HD washes up in Canada, Owner in Japan located, HD wants to help - Page 2

Trip · 05-02-2012, 03:20 PM

The japanese bombed pearl harbor

tommymac · 05-02-2012, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

The japanese bombed pearl harbor

I thought it was the germans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7vtWB4owdE

Trip · 05-02-2012, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tommymac

I thought it was the germans

Bluto is the shit, that's how they say repost on a LSU board I am apart of... It's been reduced down to just Germans or some sort of reference to germans now though.

Homeslice · 05-02-2012, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by tommymac

I thought it was the germans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7vtWB4owdE

ugh, movieclips.com

Gas Man · 05-03-2012, 05:22 PM

I heard that HD was paying to ship it back. It's a cool multi cultural story

derf · 05-03-2012, 07:08 PM

I just dont get this whole story. ok, it was cool that someone found a motorcycle and was able to identify the owner and that the owner survived. But why even bother going through the trouble? I can't see too much of that bike being worth it to keep or even restore. At best it would be cool for Harley or some dealership to have it display somewhere, but if the owner is going to try to get it back to useable condition, that is probably going to cost more than its worth new. I just don't see anything on that bike that can be left and still in decent shape. Saltwater fucks shit up, and it spent a year floating in salt water.

Homeslice · 05-03-2012, 11:13 PM

They'll just replace it, but claim to have restored it.

derf · 05-04-2012, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

They'll just replace it, but claim to have restored it.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/02...ada/?hpt=hp_t2

I am correcting myself, Harley will restore it themself. But yes, I agree most of it will be replaced.

fasternyou929 · 05-04-2012, 02:44 AM

It's hard to imagine the effect a wall of water sweeping all your possession away would have on you. If I were unfortunate enough to live through something like that and a year later one of my prized possessions washed up in another country, I would probably be eager to get it back and rebuild it, too. That bike probably holds some connection to his past that he can relive through very few things now.

Papa_Complex · 05-04-2012, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by fasternyou929

It's hard to imagine the effect a wall of water sweeping all your possession away would have on you. If I were unfortunate enough to live through something like that and a year later one of my prized possessions washed up in another country, I would probably be eager to get it back and rebuild it, too. That bike probably holds some connection to his past that he can relive through very few things now.

Perhaps even rides with family members, who died in the tsunami.

05-03-2012, 07:08 PM	#16
derf token jewboy Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man Posts: 10,799	I just dont get this whole story. ok, it was cool that someone found a motorcycle and was able to identify the owner and that the owner survived. But why even bother going through the trouble? I can't see too much of that bike being worth it to keep or even restore. At best it would be cool for Harley or some dealership to have it display somewhere, but if the owner is going to try to get it back to useable condition, that is probably going to cost more than its worth new. I just don't see anything on that bike that can be left and still in decent shape. Saltwater fucks shit up, and it spent a year floating in salt water. __________________

05-02-2012, 03:20 PM	#11
Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	The japanese bombed pearl harbor

05-03-2012, 05:22 PM	#15
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	I heard that HD was paying to ship it back. It's a cool multi cultural story

05-03-2012, 11:13 PM	#17
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	They'll just replace it, but claim to have restored it.

05-04-2012, 02:44 AM	#19
fasternyou929 SFL Expatriate #2 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Moto: CBR1000 Posts: 2,043	It's hard to imagine the effect a wall of water sweeping all your possession away would have on you. If I were unfortunate enough to live through something like that and a year later one of my prized possessions washed up in another country, I would probably be eager to get it back and rebuild it, too. That bike probably holds some connection to his past that he can relive through very few things now.