Wilsons Sandbox

> While out making a long run through the hill country before I posted > my Barracuda tire report I was caught in a sudden thunderstorm out in > the middle of nowhere about 40 miles from home. I was trying to make > it to some kind of shelter until the storm passed about a mile > outside of Burnett TX I was hit by lightening. What a trip! I was > uninjured amazingly. Lighting travels from the ground up for those > that don't know not from the sky as it seems which would explain my > sequence of events. I was riding into town about 2 miles from a place > I could get out of the rain when I noticed that my left index finger > and thumb suddenly turned bright flash bulb blue with a faint blue > glow on the rest of my hand. About the time I noticed this it sounded > like a gun shot went off and I saw a bright white bolt go from my > index finger to the sky. I was in shock no pun intended. It knocked > my left hand numb and after the numbness wore off my left arm was > kind of sore and I was really tired for a day or so. Those were the > only ill effects I had. I reckon I was really lucky to be uninjured. > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Support Dual Sport News by subscribing at: > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "klr650@m..." wrote: > While out making a long run through the hill country before I posted > my Barracuda tire report I was caught in a sudden thunderstorm out in > the middle of nowhere about 40 miles from home. I was trying to make > it to some kind of shelter until the storm passed about a mile > outside of Burnett TX I was hit by lightening. What a trip! I was > uninjured amazingly. Lighting travels from the ground up for those > that don't know not from the sky as it seems which would explain my > sequence of events. I was riding into town about 2 miles from a place > I could get out of the rain when I noticed that my left index finger > and thumb suddenly turned bright flash bulb blue with a faint blue > glow on the rest of my hand. About the time I noticed this it sounded > like a gun shot went off and I saw a bright white bolt go from my > index finger to the sky. I was in shock no pun intended. It knocked > my left hand numb and after the numbness wore off my left arm was > kind of sore and I was really tired for a day or so. Those were the > only ill effects I had. I reckon I was really lucky to be uninjured.

> While out making a long run through the hill country before I posted >my Barracuda tire report I was caught in a sudden thunderstorm out in >the middle of nowhere about 40 miles from home. I was trying to make >it to some kind of shelter until the storm passed about a mile >outside of Burnett TX I was hit by lightening. What a trip! I was >uninjured amazingly. Lighting travels from the ground up for those >that don't know not from the sky as it seems which would explain my >sequence of events. I was riding into town about 2 miles from a place >I could get out of the rain when I noticed that my left index finger >and thumb suddenly turned bright flash bulb blue with a faint blue >glow on the rest of my hand. About the time I noticed this it sounded >like a gun shot went off and I saw a bright white bolt go from my >index finger to the sky. I was in shock no pun intended. It knocked >my left hand numb and after the numbness wore off my left arm was >kind of sore and I was really tired for a day or so. Those were the >only ill effects I had. I reckon I was really lucky to be uninjured.

>From: "klr650@..." >To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_klr650] NKLR : hit by lightining >Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 23:38:02 -0000 > > While out making a long run through the hill country before I posted >my Barracuda tire report I was caught in a sudden thunderstorm out in >the middle of nowhere about 40 miles from home. I was trying to make >it to some kind of shelter until the storm passed about a mile >outside of Burnett TX I was hit by lightening. What a trip! I was >uninjured amazingly. Lighting travels from the ground up for those >that don't know not from the sky as it seems which would explain my >sequence of events. I was riding into town about 2 miles from a place >I could get out of the rain when I noticed that my left index finger >and thumb suddenly turned bright flash bulb blue with a faint blue >glow on the rest of my hand. About the time I noticed this it sounded >like a gun shot went off and I saw a bright white bolt go from my >index finger to the sky. I was in shock no pun intended. It knocked >my left hand numb and after the numbness wore off my left arm was >kind of sore and I was really tired for a day or so. Those were the >only ill effects I had. I reckon I was really lucky to be uninjured. > > >Visit the KLR650 archives at >http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > >Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com >Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com >Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com >List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > >Support Dual Sport News by subscribing at: >http://www.dualsportnews.com > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

> Glad you lived to talk about the experience!!! Many don't. >

>Hello Guys I'm new to this list. Great info. I am looking for a after >market seat or seat cover. Does anyone have one for sale or some good >recomendations. >thank you > >Jerry