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Old 05-01-2009, 12:57 PM   #4
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I had my butt handed to me by a 300lb 50+ yr old guy riding one a few weeks ago....and he hadn't had the suspension reworked for his weight yet



I can make excuses all day long about how the sun was in my eyes...there was gravel....it's public roads.....but DUDE...this guy just flat spanked my butt!!!...he had SHINKO tires too

I was on the R1 on FAIRLY familiar roads (tuggles gap...which is a mini-deals gap where there aren't any really LONG sweaper, just several 100 ft of elevation change and tight corners back to back) but not so comfortible I'd want to ramp it up past 75% to hang with him...thats just never wise on public roads...umm YEAH...that sounds like a good excuse...

What was the killer was...and this was a BIG guy (5'-10" +/- and maybe a 50" waist)....he didn't lean, throw a knee out, or nothin....just pinned it and WENT.

We were in a group and he had been in about the 4th spot all day...and we were coming BACK thru tuggles for a last pass when 3 of us took off.....we were doing quite well and had a decent clip going...when he blasted past us scaring me to DEATH with those two brothers pipes so I gave chase....thinking theres no way this dude's gonna shake me
  1. Hugh Jazz B-King (naked busa..which I've owned and hated trying to turn that pig)
  2. Hugh Jazz rider
  3. Old rider
  4. it's a B-king

Good lord was I surprised

I was hanging OK, but he was just faster...and kept creaping away

I was amazed

Bike didn't look so big with him on it....but looking down at it from the saddle reminded me of riding a Boss Hoss
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