Fonzie Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Posted this over in the TnT thread in the Dayton area as well, but thought this was the natural place for it. Since we haven't done any of our big rides yet this year, thought I'd post an older one to give a taste of how we roll. Sam(SamBusa) & I usually do a couple rides a summer where we chew up some real estate for the day or a weekend, like last summer when we rode around Lake Michigan & part of Huron. We're planning our 3rd annual June ride next month, where we're headin' over to Pittsburgh for the day & hittin' some of the twisties over that wayMyself, Sam, & another buddy,Alan(Skull....told him to check this site out, but don't think he has yet, or if so, he's just lurkin') went down to KilKare 'bout year & half ago....Aug '06, for their 2 Wheel Tuesday event. Had been hearing about it for awhile, along with Competition Accessories down there, and we finally decided it was time to check out the dealership & go see some bikes drag racin'!! Here was the writeup I did back then............A Night at the Drags[name=Fonzie' date='Aug 16 2006, 03:54 PM]No........not a night at the gay bars!! :icon_evilgrin: Cruised down to Sam's yesterday morning to pick him up. Started off our day by putting the new SilverStars in the headlights, that way I'd be able to try them out on the way home last night. Here's some before and after pix for those thinking of making the change (to me, the difference isn't as noticeable in the head on shots, as it in the ones facing forward) ...........new low beamold high beamnew high beamAnd some pictures of my MESSY garage.........thanx kids!! :icon_nono: new low beamold high beamnew high beamGot done with that & headed out for Springfield about noon. Traded bikes for awhile since we haven't ridden each others since last year. Were going to a dealer down there called Competition Accessories that handles all the big 4 plus Ducati & custom choppers.....including one from OCC. One of the guys we work with bought his '03 ZX12 down there 2 years ago, and I've been wanting to go check it out ever since. Nice dealerhip......pretty big with nice selection of bikes AND accessories......and they're not stingy about letting you sit on the rides.Very rider friendly place........designated motorcycle parking, complete with a concrete strip running through all the spots for your kickstand!! :icon_thumbsup: Sam picked up a OGIO (never heard of them before, but seems pretty nice) tank bag/backpack yesterday, and they OFFERED to let him take it out & try it on the bike first, plus me some new grips I was thinking of getting (decided against for now). Little touches like that tell you they think of their target audience first! :icon_clap: Called Alan (Skull) from there to see where/when we were hooking up (Great guy.......more on that later, and man his D&D carbon fibers sound tough......nice growl to 'em). He recommended an ice cream/burger place on the way called Young's Dairy. I was hoping there'd be something goofy like a huge cow or barnyard animal to take pix of the bikes in front of.........but no such luck!! :icon_razz: Headed over to KilKare after that to catch some racing. Gotta love the smell of race fuel & burning rubber!! :icon_dance: Alan went through the gate first, then Sam & me last. I noticed Sam got through really quick. So I pulled up, wallet in hand, pulling my gloves off, and the lady tells me that the first guy through had paid for all our tickets already!! :icon_eek: Thanx Alan.....very cool! :icon_cool: And now back to our regularly scheduled story :icon_lmao: ..........Sam felt right at home..........place was like Busa heaven.....surprisingly no 14's to be seen, though there were a few ZX10's, and of course Alan & I were the only Birds. One of the 10's was piloted by a kid I think.....don't think he coulda been more than 18. He was one of the fastest racers there too......impressive for his age. Fastest time we saw was an 8.64 I believe.......forget what his speed was. There were some older bikes there too, including some old Yamaha 250 we think. That guy had a heck of a time keeping the front end down on his launches!! Here's Sam telling me who he thinks the #1 photographer is :icon_wink: (notice his Nicky Hayden T-shirt........went well with his Busa hat....he really needs to come out of the closet and declare his undying love of Honda :icon_nana: )And some more group shots of the bikes (notice the Jolly Green Giant's shadow :icon_wink:) ...........And my favorite.........Racing ran 'til dark, then it was time to head home :icon_frown: Ride home was pleasantly uneventful. Got to play around with my new bulbs. Quite a difference from stock. I always felt mine were quite dim compared to Sam's replacements, but now I could be 10 bike lengths back from him, and the front edge of my low beam would be even with his.....plus it covers BOTH lanes!! :icon_eek: Brights just plain light up the night. Hated spending $40 bucks on bulbs, but I'm thinkin' I'll be glad I did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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