Larry Gude
Strung Out
I am not a knee dragger. Beyond my skill set! I am a floorboard scraper.
I just get bored if it's just 55 and little leaning.
Lets talk about Skyline Drive
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I am not a knee dragger. Beyond my skill set! I am a floorboard scraper.
I just get bored if it's just 55 and little leaning.
I am not a knee dragger. Beyond my skill set! I am a floorboard scraper.
I could probably scrape a boot sole in a corner if I stuck my leg out far enough...my '47 Harley being the legendary 2-g-cornering GP machine that it is.
But I'm OK with it if everyone else wants to go slow.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Basically same bike..
You could get the bags and the fairing with the Silver Wing, or be a UJM..
Mine was a UJM. Picked up a 1982 Silver Wing from the dealer in 1984 right from the crate for $1200. There were HUNDREDS of them at every Honda Dealer. Something about a trade embargo/ tarrifs in 1981 - 1983, all the Japanese bikes kept producing and putting them in storage, in 1984 they dumped them all in the US.. Suzuki, Yamaha, and Honda had LOADS of brand new 2 and 3 year old bikes dirt cheap.
The motor had some unbelievble torque that would pull the bike down on it's right side if you cracked the throttle hard. Must of been 50 - 100 of these same bikes on Ft Knox, not a one of them with right turn signals.
Oh, and the Silver Wing had a box that replaced the backseat so you had what looked like a single seater cafe racer.
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In spite of that..I've never owned another street bike before or since that would long-walk a wheelstand like that one would. Something about being so tall but short of wheelbase...
GWguy
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That's the way my CL350 was. Front wheel was always coming off the ground.
My very first 'street' bike was a Honda CL72 (250cc 'scrambler'). The front wheel on that came off the ground if I put a floor jack under the frame...but never otherwise.
My next move was in to a CL77 of the same model year. Nope..front tire still firmly stuck on the ground with that one too.
So then I got a '69 (yup..first year..but I bought it used) CB750. I could get a little air under the front tire with that one if I tried real hard.......
Larry Gude
Strung Out
My very first 'street' bike was a Honda CL72 (250cc 'scrambler'). The front wheel on that came off the ground if I put a floor jack under the frame...but never otherwise.
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Those were steam powered, weren't they?
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Chin strap? check!
gauntlets? Check!
Armored, lined riding jacket? Check!
Shorts? Check!
Loose fitting basketball shoes flapping in the breeze? Check!
What a great cruise to HD and back!!
500' of 16/3 SJ cord in two 250' rolls in the tour pak and 250' pf 12/3 SJ ridin' bytch! Can never have too many bungee chords!
gauntlets? Check!
Armored, lined riding jacket? Check!
Shorts? Check!
Loose fitting basketball shoes flapping in the breeze? Check!
What a great cruise to HD and back!!
500' of 16/3 SJ cord in two 250' rolls in the tour pak and 250' pf 12/3 SJ ridin' bytch! Can never have too many bungee chords!
Those were steam powered, weren't they?
pffft. Shows what you know. They ran on paraffin...but whale oil would work in a pinch.
I had a '63 Benelli 350 too. Single cylinder pushrod engine. No muffler. I got it really cheap,,and it had only first gear and fourth gear. Had no rear brakes..just front. Rode that thing hard until first gear crapped on me...and believe you me, you knew it was me coming. "BWAAAaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiieeeeeee..shift.shift.shift...bup bup buppa buppa .." Play backwards for a downshift.
I was the coolest kid in the 'hood.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
I just get bored if it's just 55 and little leaning.
That's actually a good cruising speed on the Skyline Dr/Blue Ridge Pky
It feels like it's flowing underneath you at that speed.
.... of course the speed limit is only about 40
Larry Gude
Strung Out
That's actually a good cruising speed on the Skyline Dr/Blue Ridge Pky
It feels like it's flowing underneath you at that speed.
.... of course the speed limit is only about 40
I shoulda clarified.
Floyd2004
-Void-
.. of course the speed limit is only about 40
I think its 35 in most areas and 45 is the max... Sad because its a great road to carve up.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
Which is about 40.
The Park service has also been hit by budget cuts, enforcement on a weekday morning is scarce. Run a cheap radar detector
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
It's an equipment violation, they just confiscate it.
A $30-$40 detector is cheaper than a ticket
glhs837
Power with Control
Those guys up on Skyline arent packing the latest and greatest speed detection tech, really. They save that stuff for high volume places like 95 and the beltway, I think. That said, I would just keep it to 44 or so, in the 34 stretches. Oddly enough, I picked up a sort of touring motorcycle mag, it had a feature on Skyline. then I go to catch up on my Top Gears, and catch the one where they went to Skyline with three awesome cars, only to find it the limits, and promptly leave
Floyd2004
-Void-
then I go to catch up on my Top Gears, and catch the one where they went to Skyline with three awesome cars, only to find it the limits, and promptly leave
I think it was Clarkson in the SLS, May in the Fararri and Hammond in the Porsche. They also went to Capital speedway in the rain and VIR to have some real fun.