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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited May 2012
    Sorta like the old Norton Commando duals ! :smile:
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,630
    edited May 2012
    with the fuel prices going crazy we will see more out there too
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited May 2012
    The Devil's Ride !?!? Are you F'in kiddin' me ??? That show that I just saw for the first (and last) time, is laughable and the "bikers" are like a bunch of gossipy women. Great programming........of a comedy !:rolleyes::lol:
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited June 2012
    Jetmaker737 wrote: »
    How do you like that Speed Triple?

    A hint: I've had it for 12yrs now and have no plans of getting rid of it anytime soon. :wink:
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited June 2012
    boston1450 wrote: »
    ..any big events going on with you this summer. near or far...

    Americade (the world's largest touring motorcycle rally) starts next Tuesday, (runs the 5th-9th) 16 whole miles from me. I might stop by from time to time.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited June 2012
    Four friends and myself rode to Springfield, Ill. this past weekend to take in the bike races. Springfield is the home of the fastist dirt mile in the country. 750cc class will reach speeds of 130-140 mph, it's a lota fun to watch.

    The races were great, we headed out to the parking area just to find that one of my friends bike was gone. Stolen along with four others that afternoon, a crappy end to a great weekend.
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  • flason
    flason Posts: 278
    edited June 2012
    Anyone going to Sturgis? Being in FL we've been to Daytona too many times. This year we're doing Sturgis. Should be fun. Everyday is at least a 200 mile ride.
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  • keith allen
    keith allen Posts: 734
    edited June 2012
    I ride,as much as I can and Im not just dedicated to the asphalt
    My new dually
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    My 250 in the middle
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    The wife and I on the 1000 strom
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    Strom back home in south Fla.
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    This is my baby right here,owned her since 1985, 1976 kz900 ltd
    built to the hilt I may add!
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2012
    This TT 1/2 mi. flat track is fun and the oldest event of it's type in America. ( I attended for my first time in the 1960s and saw Bart Markel run !)

    http://www.barbarafritchieclassic.com/
    http://vft.org/Memorial/Markel.html


    Tip: DO NOT park ANYWHERE near the track ! (you'll need a leaf blower to get the dirt off yer car:lol:)
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited June 2012
    I'm sure I've posted this pic before. I'm riding less these days since having neck surgury. Didn't ride at all in 2010 (doctors orders), only about 800 miles in 2011. I've had it out a couple of times this year, but I'm thinking it may finally be time to sell her. Or I may just keep it to look at. Can't decide.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2012
    Very "pretty" ! Maybe a different style of bike where you're in a more upright position wouldn't aggravate the neck as much ? "Clip ons" kill my lower back nowadays !:sad::lol:
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited June 2012
    gdb wrote: »
    Very "pretty" ! Maybe a different style of bike where you're in a more upright position wouldn't aggravate the neck as much ? "Clip ons" kill my lower back nowadays !:sad::lol:

    It actually sits fairly upright, the bars are well above the seat, unlike more hardcore sportbikes. The problem is more from bumpy Michigan roads, and wind blast against the helmet at speed. I've ridden quite a few cruisers, aside from being boring, they kill my lower back.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited June 2012
    WilliamM2 wrote: »
    Or I may just keep it to look at. Can't decide.

    I finally sold my 91 ZX-11, but when I had it I have to admit there were plenty of Friday night beer nights where I sat in the garage looking at that bike.
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  • MrDHEJ
    MrDHEJ Posts: 137
    edited June 2012
    Been riding for 30 years now. Kentucky is up to 22 motorcycle deaths. Almost all of those are from left turners, couple rider errors, and one freak incident where the one pair of rear drive wheels/tires of a semi came completly off and struck a motorcycle with a passenger. fyi, just one of those tires weighs around 300lbs.

    I went down to deals gap 3 weeks ago, and I'm going again next weekend.

    Here I am on my 2011 Yamaha FZ8.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,630
    edited June 2012
    :( rained all weekend in Maine....NO Boothbay Harbor ride......got quite the background picture views on this thread and some darn nice looking rides....
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited June 2012
    boston1450 wrote: »
    love the look of the dual exhaust on the triple.....gosh i love motorcycles..

    AND: Those are real carbon cans too. The bike came with carbon look, wrapped silencers on it. Both of the carbon sides put together weigh far less than a single one of the stock sides. (Kept the stockers though, stored nicely away.) They have a nice, deep, throaty sound to them too.
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  • JimKellyfan
    JimKellyfan Posts: 696
    edited June 2012
    I used to ride and miss it terribly. I got rid of my last bike after getting sick of avoiding at least one wreck each time I rode. And now, with a fake complete hip, riding has to be in my past, dang it. My old bikes from last to first: 84 Virago 700, early 70's Honda CB400 or 500, Yamaha 400 special II, Kawasaki 750....And, rode a buncha friends bikes, from custom choppers, to dirt bikes...rider from 1977 through 2001....Favorite bike - Fatboy with solid wheels - still half tempted to jump back on every spring since I stopped riding - enjoy and be safe !
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