Uncle Punk

There was something written up about it on here somewhere in the past. Coming out of the woods down hill there was a couple just starting to walk across the bridge that distracted and took a second off of the decision process. No one knew which direction the road went and the split second decision was made to go right into the parking lot instead of following the road left. A bumpy airborne ride followed by heavy braking with all of us inches from each other when we finally came to a stop in a parking lot. I found the location on maps hopefully it imbeds. https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!4v1515538675829!6m8!1m7!1s2c89HlymAz4yeVgwI0DB8Q!2m2!1d34.74041266436413!2d-83.97658099425935!3f100.95027306202172!4f-3.9873553315038066!5f0.7820865974627469

Please tell me about your special power that allows you to plan around bugs while hiking. That was as close as you can come to wrecking without doing so. I'll never forget it, Wolf Pen Gap Road heading east out of Suches, GA.

Who wants a bunch of bugs flying into their eyes? I think it's safer on a motorcycle.

First time I rode to the gap was in 2005 for the Busa Bash. I forget what happened that got me there at this time but I ended up riding the gap sometime after midnight on my way to Phillips Motel in Robbinsville which was the host hotel for the gathering. There was a bear on the right side of the road rummaging around that I spooked so he took off running across the road and splated himself right against the rock bank like something out of a cartoon. Now he feels trapped so he darts back across the road right in front of me, I didn't miss hitting him by more than a foot.

I have the wrong bike for a TT run at the gap. Cherohala would be scary fast, let's do that.

The only time I got a ticket down there was when there was the landslide and it was a dead end road for the summer. Strange how it happens to work out that way.

I can't begin to explain how sad this makes me. Instantly liked him from the first time I met him and every time after that he solidified that first impression.

Good, I need a bidding war so I can gets more farkle monies

If I would have been content with a quickshifter I probably would have bought a Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT and added the product you posted or something similar to it. That bike is thousands cheaper and already has the side cases which I will eventually be buying for the new bike. Okay, really I wanted the extra 40 Hp / 50 lb weight loss of the new bike over the Versys plus the better brakes and was actually using the autoblipper as the excuse to justify the more expensive purchase.

Can't put one on the RR because it's not a ride by wire bike. I still need something fast enough to cover the 120 miles of flat boring roads that I have to ride getting to a curve so I won't kill the bike running wide open.

I am here for the quickshifter/autoblipper. This bike is going to allow me to keep riding because I'm pretty much done otherwise. My left hand just can't pull a clutch all day.

Shhh, I have to justify it's existence. No one needs another sport bike when you get old. Right?

This might be happening now and even with a ride down instead of trailering. Gotta try out the new bike/learn how to ride it somewhere and what a great place to get familiar with it. I know, I know take it easy, work up to it, have emergency funds which are hard to come by after buying a new bike. Maybe I should ride alone? This is so hard to think about maybe it won't be that fun with all of this pre ride pressure.

Not sure if serious?

That's the sales tactic I intend to take. I'm just an old gray bearded guy that just rides on the weekends. Don't be a sucka

2003 Gas Gas 280 Pro

We have a winner. It's time to slow down on an old mans bike.

Almost there just missing another letter

Cruise control

Correct. Answer to that will be only one guess left. Heated grips should be sufficient to end this game.

I considered that option especially after my nephew bought one last year. After riding his I thought that would be a good next step but not being able to pull a clutch all day kept me from going that route. You are correct though, there are some great deals out there on them.

http://trialsinc.org/?trigger=hof I have a 2003 trials bike that hasn't been ridden in almost five years that I could let go.

That is a wrong guess, like, way, way wrong.

Do they make them any other way?

I have a new to me bike, just bought it today. CBR will be for sale sometime this year after I get around to washing it. I hope to get back to riding a lot more this year, now I have to with a new bike.