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MidgetTodd

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  1. Well, I dont use it and never have so dont really care if it's legal or not. That being said most know I am on an ambulance and do 911 calls. I think we've picked up people doped up, strung out and OD'd on every drug out there but weed so I dont see the harm.

  2. Ok I'm gonna try to go thru these and try to make some points that you can understand without sounding like too much of an ass because I've met you and think you're an alright guy.

    i know i dont need a big bike to ride fast, but a CBR600 will do over 150mph stock. And i bet more than 1/2 that track could beat me on a 1k, im looking to get into it, just not with a Katana.

    As far as top speed i would like a bike that i dont really find it on a CSBA ride keeping up.

    As far as back tracking there is a road way out in the middle of no-where, a place where a car might go by once every hour, and we have people block the roads off and if a bike is coming stop cars, but we wait if a car is going thru. We dont do what most idiots do and do 140mph around 270 columbus.

    BTW i ride everyday, rain or shine. I do the speed limit 90% of the time, unless im in a group thats moving faster, so i dont ride like a jackass.

    You're bringing up the CSBA rides and "keeping up" I'm stepping in here because as you know the CSBA rides are what I'm part of...... Your mentality is what causes most all the crashes we've had on our rides "actually ALL but 1" The last 2 seasons we've had crashes on all but one of our rides and all but 1 were young riders trying to keep up. You dont need a faster bigger bike to keep up, you need to be a better rider. We are not faster than you because we have 1000's and do 140+. We are faster because we carry our corner speed and you burn your brakes up scrubing speed then run wide open in the straights to catch up. You're going to do the same thing on a bigger bike and run hotter into a corner and then well.......... fall down go boom. When John or myself lead we almost always stay right around 75ish, any bike will do that. We just dont slow down for the corner.
    you're still missing the point. Top speed doesn't matter when keeping up on those rides. Handling and rider skill is what it takes, I for one lack the rider skill but then again have only been on a handful of spirited rides myself.

    This furthers what I just said.

    wanting a faster bike to keep up on rides is the wrong reason to get a faster bike. that new found speed will bite you in the ass if you are not ready for it.
    And this
    im ready for it, and its not just to keep up on rides, read the past few posts i put about my rpms. i ride daily and am no longer afraid of the kat, ready to move up.
    No, you're not I've rode behind you and no you're not. As I've mentioned before, raise the bike back to stock height get the suspension set right and a real set of tires on it then head to the track. You will find that bike is capable of more than you are. Riding everyday up and down straight roads and around town does not make one a skilled rider.
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