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Title: Nuclear Motorcycle Trip - Chernobyl
Post by: cozy on April 05, 2004, 01:31:05 PM
saw this at lunch - pretty good read and pics.
http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/
Title: yeah...
Post by: richard on April 05, 2004, 02:03:26 PM
Yeah, I saw this last week (linked to from slashdot.org) and posted it in the odds'n'ends forum.

Just to link the comments together (was worth a read, for anyone who doesn't follow both rooms) http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7753 (http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7753)
Title: Nuclear Motorcycle Trip - Chernobyl
Post by: JasonB on April 05, 2004, 02:13:18 PM
We should do a poll on how long before she gets cancer.
Title: Nuclear Motorcycle Trip - Chernobyl
Post by: Ed_in_Az on April 05, 2004, 03:03:22 PM
Awesome article. Scary too. :o  She rides a monster bike through "the dead zone" where a gust of dust laden wind can kill her. She's young, pretty, intelligent, and obviously has money. What's wrong with this picture? Could she have a bit of a death wish? :dunno:
Title: Nuclear Motorcycle Trip - Chernobyl
Post by: merchjo on April 05, 2004, 04:08:11 PM
I like how she says she pegs the redline.  What happens if she crashes....no one would find her.  I would say she has a death wish
Title: Nuclear Motorcycle Trip - Chernobyl
Post by: JohnNS on April 05, 2004, 05:11:09 PM
Better question is...what would happen if her bike broke down?

She said she goes by herself or with a passenger (only one bike) because others would throw up dust. She also says mobile phones don't work there either (if memory serves). What a nice place to be stranded.  :o
Title: Nuclear Motorcycle Trip - Chernobyl
Post by: merchjo on April 05, 2004, 05:27:47 PM
I guess she has alot of trust in her bike. She said she brings a patch kit, how the hell do you patch a tire by yourself with only the tools that come with the bike.  Maybe I just use to  all the options we have here......
Title: Nuclear Motorcycle Trip - Chernobyl
Post by: vtlion on April 05, 2004, 05:58:03 PM
Quote from: Ed_in_AzShe's young, pretty, intelligent, and obviously has money. What's wrong with this picture? :dunno:

She's an idiot.

You don't have to be poor, old and ugly to be an IDIOT.

I'm sure if she does it often, she'll die young.  As was proposed... maybe that's the idea.
Title: Nuclear Motorcycle Trip - Chernobyl
Post by: GRU on April 05, 2004, 05:59:58 PM
amazing...i saw this page a week ago from another board and didn't know what it was about...i decided not to read it...but now i found the "next page" button and now read every page....twice

i don't think she has a deathwish but want's to find out what happend on the day of the nuclear explosion.....i just asked my mom about this accident that happend and found out that i was born and raised about 1000 KM away from this place (about 600 miles)
Title: Nuclear Motorcycle Trip - Chernobyl
Post by: manofthefield on April 05, 2004, 06:56:42 PM
She pushes it with how much radiation she is getting, but at least she tracks it with a dosimeter.  Its not gonna kill her, but she will have a little bit more of a chance for cancer or something.  

Speaking of radiation, I will be going into containment at the nuke plant on and off for  the next couple weeks to do some inspections.  I look forward to having a healthy green glow afterwards. :mrgreen:   And I'm told I will only be sterile for five years or so :bs: