Alright so my weekend was really fun and some key things happened to really make it fun. I want to share my experiences because I think they're funny. Also before i start i know some of the things we did are stupid as hell and blah blah blah but i KNOW 98% of you have done it before and probably 65% still do.
It started saturday my buddy called and asked if i wanted to go to some bike event with food and bands and the works. I'm starving so i agree, pack my bag because its up in Tampa and i'm about an hour and a half south and didn't plan on comming home, we were just going to stay with some friends. Well we go, hang out for a while, eat, the and were talking to some people about local roads that are fun to ride. There was a few we already knew about and planned on riding but there was one in particular that they said a sportbike group like "owned" with the whole "adopt a road" thing. So it must be good, we get directions "gear up" helmet, boots, gloves, jackets and just jeans (Im working on the good stuff, another month). Well we head out to this road, as we were close we passed a few bikes so i'm thinking cool it must be pretty good. We turn on the road and like 2 seconds later this dual sport passes us like we're standing still and it was deffinatly one of the bikes we passed before we got there. So i'm like alright he must know this road pretty well and have some sticky tires on there, Catch him and were heading into the first turn pretty hot turn is looking pretty sharp and we're cooking. Well i'm right behind this guy and my buddy is behind me and of course we could have passed him in the straights but we stuck where we were and this guy must have known the road really well because he knew every turns speed and we were pushing it pretty good, its nice to have that.
We get to the end of the road and he starts to turn around we turn with him look down and he has ALL TERRAIN TIRES ON THERE!! HAHAHA I lost it he was seriously pushing it as hard as we were in these turns with top of the line sportbikes. Now i know for a fact that i am not anywhere close to being fast in compairison to a track rider with that experience but i KNOW that i'm not slow. I've read the twist of the wrists, all kinds of good info on here, and push my bike pretty hard (not good on the street i know) but we have all done it. The point of this story is that i was just shocked to see all terrain tires on that thing, now they weren't like super knobby but deff not a set of sticky street tires. Soo funny and so amazing, props to that guy for knowing how to ride well.
The second story will be alot shorter and less detailed but after that road we were heading back to my buddys to get our party on. We ended up heading south on 275 when we shouldve went north, we got to a point where i knew we were too far and had to turn around. We do, now were heading north and i'm in front, in my mirror i see another set of headlights so im thinking oh cool another rider (looked to be a CBR of some sort). Were just cruising about 75/80ish with traffic and this harley guy comes passing us, not super fast but deff moving like maybe around 95/100 so i'm like ok i wanted to see how fast he was going. Speed up and start following him and i was right, about 100. Well traffic cleared up after we passed a few cars and we were in an open straight with 3 or 4 lanes all wide open. Harley takes off, we follow and i look down my bike is indicating 130 i'm like HOLY SHIT i've NEVER seen a harley guy ride so fast.. well we catch up to traffic as CBR guys is blowing by us one of the cars ahead is deff a police car we all slow except for the harley guy, got right up on him too but never turned his lights on.
My point to this is just the fact that i've never seen a harley move out like that and i just found it so amusing. Now for the people who are going to tell me how stupid i am and shit. I completely understand that fact but it was completely open with no real danger of harming other people and by no means am i one of those people who love to go out and top my bike out on public roads but the conditions were permitting and i really got a kick out of this so if you understand cool.. If not, just save the lecture because i do know really..
Alot of other silly shit happend that night but those were the two funny things while we were riding.. I guess discuss this or if anyone else has similar stories.. share them!!
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It started saturday my buddy called and asked if i wanted to go to some bike event with food and bands and the works. I'm starving so i agree, pack my bag because its up in Tampa and i'm about an hour and a half south and didn't plan on comming home, we were just going to stay with some friends. Well we go, hang out for a while, eat, the and were talking to some people about local roads that are fun to ride. There was a few we already knew about and planned on riding but there was one in particular that they said a sportbike group like "owned" with the whole "adopt a road" thing. So it must be good, we get directions "gear up" helmet, boots, gloves, jackets and just jeans (Im working on the good stuff, another month). Well we head out to this road, as we were close we passed a few bikes so i'm thinking cool it must be pretty good. We turn on the road and like 2 seconds later this dual sport passes us like we're standing still and it was deffinatly one of the bikes we passed before we got there. So i'm like alright he must know this road pretty well and have some sticky tires on there, Catch him and were heading into the first turn pretty hot turn is looking pretty sharp and we're cooking. Well i'm right behind this guy and my buddy is behind me and of course we could have passed him in the straights but we stuck where we were and this guy must have known the road really well because he knew every turns speed and we were pushing it pretty good, its nice to have that.
We get to the end of the road and he starts to turn around we turn with him look down and he has ALL TERRAIN TIRES ON THERE!! HAHAHA I lost it he was seriously pushing it as hard as we were in these turns with top of the line sportbikes. Now i know for a fact that i am not anywhere close to being fast in compairison to a track rider with that experience but i KNOW that i'm not slow. I've read the twist of the wrists, all kinds of good info on here, and push my bike pretty hard (not good on the street i know) but we have all done it. The point of this story is that i was just shocked to see all terrain tires on that thing, now they weren't like super knobby but deff not a set of sticky street tires. Soo funny and so amazing, props to that guy for knowing how to ride well.
The second story will be alot shorter and less detailed but after that road we were heading back to my buddys to get our party on. We ended up heading south on 275 when we shouldve went north, we got to a point where i knew we were too far and had to turn around. We do, now were heading north and i'm in front, in my mirror i see another set of headlights so im thinking oh cool another rider (looked to be a CBR of some sort). Were just cruising about 75/80ish with traffic and this harley guy comes passing us, not super fast but deff moving like maybe around 95/100 so i'm like ok i wanted to see how fast he was going. Speed up and start following him and i was right, about 100. Well traffic cleared up after we passed a few cars and we were in an open straight with 3 or 4 lanes all wide open. Harley takes off, we follow and i look down my bike is indicating 130 i'm like HOLY SHIT i've NEVER seen a harley guy ride so fast.. well we catch up to traffic as CBR guys is blowing by us one of the cars ahead is deff a police car we all slow except for the harley guy, got right up on him too but never turned his lights on.
My point to this is just the fact that i've never seen a harley move out like that and i just found it so amusing. Now for the people who are going to tell me how stupid i am and shit. I completely understand that fact but it was completely open with no real danger of harming other people and by no means am i one of those people who love to go out and top my bike out on public roads but the conditions were permitting and i really got a kick out of this so if you understand cool.. If not, just save the lecture because i do know really..
Alot of other silly shit happend that night but those were the two funny things while we were riding.. I guess discuss this or if anyone else has similar stories.. share them!!
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