What's the strangest place you have ridden

[MotoMoto]

From a previous thread
MotoMoto:
A small fountain. I hopped the sidewalk to go around a spot where a truck was unloading and had stopped trffic dead. The sidewalk had too many people (the nerve) so I detoured through the shallow end of a fountain. It was 100F+ in the middle of August, so the spray felt mighty nice. The boots got wet but who cares. I've run through a huge fountain in the rain in Paris, does that count?

Quibble:
.... can we sticky a new thread - "what's the strangest place you've ridden?"  


Per that fine suggestion Let the Fun start.

Anyone posting up, try to include "the story" behind the adventure. "I rode through a supermarket" wont cut it. Pictures would be great

[Bigbadmad]

Tough call, my strangest place isn't that strange. I have a lazy tendency to park right next to the front door of wherever I'm going so I'm always hoping on the pavement (sidewalk to you lot). I guess the cheekiest was riding through the pedestrianised area in the centre of my home city so I could park next to the door of the restaurant I was going to. I did get some cross looks for it.

[Swizzle Stick]

Tough call, my strangest place isn't that strange. I have a lazy tendency to park right next to the front door of wherever I'm going so I'm always hoping on the pavement (sidewalk to you lot). I guess the cheekiest was riding through the pedestrianised area in the centre of my home city so I could park next to the door of the restaurant I was going to. I did get some cross looks for it.

Do the authorities (or restaurant management) ever have anything to say about your parking right next to the door?

My "strangest place" is pretty pale.  When I was in college I lived in a dorm with a nice straight line of pine trees along the front.  One night I used them as pylons for a fair number of slalom runs.  Not too exciting, but at the same time a true display of lack of good judgement.  

[miguel]

does my motel room count?

during a weekend ride to Yosemite with friends, i discovered that the overnight low was going to be 23F.  being that i did want to sit on a fristy seat in the morning, i decided to bring in the Z and have her spend the night with me.  

[Swizzle Stick]

does my motel room count?

during a weekend ride to Yosemite with friends, i discovered that the overnight low was going to be 23F.  being that i did want to sit on a fristy seat in the morning, i decided to bring in the Z and have her spend the night with me.   :lol:

When I first joined the forum, you had a pic up on your posts of your Z indoors with a quote about "true love is not leaving her out in the cold" or something like that.  Later, when my wife was giving me crap about coddling my bike, I tried to find it but couldn't locate it.  Was it from this same "expedition"...or do you bring her inside a lot?  

[miguel]

And what did management have to say about THAT?  :lol:

here it is, bud.  that was a one-time event (because of the cold).  but on another trip, i prked the bike right outside my room, and some banana-head put his cig ashes on my seat.  i'm glad it didn't burn the leather.

[Swizzle Stick]

but on another trip, i prked the bike right outside my room, and some banana-head put his cig ashes on my seat.  i'm glad it didn't burn the leather.

Probably even luckier you didn't catch him doing it.  What an @$$^o!& (thanks for the re-post).

[TheShoe]

And what did management have to say about THAT?  :?:

[miguel]

And what did management have to say about THAT?  :?:

i've made it perfectly clear that our marriage license is only good in L.A. county.  

[alikkon]

Does "California" count as a strange place to ride? ;)

[MotoMoto]

does my motel room count?

during a weekend ride to Yosemite with friends, i discovered that the overnight low was going to be 23F.  being that i did want to sit on a fristy seat in the morning, i decided to bring in the Z and have her spend the night with me.  

+1 - Be honest... did you say "goodnight" to your bike before dozing off?

I have a friend who keeps his ZX12R in his apartment.  He lives in a high bike theft area, so he made a ramp to ride into the lobby of his apartment building, and then into his apartment - he lives on the ground floor.  He does this every time he takes the bike out.  A PITA but he has no choice.

[Skip]

Havent really ridden anywhere that strange - flat out over the mountain on the Isle of Man TT course was something I will always remember though!  

[More4Dan]

How about inside a Church. Many years ago I used to DJ dances and was asked to work a 50's dance. My roommate had a cruiser so we decided to add it for a prop and for taking pictures. Of course we had to ride it around a bit inside while we were setting up. At least we stayed out of the chappel and resrticted ourselves to the gym/cultural hall.

[lrh]

I once crossed a pretty good sized body of water on my 86 Honda Nighthawk S.  I luckily made it to the other side.  I was at a BMW rally on a ride designed for the GS riders.  I just decided I could do it too.  I did only much slower on the rough stuff.

[GypsyCat]

Does "California" count as a strange place to ride?   My first trip through CA was on the Vulcan, and during the summer so much road construction was a'happ'nin.  I wish I could have gotten a picture of one of the signs, but there was no where to pull over and I had cars behind me.  Sign said "Road Rehabilitation Ahead".  In California you don't fix roads, you rehab them.  

GypsyCat