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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: rodekyll on May 09, 2016, 12:36:30 AM
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I'm not sure if this is road rage or just the expected action/reaction when the boys get together in Anchorage. I should point out that Anchorage is about as close to me as Seattle is, and this is the reason.
SUMMARY:
Basically, a city-wide bike rally to start the season has all the hooligans out. A pack of many is filmed by a helmet cam as they do stuff. One cuts off a gray pickup and it's on. Nobody seems to get hurt, but someone posts the address of the pickup truck on some media site and encourages people to pay him a visit. Except it's the wrong address.
http://www.adn.com/article/20160508/police-anchorage-road-rage-video-circulating-social-media-led-threats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ijaO8XBwMg&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop
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killer of roads,
Must have been a long winter in Anchor-town. As a former resident of Turnagain, the sunny day likely prompted some silly behavior?
Note the go pro rider was on a Triumph Street Triple.
Perhaps the blessing of the bikes should have included some chill-pills?
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Los Anchorage, don't try lane splitting there. It could hurt.
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LOJ
Lots of jerks
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How many days per year would you actually be able to ride in Alaska?
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It depends on where you are. In SE where I am, I often ride at least one day a week all year. It was possible to do that for the past three years in Sitka. This last winter we had maybe 7 -10 nights of freezing weather was all.
In Anchorage where my boy lives he was out in March this year, but that was early. He's usually servicing his Jackal about now. He'll ride till October.
Other places have other seasonal norms. All Alaska riding seasons unofficially happen after 'breakup' when the surface snow melts and the river ice breaks up. Up until then ice and temperatures are factors. During breakup the roads are horrible -- muddy, sunken, potholed, flooded, etc. But a soon as it settles down it's getting toward midnight sun time and the riding days are long. They can be hot, too. I've been up at the artic circle when it was full daylight at 1AM and 95ºf. And of course the bugs are epic.
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Mild winter years 7 months, normally 6. St Pattys day storms always threw a wrench into the works. Shoveling out to the road starts in march. Usually done by mid Oct.