Caught in a Blizzard!!
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Caught in a Blizzard!! - 1/19/2006 9:08:22 PM
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05F4iGuy
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Well I usually ride rain or shine. My Daily driver had broken down, My rx-7's motor is out getting the turbo treatment, and my wife was at school after a 12hour nursing shift. I was stranded and I had a pretty important meeting to be at in about 1 hr (work is a good 45 minutes away). It was raining and cold. I hopped on my bike (2005 F4i Silver/Grafite) and drove to my Dad's house (20 minute ride). Left the bike there and "borrowed" his Autocross prepped Miata. After work (4pm) I headed back to my dad's house to return the car. It was still raining and still very cold. I got on the bike and headed home (20 minute ride) about 5 minutes into the ride the ass end fell out of the sky and it was whiter then a black shirt on a guy with dandruff. It was as the rednecks say a "white out". The snow was so thick and sticky that I couldn't go over 30mph without the back sliding around.. I had to repeatedly wipe off the facemask of my helmet. About this time it also got dark.
Anyways over an hour later i arrived home, Wet, Cold, and covered in snow. hands frozen.. but regardless I got there safe and sound. It really upped my confidence in my ability to ride in any weather. I even stopped to help somone who had run their car off the road and into a ditch. (you should have seen the look on thier face when they saw a sport bike make it up that hill in all that snow) Anyways i would not recommend it, but it was a very good experience....
Trevor in TN
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RE: Caught in a Blizzard!! - 
I can only IMAGINE the look on the peeps face when you pulled up to help them! LOL! Glad that your trip was as uneventful as it was... :)
glad you made it home without any accidents. and you actually stopped to help someone who run their car off the road?? that's even better!! 