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29th November 2020
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Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 456 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 1969 Other Motorcycle Model: 111 Ironhorse Outlaw Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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My 2012 RAM 2500 has real nice heated seats and steering wheel. It's got power windows and door locks. Can't get that on your GIZMOSUKI.
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29th November 2020
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Paradise
Posts: 2,752 Sportster/Buell Model: xlch Sportster/Buell Year: 1977 Other Motorcycle Model: BMW K-1200/GT Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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Originally Posted by RicThompson
My 2012 RAM 2500 has real nice heated seats and steering wheel. It's got power windows and door locks. Can't get that on your GIZMOSUKI.
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And you cannot get 40 degree lean angles in your RAM......ok....you CAN.....but it won't be pretty
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29th November 2020
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Blind Owl
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Sunshine Coast
Posts: 6,299 Sportster/Buell Model: XLB, XLCH, Sporton Sportster/Buell Year: 1962 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLCH Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1966 Other Motorcycle Model: XLCH (Another one) Other Motorcycle Year: 1966
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I will mention that's the self same Beemer that just stopped on my nearly every day for NAR. (No Apparant Reason). Generally in the afternoon and mostly around Beer O'Clock.
On the third day in the middle of Texas when it did it's trick my Mate Jock just whipped to coolish beers out of his saddlebags and we drank them and went on our merry way agin.
When we got to the rally we were going to (in Bugscuffle) there were several BMW freaks there. I asked them about this random stopping and they said "Yeah, most of them do that."
When I asked them why and how to fix it they said "No one knows. But it only lasts about 10 minutes so no one really cares that much".
I now believe all K1000 riders MUST be Australian. Falls into the "Duzzinmadder" category.
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29th November 2020
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Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 456 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 1969 Other Motorcycle Model: 111 Ironhorse Outlaw Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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From the looks of the wear on my tires I don't get 40 degree lean angles on either of my bikes. At least not often enough to cause any wear.
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29th November 2020
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Blind Owl
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Sunshine Coast
Posts: 6,299 Sportster/Buell Model: XLB, XLCH, Sporton Sportster/Buell Year: 1962 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLCH Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1966 Other Motorcycle Model: XLCH (Another one) Other Motorcycle Year: 1966
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We refer to those areas of unused tread as "Chicken Strips".
BUT !
Don't be using extreme lean angles on the street. That's what race tracks are for.
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30th November 2020
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Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 456 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 1969 Other Motorcycle Model: 111 Ironhorse Outlaw Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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Neither my Sportster or my Ironhorse is capable of leaning anything close to what my 01 SP1 RC51 was capable of.
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30th November 2020
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Paradise
Posts: 2,752 Sportster/Buell Model: xlch Sportster/Buell Year: 1977 Other Motorcycle Model: BMW K-1200/GT Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RicThompson
Neither my Sportster or my Ironhorse is capable of leaning anything close to what my 01 SP1 RC51 was capable of.
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When we lived at the top of Paris Mtn my tires were worn at 90 degrees....left peg half gone....had Ducati 996 rider turn around to chase me dowqn because he said...
NO Sportster can lean THAT far and not crash....
Well, I do it every day.....
Wait......THAT'S an IRONHEAD......that's impossible.....
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1st December 2020
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Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 456 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 1969 Other Motorcycle Model: 111 Ironhorse Outlaw Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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That's awesome. Are you the guy in the video that's going around carving up a canyon?
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