Motorcycle Forum / General / Sportbikes / July 2008

Tokyo show bike
http://tiny.cc/HyMBb

in case you do not follow the Screamin' Duc Racing here is a friendly
update:
http://www.moto-st.com/standings/team.cfm?cid=14
apparently they managed to finish 7th during the last race. I am missing

For anyone in or near NJ, The Ride 2008 is less than 24 hours away!
Are you ready?
The weather is looking perfect with just a slight chance of some afternoon
showers...  If anything, it is looking a little bit *HOT* and sunny for the

http://www.tv7-4.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=160261
WTF?

So I was under the weather yesterday, so I watched the NAPCAR "race".
WTF?  Thirteen laps and the tires were worn to the cords?  "Competition"
yellows every 15 laps for 400 miles.  The most boring "race" I've ever seen.
Didn't F1 have a debacle a few years back due to tire wear ...

So I'm coming home for lunch yesterday and wouldn't you know it, I
come to a stop at the main light on the way home right beside "a
gang". Four Hardleys, one road queen, some billy bob slim glide and 2
others which I didn't have a clue what silly names they are referred

I haven't read or posted here is a long time. But I came across this
photo from the 08 USGP that may be of interest to some here.
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2008/mgp/laguna/hatetheleast2/jr1%60.htm
Cheers

Okay, so gas prices are obviously effecting SOMETHING. Anyone else
noticed hordes of early-80's, mid-80's UJM's? I'm seeing them
everywhere. Old air cooled nighthawks, KZ's and GS's, every DS of all
sorts of vintages.

This week I got to take a nice 700 mile plus round trip for work to
the northern most part of WI, to the South Shore of Lake Superior near
Bayfield and Ashland.
I was up there to provide a half day training, and on my 30 hour per

Another gem from craigslist:
http://www.vitalmx.com/videos/features/0-Harley-Sportster-at-A-Day-In-The-Dirt,2
395/Harley-Sportster-at-A-Day-In-The-Dirt,389/GuyB,64

Some tine ago, I read some number on 60-0 stopping distances for
various motorcycles uncluding cruisers. These number didn't reflect
the non fading value of brakes on sportbikes as all were single stops
from 60MPH.

after two days of riding and next 1800 happy smiles on my internal
odometer I am finally down here. Ride was quite smooth, a lot of
straight highways, the best was Flagstaff and Ozarks Missouri. I was
observing amazing I guess monsoon clouds, rains and tstorms from the

I have accepted the new job offer and moving to PHX. My target date is
mid August.
Bob, other familiar with the metro - Q: I am looking for a comfortable
townhouse for rent in a decent neighborhood (decent but not snobbish).

http://www.cycleworld.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=819
Looks like a GS500 or GSXR style 4 cylinder fully faired bike. They
say the design is taken from the Euro smaller Bandit.It's $1000 more
than a naked SV and the review advertised 73HP@42lbs torque & 56MPG

but tomorrow is a State holiday, Pioneer Day, when the Mormons arrived in
Salt Lake Valley in 1847. This is the place. [1]
A parade, fireworks are legal, a day off, I think I'll go for a ride before
I get drunk, hehe. Hell, maybe I'll get drunk tonight and ride after the