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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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Glad you had fun. If you are serious that you are "throwing your bike" through turns, you need to learn how to ride the twisties or you won't cheat death long. Go to the Smokies and watch the sport bikers (don't bother getting of on them)fly through the turns. They don't throw them through the twisties.

I own three sport bikes, one HD and live in the Mtns. Learn to properlyset up for a turn, apex it, and throttle out of it hard. Learnthe right way tolean your bike overand corner right and you won't have to cheat death, then you'll find you have the wrong bike for riding the twisties seriously.Cheating death is a short term proposition on amotorcycle.
 
Old Jan 17, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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They don't throw them through the twisties.
Figure of speach.



 
Old Jan 17, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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Death is never cheated. HeCHOSE to take you another day, when he is ready for YOU.
 
Old Jan 17, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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Death is never cheated. HeCHOSE to take you another day, when he is ready for YOU.
I can respect that.

Also:

Ecclesiastes 3: 13 and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.



 
Old Jan 17, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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Be careful Kolni, I enjoy readin your posts.
 
Old Jan 17, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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With that kind of talk Kolni, you're gonna win me over!
 
Old Jan 17, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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So what were you doing? 30?
 
Old Jan 17, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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Glad you had fun. If you are serious that you are "throwing your bike" through turns, you need to learn how to ride the twisties or you won't cheat death long. Go to the Smokies and watch the sport bikers (don't bother getting of on them)fly through the turns. They don't throw them through the twisties.

I own three sport bikes, one HD and live in the Mtns. Learn to properlyset up for a turn, apex it, and throttle out of it hard. Learnthe right way tolean your bike overand corner right and you won't have to cheat death, then you'll find you have the wrong bike for riding the twisties seriously.Cheating death is a short term proposition on amotorcycle.
Lighten up !!
 
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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So what were you doing? 30?
35-45 depending on the curve, hard to tell cause I wasn't really watching the speedo.....all I know is my eyes were starting to wash out.


The point is...it is great to ride, cause it make's me alive!
 
Old Jan 17, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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