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Re: Here's Why The Tail Of The Dragon Is Overrated
Reply #15 - 08/08/13 at 06:02:03

We have never been on a fall run without killing a half dozen little critters of some sort or another.

PS Possum are REALLY REALLY stinky gut filled water balloons when you hit them leaned over going around a corner. Just ride your line, your line will jump over a foot or so before it is over, but lean angle need not change and you will finish the turn OK if you concentrate on riding the line you started and then the line you got after the impact.

Hickory nuts and acorns are constant incidental <bump> jump your line over 4 inches types of things.

We have never hit a skunk yet, nor a bear -- thank goodness for both.

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Reply #16 - 08/08/13 at 07:00:48

A road I would like to ride is Pikes Peak Highway -- 19 miles from Cascade CO, elevation 7,379 feet, to the top of Pikes Peak at 14,110 feet.

I am not sure I could breathe at 14K feet.

When ?

Is there a camp ground or "not to expensive" motel in the area ?

Anybody in the neighborohood willing to put up with a yard full of Savages ? Grin

1,223 miles to the Golden Eagle Ranch Campground in the area Tongue

Iron butt ??? The ride home could be heart breaking

Good news is there is discount tickets available to the 25 things to do and see in the area !

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Re: Here's Why The Tail Of The Dragon Is Overrated
Reply #17 - 08/08/13 at 08:59:14

MM, I have a trailer, remember? Fix up a second rail on it and we can put 2 Savages on it within weight limits easily (one faces forward, the other faces backwards so the "handlebar space" can overlap some).

It would be an relatively expensive long trip compared to many we have done with the cost of gas and all. But doable.

I think the same trailer idea could play for items a lot closer to home though. Save that one for after I am retired -- wife might want to go though.

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MM, let me drive you plumb crazy bananas with this nugget of info -- plan the trip to hit this date, then compete in it.

We would compete in the Old Geezers on Oxygen classification, sub-class single cylinder and I bet one of us would win a ribbon or something.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikes_Peak_International_Hill_Climb

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Reply #18 - 08/08/13 at 09:17:40

Yup, looks like any of ya'll could win with a new "single piston" motorcycle class, if they would allow it. 170 entries, 2 days....hmmm and most of them have indy style vehicles, would be kewl to see a single thumper take a 9 or 10 minute spot. Of course you would have to average 65 miles an hour to do it tho...... how bout a group run? Grin

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Re: Here's Why The Tail Of The Dragon Is Overrated
Reply #19 - 08/08/13 at 10:03:12

You are aware that all real supermotos are single cylinder, right? We need the special "Old Geezer on Oxygen riding 649cc Single Cylinder bike" class to be created to give us a fair chance to win.

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We could start immediately after the big Hurleys take off, that will give us something to do (and add some excitement to the race for all the spectators lined up along side the curves).

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Reply #20 - 08/08/13 at 13:19:54

LANCER wrote on 08/08/13 at 05:41:28:

stinger wrote on 08/08/13 at 03:50:52:

I presume none of these rides are in free range country. Nothing like flying around a curve and having a herd of cattle or a horse or two standing in the road. That will slow you down for sure.

There are animals throughout the area but usually not in the road...USUALLY. Yeeeeehaaaaaw .... braking hard and trying to swerve around that large hazard with big brown eyes.

I've personally come around the bend only to find an animal in my path. Let off the throttle fast enough and the shotgun blast will scare them away! Grin

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Reply #21 - 08/09/13 at 23:05:11

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 08/08/13 at 10:03:12:

You are aware that all real supermotos are single cylinder, right? We need the special "Old Geezer on Oxygen riding 649cc Single Cylinder bike" class to be created to give us a fair chance to win.

Smiley

We could start immediately after the big Hurleys take off, that will give us something to do (and add some excitement to the race for all the spectators lined up along side the curves).

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A lot of the rally races are won on 250 Ninjs's. Gas milage and the size of the fuel tank size really come into play.

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