VT: Thursday Night Churn and Burn

[Doc]

Good times last night. Glad to ride with you fella's. Actually, my feet touched down a couple times...but no peg scrapes....whats up with that! lol

Glad you mentioned this. I noticed a bad habit when we were riding home but I didn't know if you were just relaxing....

It looks like you ride with the peg in the arch when you should be riding with the peg on the balls of your feet. That way your feet won't touch down.

The only time the peg is in the Arch is on long straights and I am resting...

[catamount]

So I kept going on 17 and took 116 back to Burlington (best option at dusk, IMO -- less likelihood of a deer strike there than on Huntington Rd).

I was the last guy down and saw a set of tail lights heading out on 17 and another set take Huntington road. I like Huntington road better so I took the right.

At that point I thought that people were just heading home so I pointed it in the general direction of home.

[Doc]

I was the last guy down and saw a set of tail lights heading out on 17 and another set take Huntington road. I like Huntington road better so I took the right.

At that point I thought that people were just heading home so I pointed it in the general direction of home.

My thought as well.... I was leading and took the right... looked back and saw no one... Pulled over and turned around and here comes 3 bikes... Turned back around and gave chase

[kbroderick]

Well it was me that was right in front of you...

Well, aside from the airing-out-of-the-balls, which I didn't really need to see from that angle, you did have both hands off the bars briefly...

Nah, it was more that I was trying to get clues on turn radius from the way you (and the riders ahead of you) were reacting...how much slowing, leaning, etc...and in the process forgot to turn my head towards the corner exit. As we all know, if you don't look where you want to go, you're probably not going to get there.

I kept looking back to make sure we didn't lose anyone. "1......2 Yep there they are."

I noticed that, and I do appreciate it. There were definitely a couple of corners where my need to back off the speed a little meant that I was topping out the Ninjette to catch up afterwards.

You have only been on that bike for 2 months? Good riding dude!

Thanks. I said two and half months last night, but I guess it's actually closer to three at this point...took the MSF the 9th-11th of May, picked up my bike on the 21st, and rode it for the first time on the 23rd. Of course, I have managed to put 6,647 miles on the bike in that time...on track to have double the purchase mileage by the end of the season.

[tsanterre]

Glad you mentioned this. I noticed a bad habit when we were riding home but I didn't know if you were just relaxing....

It looks like you ride with the peg in the arch when you should be riding with the peg on the balls of your feet. That way your feet won't touch down.

The only time the peg is in the Arch is on long straights and I am resting...

Good to know, thanks! I'm always open to some insight / pointers / tips / tricks /etc.

[Doc]

Good to know, thanks! I'm always open to some insight / pointers / tips / tricks /etc.

Not that I am an expert by any means but it is something I learned a long time ago.

[MotoFreak]

Not that I am an expert by any means but it is something I learned a long time ago.

I'm an expert...

[tsanterre]

I'm an expert...

An expert in ridiculousnous (yes that is a word I just made it).


Anybody seen any pics from Thurs?

[F4Iguy]

My thought as well.... I was leading and took the right... looked back and saw no one... Pulled over and turned around and here comes 3 bikes... Turned back around and gave chase

that was probably mark, myself, and john behind me. nice ride down the lower section too, you 2. fast... fun. a little sketchy, only coz i had the tinted shield on still.

and another ?: did anybody go to the mobil in bristol after? i went back to my parents to park and cover the bike, and on the way back through town saw a bike pulling out of the mobile.

[markbvt]

Anybody seen any pics from Thurs?

I was wondering that too. But Trouble seems to have been too busy to sign on here since Thursday.

--mark

[catamount]

Hey did you guys do the NY ride this morning? I was just about to saddle up when I realized that I could really spare those hours. I hope you went!

[Doc]

Sure did!

Who wants to crash the Import car night with me this coming Thursday?

[markbvt]

Hey did you guys do the NY ride this morning? I was just about to saddle up when I realized that I could really spare those hours. I hope you went!

Yeah, we went. Shame you missed it, wicked fun ride. We hit up not only T**** Rd but several of the other nice ones nearby too.

There was no way I could keep up with Doc on T**** Rd. A 60hp air-cooled British twin with my fat 250-lb ass on it ain't exactly competitive with that sleek Italian literbike Doc got himself.

--mark

[Doc]

Yeah, we went. Shame you missed it, wicked fun ride. We hit up not only T**** Rd but several of the other nice ones nearby too.

There was no way I could keep up with Doc on T**** Rd. A 60hp air-cooled British twin with my fat 250-lb ass on it ain't exactly competitive with that sleek Italian literbike Doc got himself.

--mark

No need to keep up Mark... You are perfect just the way you are.

[MotoFreak]

No need to keep up Mark... You are perfect just the way you are.

Thats so sweet!


I'm down for rollin on the rice rockets this week...lets go for a little rip first though...

[tsanterre]

Yea...I live 2min from that parking lot. I'm down to crash the little import tuner meeting...haha

They've been doing it on Thurs all summer...I hear it gets pretty packed.

Let me know where you guys are going to meet / ride before hand (I'll see ya Tues though)

[catamount]

Did you guys run into Mr. Bread?

http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...-day-t-rd.html

[Mr Bread]

Did you guys run into Mr. Bread?

http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...-day-t-rd.html

Nah, they went saturday. I went sunday.

[Trouble]

I was wondering that too. But Trouble seems to have been too busy to sign on here since Thursday.

--mark

Finally! I'm online, and I've uploaded the only decent photos to Picasa Web Albums - John - Thurday churn... . I botched pretty much all of the picnic table corner shots. There's an ok one of F4Iguy, but the rest were crap. Sorry guys! Especially kbroderick who managed to scrape hard parts. I wish I had a spark shot to imortalize the moment!

I had a great time Thursday - here's to many more

[catamount]

Nice pics! Love the ones you took from the hill!

[Doc]

Nice shot of me pissin....

[Trouble]

Oops - I can't imagine how that one slipped in there.

[Doc]

I wanna see my pic at the picnic table... even if it is blurry...

[markbvt]

I wanna see my pic at the picnic table... even if it is blurry...

+1

No need to keep up Mark... You are perfect just the way you are.

You're just saying that because you enjoyed the three-minute smell-the-roses break at each end of T*** Rd.

--mark

[Trouble]

Man, you guys are gunna kick my ass. I had already deleted them before I uploaded the others. I promise I won't do that next time. Maybe I'll even get some advice on how to take better photos before the next session. Sorry guys...