Initially Posted by bkkjack

Just a few years in the past, I used to be using my Triumph Avenue Triple on the Tail of the Dragon at a reasonably brisk tempo and received completely blitzed by a man on a pink Goldwing. It was so unhealthy, however shut sufficient to DGMR that I discovered him within the parking zone and tried to apologize for not seeing him and utilizing a pull-off. He simply laughed and mentioned in a really thick German accent that it was no downside.

We have been using east, simply coming into the cross on Chief Joseph Freeway, so numerous change backs. Using Harley baggers and we have been rolling alongside 10-20 MPH over the restrict. Within the corners we might trip near double the advisable pace. 30 MPH nook? 50+ MPH. My buddy was main and I had been watching head lights catching as much as us. They lastly caught up and we allow them to by. It was a later mannequin GW and a Victory Imaginative and prescient. They rolled on by and we by no means noticed them once more.

My buddy and I are pretty aggressive riders, however my spouse was on again and I typically maintain again a bit when she is with, however my buddy chased after them. We have been each on CB radios so we talked whereas he rode away. He finally dropped off and allow us to catch up. He informed me he may sustain, nevertheless it was plenty of work! After all the Harley has very poor lean angle in comparison with what he was chasing, plus the HP and torque on the Harley was decrease in comparison with the opposite two. i gave him some crap and talked about the opposite two riders is likely to be having a soothing trip up the cross. In the event that they tried tougher they might roll away simply.

Much like guys an Harley teams mentioning they have been maintaining with sport bikes within the twisties and I’d ask them of the game bike riders knew they have been racing. No method in hell a Harley will sustain with equal riders. I rode a Yamaha R1 for a couple of years and it will not be a detailed race. Then again I’ve seen what a really expert rider can do on a Harley, however that rider was on the prime of the sport. Not many riders would sustain with him, plus he wasn’t on a bagger.

Just a few years in the past my buddy needed to pull race his bagger towards my R1. It was a joke, however we did it, doing a rolling begin. i let him get forward of me and them rolled on by. He laughed about it later and thought it was humorous as hell after I rolled purchase him like he was standing nonetheless, using a wheelie.