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My pics aren't good enough to warrant a thread, but today I rode from Columbia, SC to Greenville SC to see the 28th Annual Cycle World show. I left about 8AM for the two hour ride up and it was around 34 degrees, which is to say rear end-bitingly cold. I learned that if you don't make sure your balaclava is pulled all the way down, it feels like someone's sticking a knife in your forehead. I stopped to eat some barbecue before the show at Henry's in Greenville:  I talked to a guy there who said he's ridden a quarter million miles since he retired in 2003. This was his bike:  After which I continued on to the show. Bike parking was free:  Honda had the biggest area, including their new bike the Fury. I'm not really into cruisers, but there were a LOT of people interested in this bike:  They also had some cool little bikes for 8 year olds who are already better riders than I'll ever be:  They had lots of neat antique bikes on display, most of which I didn't recognize, except for a sweet Laverda and this Yamaha:  I finally got to touch a $72,000 bike, but the hot chick in the too-small Ducati shirt wouldn't let me sit on it. If you can believe it, this bike is even cooler in person:  I met a couple of people who make me ashamed to ride a bike, like Kevin Schwantz and Ricky Gadson:  I'm guessing this was a replica, but they still wouldn't let you sit on it.  Overall the show had lots to see, and the Arai factory guys were there to measure and fit me for a new helmet (been wanting one that didn't hurt after a couple of hours). I also picked up a Transition 2 jacket in Hi-viz yellow, and my friend commented several times on the ride home how much more noticeable I was. I froze my rear end off today, but it was worth it.
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The M1 isnt a replica. It always makes the rounds every year. Last year in Seattle they had it on the ground and didn't even have it roped off. It was pretty fun fussing with the levers and looking it all over.
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Feb 22, 2009 06:10
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Hey I was actually at that show on Saturday. The Desmo and the M1 are gorgeous. Did you get to any demos? they said those filled up by 9AM.
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Feb 22, 2009 07:18
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The look of the desmo is nothing compared to how the thing sounds. The V4 and wacky firing order give it a truly unique and awesome exhaust noise. A guy had one at a trackday I went to. On the power down the main straight it sounded like the apocalypse. Unfortunately he lowsided it later in the day. Relatively light damage though - just a broken rearset, ground clipon, and cracked/ground bodywork. Still, it was awesome to see one being used as intended, which seems rare for dukes in general, let alone a desmosedici.  Click here for the full 794x532 image. FlyinDoc fucked around with this message at 08:55 on Feb 22, 2009 |
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Feb 22, 2009 08:50
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Sybok posted:Did you get to any demos? they said those filled up by 9AM. No, it was over two hours' ride to get there, so I had no shot at a demo ride. I don't think they were demoing a Street Triple R anyway, which is the bike I'm most likely to buy next (I sat on the one at the show for about half an hour total and made vroom vroom noises, which got weird looks from the Triumph people).
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Feb 22, 2009 15:41
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Desmo video. Went to a local bike thing here in Tulsa and one of the 2 that are owned in Tulsa was there. I thought I was parking next to a 1098 or something till I got a second look and was  holy poo poo! Took a digicam vid when he left.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mY8H9MVhxE Just awesome.
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Feb 22, 2009 16:46
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Friend of a friend wadded his really really nice Daytona 675. https://wi.somethingawful.com/b1/b1f2458c1264147227ba79d1f987411552cbdb2c.jpg With video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WMKVqiyoPI Somebody fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Mar 14, 2009 |
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Feb 22, 2009 23:40
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pr0zac posted:
Ouch. Amazing what happens to the body when its just thrown like that, ragdoll.
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Feb 23, 2009 00:55
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Yikes! Was going to be all "What a dumb rear end!" but really, road out in the middle of nowhere with no driveways/cross roads pretty much the perfect place to learn to do that. Friend of mine at a track day here recently knocking himself out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HeQ9RpD5Xc Woof. 
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Feb 23, 2009 02:07
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Silver posted:Friend of mine at a track day here recently knocking himself out. How was he? Just out cold for a few?
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Feb 23, 2009 03:01
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Silver posted:
Was he ok? How about the bike?
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Feb 23, 2009 03:03
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pr0zac posted:
loving christ that was an amazing camera angle to capture that at. Getting headshake at all is a horrible oh poo poo type feeling, and seeing it like that is pretty sobering. Every time I watch it I feel like he is JUST about to save it then it goes bad. Any idea on what camera they're using for the first fisheye shot of the guy doing a wheelie away from the group? Also thats one hell of a sturdy helmet cam on the white 675. Edit: I have the same shocker sticker on the front of my ex500 windscreen, which explains why the video was so drat surreal feeling to me. Trintintin fucked around with this message at 05:24 on Feb 23, 2009 |
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Feb 23, 2009 05:22
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pr0zac posted:Friend of a friend wadded his really really nice Daytona 675. Where'd that happen? Looks like around 16...then again its not like there is any shortage of flat straight country roads around here.
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Feb 23, 2009 05:56
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Silver posted:Yikes! Was going to be all "What a dumb rear end!" but really, road out in the middle of nowhere with no driveways/cross roads pretty much the perfect place to learn to do that. What the hell happened? Did he forget there was a corner coming up?
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Feb 23, 2009 07:12
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Trintintin posted:loving christ that was an amazing camera angle to capture that at. Getting headshake at all is a horrible oh poo poo type feeling, and seeing it like that is pretty sobering. Every time I watch it I feel like he is JUST about to save it then it goes bad. Video looks like a gopro wide. Just like mine! Test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTQxJ2sBWtU Mock race @ JGP a few weekends ago: http://www.vimeo.com/3168413 Edit: Zool posted:What the hell happened? Did he forget there was a corner coming up? Looks like he went in hot, rear lifted on suspension compression and he wasn't expecting it. Ran out of braking room.
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Feb 23, 2009 07:15
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Missed a shift going into turn one, stood it up and didn't recover. He rung his bell pretty good, I talked to him yesterday though and he's getting better. Didn't break anything. R6 is ok, track plastics saved a lot of it.
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Feb 23, 2009 16:17
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Silver posted:Missed a shift going into turn one, stood it up and didn't recover. He rung his bell pretty good, I talked to him yesterday though and he's getting better. Didn't break anything. Been there done that. My second to last time at Jennings I lowsided halfway through T1 and really rung my bell. Didn't get knocked out, but came out of a fog in the hospital room. Not a good feeling at all. Hopefully he has a speedy recovery!
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Feb 23, 2009 18:12
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ail posted:Where'd that happen? Looks like around 16...then again its not like there is any shortage of flat straight country roads around here. Yeah some random road out there. I don't live in Sactown anymore and wasn't real big on the stunting thing anyway so never really went with them.
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Feb 23, 2009 18:14
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Silver posted:Yikes! Was going to be all "What a dumb rear end!" but really, road out in the middle of nowhere with no driveways/cross roads pretty much the perfect place to learn to do that. I'm glad your friend is recovering. That video is a fantastic example of why it's best to crash at the track. He crashed and 30 seconds later there was a trainer worker standing over him, checking him out, and the ambulance and corner truck was out there asap. Track went cold immediately, no chance of someone asspacking him or target fixating on his bike....It's also a good example of why you should always attempt to make the corner. Yeah, you could end up rolling through real slow a gear too high, but you should always at least attempt to stay on the pavement, even if you think you're coming in too hot, a little bit of additional time to scrub speed can make all the difference in the world. Make sure that he gets the bike checked out very carefully, too, that hit to the tire wall was really hard and there may be some damage to the frame that's not immediately apparent. pr0zac, glad your friend is ok as well. I'm really happy to see people out having their fun in a (relatively) safe place. Headshake is a bitch. Z3n fucked around with this message at 19:16 on Feb 23, 2009 |
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Feb 23, 2009 19:13
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Z3n posted:pr0zac, glad your friend is ok as well. I'm really happy to see people out having their fun in a (relatively) safe place. Headshake is a bitch. I agree but, wasn't he doing the wheelie while a whole bunch of bikes was passing him on the right? If he wiped out before they were all pass. That coulda been nasty.
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Feb 24, 2009 00:11
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shaitan posted:I agree but, wasn't he doing the wheelie while a whole bunch of bikes was passing him on the right? If he wiped out before they were all pass. That coulda been nasty. It looked to me like they were all parked along the side of the road, watching people pull stunts along the road. There are a number of videos of guys loving up wheelies into the bikes parked on the side of the road though. And it looks like the video got removed...not really a suprise, but too bad, considering how accurately it portrayed headshake.
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Feb 24, 2009 00:21
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Ola posted:Scraping Holy poo poo... That is down right amazing. So why doesn't Honda just cram one of those big six cylinders into like... a Blackbird frame? I'm assuming it has something to do with people killing the hell out themselves, but still.
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Feb 24, 2009 00:33
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Gr3y posted:Holy poo poo... That is down right amazing. No one would buy it. Plus it doesn't make that much power. I'd kill babies to get a modern CBX though...
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Feb 24, 2009 00:43
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Ola posted:Scraping Very impressive riding. Youtube comments say the guy is 70 years old as well, wish I could ride that good right now 
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Feb 24, 2009 00:49
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Gr3y posted:
A sportbike would leave that bike in the dust easily. But I bet that guy will outride most sportbikes that come to visit Deal's Gap. I googled for naked Goldwings, this came up high: http://www.nakedgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4781 Woof!
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Ola posted:A sportbike would leave that bike in the dust easily. But I bet that guy will outride most sportbikes that come to visit Deal's Gap. Holy poo poo, that's incredibly awesome. Too bad there's no chance of being able to really do that with a modern one...
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Feb 24, 2009 01:16
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Everything except those tailgunners is pretty rad
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Feb 24, 2009 02:28
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pr0zac posted:Friend of a friend wadded his really really nice Daytona 675. http://break.com/index/biker-wipes-out-at-95mph.html Someone just made $200 off your friend of a friend.
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Feb 24, 2009 02:43
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtrPniFJFvY&eurl Coolest urban trials video to date. That guy has serious skills.
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Feb 24, 2009 15:23
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Anyone notice a correlation between Icon gear and wrecked bikes on the last couple pages?
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Feb 24, 2009 17:40
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pr0zac posted:Anyone notice a correlation between Icon gear and wrecked bikes on the last couple pages? Icon gear is really popular in the stunner crowd, who are the ones that typically tend to wad the poo poo out of their bikes at extralegal speeds on mildly twisty roads. Looks like crash speed was closer to the 60-80mph range. Guy is still god drat lucky that he tumbled and didn't slide though. You lose a lot of speed from when you last glanced at the speedo to crashy times.
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Feb 24, 2009 17:50
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Also the correlation between Gixxers and squids. I'm going to order some new decals for my bike. GSX(NOT -R!)750ES
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Ola posted:A sportbike would leave that bike in the dust easily. But I bet that guy will outride most sportbikes that come to visit Deal's Gap. Ill as all hell, this thing.
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Feb 24, 2009 23:59
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I went to see some indoor ice racing a few weeks ago in Springfield. It was some XiiR series, which I'd never heard of, that was quads and speedway bikes. Pictures aren't that great because of where I was sitting. The track was just the ice rink in Springfield (Mass. Mutual Center?) with some mats and hay bales. It wasn't long enough for them to get speed up in my opinion.  I'm not a big fan of quads, but they were entertaining.  Especially when two got stuck together. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/ArgonDestroy/Bikes/XiiR/IMG_3446.jpg Of course what I came to see was the bikes, since I had never seen speedway in person.    And then there was some half time show sponsored by some radio station with these guys trying to ride tricycles across the ice. All together, it was kind of fun, but it could have been done much better. A few times it seemed like the guys in first would hold back or even let the other guys pass them.
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Feb 25, 2009 06:52
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If I ever buy a house with a long-rear end driveway, I'm doing this instead of making a regular driveway.
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Phat_Albert posted:If I ever buy a house with a long-rear end driveway, I'm doing this instead of making a regular driveway. I wonder how much that would cost, probably the same price as the house next to it I bet.
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You want serious lean angle? Take up ice racing.   And yes, they really do lean that far. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR0oHL9fIIM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFvh3FSbFiY
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That looks like so much fun. (hell even the snow crashes look like fun!) They should make that a winter Olympic sport.
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