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Yo, John ...
On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:59:21 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 3/27/2018 11:45 AM, John H. wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:16:25 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: John H - show quoted text - Ewww. Front brake on wet roads is not a good combination. It's the one thing I don't like about the Guzzi braking system. Sometimes I wish the rear brake pedal operated *only* the rear brake. ... Mine are independent of each other. Ive heard of many people separating the brakes on other models which were had front and back tied together You know, until your comment I didn't realize the newer Guzzis had done away with the integral braking system. I wonder if it was due to wet roads and the front tire locking. Sounds like it was a good idea to dump that system. I'd think it could be dangerous under certain conditions. Yeah, like wet asphalt. |
Yo, John ...
On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 09:03:09 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
Mr. Luddite - show quoted text - Sounds like it was a good idea to dump that system. I'd think it could be dangerous under certain conditions. ... I never thought it was a good idea on a bike myself... My last two Guzzis had them. Having put over 200,000 miles on those bikes, I've gotten fairly used to the integrated system. |
Yo, John ...
On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 13:08:02 -0400, wrote:
On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 07:25:55 -0400, John H. wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:43:16 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:05:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 10:21 On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:45:12 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: - hide quoted text - John H On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 23:46:40 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: - show quoted text - I guess a link would be nice: http://www.dangerousroads.org/europe...vio-italy.html .... I think Guzzi names that one sport tourer theStelvio for that very reason. Looks like a fun, though tedious ride to the top or the bottom... I was pretty aggressive when I was riding but I decided I had pressed my luck too far and bought a dresser down here. In spite of still having white knuckle danger, it was boring knowing the biggest danger was getting T boned by an old lady in a coupe deville. Mamma blue-hair pulled right out in front of my brother on his 750 Honda. He laid it down and skidded right into her door and had both feet planted on his seat. Good he wasnt pinned. He said she never looked to the left even once. Of course she was truthful when she said she didnt see him... I rode around DC for years and never worried that much about it but one trip downtown here and I was losing the urge to ride. The other problem is I am not sure where I would want to ride to here. We just don't have that many roads and they are all long and straight. Unless you're riding to the beach to ogle girls, there's not much in the way of good riding roads down there. That is more Harry's style but if I am going to the beach, I take my boat. We prefer deserted beaches to crowded beaches anyway, even if it is full of girls. Well, after all, the subject was riding. I'd stay away from any salt water on my motorcycle simply to prevent corrosion. |
Yo, John ...
On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 13:43:46 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/18 1:08 PM, wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 07:25:55 -0400, John H. wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:43:16 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:05:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 10:21 On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:45:12 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: - hide quoted text - John H On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 23:46:40 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: - show quoted text - I guess a link would be nice: http://www.dangerousroads.org/europe...vio-italy.html .... I think Guzzi names that one sport tourer theStelvio for that very reason. Looks like a fun, though tedious ride to the top or the bottom... I was pretty aggressive when I was riding but I decided I had pressed my luck too far and bought a dresser down here. In spite of still having white knuckle danger, it was boring knowing the biggest danger was getting T boned by an old lady in a coupe deville. Mamma blue-hair pulled right out in front of my brother on his 750 Honda. He laid it down and skidded right into her door and had both feet planted on his seat. Good he wasnt pinned. He said she never looked to the left even once. Of course she was truthful when she said she didnt see him... I rode around DC for years and never worried that much about it but one trip downtown here and I was losing the urge to ride. The other problem is I am not sure where I would want to ride to here. We just don't have that many roads and they are all long and straight. Unless you're riding to the beach to ogle girls, there's not much in the way of good riding roads down there. That is more Harry's style but if I am going to the beach, I take my boat. We prefer deserted beaches to crowded beaches anyway, even if it is full of girls. I certainly wouldn't drive 30 seconds to oogle a bunch of women your age or mine... 'oogle'? Did you mean 'google'? |
Yo, John ...
On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 13:43:46 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote: On 3/27/18 1:08 PM, wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 07:25:55 -0400, John H. wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:43:16 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:05:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 10:21 On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:45:12 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: - hide quoted text - John H On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 23:46:40 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: - show quoted text - I guess a link would be nice: http://www.dangerousroads.org/europe...vio-italy.html .... I think Guzzi names that one sport tourer the”Stelvio” for that very reason. Looks like a fun, though tedious ride to the top or the bottom... I was pretty aggressive when I was riding but I decided I had pressed my luck too far and bought a dresser down here. In spite of still having white knuckle danger, it was boring knowing the biggest danger was getting T boned by an old lady in a coupe deville. —— Mamma blue-hair pulled right out in front of my brother on his 750 Honda. He laid it down and skidded right into her door and had both feet planted on his seat. Good he wasn’t pinned. He said she never looked to the left even once. Of course she was truthful when she said she didn’t see him... I rode around DC for years and never worried that much about it but one trip downtown here and I was losing the urge to ride. The other problem is I am not sure where I would want to ride to here. We just don't have that many roads and they are all long and straight. Unless you're riding to the beach to ogle girls, there's not much in the way of good riding roads down there. That is more Harry's style but if I am going to the beach, I take my boat. We prefer deserted beaches to crowded beaches anyway, even if it is full of girls. I certainly wouldn't drive 30 seconds to oogle a bunch of women your age or mine... I am not much of an oogler, no matter how old they are. I either meet people or I pay them little mind. I do get to hang out with lots of young women at the DEP. That is a ticket they need to punch to move up in the environmental community and that seems to attract more women than men. It is a working relationship tho, not a dating or oogling opportunity. They are also not "show dogs". They trend to be educated bright young women focused on doing a good job, gaining experience and moving up. |
Yo, John ...
On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:07:25 -0400, John H.
wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 13:08:02 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 07:25:55 -0400, John H. wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:43:16 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:05:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 10:21 On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:45:12 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: - hide quoted text - John H On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 23:46:40 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: - show quoted text - I guess a link would be nice: http://www.dangerousroads.org/europe...vio-italy.html .... I think Guzzi names that one sport tourer the”Stelvio” for that very reason. Looks like a fun, though tedious ride to the top or the bottom... I was pretty aggressive when I was riding but I decided I had pressed my luck too far and bought a dresser down here. In spite of still having white knuckle danger, it was boring knowing the biggest danger was getting T boned by an old lady in a coupe deville. —— Mamma blue-hair pulled right out in front of my brother on his 750 Honda. He laid it down and skidded right into her door and had both feet planted on his seat. Good he wasn’t pinned. He said she never looked to the left even once. Of course she was truthful when she said she didn’t see him... I rode around DC for years and never worried that much about it but one trip downtown here and I was losing the urge to ride. The other problem is I am not sure where I would want to ride to here. We just don't have that many roads and they are all long and straight. Unless you're riding to the beach to ogle girls, there's not much in the way of good riding roads down there. That is more Harry's style but if I am going to the beach, I take my boat. We prefer deserted beaches to crowded beaches anyway, even if it is full of girls. Well, after all, the subject was riding. I'd stay away from any salt water on my motorcycle simply to prevent corrosion. I guess you won't be riding down the beach at Daytona in Bike Week. |
Yo, John ...
On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:43:03 -0400, wrote:
On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:07:25 -0400, John H. wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 13:08:02 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 07:25:55 -0400, John H. wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:43:16 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:05:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 10:21 On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:45:12 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: - hide quoted text - John H On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 23:46:40 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: - show quoted text - I guess a link would be nice: http://www.dangerousroads.org/europe...vio-italy.html .... I think Guzzi names that one sport tourer theStelvio for that very reason. Looks like a fun, though tedious ride to the top or the bottom... I was pretty aggressive when I was riding but I decided I had pressed my luck too far and bought a dresser down here. In spite of still having white knuckle danger, it was boring knowing the biggest danger was getting T boned by an old lady in a coupe deville. Mamma blue-hair pulled right out in front of my brother on his 750 Honda. He laid it down and skidded right into her door and had both feet planted on his seat. Good he wasnt pinned. He said she never looked to the left even once. Of course she was truthful when she said she didnt see him... I rode around DC for years and never worried that much about it but one trip downtown here and I was losing the urge to ride. The other problem is I am not sure where I would want to ride to here. We just don't have that many roads and they are all long and straight. Unless you're riding to the beach to ogle girls, there's not much in the way of good riding roads down there. That is more Harry's style but if I am going to the beach, I take my boat. We prefer deserted beaches to crowded beaches anyway, even if it is full of girls. Well, after all, the subject was riding. I'd stay away from any salt water on my motorcycle simply to prevent corrosion. I guess you won't be riding down the beach at Daytona in Bike Week. If I rode to Daytona, I'd stay away from the beach. I wouldn't mind walking down the main drag looking at the bikes though, and watching some of the races. |
Yo, John ...
Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/27/18 1:08 PM, wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 07:25:55 -0400, John H. wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:43:16 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:05:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 10:21 On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:45:12 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: - hide quoted text - John H On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 23:46:40 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: - show quoted text - I guess a link would be nice: http://www.dangerousroads.org/europe...vio-italy.html .... I think Guzzi names that one sport tourer the”Stelvio” for that very reason. Looks like a fun, though tedious ride to the top or the bottom... I was pretty aggressive when I was riding but I decided I had pressed my luck too far and bought a dresser down here. In spite of still having white knuckle danger, it was boring knowing the biggest danger was getting T boned by an old lady in a coupe deville. —— Mamma blue-hair pulled right out in front of my brother on his 750 Honda. He laid it down and skidded right into her door and had both feet planted on his seat. Good he wasn’t pinned. He said she never looked to the left even once. Of course she was truthful when she said she didn’t see him... I rode around DC for years and never worried that much about it but one trip downtown here and I was losing the urge to ride. The other problem is I am not sure where I would want to ride to here. We just don't have that many roads and they are all long and straight. Unless you're riding to the beach to ogle girls, there's not much in the way of good riding roads down there. That is more Harry's style but if I am going to the beach, I take my boat. We prefer deserted beaches to crowded beaches anyway, even if it is full of girls. I certainly wouldn't drive 30 seconds to oogle a bunch of women your age or mine... You have your computer in your special place for that, eh? |
Yo, John ...
On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:59:58 -0400, John H.
wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:43:03 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:07:25 -0400, John H. wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 13:08:02 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 07:25:55 -0400, John H. wrote: On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:43:16 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:05:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 10:21 On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:45:12 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: - hide quoted text - John H On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 23:46:40 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: - show quoted text - I guess a link would be nice: http://www.dangerousroads.org/europe...vio-italy.html .... I think Guzzi names that one sport tourer the”Stelvio” for that very reason. Looks like a fun, though tedious ride to the top or the bottom... I was pretty aggressive when I was riding but I decided I had pressed my luck too far and bought a dresser down here. In spite of still having white knuckle danger, it was boring knowing the biggest danger was getting T boned by an old lady in a coupe deville. —— Mamma blue-hair pulled right out in front of my brother on his 750 Honda. He laid it down and skidded right into her door and had both feet planted on his seat. Good he wasn’t pinned. He said she never looked to the left even once. Of course she was truthful when she said she didn’t see him... I rode around DC for years and never worried that much about it but one trip downtown here and I was losing the urge to ride. The other problem is I am not sure where I would want to ride to here. We just don't have that many roads and they are all long and straight. Unless you're riding to the beach to ogle girls, there's not much in the way of good riding roads down there. That is more Harry's style but if I am going to the beach, I take my boat. We prefer deserted beaches to crowded beaches anyway, even if it is full of girls. Well, after all, the subject was riding. I'd stay away from any salt water on my motorcycle simply to prevent corrosion. I guess you won't be riding down the beach at Daytona in Bike Week. If I rode to Daytona, I'd stay away from the beach. I wouldn't mind walking down the main drag looking at the bikes though, and watching some of the races. The main drag (A1A), pretty much is the beach. You are about 100 yards from the water, behind a row of shops and such. For the purposes of avoiding salt air, you might as well drive on the sand. Just hose your scoot down before you leave and you will be fine. If it was summer I would say, just ride around in the afternoon and let the rain do it. |
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