Just when you thought you had seen it all....

deadheadskier · Jul 11, 2008

.....you drive by a one legged Harley rider. I was just driving on the highway and came up on a motorcycle in front of me. As I was looking at it, I thought to myself, that's weird the tailpipe kinda looks like crutches. Curiosity got the best of me and I drove up beside it and sure enough they were crutches mounted on top of the tail pipe from the foot pedal and the biker was missing a leg. not saying someone missing a limb shouldn't be treated differently or not try things that everyone else does, but it was a bit of a strange site.

Anyone else seen a one legged Harley rider?

Trekchick · Jul 11, 2008

deadheadskier said:
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Anyone else seen a one legged Harley rider?

I have! There was a guy in my home town who had one leg, and rode a harley.

I've got one, have you ever seen a chicken on a bike?

No kidding, this girl lives next to my sister. She has this pet chicken who loves to perch on the bike handlebars, no hooking or attaching, just perched there, and goes for a ride.

Terry · Jul 11, 2008

A guy in our town used to have a golden retriever that rode on his motorcycle with him. The dog would lay crossways on the seat and go everywhere with him.

Trekchick · Jul 11, 2008

I was thinking(scary huh?) if that girl had a Trek bike, then her pet would be a TrekChicken!
:lol:

Trekchick said:
I have! There was a guy in my home town who had one leg, and rode a harley.

I've got one, have you ever seen a chicken on a bike?

No kidding, this girl lives next to my sister. She has this pet chicken who loves to perch on the bike handlebars, no hooking or attaching, just perched there, and goes for a ride.

snoseek · Jul 11, 2008

On the dog subject do any Sunday River veterans remember the chick that would bring her lab to the mountain on slow days and have him chase her up the barker quad while she rode lift board down and repeat? I think she worked in the ski shop and would do this on break.

That dog was amazing, running up agony almost as fast as the Barker quad!!!!!

Greg · Jul 12, 2008

Trekchick said:
I have! There was a guy in my home town who had one leg, and rode a harley.

I've got one, have you ever seen a chicken on a bike?

No kidding, this girl lives next to my sister. She has this pet chicken who loves to perch on the bike handlebars, no hooking or attaching, just perched there, and goes for a ride.

Johnnypoach would be very jealous of that bike. Marc would be very jealous of that chicken.

Ski Diva · Jul 12, 2008

deadheadskier said:
Anyone else seen a one legged Harley rider?

No, but I've seen a one legged cyclist, heading up Route 11 between Manchester, VT and Bromley on a road bike -- a long, long, and fairly steep hill. A difficult hill for people with two legs! Pretty impressive.

Terry · Jul 13, 2008

There used to be a guy that skied at Shawnee Peak with one leg. He would get to the top and flip his artificial leg back at the knee and ski on one ski. The dude was an awesome skier. I haven't seen him in a couple of years though. Don't know where he went.

Warp Daddy · Jul 13, 2008

I got a guy at Titus Mtn that skis with one leg too . He uses outrigger poles -- a damn fine skier who makes , nice crisp turns at speed !!

deadheadskier · Jul 13, 2008

I've definitely seen many people over the years skiing who are missing a limb and I agree, some of them completely rip.

Trekchick · Jul 13, 2008

Adaptive skiing is a huge deal on my home hill.
I see mono skis, one legged/armed skiers frequently.
The bootfitter on my home hill, volunteers time with Veterans who need special fitting due to amputations.
Its a great and wonderful thing to see these guys/gals rip!

mondeo · Jul 14, 2008

Thread reminded me of this post.

Very impressive.

deadheadskier · Jul 15, 2008

mondeo said:
Thread reminded me of this post.

Very impressive.

indeed.....inspiring comeback

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