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Tourer
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From: la porte, texas
come on down to south texas, you can run a gps on me if you think a harley wont do these speeds. honestly i would get rid of any bike that wont break a buck twenty. Got a new triumph 650 that didnt do it a few weeks ago, til i built pipes and retuned it. now it does it and you dont even realize it.
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From: illinois
Maybe she "wanted" to experience the thrill of doing 100+ on a bike. My GF did, so I took it up to 114 and leaned over so she could see the speedo. She got a big thrill out of it and we were never in any more danger than doing it at 85. We'd be just as dead crashing at 85 as we would at 100+ 
Different strokes for different folks I guess
Different strokes for different folks I guess
but your right "differant strokes for differant folks"
i knew an *** on a crotch rocket that killed his passenger by doin a wheelie on the highway with her. Its just stupid IMO
Tourer
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From: la porte, texas
lol, i'll get my passenger to video it if need be. if she will get on again at that speed. or find a new passenger, lol. and I know my speedo is on the dot. been checked at 50 and 75 with a gps.
Tourer
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From: la porte, texas
two up? i have no respect for people like this, solo is all good but dont put someone elses life at risk playin around.
had my train up to 113mph, she had more in her but i just wanted to go faster than i did on my old bike which topped out at 112.
consistantly ride 75-85 on highway.
had my train up to 113mph, she had more in her but i just wanted to go faster than i did on my old bike which topped out at 112.
consistantly ride 75-85 on highway.
Tourer
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From: la porte, texas
Maybe she "wanted" to experience the thrill of doing 100+ on a bike. My GF did, so I took it up to 114 and leaned over so she could see the speedo. She got a big thrill out of it and we were never in any more danger than doing it at 85. We'd be just as dead crashing at 85 as we would at 100+
Different strokes for different folks I guess
Different strokes for different folks I guess
dead is dead, and if I'm gonna crash, the chrome gonna be scattered for miles. lol. go big or go home.
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From: illinois
like i said, i agree and just as guilty for goin those speeds but if it happens, solo is suicide, 2-up is murder
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From: illinois
no its stupid.
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From: Martinsburg, WV
157 indicated on a bike with the front sprocket down a tooth, so probably about 147. Turn 1 at Summit Point was coming up.
I had the Deuce I'm purchasing up to 90 on the interstate during a test ride for a bit and the sail analogy springs to mind. It's a lot different on a sport bike where you can tuck a bit and the wind goes right over you. The speed limit on the interstate in WV here is 70, but you can easily be doing 90+ without knowing it. It's just not very comfortable after 30 minutes of being stuck in the same position.
I had the Deuce I'm purchasing up to 90 on the interstate during a test ride for a bit and the sail analogy springs to mind. It's a lot different on a sport bike where you can tuck a bit and the wind goes right over you. The speed limit on the interstate in WV here is 70, but you can easily be doing 90+ without knowing it. It's just not very comfortable after 30 minutes of being stuck in the same position.