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Old May 8, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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I know the feeling! LOL
This is where us x (old)roadracers go.
www.semra.org
LOL Awesome! Like the old pit bike races we ran at lunch in the pit lanes!
 
Old May 8, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by turn8a
you must have been rich as a kid .We could not afford a third wheel!

It was cheaper than a trip to the emergency room.
 
Old May 8, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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The rear break is like stopping someone from behind and the front brake stopping dead front, head on. So the front break is more effective. I like that CG theory which is where the tranny is. Commonsense dictates use both together cautiously.
 
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