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    Re: I'm probably not alone on this subject.

    Quote Originally Posted by Half Squid View Post
    HE RIDES FAHKINNNNN FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That there is the Truth!!
    He needs to be bumped to the advanced group so he can ride flatout.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Half Squid View Post
    HE RIDES FAHKINNNNN FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That there is the Truth!!
    mike knows

    mike if you want to try some light adv riding let me know.

    iv'e got a bike i can put you on to give it a try

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    Re: I'm probably not alone on this subject.

    Quote Originally Posted by csmutty View Post
    He needs to be bumped to the advanced group so he can ride flatout.
    advanced group? iv'e been in the advanced group since 1985

    no flat out for me, you need to have something in reserve.

    my pace is what it is, my pace



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    Quote Originally Posted by Stromper View Post
    I will try adv tag o

    I am using Google Maps as a discovery tool, with the Vstrom, MAP and GPS I go anywhere and everywhere.

    The V strom is just a smiggion slower in the real world then my old gixer
    Though I miss the 170+ blasts, it higher so exiting lean angles apply.
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    With front springs, insert, and rear shock, they handle much better, especially if you are over 170 lbs or so.

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    Re: I'm probably not alone on this subject.

    Quote Originally Posted by csmutty View Post
    He needs to be bumped to the advanced group so he can ride flatout.
    Every time I see this it makes me giggle.

    I was getting a little bored with street riding earlier in the year, but mostly because I just wanted to go faster and faster... But now kinda miss it since I havn't had much time the last couple months with track days, packing for track days, and unpacking after track days. I miss exploring new roads, stopping in little towns for lunch, and seeing the fields and forests roll by.... Doing weekend trips to places like the Adirondacks is fun too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by slammp View Post
    Sheldon retired. I think he's down in Florida pushing a walker with tennis balls on the feet.
    tell me about it. trying to get him to go to bomo's last trackday is like pulling teeth. he did however mentioned something about too much sand in his vagina

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    Riding on the street in CA is absolutely terrifying. Since I moved, I haven't really found a group or few people I enjoy riding with like I had in New England, but I didn't put much time or effort into it either.

    I will likely keep the 650r and look for some type of tard. It would be easier to commute on and keep my insurance rates on their downward trend.

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    If your a fast rider, a Motard it NOT the solution. Trust me. You just ride like a idiot in different ways. If you were just going all to fast on the street bike, you will also on a Tard. Then you will find yourself on sidewalks, paved walking paths, pulling wheelies everywhere cettra cettra...

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    are you adv/big dual-sport advocates sure that style of riding won't beat up on squid's knees more?

    or can you stay seated for most of that riding around the central MA area?

    tough break on the knee squid, I can't tell you how much more I enjoy the dirty riding, the better I get at it...

    wait, how about dirt-track riding?

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    Re: I'm probably not alone on this subject.

    I can honk 8A in the seat

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    Quote Originally Posted by sandman View Post
    i dont exaggerate.

    my old tard 640 ktm lived between 75-100, unless it was a really tight technical rd.

    top speed (gps) was 104-108 depending on terrain, elevation and wind.

    50-80+ would be on dirt rds

    with the adv bike dirt is more like 50-100+

    Haven ridden with Jim on the old camp meade rides I can tell ya we didn't hang around and the man doesn't exaggerate
    I've been doing the Adv riding thing for quite a while and am enjoying myself just as much.
    I'm off to Kentucky on friday via the blue ridge parkway and deals gap
    on my bmw gs1150 which isn't a speedy beast but is no slouch in the twisties and does everything I want it to do and then some

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    Quote Originally Posted by zombie View Post
    Haven ridden with Jim on the old camp meade rides I can tell ya we didn't hang around and the man doesn't exaggerate
    I've been doing the Adv riding thing for quite a while and am enjoying myself just as much.
    I'm off to Kentucky on friday via the blue ridge parkway and deals gap
    on my bmw gs1150 which isn't a speedy beast but is no sluch in the twisties and does everything I want it to do and then some
    don't go off track this time mick!! be carefull of the tweakers!! be safe!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by breakdirt916 View Post
    are you adv/big dual-sport advocates sure that style of riding won't beat up on squid's knees more?

    or can you stay seated for most of that riding around the central MA area?

    tough break on the knee squid, I can't tell you how much more I enjoy the dirty riding, the better I get at it...

    wait, how about dirt-track riding?
    The only time I stand up (aside from stretching out on long rides) is on rocky technical sections. Trails like this can be easily avoided by sticking to marked "roads"

    An adventure bike would probably be better on Mike's knees. Adv style bikes typically offer more leg room due to the raised saddle height and relaxed riding position.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cowboyrider View Post
    don't go off track this time mick!! be carefull of the tweakers!! be safe!!
    This time I'll get a damn pic of the tweakers and hopefully not get shot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zombie View Post
    Haven ridden with Jim on the old camp meade rides I can tell ya we didn't hang around and the man doesn't exaggerate
    I've been doing the Adv riding thing for quite a while and am enjoying myself just as much.
    I'm off to Kentucky on friday via the blue ridge parkway and deals gap
    on my bmw gs1150 which isn't a speedy beast but is no sluch in the twisties and does everything I want it to do and then some
    have fun on the gs.

    when i look at the gsa with all the bags and gear and then rip up a road on it, i'm blown away at how well it handles and feels compared to how it looks.

    i just wish it had another 40-50 hp



    i really miss camp meade





    mick is that your ninja

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    Re: I'm probably not alone on this subject.

    Quote Originally Posted by breakdirt916 View Post
    are you adv/big dual-sport advocates sure that style of riding won't beat up on squid's knees more?

    or can you stay seated for most of that riding around the central MA area?//
    The distance from the pegs to seat top on my SV650 is 18".

    On the V-Strom (granted it has a 1/2" thicker touring saddle) it's 21" and the pegs are farther forward. Makes a huge difference. Most people can ride an Adv bike for 2-3 hours at a stretch, no biggie.


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    Quote Originally Posted by sandman View Post
    have fun on the gs.

    when i look at the gsa with all the bags and gear and then rip up a road on it, i'm blown away at how well it handles and feels compared to how it looks.

    i just wish it had another 40-50 hp



    mick is that your ninja

    Yup thats my old zx11
    What a beast
    It's funny how things change as back then riding fast and doing it away from people was considered okay and I don't think we'll see those types of rides again.
    The saturday rides up to the canadian border were epic.
    The GS is lacking a little in horsepower but more than makes up for it in comfort. I'm planning on the tierra del fuego Argentina to cape cod ride for winter 2012 on the beemer , hopefully do it in 9 weeks.

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    Re: I'm probably not alone on this subject.

    antique bikes are always fun to fool with. might be the different experience you need...
    i have been fooling with this 82 GS1100 for about 6 years now. it only tops out at about 130, but is a blast to ride normally. i admit to spending way too much money on it, but it turned into a pet project & was well worth it.



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    Quote Originally Posted by zombie View Post
    Yup thats my old zx11
    What a beast
    It's funny how things change as back then riding fast and doing it away from people was considered okay and I don't think we'll see those types of rides again.
    The saturday rides up to the canadian border were epic.
    The GS is lacking a little in horsepower but more than makes up for it in comfort. I'm planning on the tierra del fuego Argentina to cape cod ride for winter 2012 on the beemer , hopefully do it in 9 weeks.
    those days on the sportbike have been gone for a while in newengland.
    a short solo is about all you can get away with today.

    doing it on the adv bikes now, were even farther away from everyone.

    tierra del fuego sounds like fun, take a lot of pic's and have a safe ride!

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    I do a combination of endurance and adventure riding. A day of highway riding 1000-1500 miles to a destination to get in a day of exploring 300-500 miles then a day to get back. It puts riding in the Ozarks as something you can do from New England on a 3 day weekend

    another thing that it does, it helps your brain to become a road map

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    check this guy out.
    BMW k bike
    He bought the bike new in 1992 and has 740,000 miles on it and is in his late 70's now and averages 40k a year on it.
    He does a cross country trip twice a year on the thing,He's replaced 2 gearboxes and changed the pistons a 500 thousand just to be on the safe side

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    this is what you need mike.
    A long distance mount to take you where you want to go in comfort , and then go where ever you want to go.
    I just got back from a 3500 mile trip on the thing.

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    I was thinking an 800gs would be my next car. The GSA is just too much of a spaceship for me.

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    Re: I'm probably not alone on this subject.

    Quote Originally Posted by zombie View Post
    this is what you need mike.
    A long distance mount to take you where you want to go in comfort , and then go where ever you want to go.
    I just got back from a 3500 mile trip on the thing.
    Mick, is that an alaska sheepskin I see ? what exactly do they do to improve comfort ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chippertheripper View Post
    I was thinking an 800gs would be my next car. The GSA is just too much of a spaceship for me.
    F800GS has a 21" front.

    F650GS has a 19" front is 800cc.

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