2015 Deals Gap trip rollcall and pic thread

[jschaf]

I've got a real nice olympic size pool a 4 minute walk from my house. I went for the roads (& the good company of course).

[Tonik]

I've got a real nice olympic size pool a 4 minute walk from my house. I went for the roads (& the good company of course).

 

One out of two aint bad.

[theroamr]

I didn't ride the dragon at this past trip except for coming into Robbinsville after the 600 mile trek fully loaded. Last time here's me on the dragon on my Buell.

[MidgetTodd]

Nice. I support that kind of hooliganism

[NinjaDoc]

Now that is a beautiful bike in a beautiful ride

[Blitz]

The "OHIO" guys are the group I went with last year. I ride with them fairly often. They can ride, but a lot of their focus is getting their knees down and getting low. To each, their own. I prefer to put 300 fast miles in. Just my style. Probably why I'm considering a sporty touring bike.

Edited June 11, 2015 by Blitz

[Blitz]

True, but I believe her and Deanna both dropped their bikes that weekend as well. At least I know Deanna did.

Sara didn't. She posted that as a joke. I know two of them them did go down though.

[jschaf]

The "OHIO" guys are the group I went with last year. I ride with them fairly often. They can ride, but a lot of their focus is getting their knees down and getting low. To each, their own. I prefer to put 300 fast miles in. Just my style. Probably why I'm considering a sporty touring bike.

Riding with the old(er) guys is warping your perspective.

[NinjaDoc]

The "OHIO" guys are the group I went with last year. I ride with them fairly often. They can ride, but a lot of their focus is getting their knees down and getting low. To each, their own. I prefer to put 300 fast miles in. Just my style. Probably why I'm considering a sporty touring bike.

Time to buy a zx14

[Connie14]

There are many great sport tourers. Here is one:

Edited June 12, 2015 by Connie14

[2talltim]

There are many great sport tourers. Here is one:Capture4.PNG

And another [emoji12]

[2talltim]

I was telling Jamie to look into the ZZR1200 if he wants a sport tourer on a budget. I've seen nice ones for around $4k or less.

Edited June 12, 2015 by 2talltim

[TimTheAzn]

Probably why I'm considering a sporty touring bike.

This.....

Sent from my iPhone.

[Blitz]

Yeah, the Concourse is nice and all, to be sure. But I'd like something more sport than touring. Maybe even just a more comfortable sport bike.

 

I'm looking at an Aprilia on Saturday. I probably shouldn't. But it's sooo clean in the pictures. And those V-twins sound damn sexy.

Edited June 12, 2015 by Blitz

[dpgasser]

Sportbike with HeliBars - best of both worlds.  I agree about the V-Twin, I will have one again someday.

 

Dave G.

[NinjaDoc]

Jerry just acquired that Vstrom. He may be looking to sell his Superhawk. It's cherry.

Plus one on that, it still looks show room clean, that guy takes care of his stuff. All polythene cover on tank even to put a tank bag on.

[dpgasser]

Dave should by my Multistrada.

 

Very tempting!!  Thanks again for letting me roll the MTS on the Cherohala! 

[Tpoppa]

Sportbike with HeliBars - best of both worlds.  

...and ABS.  Mine needs a home

[dustinsn3485]

Yeah, the Concourse is nice and all, to be sure. But I'd like something more sport than touring. Maybe even just a more comfortable sport bike.

I'm looking at an Aprilia on Saturday. I probably shouldn't. But it's sooo clean in the pictures. And those V-twins sound damn sexy.

I've got a ninja 1000 that needs a good home...they make an outstanding more than sport touring bike.

[what]

I've got an sv650s that needs a good home. 

 

 

Anyone else fighting the urge to ride back down to TN this weekend? 

[jschaf]

I've got a Ninja 1000 that I'm not getting rid of anytime soon. I recommend. I suppose helibars on a sportbike would be good if I didn't have longish legs. I've ridden the cbr1000rr up to 650 miles in a day & it's not the bars that get to me, it's the pegs. Although the ninja is slower than the cbr, it's not slow by any means.

[Tpoppa]

This is the decision I have to make every time I I buy a bike:

Do I buy a bike with high level sporting capability and modify it to be comfortable, or

Do I buy a more comfortable bike and modify it to have more sporting capability?

 

Bikes like the Ninja1000 & VFR1200 seem to have the best balance out of the box.  I personally can't corner as quickly on my VFR as on the CBR, but it's pretty close.

 

Helibars and drop pegs make a difference on a super sport.  But a SS is never going to have the same wind protection or stability as an ST, which make long rides less fatiguing.

 

Comfort vs Sport...I've been trying to decide for 20 years

[JackFlash]

 

Comfort vs Sport...I've been trying to decide for 20 years

 

There is absolutely nothing wrong with having more

than one motorcycle. 

 

For those with the means, you get one with all the

comfort you want, and another with all the sport you

want.  My bet is that the one with the comfort will get

ridden more as you age.

 

.

Edited June 12, 2015 by JackFlash

[Tpoppa]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with having more

than one motorcycle. 

 

For those with the means, you get one with all the

comfort you want, and another with all the sport you

want.  My bet is that the one with the comfort will get

ridden more as you age.

 

.

 

I've owned 4 at once, multiple times.  Others on here have had larger stables.

 

My usual rides are 400+ miles.  The faster I can ride the route, the sooner I can get home

[dustinsn3485]

I live in TN. It's great down here.