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#11 Unread post by ofblong »

lol there are 2 exits (mine is the second lol) on the freeway :D. thanks for the tips guys. Just went out and got an HBC helmet an armored jacket and some gloves. already got boots and pants lol.
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#12 Unread post by Andrew »

Just make sure you stay out of the left lane. I would stay in the right lane and just have my wife stay behind me and protect my rear. If you stay in the right lane you only have to worry about cars coming from behind or from the left. In the center lane you have to be aware of 360 degrees.
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#13 Unread post by Chris8187 »

I wouldn't stay in the far right lane though but the lane to the left of it. The far right lane has to deal with cars merging onto the highway, so it is best not to have deal with that.
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#14 Unread post by bok »

in this case there are two exits, the second of which he will be exiting at. so right lane should be fine. not sure if the first is counted as the one he is merging on from or not though.
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#15 Unread post by ofblong »

bok wrote:in this case there are two exits, the second of which he will be exiting at. so right lane should be fine. not sure if the first is counted as the one he is merging on from or not though.
just 1 between where I get on and get off :D.
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#16 Unread post by ofblong »

alright that was fun and glad its over lol. I drove 65 for part of the way until I got used to riding then I bumped it to 70 (the speed limit). I felt pretty good since my wife stayed a ways back and no one cut over in front of me (luckily). Now I need a windshield lol. Man does that wind blow hard though :D.

The bike I got is the one below. Ill have pics later as tomarrow morning my wife is going in for a c-section for our 4rth child.

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#17 Unread post by VermilionX »

ofblong wrote:alright that was fun and glad its over lol. I drove 65 for part of the way until I got used to riding then I bumped it to 70 (the speed limit). I felt pretty good since my wife stayed a ways back and no one cut over in front of me (luckily). Now I need a windshield lol. Man does that wind blow hard though :D.

The bike I got is the one below. Ill have pics later as tomarrow morning my wife is going in for a c-section for our 4rth child.

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nice you got a blocker.

congrats! :D
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#18 Unread post by avoidalliteration »

ofblong wrote:alright that was fun and glad its over lol. I drove 65 for part of the way until I got used to riding then I bumped it to 70 (the speed limit). I felt pretty good since my wife stayed a ways back and no one cut over in front of me (luckily). Now I need a windshield lol. Man does that wind blow hard though :D.

The bike I got is the one below. Ill have pics later as tomarrow morning my wife is going in for a c-section for our 4rth child.

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#19 Unread post by bok »

should have had the wife ride on the bike, maybe the vibrations would have made C-Section unnecessary :laughing:

congratz on both new babies :)
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#20 Unread post by ofblong »

lol thanks

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the bike has a few bolts missing but easy taken care of at work tonight lol :D. wife was in labor when she went in for c-section but thats all taken care of now lol.
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