Getting Comfortable At Speeds - Page 2

music man · 08-27-2008, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy Rider

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Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

... make me feel that this is not an appropriate vehicle for CA freeways (avg speed ~80.)

Guess you missed the posts here where we've said that........about a hundred times !!

Then there is the other discussion about how ANY bike is probably not appropriate for the freeways in a major city.
They don't MAKE a bike big enough for me to ride on the Interstates around Chicago, LA, New York, Atlanta, etc.

Amen brother Easy.

patrick_777 · 08-27-2008, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy Rider

They don't MAKE a bike big enough for me to ride on the Interstates around Chicago, LA, New York, Atlanta, etc.

I dispute you, sir.

alanmcorcoran · 08-27-2008, 10:08 PM

...according to the member list, Dupo has posted over 16 million times,

. If I gotta check first to see if he already said something, well, I got TV to watch and underage girls to chat up and there's only so many hours in a day. Besides, I'm pretty sure between Patrick and Jonathan, every thought that has ever occurred to mankind has already been articulated, debated and settled. We still gotta talk about something! Jer and I are newbs - don't destroy our innocence!

patrick_777 · 08-27-2008, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

Besides, I'm pretty sure between Patrick and Jonathan, every thought that has ever occurred to mankind has already been articulated, debated and settled.

Thanks, but I'm actually a relative n00b too.
:2tup:

Jer · 08-27-2008, 11:05 PM

noob powers ACTIVATE!!!!!

LilNinja77 · 08-28-2008, 06:25 AM

It's simple physics that make a larger, heavier motorcycle more comfortable to ride on the superslab.....but that same bike will generally suck around town or in the twisties (compared to a lighter bike). I have to agree with Easy, to me the interstate hell just wasn't designed for motorcycles in general and that's just one place I personally don't think I'd feel very comfortable with ANY bike.....hell I avoid the interstate in my pickup, I've just never found a reason that I *have* to take the 'slab. Eh, I'm just never in too much of a hurry though, I ain't gonna die if I'm 5 minutes late to anywhere. Just my .02.

On that note though, how 'bout this old beast:

Ride safe

Easy Rider · 08-28-2008, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

Jer and I are newbs - don't destroy our innocence!

That's part of the initiation. Take it like a man! :lol:

Jer · 08-28-2008, 09:32 AM

THANK YOU SIR MAY I HAVE ANOTHER!

alanmcorcoran · 08-28-2008, 11:16 PM

...in Sunny California, there often isn't a non-freeway option that doesn't triple the mileage. We live where the freeway was invented and many of our main arteries are the only option to get out of the L.A. Basin. For example, I can go to Corona Motorsports in 9 miles if I go on the freeway. (My closest Suzuki dealer - in the next town.) If I avoid the freeway, I have to go through 4 other towns and do a 35 mile triangle each way. (One of the legs of which is actually a pretty sweet canyon twisty.)

It's a similar deal for going to Malibu, or Santa Barbara, or any one of a number of other popular destinations. Our part of the country is a lot newer and with the mountain ranges and their associated passes, there's just not as many options.

I *can* go to the beach (Newport, Corona, Huntington) with only a mile or two on the freeway. But I'm not really a sun and sand person. Especially not with all my riding crap on.

patrick_777 · 08-28-2008, 11:19 PM

The Google shows a railroad line between you and Corona, you could off-road it a little bit...

08-27-2008, 10:08 PM	#13
alanmcorcoran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,926	Past posts.... ...according to the member list, Dupo has posted over 16 million times, . If I gotta check first to see if he already said something, well, I got TV to watch and underage girls to chat up and there's only so many hours in a day. Besides, I'm pretty sure between Patrick and Jonathan, every thought that has ever occurred to mankind has already been articulated, debated and settled. We still gotta talk about something! Jer and I are newbs - don't destroy our innocence! __________________ [hr:5yt6ldkq][/hr:5yt6ldkq] http://alanmarkcorcoran.com Motorcycles, Music, Musings and More… Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-27-2008, 11:05 PM	#15
Jer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Des Moines IA USA Posts: 310	noob powers ACTIVATE!!!!! __________________ "There's many who tried, to prove that they're faster, but they didn't last and they died as they tried!" Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-28-2008, 06:25 AM	#16
LilNinja77 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: southeast VA Posts: 171	It's simple physics that make a larger, heavier motorcycle more comfortable to ride on the superslab.....but that same bike will generally suck around town or in the twisties (compared to a lighter bike). I have to agree with Easy, to me the interstate hell just wasn't designed for motorcycles in general and that's just one place I personally don't think I'd feel very comfortable with ANY bike.....hell I avoid the interstate in my pickup, I've just never found a reason that I have to take the 'slab. Eh, I'm just never in too much of a hurry though, I ain't gonna die if I'm 5 minutes late to anywhere. Just my .02. On that note though, how 'bout this old beast: Ride safe __________________ Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum ~By a route obscure and lonely, haunted by ill angels only~
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08-28-2008, 09:32 AM	#18
Jer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Des Moines IA USA Posts: 310	THANK YOU SIR MAY I HAVE ANOTHER! __________________ "There's many who tried, to prove that they're faster, but they didn't last and they died as they tried!"
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08-28-2008, 11:16 PM	#19
alanmcorcoran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,926	For us fruits and nuts... ...in Sunny California, there often isn't a non-freeway option that doesn't triple the mileage. We live where the freeway was invented and many of our main arteries are the only option to get out of the L.A. Basin. For example, I can go to Corona Motorsports in 9 miles if I go on the freeway. (My closest Suzuki dealer - in the next town.) If I avoid the freeway, I have to go through 4 other towns and do a 35 mile triangle each way. (One of the legs of which is actually a pretty sweet canyon twisty.) It's a similar deal for going to Malibu, or Santa Barbara, or any one of a number of other popular destinations. Our part of the country is a lot newer and with the mountain ranges and their associated passes, there's just not as many options. I can go to the beach (Newport, Corona, Huntington) with only a mile or two on the freeway. But I'm not really a sun and sand person. Especially not with all my riding crap on. __________________ [hr:5yt6ldkq][/hr:5yt6ldkq] http://alanmarkcorcoran.com Motorcycles, Music, Musings and More…
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08-28-2008, 11:19 PM	#20
patrick_777 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,763	The Google shows a railroad line between you and Corona, you could off-road it a little bit... __________________ ]I am hiding in Honduras. I am a desperate man. Send lawyers, guns and money. The shit has hit the fan.
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