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Old May 2, 2005 | 03:04 PM
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That pretty much sums it up.

I am a different rider today than I was last week.
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Old May 2, 2005 | 03:07 PM
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Looks fun.
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Old May 2, 2005 | 03:07 PM
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Nice, what bike?
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Old May 2, 2005 | 03:09 PM
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Triumph Sprint ST, Yamaha FJR1300, Moto Guzzi V11 sportbike
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Old May 2, 2005 | 03:15 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by falcongsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Triumph Sprint ST, Yamaha FJR1300, Moto Guzzi V11 sportbike</TD></TR></TABLE>

Wow that takes some real talent to ride all three at once

Ozarks again?
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Old May 2, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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Pics are actually from http://www.talimenascenicdrive.com/maps.html which is on the way to the Ozarks.

The Ozarks are probably the best roads between the Carolinas and the Rockies. The roads are so twisty I got vertigo.
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Old May 2, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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Wow. That is NICE Falcon! C'mon out to Southern California some time and we'll show you our canyon roads.
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Old May 2, 2005 | 04:47 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by marmaladeboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wow. That is NICE Falcon! C'mon out to Southern California some time and we'll show you our canyon roads. </TD></TR></TABLE>

and a lovely CHP chopper!
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Old May 2, 2005 | 04:52 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by usdmPC3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">and a lovely CHP chopper! </TD></TR></TABLE>
As long as we stay away from Pally, we'll be fine.
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Old May 2, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by marmaladeboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
As long as we stay away from Pally, we'll be fine. </TD></TR></TABLE>

and borrego. and ach.
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Old May 2, 2005 | 06:30 PM
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That road looks nice.
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Old May 2, 2005 | 07:16 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by usdmPC3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">and borrego. and ach. </TD></TR></TABLE>

No kidding! Looks like we'll just be riding down to Starbucks...
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Old May 3, 2005 | 06:15 AM
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cops busting down on the fun roads? I saw 2 cops the whole time woohooo
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Old May 3, 2005 | 06:21 AM
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Thats the way it's done... Superb. you should do a full write up with pictues if you have them...
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Old May 3, 2005 | 06:29 AM
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Awesome man, way to stick it out on the long rides.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 06:30 AM
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looks awsome. I was down in the ozarks riding on sat and sun. the Laurie area. I didn't get close to 1230 miles. but I had a blast. it was really pretty.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 09:41 AM
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Sitting in my cubicle, look at the pic and I go "ooooooooooooooooh" out loud hehe LOL.
Is borrego getting bad with cops? Went out there a couple weeks ago and didn't see any cops. Old Julian and Banner work for me.....
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Old May 3, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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Who's FJR is that?

There is a veteran here at work that just got rid of his Bandit 1200S and ordered one of the '05 FJR's. They look like THE sport touring bike to have. In the meanwhile while he waits for his to come in, he is riding his ORIGINAL '83 SECA II. Boosted bikes are AWESOME.

I have a lot of respect for this guy. He rides all year long road conditions permitting.

That road looks B-E-A-Utiful.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 11:13 AM
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From the overlook of Magazine Mountain

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mr Hammond &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Who's FJR is that?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Mine

i rode to work today but there is something wrong with me, the vertigo feeling is back - have a headache and feel like i had a concussion like i have gotten in hockey a few times. right now i feel like the room is tilting down to my right. not good.

i think the windshiled buffeting rattled my brain around inside my head - i can raise the shield up pretty high when it rains and there is a lot of turbulence coming off it.


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Old May 3, 2005 | 11:25 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by backlash &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sitting in my cubicle, look at the pic and I go "ooooooooooooooooh" out loud hehe LOL.
Is borrego getting bad with cops? Went out there a couple weeks ago and didn't see any cops. Old Julian and Banner work for me.....</TD></TR></TABLE>

There were a couple people on SCS that were arrested on borrego for ~20 over and crossing the double yellow...Banner will probably not be very fun anymore after somebody died there over the weekend. I've been sticking to old julian lately.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by usdmPC3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There were a couple people on SCS that were arrested on borrego for ~20 over and crossing the double yellow...Banner will probably not be very fun anymore after somebody died there over the weekend. I've been sticking to old julian lately. </TD></TR></TABLE>
This past weekend? Holy crap!! I was out there on 5/1!! I was on Banner and came back up through Wynola, on my way back to dudley's and there was an accident that had traffic blocked up. Found a way around it................................................ ..........wow that sucks...........
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Old May 3, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by backlash &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
This past weekend? Holy crap!! I was out there on 5/1!! I was on Banner and came back up through Wynola, on my way back to dudley's and there was an accident that had traffic blocked up. Found a way around it................................................ ..........wow that sucks...........</TD></TR></TABLE>

not this weekend but a couple weeks back. i was there 2 weeks ago; while i was leaving, there were a couple cop suv's going in...i got lucky i suppose?
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Old May 4, 2005 | 09:19 AM
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How did you tires do?
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Old May 4, 2005 | 09:34 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Racer_XX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How did you tires do?</TD></TR></TABLE>



just fine. a little toasty. not bad for sport-touring tires.
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Old May 4, 2005 | 09:45 AM
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Do you have any more scenary pics? Like, of the roads. Looks like you had a fantastic time.
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