesn't need to be like the fire truck driving course in the pic. Any kind of obstacle course will do.

David R · 05-31-2012, 05:02 PM

great Grab!

Thanks.

David

wb57 · 05-31-2012, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flashback

So I decided to make the new tag an obstacle course. This one is pretty open ended. Doesn't need to be like the fire truck driving course in the pic. Any kind of obstacle course will do.

Tempted to go grab a picture of I-40.

kckeeny · 05-31-2012, 07:24 PM

Nice shots! I'm glad the tag was gotten with such wonderful colors.

greasyboy · 06-01-2012, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wb57

Tempted to go grab a picture of I-40.

I have probly 500,000 miles just on I40. That is a perfect tag!!!!

Skyclad · 06-01-2012, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by greasyboy

I have probly 500,000 miles just on I40. That is a perfect tag!!!!

Naw, the best along those lines would be either I-95 around Atlanta or the Baltimore Beltway.

Of course, neither of those holds a candle to Naples. Remember, the traffic lights are merely suggestions and are more useful for determining fault in a collision than actually controlling traffic flow.

DOGSROOT · 06-01-2012, 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wb57

Tempted to go grab a picture of I-40.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyclad

Naw, the best along those lines would be either I-95 around Atlanta or the Baltimore Beltway.

Of course, neither of those holds a candle to Naples. Remember, the traffic lights are merely suggestions and are more useful for determining fault in a collision than actually controlling traffic flow.

Napoli NAPOLI N A P O L I !!!!!!!!!

I spent a happy year there riding an old undercover cop bike and schooling contrabandisti...

Was fascinated by the intersections; used to sit and watch traffic to figure out the "system".

There isn't one, but it plain works!

(Don't know about their usefulness in fault determination...)

Worth a trip.

Better adapt quickly though.

Thanks wb57 and Skyclad for the laughs and the memories.

Made my day.

Skyclad · 06-01-2012, 08:38 AM

I never had a chance to ride in Naples. My driving experience is a 15 passenger van running between the piers and the Naval Station. Bad thing about driving a vehicle that size is that it barely fits on some of the streets; nice thing is that you are bigger than damn near everything else around you and they try to stay out of your way.

The strongest memory I have of Naples was from my first visit, trying to cross the road at the castle. Two lanes one way, a curb, two lanes that vary in direction depending on time of day, a curb, then two lanes back the other way from the first two lanes. Add in scooters and a trolley on tracks, just for shits and grins. Felt like I was playing that classic video game Frogger, only in real life.

AllBlackPearl · 06-01-2012, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyclad

I never had a chance to ride in Naples. My driving experience is a 15 passenger van running between the piers and the Naval Station. Bad thing about driving a vehicle that size is that it barely fits on some of the streets; nice thing is that you are bigger than damn near everything else around you and they try to stay out of your way.

The strongest memory I have of Naples was from my first visit, trying to cross the road at the castle. Two lanes one way, a curb, two lanes that vary in direction depending on time of day, a curb, then two lanes back the other way from the first two lanes. Add in scooters and a trolley on tracks, just for shits and grins. Felt like I was playing that classic video game Frogger, only in real life.

Yeah, I know what you're talking about.

I only took a taxi from the station to the airport - but I was in a real hurry and the driver made no prisoners. I didn't think I'd make it to the airport alive. I was scared to death.

Most important thing in Naples - as everywhere in Italy - is to blow your horn on every occasion. Just always blow it.

Flashback · 06-01-2012, 05:45 PM

You all should try riding in Indonesia. Third biggest motorcycle market in the world

When I was there I had a surf board rack on my bike and traveled ATGATT (all the way from my apartment to the beach around the corner in a sarong and flip flops)

LA, NYC, Naples, Paris, Mexico City...they don't hold a candle to the madness on the streets of Jakarta in my eyes. But then, I still have several major metros left to see.

wb57 · 06-01-2012, 07:04 PM

I want to open a clutch plate store in Indonesia now...

DOGSROOT · 06-02-2012, 10:05 AM

LA, NYC, Naples, Paris, Mexico City...they don't hold a candle to the madness on the streets of Jakarta in my eyes. But then, I still have several major metros left to see.[/QUOTE]

Been to/ridden in all those EXCEPT Jakarta...

...and now I want to!!

Really is a mad photo.

Closest Ive ridden in would have to be India.

Just add cows...

And elephants!!! WTF???

BTW...

What was the TAG again?

05-31-2012, 08:03 AM	#2957
wb57 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Central NC Oddometer: 4,343	Very cool shots! __________________ '11 Kawasaki Versys '07 KTM 250 XC-F Turning money into spent fossil fuels. (Smiley crap is implied in all posts.)

05-31-2012, 10:12 AM	#2958
dirtymartini Shaken, Not Stirred Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Harveys Lake, PA Oddometer: 2,357	Whats next? __________________ "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." -- George Washington

05-31-2012, 10:54 AM	#2959
Flashback Mommys Lil Monster Joined: Jul 2007 Location: South Pacific via Raleigh, NC Oddometer: 2,984	Weird ride today. I hit 3 squirrels. How does that happen? So I decided to make the new tag an obstacle course. This one is pretty open ended. Doesn't need to be like the fire truck driving course in the pic. Any kind of obstacle course will do. __________________ DON'T PANIC Flashs ADV Search and NC Ride page

05-31-2012, 05:02 PM	#2960
David R I been called a Nut Job.. Joined: Oct 2009 Location: In Da Swamps of WNY Oddometer: 1,819	Awesome great Grab! Thanks. David __________________ 2012 R1200R ! 2000 R1100RT (retired), 1976 R75/6, 11 Versys There is a seat for everyone.

05-31-2012, 07:24 PM	#2962
kckeeny Poor Bastard Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Sconsin Oddometer: 2,389	Nice shots! I'm glad the tag was gotten with such wonderful colors. __________________ Don't Add quirky statement here.

06-01-2012, 08:38 AM	#2966
Skyclad Original Bastard Joined: Jul 2007 Location: south east PA Oddometer: 4,810	I never had a chance to ride in Naples. My driving experience is a 15 passenger van running between the piers and the Naval Station. Bad thing about driving a vehicle that size is that it barely fits on some of the streets; nice thing is that you are bigger than damn near everything else around you and they try to stay out of your way. The strongest memory I have of Naples was from my first visit, trying to cross the road at the castle. Two lanes one way, a curb, two lanes that vary in direction depending on time of day, a curb, then two lanes back the other way from the first two lanes. Add in scooters and a trolley on tracks, just for shits and grins. Felt like I was playing that classic video game Frogger, only in real life. __________________ Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain. cancer Skyclad's Wanderings Bald Eagle Bastard Bullwinkle Death Rider

06-01-2012, 05:45 PM	#2968
Flashback Mommys Lil Monster Joined: Jul 2007 Location: South Pacific via Raleigh, NC Oddometer: 2,984	You all should try riding in Indonesia. Third biggest motorcycle market in the world When I was there I had a surf board rack on my bike and traveled ATGATT (all the way from my apartment to the beach around the corner in a sarong and flip flops) LA, NYC, Naples, Paris, Mexico City...they don't hold a candle to the madness on the streets of Jakarta in my eyes. But then, I still have several major metros left to see. __________________ DON'T PANIC Flashs ADV Search and NC Ride page

06-01-2012, 07:04 PM	#2969
wb57 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Central NC Oddometer: 4,343	I want to open a clutch plate store in Indonesia now... __________________ '11 Kawasaki Versys '07 KTM 250 XC-F Turning money into spent fossil fuels. (Smiley crap is implied in all posts.)

06-02-2012, 10:05 AM	#2970
DOGSROOT OUTSIDE Joined: Jul 2008 Location: DOGHOUSE Oddometer: 438	mad photo LA, NYC, Naples, Paris, Mexico City...they don't hold a candle to the madness on the streets of Jakarta in my eyes. But then, I still have several major metros left to see.[/QUOTE] Been to/ridden in all those EXCEPT Jakarta... ...and now I want to!! Really is a mad photo. Closest Ive ridden in would have to be India. Just add cows... And elephants!!! WTF??? BTW... What was the TAG again? __________________ In what sense can economics still claim to be a science if its predictive capacity is so dismally low? Timothy Garton Ash This drug won't cure you...but it will put your symptoms to shame

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