Look at the bright side; Doc doesn't have to waste any time digging that bothersome fabric out of the wound....he can go straight to the gravel and grit.

I have to agree. Because of all the hype, you can meet interesting people from all over the world who have come there to ride it. It is a really fun road to ride if you like curves and you can catch it at the right time. The problem is that it has become so popular that it is not easy to find a time it is not full of road slugs and cops.

It is also an interesting place to see all kinds of exotic bikes and cars although it seems that as it gets more crowded, there are fewer sport bikes and more Harleys.

Tire had 50 Miles on it when I unloaded at Meadows of Dan VA, that is 10 days and 2700 miles later. Burn outs :rofl couldn't do one if I tried, it is a BMW boxer, and was loaded with bags and packed for camping. Front was also worn out in the same mileage, so it is from brisk riding, not throttle abuse.

The picture makes it look like there was lot of RH tread, in reality it might have measures a mm , not much left anywhere. As far as alignment, the LH side of a spirited riders tires will always wear first, as lefts are longer, thus faster, and with better sight lines acceleration a little more through the corner.

In '07 I had a NEW Pirelli corsa 3 that I cleaned off in 3 days and 1100 miles!

Just hard riding twisties, on an 90 hp bike, that weighs 500lbs, sans me and gear. Believe me NO spinning it up possible.

I probably should have worded my post differently. I went through the Gap last weekend with a buddy who had never been and we were in the area. I knew it was going to be crowded, but at the moment I went through (one time one direction) it was worse than I thought it was going to be. But I had a great weekend and if I hit the Gap again, it'll be off-season on a weekday.

No regrets, no disappointments - it just is what it is.


In the past I've gone through there mostly in third. I probably should have said "10 to 20 miles an hour all the way through" this time around since shift points differ. I did see some people rolling the other direction at a pretty good clip, so if I had hung around..... who knows?

As it was I jumped on 28 and had the road almost to myself (my buddy headed back to TN) all the way to SC over two days with some side trips - an awesome ride that trumped even the mostly-empty Cherohala early on Saturday morning.

Looked like huge chicken stripes on the phone. I can see it's been ridding to edge on the computer though.

A-HAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

DAKEZ and Lemmi? Lexi? should be along shortly to tell you you're doing something wrong...


something prolly along the lines of "good form" and expecting the unexpectable... Or some other magic 8 ball mumbo jumbo... or something else patronizing.

left side being worn more so than the right is normal ...generally because the crown in just about every road

It is generally considered good riding form when the only part of your bike ground down is the tire tread.

Truly, you should have known... :wink:

:thwak

Not if you ride a criuser with foot boards... Those things need to be ground down to a knife edge. :wink:

Only you hard ridin 1%'er types! :clap

2%'r :lol3

I will disagree, the footpegs, centerstand spools, and brake lever are fair game too. As long as not during a crash.

Along with the occasional cylinder head, and knee puck :D



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