givemealightning
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- Jul 1, 2012
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So I picked this up beast 2 days ago . . .
I bought it in Delaware and had to ride it all the back to central Virginia due to the fact I and anyone I know doesn't own a truck. My previous riding experience has been on a 1982 Honda 250 custom . . . so lets just say BIG JUMP to my XB12S/R. The ride home for the most part was pretty simple straight highways and a little traffic. Well about 20 mins from my house it started to rain. . . Not the bad, I've ridden the Honda in the rain before I could deal with it. Well then it start to rain harder and harder and I think maybe some hail also. . . Also from where I was then to my house was all back road and no where to stop and get out of the storm. So here I am riding in a terrible thunderstorm on back roads, branches from trees start falling down and thanks to my Lightning I can quickly dodge them left and right even on the wet road. That wasn't the worse part, the worse part was when I'd get to a open area and the wind gust were blowing across the road I could see cars getting pushed around. I just hunched down and squeezed my knees and went into to it head first. The wind would push me all over but my Lightning barley moved. By this point I could see power lines down from a tree on the side of the road. My my Lighting wasn't going to give up. After wave of branches and wind gust and me saying to myself "Lightning won't strike a Lightning" Haha I finally made it home and into the garage and where I cleaned and praised my new Lighting for the safe ride. After that trip home I'd like to think I'm a expert at riding my Lightning now. Haha
I bought it in Delaware and had to ride it all the back to central Virginia due to the fact I and anyone I know doesn't own a truck. My previous riding experience has been on a 1982 Honda 250 custom . . . so lets just say BIG JUMP to my XB12S/R. The ride home for the most part was pretty simple straight highways and a little traffic. Well about 20 mins from my house it started to rain. . . Not the bad, I've ridden the Honda in the rain before I could deal with it. Well then it start to rain harder and harder and I think maybe some hail also. . . Also from where I was then to my house was all back road and no where to stop and get out of the storm. So here I am riding in a terrible thunderstorm on back roads, branches from trees start falling down and thanks to my Lightning I can quickly dodge them left and right even on the wet road. That wasn't the worse part, the worse part was when I'd get to a open area and the wind gust were blowing across the road I could see cars getting pushed around. I just hunched down and squeezed my knees and went into to it head first. The wind would push me all over but my Lightning barley moved. By this point I could see power lines down from a tree on the side of the road. My my Lighting wasn't going to give up. After wave of branches and wind gust and me saying to myself "Lightning won't strike a Lightning" Haha I finally made it home and into the garage and where I cleaned and praised my new Lighting for the safe ride. After that trip home I'd like to think I'm a expert at riding my Lightning now. Haha
