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<P>None of that compares to the infamous UC. Davis Intramural Softball Fields Moped Massacre of 1983, when I humiliated myself in front of 50 - 100 fellow Aggies with yes, a moped. It's not bad enough that it was a moped; I had to be attached to the throttle, on one knee, as it laid over on its side and went round and round, coughing and sputtering, rear wheel spinning wildly, while idiot that I was, I refused to let go of the throttle or close it.<BR><BR>I think it finally shut off, people left clutching their sides, while I pushed the damn beast home. It had run out of gas. It's really hard and embarassing to push home a moped when your knee is bleeding, and echoes of laughter are ringing in your ears. Especially when they're laughing at, not with you.</P>
<P>Damn, I should send two of these to Pat.</P>
<P>Sunil</P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>"Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor" <editor@lataheagle.com></I><BR>To: <I><vision2020@moscow.com></I><BR>Subject: <I>[Vision2020] Looking for a classic 70s motorcycle</I><BR>Date: <I>Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:58:53 -0700</I><BR>>dan, you forgot to add:<BR>>....and muddied up a trout stream, torn up a trail and generally trashed the<BR>>woods for anyone else.<BR>><BR>>You haven't felt the adrenaline rush of standing at the christmas tree,<BR>>dropping the clutch and feeling 750 cc's launch you from zero to 130+ mph in<BR>>a matter of seconds. You haven't seen the look on a little kid's face as his<BR>>dad brings him down the bike lane in the pits, or heard him as he says<BR>>"Cooool" or made his day when you let sit on the bike to have his picture<BR>>taken.<BR>>Ever had a dragster driver
walk up to you and say "You are f****n' nuts."?<BR>>Have you ever heeled a bike so far and so hard in a corner that the shocks<BR>>bottomed out, kicking the rear tire out? You slide across the corner,<BR>>knowing that fence is really gonna hurt when you hit it, but somehow you<BR>>manage to get the tire to bite just before you hit the grass and you<BR>>accelerate away.<BR>>Later as you talk with your buddies, you know you didn't just push the<BR>>envelope, you tore through it. You cheated death and got away with<BR>>it............ and you've never felt more alive.<BR>><BR>>Ever had a "catostrophic engine failure" at 120 mph?..........And walked<BR>>away from it? That pavement gets mighty hot in a hurry.<BR>>Dirt..... smurt.......give the pavement and the
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