True story 10:45 AM 9-11-13 Washington DC
I read that they/we were denied the right to ride at 6:30 Tuesday evening..
By 7:00 pm I was packed and on the road to Washington, DC..523 miles away and also pi*$ed.
I didn’t know of anybody around me that was going so I took off. Up the road was I 85 North about 30 miles away.
I knew I would find some riders on the way but I was wrong.
I drove 7-8 hours and took a short 3 hours break, then back on the road for 4-5 more hours..This was 70 plus mph in the dead of night. Other riders lights would have helped out.
Still NOT a bike in sight until Richmond.
I fell in with a few and rode on in towards Washington, DC with about 15 min. to spare.
It was wall to wall traffic 3-4 lanes deep at 65-70mph outside the beltway.
so.....Still not knowing and having no new information about a having a permit.... it started..but I didn’t start it... my Harley did.
I didn’t know it but she was pi%s off to..
My back tire didn’t just go down, O no..that would be to easy.
Now mind you this was a new tire with no more than a 50 miles on it.
That tire blew out big time and bikes and cars close by scattered..breaks came on tying up 3 lanes of traffic. This of course was to gave me lots of room for that time delay crash that was coming.
They just knew it was going to be a big one..
Ha...I fool them all, I road that puppy to a stop against (near) a guard rail.
First TRAFFIC DELAY (maybe) Time was 10:45 am Wednesday morning 9-11-13
I did my job..it was meant to be..really..
why you asked?
Because before I could thank God and breath again Henry
pulling a trailer, with a ramp pulled in and jump out. Said need some help? I said ya.
Long story short.
Henry and I loaded that 800 pounds of Harley up and then set it off at a H.D. shop 2 blocks away.
It took 4 hours to change the tire and cost what I normally pay for 2.. put on.. That’s when I learned that they got their permit.. Good for them.
Yea, I missed the ride but I got me a hell of a story.
Slowing traffic down like I went up there to do in the first place worked..Maybe next time I can do it my way..
Maybe I can win a patch. I was only 10 to 15 min. early..
road= rode