franc01

I'm actually thinking of going tomorrow for lunch around 12 PM. If any of you would like to meet up, I'll be the dude on the yellow CBR1000.

Ride safe!

-Franc

Anyone up for riding to the Greek Festival tonight in Tremont?

Here's the info:

Hellenic Heritage Festival in Tremont

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

2187 West 14th Street

Cleveland, OH 44113-3609

(216) 861-0116

All Memorial Day weekend

11am-Midnight Friday - Sunday

Noon-10pm Monday

Free admission and parking

Let me know...

Ride safe!

-Franc

... and because cruisers handle balls, not corners.

Hilarious quote, I will be using that!

Ride safe!

-Franc

CBR1000RR

+100- I had a '96 F3 and loved it! Fun bike and easy to ride, very forgiving.

Ride safe,

Franc

The 17th looks good for me too, I'm looking forward to riding with you guys and gals again.

Ride safe,

Franc

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MR Hurricanes

That is quite interesting. Unless you have Photoshop on your crackberry.

If I could Photoshop that well, I would've been riding an Aprilia RSV4 Factory today instead of the CBR!

As nostalgic as all this Hurricane talk is... I've never heard such a thing... Post pics of your manual or I'm waving the bullshit flag.

The CBR1000RR and the CBR1000F,H,a few other letter designations throughout the years were always two totally different bikes. One racing focused, one touring focused. I've never heard them ever go back to the old 'Hurricane' designation. It's always been called the Fireblade.

I hardly know you guys and don't have a reason to bullsh1t you! Here's a pic of my manual shot with my Crackberry.

Ride safe,

Franc

are you retarded? seriously? no, no they haven't.

Not to go too far off-topic but my '08 CBR1000's owner's manual says "Hurricane 1000" on the front cover with Hurricane in the old-school font from the late '80s. The "Hurricane" doesn't appear anywhere on the bike but it looks like a new Honda designation for the 1000RRs.

Ride safe,

Franc

Welcome!

I'd like to thank all of you for a nice meet/greet/ride. I would definitely be interested in meeting up again for a little more technical ride but this was a great first meeting for me. Nice turnout!

Ride safe!

-Franc

A few more thoughts (disclaimer: my $ .02, do what you want):

Definitely invest in some good pants with protection. Studies show that the legs are the most common location of injuries to fallen riders. Wearing knee pads under my jeans saved me from a broken knee years back.

I know people are divided on the helmet issue, but a helmet can certainly save your life in certain impact scenarios. Better still, the reduction in energy reaching your brain in lesser impacts can make the difference between a concussion and the type of mild head injury that leaves you functional but "not the same person he was before the accident".

Earplugs are cheap and make your riding much more peaceful. It's not the loud pipes but the wind noise that will eventually cause you to lose some hearing.

I'm definitely looking forward to some springtime riding!

Ride safe,

Franc

CBR1000RR

I'm gonna head over from downtown around 8:30 or so.

-Franc

Hi,

I'm gonna head over to the festival tonight on Mayfield. Post if you're intersted and i"ll keep an eye out for you or just look for my yellow/blue CBR1000.

I checked it out last night and they let bikes park on Mayfield from the Euclid side. You can just drive through the street closure and should see the bikes on the right as you head down from Euclid.

Ride safe,

Franc

I'd love to meet up with you guys and gals in the area. Maybe we can decide on one particular Quaker Steak in the area and meet on a Wednesday.

Ride safe,

Franc

I'm right in the center, downtown near the Warehouse District. Let me know of any good roads on the east side. I'm not looking to break the sound barrier, just looking for some nice techncal twisties!

Ride safe!

-Franc

Welcome. Where you at in Cleveland, East or West?

I ride around the east side all the time. Sometimes I head south or East into Pa. It all depends on who, what, where and when.

Welcome even though I'm new to the area myself! Nice bike!

-Franc

I'm not sure. I just remember going to a bar called "Clevelander" in South Beach, Miami and it made sense to me.

Thanks for the welcomes!

-Franc

is it clevelander or clevelandite?

Anyways

Hi,

My name is Franc and I'm new in town. I'm right Downtown so shoot me a PM if you're riding in the area or if you have any suggestions for nice twisty roads in the area.

Ride safe!

-Franc