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Wed Dec 2
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10/10/09
Oh, and if you can't do it, just stick another engine. :)
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I prefer the Goldenrod...
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I'll also be patiently waiting for the feature on that 3 axle pick-um-up-truck they've got for a pusher.
08/21/09
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08/20/09
How about the beach?
08/20/09
@Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable:
Hmm.. maybe not.
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(These are stills from McQ, BTW- I wanted to post pics of the '69 Belvedere sedan that John Wayne drives in this scene, actually, but couldn't find any.)
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08/20/09
My other speed opportunities are usually between 12:30-1:45 ish in the morning. Got my 84 Crew cab dually to about 130 MPH back when I was a teenager, and somewhat recently bounced 150 in my 02 Maxima.
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08/20/09
Bike got 23 MPG on that trip...I wonder why...
Gotta love aftermarket lights which allow you to have your own portable sun. Even better is a volt/amp meter so you know how long you can run them before backing off to 65 MPH for 12 minutes to charge the battery back up.
High & low beam running simultaneously on both headlight bulbs, plus another 220W of PIAA's will drag a 28A alternator down in a hurry. But it's incredible while it lasts.
08/20/09
Go to China Lake, CA. Drive through fence. Pedal to the metal. Take aggressive, evasive maneuvers. Don't let up. Hope that Hellfire missile misses you. remember to tell us all about it.
08/20/09
1. Check out your course at reasonable speeds first. You don't want to be surprised by dumped appliances, fallen trees, earth berms, or missing sections of road.
2. Make sure you have sufficient sight lines. You might not be the only zoomer out there.
3. See how carefully the area is patrolled. Cops are not oblivious to the attractions of areas like these.
4. Don't do your hooning within sight of passing traffic or indications of inhabited civilization. People do have phones.
08/20/09
- On a Honda CB 450 you can do big, lazy powerslides forever
- Forever is less than 25 minutes
- The seemingly perfect surface extends for miles
- Seemingly is a very deceptive word
- When encountered at 105 MPH, a small piece of Volkswagen wheel protruding from the salt can remove a motocross boot
- Anyone can learn to do the splits in a very short period of time without training or conditioning
- Accomplishing the above gymnastic feat removes walking from your skills matrix
- The speed at which the salt will burn through two pairs of Levi's is less than 105 MPH
- Kick starting a CB 450 when you can't walk is somewhat difficult
- Driving a CB 450 with no handlebars and bent forks will reintroduce you to the salt
- It takes about 15 minutes for your friends to stop laughing long enough to render assistance
Hope this helps
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Would it make ya feel any better if they were pushed outa windows?
/Archie Bunker response.
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