For most of us, though, "seeing our enemies driven before us" has been replaced by, "seeing our enemies driving before us." And really, I think there are things better than brutally conquering one's enemies.
Motorcycles, for example.
And so, I present my list of responses to the question above.
- 30 MPH in a 15 MPH curve
- Hitting the power band
- 140 MPH and fuel economy
- Scraping Footpegs
- Sitting quietly at the top of a mountain, moments before riding back down
- Peak torque
- 1/8 inch Chicken Strips
- Waving
- Motojabber
- The first slice of pizza at the end of a ride
4 comments:
30 in a 15? What ever happened to "2x+10"? Frogwing and I do paved fifteens at forty all the time. I suppose you have more sand on the roads down there in AZ, huh?
Ride well,
=gc=
Well, there are MARKED 15 mph corners, and then there are the "We actually mean it this time" 15 mph corners that give Minivan drivers and tourists heart palpitations.
I was referring to the latter.
...and yes, sand in the apex has given ME heart palpitations a couple times.
-sliding the rear wheel in a turn, flattrack-style
-timing my upshifts with entering a tunnel for maximum volume
-hearing the lamentations of the women (gotta go with Conan on that one)
I was wondering if anyone else noticed how different turns marked with slow speed cautions can be. The first time I took a 25MPH curved offramp in Sacramento, CA, I darn-near ended-up offroad.
John
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