Re: OT Crowding the Interesection DOES NOT get you out there any faster...

["Pogo" <No_spam_marc@nospam>]

Interstate Hiway's are scary... try the I95 near Jacksonville or better yet
the I75 near St Petes, Mr. Bass, I think thats your neck of the woods..I
find those roads scarry.. especially at trafic hour Friday afternoons on or
near the Sunshine bridge. I remember once comming out of Homestead (near
aligator alley) wherein a latin fellow driving what I would call a Jaloppy
(to him a Cadilllac) his fender came clean off and hit my front end of the
bike. The impact made the bike come clear off the ground. (Now I don't ride
a little bike, use to but grew up and got a man's bike.. ha ha , Vulcan
1500,  dry weight ~863lbs give or take without my carcass on it.) I could
have sworn(well I did) that I had bought the farm that afternnon. Walked
away cleanly, Tire was warped but rim appear OK but had it changed
regardless..Somewhere in the post I heard someone mentioning the use of the
term Cager... well it mean being in a cage were you are protected from the
elements and road debris. The term is widely used by all biker new or
novice.. it's the lingo, nothing to do with trying to be perceived as a
biker..A Biker is someone that enjoys the freedom of the road the wind in
your hair (for those that are still bleased to have any) and the
excileration that come from not being CAGED.. And to a lucky few whom have
the added luxery to follow the road to where ever it may lead them...and not
have to worry about the 9 to 5..That a Biker..



Pogo P/T Cager and P/T Biker.. Florida bound this Friday... beware you
cagers on the I95, I'm bringin SNOWBALLS... Yee HAw



"Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms> wrote in message
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>> I drove a 125cc  scooter years ago and had
>> a blast.  It seems like you're going faster
>> because it takes off so quickly and there is
>> hardly any noise from the engine...
>
> I have a little Yamaha 125 machine that I ride
> in Brazil.  They are indeed a lot of fun.  Riding
> there is much more challenging than here (well,
> it is for me anyway), but it's a blast anyway.
>
>> I saw a guy on IH-45 riding one of the big
>> ones like yours and I wouldn't muster the
>> balls to ride it like that on the Interstate,
>> but it must be a nice feeling to know it
>> can...
>
> It doesn't require any special bravado to
> ride on  the interstate.  I don't know for
> certain but I suspect you're more likely to
> get hurt in town than on the highway.
> The Burgman is heavier and faster by far
> than a 125cc scooter but it's actually quite
> nimble.  It took a little getting used to but
> now I'm comfortable riding it.
>
> If you get a chance, rent one of the 400cc
> Burgmans from a dealer for a weekend
> sometime.  You'll be surprised how quickly
> you can master it.  After all, it isn't rocket
> science.  :^)
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
>
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