Killboy failure Dragon Fest - Page 753

100mpg · 05-18-2012, 01:57 PM

Better get your camera and stake out your spot! Before you know it there will be a bike or two riding by every few days!

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Originally Posted by Beto

Oh... you guys have to come to Delaware... this one has 13 curves:

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Treadless · 05-18-2012, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MaddBrit

Your a sick, sick man!

Talking of which...

JimVonBaden · 05-18-2012, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Go Irish75

Is that sarcastic and to keep away the tourists? Some of the best riding for twisties and secenery is in and around Marion, WV. Not too long ago it was one of the biggest riding destinations for people that were "over" Deals Gap. Has that changed? We loved it there. Plus the hotels allowed the bikes to go into the rooms. Very nice people. But then again, I don't live there, so I have the skewed "tourist" view.

You must have WV confused with Kansas!

Jim

Wheedle · 05-19-2012, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by GillaFunk

Funny.

Passing on a double yellow is almost a necessity now in California as most roads are ALL DOUBLE YELLOW. Many used to be dotted (even when I started riding in 2003), but now....for whatever reason, its double yellow everything. Sad too, as even a modern car could easily pass another on many of those roads where now its illegal simply because its a double yellow.

So much fail.

Welcome to Georgia... same shit here. Mile plus long straights with good visibility and no intersection roads or driveways... double yellow. And they have this nice habit of arbitrarily lowering the speed limit too.

OldPete · 05-19-2012, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Wheedle

Welcome to Georgia... same shit here. Mile plus long straights with good visibility and no intersection roads or driveways... double yellow. And they have this nice habit of arbitrarily lowering the speed limit too.

We know it is all about raising revenue.

That is why playing cops & robbers is a life long necessity.

thetable · 05-19-2012, 06:25 AM

Back to ADV Killboy fail...

Does crashing your GS into a responding ambulance count? (He rode away, we can make fun of him, right?)
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/220...-on-The-Dragon

Dave doesn't have Friday's pics up yet.

Boon Booni · 05-19-2012, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by thetable

Back to ADV Killboy fail...

Does crashing your GS into a responding ambulance count? (He rode away, we can make fun of him, right?)
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/220...-on-The-Dragon

Dave doesn't have Friday's pics up yet.

That was one of those F800GS's. Wheel bearings probably went out right at that moment, or he lost the rear from all the oil pouring out of the valve cover gasket.

TrashCan · 05-19-2012, 06:37 AM

txwanderer · 05-19-2012, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by RxZ

Ain't this the truth! I have new tire in my garage right now waiting to go on. The old on from the side looks brand new as well. From the rear, well:

That is what happens when you ride 36 miles a day to work and back home, and the only two curves are the entrance/exit to work and my subdivision.

You got a tire like that around Tyler?? Oh, uhmmm, yes, yes you do.

Beto · 05-19-2012, 06:56 AM

RxZ · 05-19-2012, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by txwanderer

You got a tire like that around Tyler?? Oh, uhmmm, yes, yes you do.

Not quite sure what you're getting at...

But, I don't think it was this thread that I mentioned that the only riding I get to do is my commute. With three kids and all the stuff they do (plus the fact that they are awesome and I just want to be with them), I really can't get away for a ride that often. Well, I could, but then I would have to sacrifice other things. Motorcycling is great, but it is far from my top priority. For now, I am happy with just commuting. I'll get more twisty stuff as time goes on, but I am very content right now. The above picture is a side effect of what I am able to do now.

All that said, yes, there are some pretty twisty roads in east Texas if you know where to look.

100mpg · 05-19-2012, 04:26 PM

20 a year on one 11 mile road.

They should put that on a sign at both ends, with all their pictures, along with the family pics...maybe others would not treat it like a race track.

jmlmjmjm · 05-19-2012, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 100mpg

20 a year on one 11 mile road.

They should put that on a sign at both ends, with all their pictures, along with the family pics...maybe others would not treat it like a race track.

You read it wrong. There were 20 deaths through April of last year, 28 through April of this year.

I'm afraid it's only a matter of time before this road gets straightened, closed, or neutered in some way.

TrashCan · 05-19-2012, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 100mpg

20 a year on one 11 mile road.

They should put that on a sign at both ends, with all their pictures, along with the family pics...maybe others would not treat it like a race track.

By the end of April 2011 THP says 20 people died in motorcycle accidents in Tennessee.
Numbers for the entire year declined 18% over 2010.

100mpg · 05-19-2012, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jmlmjmjm

You read it wrong. There were 20 deaths through April of last year, 28 through April of this year.

I'm afraid it's only a matter of time before this road gets straightened, closed, or neutered in some way.

"By the end of April 2011 THP says 20 people died in motorcycle accidents in Tennessee."
what did i get wrong? now wait a second...
now I dont understand any of it...

"By the end April 2011, 20 motorcyclists died on the road. THP says at the end of April 2012 that number rose to 28."

So, from April 2011 to April 2012 it was 28? or 28 SO FAR in 2012?

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05-19-2012, 06:25 AM	#11286
thetable Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Western Loudoun Co, VA Oddometer: 797	Back to ADV Killboy fail... Does crashing your GS into a responding ambulance count? (He rode away, we can make fun of him, right?) http://www.wbir.com/news/article/220...-on-The-Dragon Dave doesn't have Friday's pics up yet.