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Old 05-29-2008, 03:06 PM   #11
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Wind strips. Once I was riding up to Boulder on 93, which parallels the foothills. The wind was steady about 40mph from the west, and I was heading north. I had a Suzuki GT750 with a Vetter fairing. The bike was leaned about 30 degrees to the left, but with the wind, the bike was going straight. Until I went past a small hill and the wind stopped. The bike would go across the double yellow. And there were several dozen small hills. Only about 20 miles, but it was worse than riding in a thunderstorm.
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Old 05-29-2008, 08:50 PM   #12
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no shit, and im tralioring it down to nashville saturday, so its not like im gonna let it sit in a garage and ignore it, i plan on beautifing it up when i get the chance, not now though its still packing and planning time
There you go... clean it and then trailor it 500 miles and fuck it up again.

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Wind strips. Once I was riding up to Boulder on 93, which parallels the foothills. The wind was steady about 40mph from the west, and I was heading north. I had a Suzuki GT750 with a Vetter fairing. The bike was leaned about 30 degrees to the left, but with the wind, the bike was going straight. Until I went past a small hill and the wind stopped. The bike would go across the double yellow. And there were several dozen small hills. Only about 20 miles, but it was worse than riding in a thunderstorm.
That'll be one of the more interesting reads within my blog.
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Old 05-29-2008, 09:42 PM   #13
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stop worrying about your damn tires and wash your fucking bike... that thing is a mess
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no shit, and im tralioring it down to nashville saturday, so its not like im gonna let it sit in a garage and ignore it, i plan on beautifing it up when i get the chance, not now though its still packing and planning time
yes, please clean that thing. its gonna be the first time i see it in person.
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Old 05-29-2008, 09:46 PM   #14
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Front and rear... my strips are gone.
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Old 05-29-2008, 09:50 PM   #15
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Front and rear... my strips are gone.
sandpaper?
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Old 05-29-2008, 09:53 PM   #16
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osp has a way with words, im letting him say his peace before i put my blog together
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Old 05-29-2008, 09:54 PM   #17
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sandpaper?
318 grit.
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Old 05-29-2008, 10:03 PM   #18
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you got that right. very dramatic storytelling.
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Old 05-30-2008, 01:06 AM   #19
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318 grit.
That's what your mom's patch feels like after she hasn't shaved in forever. Hurts my face.
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Old 05-30-2008, 09:15 AM   #20
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Am I riding too hard on the street when I have tire residue(rubber) stuck to my license plate? I'm noticing that the PP's are spinning more and more when i accelerate hard out of the corners.
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