Originally Posted by Spoonrobot

Several years ago there was a thread by a poster on this forum about riding quite a ways (IIRC 80+ miles) to see a girl and give her a gift. It was both very funny and very sad, he crashed on the way there, got rained on and totally weirded out the girl.

If you can find it, it's well worth the read. Hits all the high notes, unrequited love, perseverance in the face of adversity and the stumbling blocks that affect any adventurer who plans poorly.

It's also totally funny.