Harley Davidson motorcycle from Japan washes up on Canadian shore

[5150]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/videos/6835746

:shit:

[Maha]

Low K's...only 14,000 Nautical Miles.

[Zedder]

Isn't that the new "Tsunami" watercooled model?

[BigAl]

Restoration project, anyone?

[5150]

I can't believe that Harley Davidson could actually float.

[5150]

Kind of off topic, but look at the HD forums where they are talking about it. Isin't it funny how they have a need to show off their rides pretty much on every post? HAHA


http://www.hdforums.com/forum/touring-models/761572-harley-davidson-motorcycle-from-japan-washes-up-on-b-c-shore.html


They must either really, really love their bikes or just bunch of posers

[Zedder]

Delivery is free but very slow!

[sil3nt]

They must either really, really love their bikes or just bunch of posersJust part of their 'signature'. No different to what I have just mines not as big :(

[tigertim20]

pretty trippy.
I read somewhere the other day that they expect quite a bit of tsunami stuff to start washing up over the next few months as the currents finally wash them ashore.
no doubt there will be more big stuff washing up!

[merv]

That looks like the back of a truck it was washed up in. Maybe it was in the process of being stolen at the time.

[Oblivion]

Its only a Harley. No great loss to the world. :whistle:

[GrayWolf]

Kind of off topic, but look at the HD forums where they are talking about it. Isin't it funny how they have a need to show off their rides pretty much on every post? HAHA


http://www.hdforums.com/forum/touring-models/761572-harley-davidson-motorcycle-from-japan-washes-up-on-b-c-shore.html


They must either really, really love their bikes or just bunch of posers

hahaha its like the surgically removable forarms.. so they can have 'this years' HD tattoo done :laugh:

[Renegade]

i dont care what anyone says, if i found that washed up on the beach id be wrapped

[Ender EnZed]

So it turns out H-Ds are truely useless, it doesn't even make a decent anchor.

[Bob]

A Japanese-registered Harley Davidson motorcycle inside a Styrofoam-lined container has washed up on a remote stretch of the west coast of British Columbia, Canada.

The container and motorcycle was found by Peter Mark, who was exploring the isolate beach on Graham Island “You just never know what you’re going to stumble upon when you go for a drive, and lo and behold you just come across something that’s out of this world,”

The Harley, described as ‘a bit worse for wear from the salt water’, was registered in Miyagi Prefecture, the worst-hit part of Japan, some 6,000 kilometres away.

[gammaguy]

A Japanese-registered Harley Davidson motorcycle inside a Styrofoam-lined container has washed up on a remote stretch of the west coast of British Columbia, Canada.

The container and motorcycle was found by Peter Mark, who was exploring the isolate beach on Graham Island “You just never know what you’re going to stumble upon when you go for a drive, and lo and behold you just come across something that’s out of this world,”

The Harley, described as ‘a bit worse for wear from the salt water’, was registered in Miyagi Prefecture, the worst-hit part of Japan, some 6,000 kilometres away.

whats the matter,never heard of sea mail?

[awayatc]

T'was the first 4 stroke bike to succesfully attempt breast stroke

[ellipsis]

Another Liquid/ Harley story...


.....ittle boy was sitting on the footpath with a bottle of Turpentine. He was shaking it up and watching all the bubbles.

A Priest came along and asked the little boy what he had.

The little boy said, 'This is the most powerful liquid in the world; it's called Turpentine.'

The Priest said, 'No, the most powerful liquid in the world is Holy Water. If you rub it on a pregnant woman's belly, she'll pass a healthy baby.'

The little boy replied, 'If you rub turpentine on a cat's arse, he'll pass a Harley Davidson !'

[Big Dave]

Isin't it funny how they have a need to show off their rides pretty much on every post? HAHA

They should do something original and modify somebody else's famous quote on every post hey.

[wysper]

So it turns out H-Ds are truely useless, it doesn't even make a decent anchor.

Now thats funny right there.

[wanpo]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/05/01/bc-tsunami-motorcycle-owner.html

Pretty impressive that they tracked down the owner. Bet he'll be over the moon to get a piece of before the disaster back (even if it is a harley)

[Madness]

It was pretty impressive yesterday (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/149363-Harley-Davidson-motorcycle-from-Japan-washes-up-on-Canadian-shore?highlight=tsunami)too.

[wanpo]

It was pretty impressive yesterday (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/149363-Harley-Davidson-motorcycle-from-Japan-washes-up-on-Canadian-shore?highlight=tsunami)too.

Couldn't find the thread, but now they've found the owner and Harley Davidson in Japan said they will repair the bike for the guy when it arrives back in Japan

[Bob]

The Japanese owner is called Ikuo Yokohama, a 29-year-old resident of the town of Yamamoto.

He has had his life destroyed by the catastrophe, losing three family members and his home to the tsunami. He is still living in temporary accomodation.

He called the discovery of the motorcycle as ‘miraculous’ and sent his thanks to Mr Mark and Harley.

When asked by Japanese television station NHK what he would like to say to his Harley, Yokoyama laughed and said (in Japanese) “Thanks for coming back, buddy.”

Lets all hope this is the start of his life turning around.

[madbikeboy]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/05/01/bc-tsunami-motorcycle-owner.html

Okay, the cynic in me asks what you have to do to in order to be rid of a Harley... Kidding.

[Virago]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/149363-Harley-Davidson-motorcycle-from-Japan-washes-up-on-Canadian-shore

[madbikeboy]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/149363-Harley-Davidson-motorcycle-from-Japan-washes-up-on-Canadian-shore

Oh, holy fuck. I've committed the sin of a re-post. Instead of spending all day riding, next sunday I'll spend all day reading kiddiebiker to make sure I don't commit the repost sin again.

Actually, fuck it - can someone loan me a shotgun, I'm taking myself out of the gene pool. :bleh:

[sil3nt]

Oh, holy fuck. I've committed the sin of a re-post. Instead of spending all day riding, next sunday I'll spend all day reading kiddiebiker to make sure I don't commit the repost sin again.

Actually, fuck it - can someone loan me a shotgun, I'm taking myself out of the gene pool. :bleh:Consider yourself lucky that you didn't get an infraction. Your family would disown you if you did.

[Timber020]

The Japanese owner is called Ikuo Yokohama, a 29-year-old resident of the town of Yamamoto.

He has had his life destroyed by the catastrophe, losing three family members and his home to the tsunami. He is still living in temporary accomodation.



When they talk about the catastrophe, they are probably talking about the bike.

[Swoop]

Obviously they cannot be trusted to make a good boat mooring either.

[nudemetalz]

This is interesting !!

http://guyspeed.com/harley-davidson-to-restore-and-return-tsunami-victims-bike/

"......................A storage container containing Yokoyama’s bike and some other personal possessions washed into the ocean and drifted more than 3,100 miles to the coast of British Columbia in Canada. Peter Mark found the container sitting on the beach and was surprised to discover the motorcycle, along with some golf clubs, tools and camping equipment. Somehow the entire bike was still in one piece. Even the motorcycle’s iconic emblem still sat in its rightful place on the rusty ride. The bike still had a license plate along with some photos in the container that provided the name of a moving company, so Mark traced the number to Japan. He learned that the bike was registered in Miyagi Prefecture, a town that received the full brunt of the tsunami.
Harley-Davidson learned about the bike and helped Mark find the bike’s original owner. The company also volunteered to see if they can fully restore the bike for Yokoyama and ship it back to him in Japan.
Yokoyama said he was “ecstatic” to learn about his bike. He looks forward to being able to go for a ride with his “buddy” once again.
If that doesn’t bring a tear to your eye, please turn in your gearhead card at the nearest Moped store................"

Nice one, Harley :clap: