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- NorthernPete
- Legendary 3000
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- Joined: Mon May 02, 2005 4:24 pm
- Real Name: Pete
- Sex: Male
- Years Riding: 11
- My Motorcycle: 1988 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500
- Location: Northern Ontario, Canada
Hey verm, might wanna keep at least one hand on the bike when moving...... just seems a little counterproductive to take your hand off the throttle.... that and it just seems to be beggin for a tank slapper. But heck, I aint your parent, just try to keep it shiney side up....
BTW, that new siggie is a little hard on the eyes..... I prefere the older one to the inverted colour scheme.
BTW, that new siggie is a little hard on the eyes..... I prefere the older one to the inverted colour scheme.
1988 VN1500
2009 GS500F
2009 GS500F
- VermilionX
- Super Legendary 5000
- Posts: 5996
- Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:45 pm
- Sex: Male
- Years Riding: 6
- My Motorcycle: '06 Suzuki GSX-R 750
- Location: The Valley, SoCal
it's still part of getting to know your bike, getting to know how stable it really is.NorthernPete wrote:Hey verm, might wanna keep at least one hand on the bike when moving...... just seems a little counterproductive to take your hand off the throttle.... that and it just seems to be beggin for a tank slapper. But heck, I aint your parent, just try to keep it shiney side up....
BTW, that new siggie is a little hard on the eyes..... I prefere the older one to the inverted colour scheme.
my bike has a steering damper so im not too worried, plus, i don't do it for a long time, im not that confident yet. i also look ahead and try to look for debris that might upset the bike before i let go.
and is it really that hard on the eyes? i'll remove it if i get 1 more comment about it being hard on the eyes. fair enough?

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Gixxer 1000 K6 (stolen)
Gixxer 750 K6
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- VermilionX
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- Posts: 5996
- Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:45 pm
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- My Motorcycle: '06 Suzuki GSX-R 750
- Location: The Valley, SoCal
- NorthernPete
- Legendary 3000
- Posts: 3485
- Joined: Mon May 02, 2005 4:24 pm
- Real Name: Pete
- Sex: Male
- Years Riding: 11
- My Motorcycle: 1988 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500
- Location: Northern Ontario, Canada
- VermilionX
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- Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:45 pm
- Sex: Male
- Years Riding: 6
- My Motorcycle: '06 Suzuki GSX-R 750
- Location: The Valley, SoCal
- VermilionX
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- Sex: Male
- Years Riding: 6
- My Motorcycle: '06 Suzuki GSX-R 750
- Location: The Valley, SoCal
7/22/06
we did angeles crest, angeles forest, big tujunga and some other canyon road.
newcomb's ranch angeles crest... there were 7 of us.

other bikers.

some too cool cars!




:drool::drool:
:drool:

after this... 3 riders left and we got joined by another 1. we did a bunch more riding and stopped at the place they call, "The Tree"
this place is the perfect place to practice wheelies, launches and drag racing.



it was a fun ride... we did about 90 miles of twisting goodness.
it was freakin hot though.
we did angeles crest, angeles forest, big tujunga and some other canyon road.
newcomb's ranch angeles crest... there were 7 of us.

other bikers.

some too cool cars!







after this... 3 riders left and we got joined by another 1. we did a bunch more riding and stopped at the place they call, "The Tree"
this place is the perfect place to practice wheelies, launches and drag racing.



it was a fun ride... we did about 90 miles of twisting goodness.
it was freakin hot though.

Bikes Owned:
Gixxer 1000 K6 (stolen)
Gixxer 750 K6
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VMAX
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VMAX
a super kewl cafe racer
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- My Motorcycle: 2000 Yamaha V-Star 1100
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
- VermilionX
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- Years Riding: 6
- My Motorcycle: '06 Suzuki GSX-R 750
- Location: The Valley, SoCal
yeah it was hot, it was over 100 today.blues2cruise wrote:It was freakin' hot here as well.
May I make a suggestion? Blank out the license number of your bike before you post it for the world to see.
about lic plates... it's public info. people see it all the time whenever you drive or ride or park in public.
if im gonna worry about it, i'd worry 1st about the people around me rather than peeps at the net.

Bikes Owned:
Gixxer 1000 K6 (stolen)
Gixxer 750 K6
Bikes Wanted:
VMAX
a super kewl cafe racer
Gixxer 1000 K6 (stolen)
Gixxer 750 K6
Bikes Wanted:
VMAX
a super kewl cafe racer
- VermilionX
- Super Legendary 5000
- Posts: 5996
- Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:45 pm
- Sex: Male
- Years Riding: 6
- My Motorcycle: '06 Suzuki GSX-R 750
- Location: The Valley, SoCal
7/24/06
i went to practice at the canyons. i left at almost 7p so that the heat won't be that bad. i stopped when it's started to get dark around 8:15p.
my rear tire slid on me at 3 different occassions... it was scary and it affected my confidence.
im also having some problem w/ my bike. it just started to show up lately. i'll make a post on the trouble shooting board.
i went to practice at the canyons. i left at almost 7p so that the heat won't be that bad. i stopped when it's started to get dark around 8:15p.
my rear tire slid on me at 3 different occassions... it was scary and it affected my confidence.

im also having some problem w/ my bike. it just started to show up lately. i'll make a post on the trouble shooting board.
Bikes Owned:
Gixxer 1000 K6 (stolen)
Gixxer 750 K6
Bikes Wanted:
VMAX
a super kewl cafe racer
Gixxer 1000 K6 (stolen)
Gixxer 750 K6
Bikes Wanted:
VMAX
a super kewl cafe racer