- Aug 2, 2000
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Friday, October 10. My boy wants to take his motorcycle to school for show n' tell. I hem and haw about it, not just wanting him to show of his bling bling, but to kind of make it a somewhat educational experience (importance of safety equipment and all that stuff). I call the teacher, and she is down with it. I talk to the boy and come up with a plan. Y'see, we live about 2 blocks from the school, so I suggest to Predator2 that I put on all my gear and ride his motorcycle to his school. He thought that was the coolest and funniest idea ever. I ask the teacher about it, she says we can all meet down by the street so I don't have to ride it into the school (dangit!)
Anyhow, along comes 2:15 (the scheduled arrival time). I'm geared up and ready to roll, so I fire up the boy's bike (TTR-90) and head down the street. Mind you, I'm kinda bending the law a bit, but it's all for a good cause ;) . I see the boy out by the street, he sees me and starts pointing and then everyone turns to look to see a fat man on a little bike! The kids really dig seeing a dude in full on moto-gear. Both of our coolness factors went up quite a bit. It was good to talk to the kids, and Pred2 did a good job pointing out the safety gear essentials (get a helmet first, then a good pair of boots, etc.) Then came the questions:
"How much air have you got on that thing?"
"Oh, about 12 feet."
Priceless . . . :cool:
Anyhow, along comes 2:15 (the scheduled arrival time). I'm geared up and ready to roll, so I fire up the boy's bike (TTR-90) and head down the street. Mind you, I'm kinda bending the law a bit, but it's all for a good cause ;) . I see the boy out by the street, he sees me and starts pointing and then everyone turns to look to see a fat man on a little bike! The kids really dig seeing a dude in full on moto-gear. Both of our coolness factors went up quite a bit. It was good to talk to the kids, and Pred2 did a good job pointing out the safety gear essentials (get a helmet first, then a good pair of boots, etc.) Then came the questions:
"How much air have you got on that thing?"
"Oh, about 12 feet."
Priceless . . . :cool:
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