Motorcycles Are Everywhere

So I was thinking about the "Motorcycles Are Everywhere" campaign that's been going on on South Carolina highways.  I think motorcycle awareness is a great goal, and I think it's true that a lot of times people don't look before they change lanes or merge and that that causes terrible accidents.  However, I have to admit, I get this weird feeling from "Motorcycles Are Everywhere."  It makes me feel like they're lurking.  Whether that's harmless lurking...

Oh, I'm just a little motorcycle, minding my own business.

...or like scary Batman motorcycle lurking.

The kind of lurking where it's waiting for you in your sunroom in broad daylight when you come back from having tea with a good friend.

Also are they really everywhere?

I mean, I guess this one is sleeping in a body of water.  So that's unexpected.

It's not like I'm gonna find one in my car.

Wait I don't get it

Would I find one if I went camping far far away?

Hmm.

What if I only ever walk around on ropes in the sky?  Would I encounter one there?

Which one of us would turn around?

I am almost inspired to write Seuss-style poetry:  A motorcycle on a rope?  A motorcycle with the Pope?

You will notice that the Pope is not dressed for motorcycle safety.

A motorcycle in a box?

THAT DOESN'T COUNT, ALLISON

A motorcycle on the rocks?

That motorcycle enthusiast looks so unhappy!

Motorcycles on the docks?

I hope he has shocks...  Also that guy looks like he's 70.

Since this is becoming a touch self-indulgent (a motorcycle, up on blocks?)--

--I'll just go ahead and say it:

MOTORCYCLES ARE EVERYWHERE.

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Photo 1: http://www.danheller.com/images/Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Towns/Pitigliano/Bw/img4.html#img7
Photo 2:  http://hacknmod.com/hack/how-to-build-your-own-batpod-2/
Photo 3:  http://www.southbayriders.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21461
Photo 4: http://www.toxel.com/tech/2009/09/25/motorcycle-sports-car-hybrid/
Photo 5: http://honda400four.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/motorcycle-camping-inspiration/
Photo 6: http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2zqa5E34u1qz82u6.jpg
Photo 7: http://www.redbook.com.au/bike-news/2010/road/ducati/multistrada/ducati-motorcycles-for-the-pope-21691
Photo 8: http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbview_approve/12436285/2/stock-photo-12436285-antique-old-toy-motorcycle-in-a-box-labeled-quot-travel-quot.jpg
Photo 9:  http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/gregfrazier/news/2001-05-01.shtml
Photo 10:  http://americanlivewire.com/french-journalist-crashes-motorcycle/
Photo 11:  http://www.kawiforums.com/zzr600-zx-6r-old-school/85799-well-shes-up-blocks.html

Lazy Post

So I just finished up with the semester (hooray!) and wanted to make a quick post since I was thinking about the timeless beauty of the older Accord coupes.  This is a 1994.

I really think they did something right with this car.  Not kidding.  I think it's very clean and there's not a whole lot of room for calling any bit of it stupid.  It's very light on the eyes.  Pretty without a whole lot of processing.  (And sorry it goes off the little journal-y part of the page...I wanted the bigger photo but it wouldn't fit, so I hope you'll forgive me.)

Stay tuned for more blog posts since now I have more time.  Looking forward to maybe doing a couple posts on handling driving disasters (e.g. blowouts).

Also, FYI, I was on the highway with one of those big, white cargo vans the other day, and the driver was changing lanes like it was a motorcycle.  They shot past me going maybe 90, switched lanes really narrowly between two cars, and just kept on with it.  At some points they hooked right or left hard enough that I actually saw wheels leave the ground on either side of the van.  Lesson 1: don't drive like a fool.  Lesson 2: please try to limit yourself to the vehicle you're in--if you have the heart of an F1 driver, save it for when you're at least in a sedan.  Ugh.  And even without focusing on this person's complete lack of regard for human life, I just wanna say that bringing wheels off the ground makes you look like an incompetent moron.  For heaven's sake, people.

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Photo 1: http://www.netcarshow.com/honda/1994-accord_coupe/1024x768/wallpaper_01.htm