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Title: proof of riding happiness
Post by: on September 27, 2008, 04:43:22 PM: Me taking on the Tail of the Dragon.

318 curves in 11 miles. I win.. :)

(http://www.whyzzat.com/wayne_dragon_640.jpg)
Title: Re: proof of riding happiness
Post by: Wilse on September 28, 2008, 12:01:10 AM: Hey Wayne,

That is one funky looking bike, my friend.
Title: Re: proof of riding happiness
Post by: odin on September 28, 2008, 10:10:16 AM: Jeans and T-Shirt? :o Not much skin left on you when you do a slider I'd say.
Title: Re: proof of riding happiness
Post by: A4000_Mad on September 28, 2008, 02:08:10 PM: 8-)

That photo really makes me wanna buy a motorbike and hit the highways :-)
Title: Re: proof of riding happiness
Post by: uncharted on September 28, 2008, 08:28:15 PM: That isn't a bike - that's a car with two wheels!

That thing is HUUUUUUUUUUGE!!
Title: Re: proof of riding happiness
Post by: on September 28, 2008, 10:31:56 PM: @Wilse,

It's a Honda Goldwing Touring bike.

re: wanting to get a bike, can't blame anyone.

re: skin rash if something happens, absolutely true. I normally wear jeans, but have a Joe Rocket Reactor 2.0 jacket (the mesh and leather) that I wear, but... What I've found is that I tend to handle heat rather badly, so it's a trade-off.

I can either ride and accept the risk or not ride it but during the spring and fall, which is counter to why I bought it. Will I regret that stance if something happens? Probably, but at least I'm constant to wear a good helmet with ear protection, boots, and a good pair of riding gloves.

Wayne
Title: Re: proof of riding happiness
Post by: on September 28, 2008, 10:34:44 PM: 1.8 liter six-cylinder, stereo, ABS, storage, cruise control, CB radio and more, yeah, I'd buy "car on 2 wheels". Riding it is easier at 42mpg than my truck at 13/14 mpg.

Wayne
Title: Re: proof of riding happiness
Post by: KThunder on September 30, 2008, 08:20:39 PM: i have a friend who has an older goldwing that he dumped around a corner once. he stripped it down and put on some funky chrome it has the 1.6l engine and the thing freaking flies.
Title: Re: proof of riding happiness
Post by: odin on September 30, 2008, 08:41:40 PM: Yeah, Goldwings are nice vehicles. I think my father had a Silverwing thingy in the same colour as your Honda. He quickly sold it again after he fell over a few times and ended up underneath the thing ;-).
Title: Re: proof of riding happiness
Post by: A4000_Mad on October 08, 2008, 08:36:24 PM: Quote

Wayne wrote:
my truck

I like trucks and lorries. Got a pic of your truck Wayne?
Title: Re: proof of riding happiness
Post by: on October 08, 2008, 08:41:26 PM: Quote

A4000_Mad wrote:
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Wayne wrote:
my truck

I like trucks and lorries. Got a pic of your truck Wayne?

A whole bunch of 'em..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/segwayne/sets/72157594229221975/
Title: Re: proof of riding happiness
Post by: A4000_Mad on October 08, 2008, 08:55:03 PM: :-o

WOW! That's an absolute beauty 8-) I'll see if I can dig out a pic of the one I had.
Title: Re: proof of riding happiness
Post by: Karlos on October 08, 2008, 11:58:02 PM: Quote

Wayne wrote:
Me taking on the Tail of the Dragon.

318 curves in 11 miles. I win.. :)

(http://www.whyzzat.com/wayne_dragon_640.jpg)

Sweeeeet :)

I can almost hear a distant, enraged shout of jealousy from a man with a curious sequence of characters for a head...

"It's mah bike...."
Title: Re: proof of riding happiness
Post by: A4000_Mad on December 01, 2008, 10:40:42 PM: I had some riding happiness on my Yamaha FS1E-A moped :oops:

(http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/Cyberstorm604e/FS1E-A.jpg)

I've found the photo of my V8 Dodge 'Little Red Express Truck' :-)

(http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/Cyberstorm604e/Dodge.jpg)

And I've always loved vintage lorries like this 1948 Bedford that I found in Jersey, Channel Islands :-)

(http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/Cyberstorm604e/Bedford.jpg )