"Back in the Day"

flogger11 · Post by **flogger11** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:29 am

Just thought I would hit you guys w/ the full size of my avatar, thats me back in 1987 on my then brand new ($3400, how quaint) Honda Hurricane 600! I was freshly graduated from high school and racing the local motocross circuit in the 250 intermediate class (love those white pants!), when I decided to give my street bike a workout in the dirt. I also hit some whoops and ran her up over 50 mph on the trail! Yeeehaaa, to be that young and crazy again!

KHPower · Post by **KHPower** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:25 pm

Cool

rolandk · Post by **rolandk** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:29 am

Cool! I had an '89 600 Hurricane back in the day and an '84 500 Interceptor before that. I'm rockin an '05 F4i now and hoping to get a dirt bike again next year.

Post by **smgreen20** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:15 pm

rolandk wrote:Cool! I had an '89 600 Hurricane back in the day and an '84 500 Interceptor before that. I'm rockin an '05 F4i now and hoping to get a dirt bike again next year.

Pussy. Can't you get any lower.

Post by **Francious70** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:22 pm

I know you're joking, but in all seriousness, he shouldn't go any lower. He looks to have reached the absolute limit of the edge of the tire. Going lower will only reduce his surface contact with the road.

flogger11 · Post by **flogger11** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:24 pm

Francious70 wrote:I know you're joking, but in all seriousness, he shouldn't go any lower. He looks to have reached the absolute limit of the edge of the tire. Going lower will only reduce his surface contact with the road.

Funny! Wrong, PLENTY of room to go lower, trust me...

Thumper88 · Post by **Thumper88** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:27 pm

Where in the U.P.?

andy600rr · Post by **andy600rr** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:57 pm

OK, out with the bike pics then......

Here's me at Phillip Island Circuit (Turn 4) getting low......

Also my avatar pic.

Post by **Francious70** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:12 pm

flogger11 wrote:
Francious70 wrote:I know you're joking, but in all seriousness, he shouldn't go any lower. He looks to have reached the absolute limit of the edge of the tire. Going lower will only reduce his surface contact with the road.
Funny! Wrong, PLENTY of room to go lower, trust me...

If you say so friend.

flogger11 · Post by **flogger11** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:43 pm

A picture is worth 1000 words...

Post by **Rold Gold** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:14 pm

OH SNAP!!!!!

That dood is low.........

rolandk · Post by **rolandk** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:35 pm

Sorry Flogger for hijacking your thread but....

WOW!!! Phillip Island must be unreal!! I've only been to the track here in Portland and its flat and kinda boring.

andy600rr wrote:OK, out with the bike pics then......

Here's me at Phillip Island Circuit (Turn 4) getting low......

Also my avatar pic.

andy600rr · Post by **andy600rr** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:12 pm

Roland, PI is an awesome place to ride. When you first go there you're kinda spun out by how quick the track is and how fast you actually go into some of the corners, but after a while your mind adapts to the speed and its as if you were going at half the pace you actually are.

Nothing beats cresting the main straight and looking out to the ocean.

If you ever come to Australia and want to do a track day then you can actually hire leather/helmets/boots etc and even a current spec bike (07 GSX-R 600 or CBR 600RR's) for the day and do a ride day there. It's something you'd never forget.

I've done maybe 10-15 days there and love the place. It's my favorite track to ride.

Anyway, sorry for the thread jack Flogger

wil-editionone · Post by **wil-editionone** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:05 am

woooow nice bike pics..

my father owns a honda CBR 900 RR..

whenever i get to ride with him on i alway grab on for my life haha

unbelieveble how fast those animals are

Post by **smgreen20** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:22 pm

The centrifical force at those speeds (140mph) allows the tire to have more grip with, example: 1/4" of tire on the road then say 60mph with 1" on the road.

"Back in the Day"

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