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Sanchez
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 09:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Some time ago, I saw a series of pictures showing the sequence of a guy dropping the clutch and looping his bike off the line trying to launch at the drag strip. Anyone have those pics or a link to them? I can't find the right search terms to find them here.
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Sanchez
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 09:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ah ha! Found it.

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/158 664/142927.html

The correct search terms were "pop" and "clutch" : )









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Spiderman
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 09:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

you want to know the story of that pic.

That guy happens to be a porter that worked at American H-D. The dealer I used to work at.

That was our demo bike, so He took said demo without asking. Went home got his leathers and took it to Milan for Wednesday night test and tune.

We were looking all over for the demo, because I had a few people lined up to ride one, this was back when you could win a trip to the Dragon and you got the free t-shirt.

We got a call a few hours before close saying he needed to be picked up cause he crashed the demo.

Needless to say he paid for all the repairs.
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Rotzaruck
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 09:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I like the frozen guy in the background.
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Coal400
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 09:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Frozen guy:

He's doing the robot... always loved the robot.
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Blake
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 12:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Donch'ya know that you're s'posed to rev it to 4 grand and dump the clutch? Some folks think so.
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Court
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 06:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

>>>rev it to 4 grand and dump the clutch? Some folks think so.

I recall someone suggesting that once and thinking . . . . "uhhhhhhh, that don't sound so smartish".

Even as a construction worker it's not tough to work the intuitive mental force, mass, lever arm, oh shit equation.

Ooooops
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Irideabuell
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 06:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

A demo with a race kit?
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Blackbelt
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 07:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

back when dealers used to put them on, oh yea... I beleive I rode that bike before the "said oopsie" and yup race kit
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Nevrenuf
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 08:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

talk about a picture worth a thousand words or a couple thousand dollars and your job.
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Jb2
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 08:14 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

>>>rev it to 4 grand and dump the clutch? Some folks think so.

Remind Ferris to tell you a story. No photos. Shucks! : )
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Jerry_haughton
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 08:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Remind Ferris to tell you a story....

i guess my problem that day was that i'm not nearly as smart as your average construction worker...

FB : )
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Spiderman
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 08:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

A demo with a race kit?

Hell yeah, what better way to sell P&A. GO ride this sweet race kitted XB then I'll start a stocker or even let them demo a stock XB. The things sell them selves at that point.
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Glitch
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 08:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I demoed an XB9R with the Race Kit.
I refused to pick up my new XB9S until the kit was installed on my bike.
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Spiderman
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 09:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

look at that, the system works : )
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Mikef5000
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 09:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Lookout Spiderman....


SUPERMAN'S COMING!
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Spiderman
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 10:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

duh duuuh duh, duh duuuh duh, dun-dun-dun, dun da duuuaa.
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Aeholton
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 11:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Cochise has experience doing something similar. Unfortunately no one with a camera captured it.
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Blake
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 04:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

JB,

There are photos here somewhere. : D
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Jb2
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 05:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Blake,

I never knew. In fact I would have never known of said trick riding had it not been for my keen investigating(nibshittin') skills. I did offer to make him a set of wheelie bars though.

Find those pictures, I wanna see 'em!

JB2
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Thumper74
Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 11:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I ALMOST did that once. I may have pooped a little.
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