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- July 14, 2013 at 9:16 pm #15104July 15, 2013 at 7:54 am #66453
Champs
ParticipantFor official purposes, I ‘accidentally’ rode through the red light
And technically, there was a big green arrow directing me which lane to go in!
Since probably christmas I have been toying with changing my bike, and no… i am not getting two. i dont use one enough, however although we only covered 130 miles this was the day I fell back in love with my bike, with the evening conversation moving to ‘sorting the brakes’, ‘fitting rearsets’, ‘getting the fairing tidied up’ and of course ‘DYNOJETTING’!
The smallest bike in the fleet, low on torque and speed but the little 6r kept up with everything the big bikes had, only being let down by my lack of talent. I know I am biased but nothing beat the noise of the zx6r with straight through scorpion can at over 10K rpm in amongst the mountains. Happy days!
July 15, 2013 at 10:25 am #66454HippoDrones
Participantsorry to hear of the damage to the bike, hope easily fixable?
There was a really bad accident in one of the Switzerland/Italy tunnels not that long ago and I think that is why they space everyone out through them all now.
There would have been a mutiny if someone served me shandy rather than beer!
July 15, 2013 at 1:23 pm #66455ses310
ModeratorDamage wasn’t too bad, although at the time if I’d of been on my own I’d have rolled the bike off the side of the cliff I was that annoyed! Once I’d calmed down and could see it with a clear head was fine.
Good write up again, captured the day perfectly.July 15, 2013 at 7:59 pm #66456Thumper
ParticipantThank you Radar, I’d forgotten just how much we got up to on this day.
Your write-ups are actually a lovely memento.
Ahh, those lanes with grass up the middle….July 15, 2013 at 8:24 pm #66457Thumper
ParticipantTour De France Roads – Quicker by bicycle than motorbike?
I have a lot of respect for the guys doing the camera work now on those fast twisty bits.
Ses & Radar being sized up for being overtaken by a cyclist!
[youtube]https://youtu.be/Dcfkl6nUVrE[/youtube]
July 15, 2013 at 11:18 pm #66458Thumper
ParticipantChamps….more Like Superman……..
July 16, 2013 at 8:17 am #66459HippoDrones
Participanthahaha
July 16, 2013 at 12:22 pm #66460ses310
ModeratorIt’s the cyclist waving to the camera that just makes it so much worse haha
July 18, 2013 at 8:01 pm #66461Radar
ModeratorIt’s the cyclist waving to the camera that just makes it so much worse haha
and you had your indicator on!
July 21, 2013 at 1:09 pm #66462ses310
ModeratorIt’s the cyclist waving to the camera that just makes it so much worse haha
and you had your indicator on!
Only just noticed that, I must of been thinking of pulling over to let him by!
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