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Title: my new favorite place to ride
Post by: cmorgan47 on August 05, 2008, 12:20:55 PM
is highway on-ramps. 

seriously.  there not a lot of real twisties near me in SE michigan.  at best you get long sweepers or tight turns in dangerous residential areas.  maybe a couple of turns then back to a straight.  certainly nothing that even comes close to challenging with the ridiculous stability and brakes this bike has. 

except for the highway on ramps.  it's the only "road" that allows acceleration and has quick corners i can find around here.  not saying i'm just hopping on and off the freeway for fun all day, but when i have to, it brings a smile to my face.
Title: Re: my new favorite place to ride
Post by: IZ on August 05, 2008, 12:53:39 PM
Dude..that is the gayest friggen thing ever. Well, next to Nascar! 

When I lived in Ann Arbor, I watched the rice burners ride those things like 20 times! They had their own little on-ramp circuit.   [roll]
You take what you can get though in the h*ll that is known as Michigan! 

When I was living in FL, the only there was the roundabouts.  Sure enough..I would hit those things as often as possible!   [roll]

;)



Title: Re: my new favorite place to ride
Post by: Grampa on August 05, 2008, 01:17:16 PM
FYI..... lots of oil on the road issues related to on/off ramps.  be careful
Title: Re: my new favorite place to ride
Post by: sbrguy on August 05, 2008, 01:20:37 PM
damn, guess i should go out there an appreciate the canyon roads we have out here in socal just north of los angeles,

didn't realize its that bad out there in other parts of the country.

Title: Re: my new favorite place to ride
Post by: cmorgan47 on August 05, 2008, 01:35:15 PM
it is flat and straight here

my wife and i backpack a lot and there's nothing for that either.  pretty much drive out to WV.... where there are AWESOME roads.

Quote from: IZ on August 05, 2008, 12:53:39 PM
When I lived in Ann Arbor, I watched the rice burners ride those things like 20 times! They had their own little on-ramp circuit.   [roll]
You take what you can get though in the h*ll that is known as Michigan! 

When I was living in FL, the only there was the roundabouts.  Sure enough..I would hit those things as often as possible!

two magazine has a regular feature where people send in their "urban GP" circuit