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Red sportbike parked on hood of SUV (Hwy 84/Pescadero) - Anyone know? (May 2010)



Where: Intersection of Hwy 84 and Pescadero Road

When: Today (Sunday, May 30th)

Time: 4:00'ish PM

What:



There was what from a quick glance I thought was and SUV (edit: looks like it must have been a car, based on a posted photo?) parked off on the south side of Pescadero Road, with a flatbed tow truck backed up nearly flush with the vehicle's front bumper.



On site were a CHP standing alongside the driver door, an Asian man sitting in the drivers seat, and the tow truck driver standing alongside his rig apparently working the remote control to position the flatbed height.



No CHP vehicle seen, and no other emergency vehicles, no flares or debris on the roadway, or any signs of an accident.



Here's the crazy part. Resting quietly over the hood, laying completely horizontal, like some crane had lifted it up into the sky and nicely set it down, was a red sportbike (believe a Honda CBR). That's right, a 450lb motorcycle laying on its side above the hood!



The other crazy part was though I didn't slow down to gawk, I can't say that I noticed any damage to the front of the vehicle that would explain how a motorcycle could have ended up there? Based only on the passing glance I got in riding past, I can't say that the bike had any obvious signs of having been crashed or damaged to get up there???



Only thing I could figure on the tow truck activity, as that the flatbed had been positioned at a height exactly matching the height of the hood ...... was that he was going to drag the bike onto the flatbed for transport?



If anyone knows the underlying story behind this Twillight Zone spotting of parking of a red sportbike and the vehicle at this Hwy 84/Pescadero location today ....... would very much like to hear it.



If it was an accident, hopefully the rider is OK. On the way home from a group ride today I came across a goings-on that is so crazy it's like it had to be something staged from a movie .... but it was real.: Intersection of Hwy 84 and Pescadero Road: Today (Sunday, May 30th): 4:00'ish PMThere was what from a quick glance I thought was and SUV (edit: looks like it must have been a car, based on a posted photo?) parked off on the south side of Pescadero Road, with a flatbed tow truck backed up nearly flush with the vehicle's front bumper.On site were a CHP standing alongside the driver door, an Asian man sitting in the drivers seat, and the tow truck driver standing alongside his rig apparently working the remote control to position the flatbed height.No CHP vehicle seen, and no other emergency vehicles, no flares or debris on the roadway, or any signs of an accident.Here's the crazy part. Resting quietly over the hood, laying completely horizontal, like some crane had lifted it up into the sky and nicely set it down, was a red sportbike (believe a Honda CBR). That's right, a 450lb motorcycle laying on its side above the hood!The other crazy part was though I didn't slow down to gawk, I can't say that I noticed any damage to the front of the vehicle that would explain how a motorcycle could have ended up there? Based only on the passing glance I got in riding past, I can't say that the bike had any obvious signs of having been crashed or damaged to get up there???Only thing I could figure on the tow truck activity, as that the flatbed had been positioned at a height exactly matching the height of the hood ...... was that he was going to drag the bike onto the flatbed for transport?If anyone knows the underlying story behind this Twillight Zone spotting of parking of a red sportbike and the vehicle at this Hwy 84/Pescadero location today ....... would very much like to hear it.If it was an accident, hopefully the rider is OK. Last edited by Gary J; 05-30-2010 at 08:12 PM .. Reason: Edit for correction on apparent vehicle type