Maybe a peck hold and smack on the cheek?
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Morning! 34f...heavy frost!
Never was crazy about high speeds on a Bike.
To many variables. And the end result can be life changing,,,or life ending.
I like cruising and chilling. That's what makes riding enjoyable.
To many variables. And the end result can be life changing,,,or life ending.
I like cruising and chilling. That's what makes riding enjoyable.
I agree after that day anytime I thought about red lining a bike I throttled back a bit. But I must say it was a heck of an adrenaline rush.
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I've been a little over 100 mph on two wheels. Never on a drag strip, though...on the street.
Not a smart thing to do, for sure.
I have had quite a few convertible cars too I never took them over 100 the frames could bend. I did take a Camaro SS LS1 to 140mph motor was worked along with air intake mods.
Too fast for a Convertible even with front torsion bar in place.
Never do it again
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30 degrees here…i covered a couple plants with frost cloth cause they were not done making seeds , I want to be sure the seeds are mature…
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150 in a Nissan GTR. 95 on a Artic Cat snowmobile. Had my truck 14 years now and it has never seen 80!
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where is Walter?
I've never had a bike that would go 130. You would need a windscreen for extreme speeds, because the wind lift on the upper body at high speed gets extreme. Consider what the different class hurricanes and tornadoes are able to pick up and convey away at those wind speeds.
Losing a bike at those speeds would be problematic, I lost a chain master link one time and the chain got wrapped and tangled enough to lock the rear tire at 60 mph, which added severe fishtail to the handling equation and I shutter to think about what would have happened at higher speeds.
I was also riding cross country through a timber clear cut with a friend whose bike suddenly flipped end over end when a branch stuck through his front spokes and locked up his front wheel. We were only scooting along about 40 mph and he miraculously survived with just strains and bruises, but he was a cross country racer and the best rider that I have ever seen. I figured that if it could happen to him, it could also happen to Moi.
What got me off bikes for good and into something with more protection, was the last (3rd) time someone didn't see me coming and turning point blank in front of me. That one left me with permanent neck injuries and was what motivated me to sell both my road and cross country scooters and restore/upgrade the 65 Sunbeam Tiger.
PS: I geared the Tiger for 150 and the shortest time possible getting there.
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Definition of a killer frost.....
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about the 57 second mark dude goes flying cartwheels off the side of a hill..
buttt puckering moments..
Isle of Man race
buttt puckering moments..
Isle of Man race
We both were laying down at the time
Legs out chest down looking forward,
I was there it is possible to do.
Less tongue but good feelum.
It's possible to go a hell of a lot faster than 130 on a bike, and people have, but you need a wind screen to protect you from the lift at extreme speeds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_land-speed_record
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I always do heavy customization on the motors and other parts of my toys and my 91 Fatboy topped out at about 120 miles an hour. I did that a few times and I don’t think I’ve got the stones to do it again. Especially at this age, things like that are not stable, nor am I.
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Not my cup of tea!
Not many places around here to safely go 120 mph but lots of opportunity to get up to reasonable speeds fast and to drive winding roads.
To optomize my joy I installed new springs, sway bar(s), and shocks, with wider rims using stock centers or mags, and upgraded the brakes.
I put Jag rear discs on the Sunbeam and Lincoln discs on the 67 and 84 Birds. The 61 Jag Mk 9 already had four wheel discs.
