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Started by retaRD, August 20, 2020, 10:14:53 PM

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rodneya

Quote from: Hawaii-Mike on August 21, 2020, 02:08:52 PM
I'm not into Harleys but I think the guy deserves a little bit of credit for making the corner.

Youtube vids of that place are great. Harleys flying into the bushes all over the place

retaRD

FWIW that's a Yamaha Bolt.
Either way, Harleys are as stupid as the people who ride them.

m in sc


retaRD


pdxjim

I can't take any rider seriously if they aren't wearing gloves.

Wasting time on 2T forums since the dawn of the internet. '89 TDR250, '13 300xcw, '19 690smcr, '56 Porsche 356A

m in sc

i rarely wear gloves. I should, but i don't.

klaird

#21
Mark's lack of expression is funny, but I am going to give the rider some props for being able to drag the foot peg going that slooow. LOL.  You know in his mind he is hauling ass and then there's the reality.


Czakky

Quote from: klaird on August 21, 2020, 08:44:05 PM
Mike's lack of expression is funny, but I am going to give the rider some props for being able to drag the foot peg going that slooow.
My thoughts exactly, that's like chopper flop territory. Either way no hate from me, there are days that I can convince myself I can hustle a bike pretty well and then I try to hang with a guy in his 60s that forgot more than I know.... :eek:

Czakky

The pic is hilarious either way.

pdxjim

Quote from: m in sc on August 21, 2020, 07:52:05 PM
i rarely wear gloves. I should, but i don't.

You're right, you should. 👍

After decades of falling off everything imaginable (skateboards, bicycles, motorcycles, snowboards, trees, etc). I know the first thing to get shredded are the palms of your hands.

Hell, I'll ride in a t-shirt, sneakers and shorts, but always a helmet and gloves.

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quocle603

save your hands for the next project!  :vroom:
Do not underestimate the power of a two-stroke.

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m in sc

yeah, im the other way. always a jacket, always boots, never shorts. even in 100 degree sc heat.

:toot: :vroom:

DesmoDrew

Quote from: pdxjim on August 22, 2020, 12:47:08 PM
Hell, I'll ride in a t-shirt, sneakers and shorts, but always a helmet and gloves.

^^^^ Yep

And ear plugs

RDryan

Just got back home over three hours ago from a good ride up north from where I live. Left my home at 7am with a riding jacket, gloves, full face helmet and jeans and sneakers on. It was about seventy degrees outside and felt brisk. I was appropriately dressed for the ride after three hours into the ride I was up in Laconia, NH for the start of motorcycle weekend. The day was clear and sunny later that morning and getting hotter and more humid. It wasn't too crowded but one could feel the energy. Lots of packs of bikers. Mostly all Harleys. I was the only 2006 gsxr1000 I came across and if had my Superduke gt it would of been the same. Lots of older guys and gals I would say in their fifties or maybe sixties doubling on baggers in t shirts with sunglasses. No helmets as I could see the grins ear to ear. Probably no riding gloves either. When it gets hot and humid it's tempting to shed the gear for me as well. Thankful that I made my way back home in mostly pleasant weather to avoid the temptation of shedding protective gear. Not to mention the thundershowers that were predicted later in the afternoon.

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