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Post by oldchopperguy on Feb 19, 2019 0:53:32 GMT -5
I came across these pix on the Net, and immediately remembered the term "chicken strips"...I've seen some wild cornering, especially in pro racing, but THESE are EXTREME!  Even in my misspent youth on "Old Blue" which was narrower and leaner than a crotch-rocket would I have EVER considered hauling her over so far as to scrape a shoulder on the pavement... EWW! My chrome rims... my chrome engine... my polished primary case... my knees and shoulders!    This level of skill combined with a fearless determination to push the envelope deserves recognition, even if I wouldn't recommend it on your local freeway cloverleaf... LOL!
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Post by wheelbender6 on Feb 19, 2019 16:25:53 GMT -5
They could easily pass under a semi trailer in that posture. Those sport bike guys in Houston ride like there is no tomorrow.
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Post by SylvreKat on Feb 20, 2019 9:33:09 GMT -5
 And here I am with perfectly intact chicken strips. >'Kat
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Post by oldchopperguy on Feb 23, 2019 2:13:44 GMT -5
They could easily pass under a semi trailer in that posture. Those sport bike guys in Houston ride like there is no tomorrow. Yeah, the crotch-rocket jockeys around here are the same... Sadly for many each year, there IS no tomorrow. |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Feb 23, 2019 2:16:26 GMT -5
And here I am with perfectly intact chicken strips. >'Kat Well, Kat... I'm afraid I've joined your club at 73... Those new whitewalls on Minnie Mouse have clean chicken-strips and probably always will... If I ever get her running again! |
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Post by kevinharrell on Feb 24, 2019 14:51:30 GMT -5
Hmmm. Must get chicken strips.  |
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Post by chewbaca on Feb 25, 2019 1:11:49 GMT -5
you cant even get that far over on a scooter without removing the center stand
I have had extra tall tires and cut off the center stand bracket
and I don't break for corners unless traffic is in the way
I still can't scrub off the top row of rubber hairs without grinding steel
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Post by oldchopperguy on Mar 1, 2019 5:21:32 GMT -5
you cant even get that far over on a scooter without removing the center stand I have had extra tall tires and cut off the center stand bracket and I don't break for corners unless traffic is in the way I still can't scrub off the top row of rubber hairs without grinding steel
Don't even try... Take it from a guy who took a freeway cloverleaf a tad too frisky on his new 1970 Electra-Glide and put her up on the floorboard, both tires off the pavement... That's what I learned in transitioning from a lean chopper to a bloated "garbage-wagon" bagger! OUCH! Live and learn! |
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