And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The Real StoryThe motorcycle, a 2004 Harley-Davidson FXSTB Softail Night Train, belonged to Ikuo Yokoyama, who lived in the Miyagi Prefecture of Japan. When the devastating Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami struck on March 11, 2011, Yokoyama lost his home and three family members.How it floated: The bike didn't drift across the Pacific solo. It was being stored inside a foam-insulated cargo container (similar to a moving truck box). The insulation provided enough buoyancy to keep the container—and the bike inside—afloat for over a year.The Discovery: In April 2012, Canadian beachcomber Peter Mark found the container washed up on the remote shoreline of Graham Island, British Columbia, about 4,000 miles away from Japan.Identification: Although the bike was heavily corroded by salt air and water, its Japanese license plate was still attached. This allowed authorities and Harley-Davidson
I don't think that's going to buff out
ReplyDeleteMotorcycles float?
ReplyDeleteAl_in_Ottawa
It was a new Harley still in a wooden crate
ReplyDeletewell, at least... nevermind... was saved.
ReplyDeleteThat 600 lb bike floated all the way across the Pacific?
ReplyDeleteI'm doubtful that is the whole story.
I find this hard to believe. A 600 lb motorcycle pulled into the ocean by a tsunami? Maybe. (They don't float like cars, y'know)...
ReplyDeleteBut then making it all the way across the ocean? Nearly impossible unless it was on floats or somehow was buoyant.
I'd like to see some verification on the story
The Real StoryThe motorcycle, a 2004 Harley-Davidson FXSTB Softail Night Train, belonged to Ikuo Yokoyama, who lived in the Miyagi Prefecture of Japan. When the devastating Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami struck on March 11, 2011, Yokoyama lost his home and three family members.How it floated: The bike didn't drift across the Pacific solo. It was being stored inside a foam-insulated cargo container (similar to a moving truck box). The insulation provided enough buoyancy to keep the container—and the bike inside—afloat for over a year.The Discovery: In April 2012, Canadian beachcomber Peter Mark found the container washed up on the remote shoreline of Graham Island, British Columbia, about 4,000 miles away from Japan.Identification: Although the bike was heavily corroded by salt air and water, its Japanese license plate was still attached. This allowed authorities and Harley-Davidson
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