This is nothing but cool....
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04-24-2008, 12:54 AM
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This is nothing but cool....
It ain't a Harley and it costs about 55,000 dollars but if I were wheel chair bound I might just be standing in line.
Martian Conquest - the world's first series-manufactured high performance motorcycle that can be driven from a wheelchair.
Martian Conquest - the world's first series-manufactured high performance motorcycle that can be driven from a wheelchair.
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04-24-2008, 01:12 AM
RE: This is nothing but cool....
My daughter is in a wheelchair but unfortunately not capable of that type of use. But if she were, that would be kind of cool.
While on the topic of bikes and wheelchairs, I need to rant for a moment, please do not park motorcycles on sidewalks, especially if it is near an entrance or a wheelchair ramp. Folks in wheelchairs have enough trouble getting around in our society without someone parking a bike on the sidewalk.
What a lot of riders don't realize is that many sidewalks slant down toward the street, so the wheelchairs want to follow gravity toward the gutter. The slant may not be enough for most able people to notice, but let me tell you that folks in a wheelchair notice. When you park a bike on the sidewalk it often means they have to go closer to the gutter, and a small mistake on the handling means they get dumped on their ***.
Okay ... I don't normally say much about my daughter and her problems or rant about parking, but it's just that recently it seems there have been more bikers parking on the sidewalks locally. So it's been fresh on my mind.
While on the topic of bikes and wheelchairs, I need to rant for a moment, please do not park motorcycles on sidewalks, especially if it is near an entrance or a wheelchair ramp. Folks in wheelchairs have enough trouble getting around in our society without someone parking a bike on the sidewalk.
What a lot of riders don't realize is that many sidewalks slant down toward the street, so the wheelchairs want to follow gravity toward the gutter. The slant may not be enough for most able people to notice, but let me tell you that folks in a wheelchair notice. When you park a bike on the sidewalk it often means they have to go closer to the gutter, and a small mistake on the handling means they get dumped on their ***.
Okay ... I don't normally say much about my daughter and her problems or rant about parking, but it's just that recently it seems there have been more bikers parking on the sidewalks locally. So it's been fresh on my mind.
#4
04-24-2008, 04:54 AM
RE: This is nothing but cool....
Very cool.
When I was eight, we lived in an apartment complex in Houston where a disabled biker also lived. He had a custom set-up where he had a side-car mounted to the right side of his bike. The car had handlebars that were connected to the front wheel of the the bike and a ramp that allowed him to roll his wheelchair up into the car, strap it down, pull up the gate and then off he went.
He was a great guy (definitely looked like a "biker") and he always made time to chit chat with us complex rug rats. For an eight year old, it was one of the most amazing things I had ever seen. I sometimes wonder if that guy is still around and still getting the wind in his face.
When I was eight, we lived in an apartment complex in Houston where a disabled biker also lived. He had a custom set-up where he had a side-car mounted to the right side of his bike. The car had handlebars that were connected to the front wheel of the the bike and a ramp that allowed him to roll his wheelchair up into the car, strap it down, pull up the gate and then off he went.
He was a great guy (definitely looked like a "biker") and he always made time to chit chat with us complex rug rats. For an eight year old, it was one of the most amazing things I had ever seen. I sometimes wonder if that guy is still around and still getting the wind in his face.
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04-24-2008, 09:28 AM
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RE: This is nothing but cool....
ORIGINAL: doc_cj
My daughter is in a wheelchair but unfortunately not capable of that type of use. But if she were, that would be kind of cool.
While on the topic of bikes and wheelchairs, I need to rant for a moment, please do not park motorcycles on sidewalks, especially if it is near an entrance or a wheelchair ramp. Folks in wheelchairs have enough trouble getting around in our society without someone parking a bike on the sidewalk.
What a lot of riders don't realize is that many sidewalks slant down toward the street, so the wheelchairs want to follow gravity toward the gutter. The slant may not be enough for most able people to notice, but let me tell you that folks in a wheelchair notice. When you park a bike on the sidewalk it often means they have to go closer to the gutter, and a small mistake on the handling means they get dumped on their ***.
Okay ... I don't normally say much about my daughter and her problems or rant about parking, but it's just that recently it seems there have been more bikers parking on the sidewalks locally. So it's been fresh on my mind.
My daughter is in a wheelchair but unfortunately not capable of that type of use. But if she were, that would be kind of cool.
While on the topic of bikes and wheelchairs, I need to rant for a moment, please do not park motorcycles on sidewalks, especially if it is near an entrance or a wheelchair ramp. Folks in wheelchairs have enough trouble getting around in our society without someone parking a bike on the sidewalk.
What a lot of riders don't realize is that many sidewalks slant down toward the street, so the wheelchairs want to follow gravity toward the gutter. The slant may not be enough for most able people to notice, but let me tell you that folks in a wheelchair notice. When you park a bike on the sidewalk it often means they have to go closer to the gutter, and a small mistake on the handling means they get dumped on their ***.
Okay ... I don't normally say much about my daughter and her problems or rant about parking, but it's just that recently it seems there have been more bikers parking on the sidewalks locally. So it's been fresh on my mind.
Thank you for speaking up.
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#8
04-24-2008, 10:31 AM
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RE: This is nothing but cool....
ORIGINAL: kry226
Very cool.
When I was eight, we lived in an apartment complex in Houston where a disabled biker also lived. He had a custom set-up where he had a side-car mounted to the right side of his bike. The car had handlebars that were connected to the front wheel of the the bike and a ramp that allowed him to roll his wheelchair up into the car, strap it down, pull up the gate and then off he went.
He was a great guy (definitely looked like a "biker") and he always made time to chit chat with us complex rug rats. For an eight year old, it was one of the most amazing things I had ever seen. I sometimes wonder if that guy is still around and still getting the wind in his face.
Very cool.
When I was eight, we lived in an apartment complex in Houston where a disabled biker also lived. He had a custom set-up where he had a side-car mounted to the right side of his bike. The car had handlebars that were connected to the front wheel of the the bike and a ramp that allowed him to roll his wheelchair up into the car, strap it down, pull up the gate and then off he went.
He was a great guy (definitely looked like a "biker") and he always made time to chit chat with us complex rug rats. For an eight year old, it was one of the most amazing things I had ever seen. I sometimes wonder if that guy is still around and still getting the wind in his face.
#10
04-24-2008, 06:26 PM
RE: This is nothing but cool....
ORIGINAL: Bluerose
Used to see one like that right around my work.. Haven't seen him in a while though. Sort of makes you look twice when you see a riderless motorcyclegoing down the rode with a guy in the sidecar
ORIGINAL: kry226
Very cool.
When I was eight, we lived in an apartment complex in Houston where a disabled biker also lived. He had a custom set-up where he had a side-car mounted to the right side of his bike. The car had handlebars that were connected to the front wheel of the the bike and a ramp that allowed him to roll his wheelchair up into the car, strap it down, pull up the gate and then off he went.
He was a great guy (definitely looked like a "biker") and he always made time to chit chat with us complex rug rats. For an eight year old, it was one of the most amazing things I had ever seen. I sometimes wonder if that guy is still around and still getting the wind in his face.
Very cool.
When I was eight, we lived in an apartment complex in Houston where a disabled biker also lived. He had a custom set-up where he had a side-car mounted to the right side of his bike. The car had handlebars that were connected to the front wheel of the the bike and a ramp that allowed him to roll his wheelchair up into the car, strap it down, pull up the gate and then off he went.
He was a great guy (definitely looked like a "biker") and he always made time to chit chat with us complex rug rats. For an eight year old, it was one of the most amazing things I had ever seen. I sometimes wonder if that guy is still around and still getting the wind in his face.