A Motorcycle... uh... Roof... Sort of... Kinda... well... NOT!

 Seriously... a... motorcycle top... er roof... sorta kinda...

Let me explain...

Ok... I'm gonna step on a few toes and be politically incorrect here... but I can't help it...

We were in Quarzsite town this afternoon to get water for the rig. I'd filled my jugs and had pulled up into the driveway to turn back onto the highway...

... and I had to wait...

Wait... for the dumbest thing I think I've seen in... as long as I can remember.

I've seen some ugly rigs here this winter. I've seen some weird combinations of bits and parts assembled to be some sort of an RV...

I've seen Million Dollar Plus Rolling Mansion Buses... I've seen all sorts and types of rigs, and buggys and bikes...

And now today... I've seen a Gold Wing...

This Gold Wing had been modified... into a Trike... So... That's OK... right? I mean... I'm not a fan of trikes... they just don't suit me... just like sport bikes... and red leather don't. Those are all fine, just not my choice or style.

And tolerance of other sorts of bikes and styles is all proper and good... the way it should be... right?

But... isn't there a line... where, you can say... THAT... machine is at the top of the leader-board in the competition for the dumbest things ever done to a fine motorcycle?

...and wouldn't,  A Trike, a Gold Wing... that had been adorned... with Sort of a Rag Top? ... Qualify?

Sort of?

I Vow! This thing came rollin' by... There was some sort of a tube frame sticking up behind the "driver". Like, two "Hoops"... one right behind the driver... another right behind where the passenger seat is...

They stuck up maybe a foot over the "Drivers" head... a little higher in the passenger position... and then...

... and THEN ... and THEN! a piece of plastic sheeting!!!! maybe 18" wide... was strung from the top of the windshield up over those "Hoops" and attached to the back, behind the passenger position...

WHAT in THE hell was THAT? !!!!!

If you wanted a roof... and more wheels... you might as well add doors and call it a Freakin' Cage! :)

I sat there with my mouth workin' like a guppy havin' a heart attack... tryin' to say something... and all I could do was shake my head and choke! :) wish I'd had the presence of mind to catch a picture of the thing...

Yeah... I know... Bad Cowboy! But what can I say? I ain't bein' intolerant. I ain't! Fella can run down the road lookin' dumb all he wants... I won't ever tell him he can't... but... if you are gonna go runnin' around making an extra special effort to look like some sort of... Oh never mind... Just don't expect me to not laugh about it!!!

... and when I do something dumb... You have my permission to feel free to laugh... at ME!

Grab Your Handles and Ride!
Brian

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