Splat bike mentality . . . . . .
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From: denver via chicago
RE: Splat bike mentality . . . . . .
ORIGINAL: dogtownmax
man, whats up with not wanting to obey the speed limit? i mean, heck if yer breaking the law, your not being a very good "harley ambassador" are yah? and then to have to deal with guys on them japanese ducatis going all fast and stuff.
man, whats up with not wanting to obey the speed limit? i mean, heck if yer breaking the law, your not being a very good "harley ambassador" are yah? and then to have to deal with guys on them japanese ducatis going all fast and stuff.
i agree, i had my last bike up to 110 on a couple occasions. one time was on the way to sturgis with a guy on a ducati, and he passed me like i was standing still.
Road Master
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From: Dogtown, Oakland, CA
RE: Splat bike mentality . . . . . .
ORIGINAL: 98fxd
you know ducatis aren't japanese right?
i agree, i had my last bike up to 110 on a couple occasions. one time was on the way to sturgis with a guy on a ducati, and he passed me like i was standing still.
ORIGINAL: dogtownmax
man, whats up with not wanting to obey the speed limit? i mean, heck if yer breaking the law, your not being a very good "harley ambassador" are yah? and then to have to deal with guys on them japanese ducatis going all fast and stuff.
man, whats up with not wanting to obey the speed limit? i mean, heck if yer breaking the law, your not being a very good "harley ambassador" are yah? and then to have to deal with guys on them japanese ducatis going all fast and stuff.
i agree, i had my last bike up to 110 on a couple occasions. one time was on the way to sturgis with a guy on a ducati, and he passed me like i was standing still.
i dont think there was a serious line in that whole post... [&:]
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RE: Splat bike mentality . . . . . .
I had my Ducati up to 115 mph and I had another gear left. Tell him he should ride the Ducati like it was meant to be ridden or trade it in for a cruiser.
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RE: Splat bike mentality . . . . . .
Not sure about this Ducati guy, but I saw some youngster on a Kawi 600(I'm guessing, but it looked like a ZX-6R) passing about five cars from a stop at an intersection as the light went green. Went right up the right shoulder like it was nothing, immediately in front of a row of cars perpendicular to his direction of travel. He was wearing a wife beater, shorts, basketball shoes, and a helmet. I'm not making a generalization, as some of the the most careful riders I have known rode sportbikes and some of the drunkest riders I've ever met road H-D, but this guy had splat mentality written all over him. As a newb rider and a funtional human being, I wouldn't even think of doing such a thing.
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RE: Splat bike mentality . . . . . .
Sat. morning on my way to work at 0615, thought "Ah what the hell, let's see how fast I can get up to 100 just for ***** and giggles" I made it up to 100 and started to gently ease it down when less than a 1/2 mile down the road is a LEO, got me at 77 in a 55. Ticketed me for 65 in 55, $122.
Moral of the story, speeding tickets suck so I'll just keep it at 60-65 on the two lane, oh ok, maybe up to 70 every now and then.
Moral of the story, speeding tickets suck so I'll just keep it at 60-65 on the two lane, oh ok, maybe up to 70 every now and then.
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