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06-23-2008, 2:15 AM
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| Join Date: Feb 04 2008 Location: Houston, TX Bike(s): 1997 CB1100XX Age: 39 Posts: 48
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I was taking a ride around Lake Travis, TX (near Austin) with my 11-year old son. I don't know how long he was behind me trying to keep up but a guy on a REALLY nice looking BMW K-1200 (I think) actually pulled over into the gravel to check out the bird. I only noticed him because I was slowing down to turn into a restaurant, but as I slowed down I checked my mirror (hadn't done so in a while... I was a little busy) I saw a siver bike. I didn't think anything of it except that I was going to have to slow down and make a U-turn in what's already a narrow twisty road. I pulled to the farthest right I could figuring he's go around me on the left. He pulls up to the right of me in the soft gravel (and about a 6 inch drop into the shoulder) and said he just wanted to see what I was riding. I got the feeling that my son and I (350 lbs between us) gave him a run for his money on the preceding mile. I though his was going to fall over when I told him it was a 1997. I occasionally get mistaken for a beemer or ST-1300 because I have the big Givi bags (all 3) on the back. But I also have Erion Racing 4:2's tucked underneath the bags (they just sing on my carburated engine), so they generally find out different pretty quickly. The old bird's still got it. zzki | ||
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06-23-2008, 2:22 AM
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06-23-2008, 3:03 AM
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 Join Date: Jun 08 2008 Location: Brisbane Australia Bike(s): 1998 CBR1100XX Super Blackbird Posts: 409
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Nice one.
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06-23-2008, 7:24 AM
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 Join Date: Jun 25 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinios Bike(s): 1999 CBR1100XX and 1988 CBR1000F Stock & excellent Posts: 1,845
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Cool. Not sure that I ever needed to see someone elses bike bad enough to drop into gravel like the dude on the BMW. You must have made an impression.
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06-23-2008, 8:56 AM
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 Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Bronx, NY Bike(s): RED(the fast color), 2001 CBR1100XX, 2004 ZZR600 Age: 39 Posts: 1,593
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06-23-2008, 11:53 AM
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| Join Date: Feb 04 2008 Location: Houston, TX Bike(s): 1997 CB1100XX Age: 39 Posts: 48
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