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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Jan 2017
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Motorcycling West Virginia
On Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:15:23 -0400, wrote:
On Mon, 05 Jun 2017 06:21:53 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote:
Brother and I went for a bike ride to West Virginia on Saturday. Rented a brand new Harley for
him,$125 for 24 hours, which I thought was very reasonable. Had a great time on some WV roads that
seem to have been designed by a motorcyclist. Put 380 miles on the bikes with no problems. He was a
motorcycle cop for a bunch of years, so I figured he'd be on my butt in the twisties. But, a Harley
just won't do it. This was a 2017 Harley, all decked out. Beautiful bike, if you like 'em. But it
couldn't keep up with a 28 year-old Guzzi.
Maybe we should have borrowed your Ducati, eh Harry?
What Harley? Dresser? I bet he could have kept up with you on a
Sportster. My 72 could run with the Ring Dings.
Yeah, a dresser. I asked him if he thought a Sportster would handle twisties as well as my Guzzi.
His answer, "No way." The Sportster would be more maneuverable than the full dresser, but still not
like a Guzzi. He's owned Guzzi's also.
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