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Lemonchili_x1
Posted on Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 06:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I draw the line at the tupperware... and Goldwings... ; )
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Tootal
Posted on Friday, December 02, 2016 - 12:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My friend had a "tupperware" bike. It was not anything I would like but he loved it. I never rode it or I might have changed my mind. He lived 90 miles from work and rode that thing every day unless there was snow and ice. He had owned Yamaha's and a BMW's and he preferred the Honda.
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86129squids
Posted on Friday, December 02, 2016 - 12:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Oh Yeah?!

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Glitch
Posted on Friday, December 02, 2016 - 01:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Oh Yeah?!
He has about 5 grand in Olins suspension on that Goldwing. Also its got a lot better ground clearance as well. We followed him while he was filming people.
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86129squids
Posted on Friday, December 02, 2016 - 01:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

True, dat. His daily routine was punking all the sporty squids ("Can you keep up?!" was the quextion), plus taking their money ($20ish) for a DVD-R of them running the Gap.
Had a 10X10 easy up at the store with a sign, "Video your Dragon Ride, $20, GL parked next to it.
Dude also did an Iron Butt by just going back and forth on the Dragon...

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Natexlh1000
Posted on Friday, December 02, 2016 - 01:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

>Dude also did an Iron Butt by just going back and forth on the Dragon...

WHAT.
I made two passes on that and felt almost dizzy from the turns and elevation changes.
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Fb1
Posted on Friday, December 02, 2016 - 03:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Third curve in he's got both tires on the centerline, with the bulk of his bike and his body hanging over into the oncoming lane. I watched no further.
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86129squids
Posted on Saturday, December 03, 2016 - 01:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Fb- I'm with ya. Despite having done the Gap MANY times at *** speed, I was always mindful of sightlines and gap for error. Throughout its 11 miles, there are many places you can gamble and shoot, bang you're a hero at the end. I ground down my toe sliders and pegs with glee there.

Paint: Racers know when to use it, generally at the lowest need for grip. He's already plotted line from memory. One of my buddies was GM at the store, rode a Repsol CBR with some nice leathers, with a back patch that said "LOCAL"... the Gap was his commute to work and back. I'd gauge my skill riding my XB9SX by how many turns I could keep him from passing, then watch him fade forward quickly. Time elapsed, not dead.

I've seen some things. Escorted semi's through, at 20MPH. Been blessed to ride with and know many gifted, great riders. Yellow Wolf included.

Don't close your eyes.

Fun times!

(Message edited by 86129squids on December 03, 2016)
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86129squids
Posted on Saturday, December 03, 2016 - 01:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

OOhhhh- watch it again! I know his line. He rides that thing like a balanced, fast BMW. Precise!

Dang! Fb- try again! Won't kill you, kinda like a video game. ; )

Wish I knew what bike was following. Usually I can tell by the sound, not this time.
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86129squids
Posted on Saturday, December 03, 2016 - 01:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

True story...

When I had my Pacific Coast, I rode up to the Gap, saw some guys offloading some vintage bikes at Tabcat bridge, recognized them. They had 2 RD60's and 1 YSR50.

The RDs were early '70s, built to race... "street legal with taillight"-giggle. The YSR was pretty much stock. I watched the guys bump-start the RDs, and off we go, up the Dragon, slowly.
This is N to S 129, approaching Calderwood Dam overlook.

Slowly. About 6, 7 turns from the overlook, we go downhill. Those itty bitty bikes became lithe darts that I couldn't quite follow with my arrow. Once on the pipe, GONE.

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