tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198342212024-03-12T22:43:32.504-07:002WheeledTNNubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-88255966280267496872007-10-26T20:40:00.000-07:002007-10-26T20:53:41.243-07:001----2---3----HYPERMOTARD<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pUzUNuaMM_BDfnMSmgQegWGuAqt0ILdwGxTRfOavWjM5fe_JHXLVH2-O4kuzouNotY1kAUZlUfwjdodpOMOg7oeWXP1Ah59eHR0ZwSBuql1uqww2BzD2ZO2Qe9SX7WeQ93b2WQ/s1600-h/Picture+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125857278269120738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pUzUNuaMM_BDfnMSmgQegWGuAqt0ILdwGxTRfOavWjM5fe_JHXLVH2-O4kuzouNotY1kAUZlUfwjdodpOMOg7oeWXP1Ah59eHR0ZwSBuql1uqww2BzD2ZO2Qe9SX7WeQ93b2WQ/s320/Picture+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> I've been lusting after this beasf since I saw the first prototype pix a couple years ago.<br />Well today there were 3 of em up on The Gap. A couple guys from Jersey and one local<br />guy who was draging knees and elbows.<br /><br />Gotta go take a cold shower.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my2007/FamilyPage.jhtml?family=Hypermotard">http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my2007/FamilyPage.jhtml?family=Hypermotard</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zHXwLXFCjEVZibVpWJSMEG4Tp6f09J6z_e8wBryyDrwiqDMdA9xIjlxCzakaBidA73v4j0Nmo0LMFwtNZZGGdE7rbM-4-1qYYi11voIGXB8RjYZPntMawJ3O7wI67nEA91PtPQ/s1600-h/Picture+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125857170894938322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zHXwLXFCjEVZibVpWJSMEG4Tp6f09J6z_e8wBryyDrwiqDMdA9xIjlxCzakaBidA73v4j0Nmo0LMFwtNZZGGdE7rbM-4-1qYYi11voIGXB8RjYZPntMawJ3O7wI67nEA91PtPQ/s320/Picture+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB12pVgExcVYoibP4I5yJMs_UTRBAlFEhrP0F1KMpCa5MKH_egISzZZXUQSXIBHuKwnGrKe2GAb48qOLUc6Rb9QIjWgsmg_Y6tolqjoe11sBBZQLUxkRscDA_8z6tk0atIK-Qk0A/s1600-h/Picture+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125857042045919426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB12pVgExcVYoibP4I5yJMs_UTRBAlFEhrP0F1KMpCa5MKH_egISzZZXUQSXIBHuKwnGrKe2GAb48qOLUc6Rb9QIjWgsmg_Y6tolqjoe11sBBZQLUxkRscDA_8z6tk0atIK-Qk0A/s320/Picture+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRmBoBn-dBEaMcxUldka8ydQrTtWQ130TmAmdSqPdmPRqAqxn2u-bhW3uViFnW4DKoPxCFotORGl-SGTDASHAnAAiwiTJ5tKPllQl0_PzjXu4RmPePgfNaH_Qlc9-3d9BvqTIuw/s1600-h/Picture+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125856904606965938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRmBoBn-dBEaMcxUldka8ydQrTtWQ130TmAmdSqPdmPRqAqxn2u-bhW3uViFnW4DKoPxCFotORGl-SGTDASHAnAAiwiTJ5tKPllQl0_PzjXu4RmPePgfNaH_Qlc9-3d9BvqTIuw/s320/Picture+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Full Race Exhaust<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktPxwQLQcxTaQPqDA6JFEg_Gzo2Lknb2EBf5PjEwB1H5N-MKiyxPhiEdhWTxS9gMQVj7kHCjYN7uzKbGUmjVPiuv9Mvd5W9JH9l-4-nLr1UDzPhG0Z7KZ5XsdlB7iewmQvGmk-A/s1600-h/Picture+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125856780052914338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktPxwQLQcxTaQPqDA6JFEg_Gzo2Lknb2EBf5PjEwB1H5N-MKiyxPhiEdhWTxS9gMQVj7kHCjYN7uzKbGUmjVPiuv9Mvd5W9JH9l-4-nLr1UDzPhG0Z7KZ5XsdlB7iewmQvGmk-A/s320/Picture+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-47114049142152043582007-10-23T12:09:00.000-07:002007-10-23T12:57:09.487-07:00Alma Mata Ride<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13_aHWjfuVi_GTazCeBJu7fsOiPuZKIpQJbEjFx7mabnlcUVHv4NsW63aMSTpdeK95eHYlbhiZnLBo7-oX6mXpWnH5pNjuGcIqylb-KzFEdCvQDDIYnBCLYFWbtUn5r7SmKSDNw/s1600-h/Picture+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124612773490933154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13_aHWjfuVi_GTazCeBJu7fsOiPuZKIpQJbEjFx7mabnlcUVHv4NsW63aMSTpdeK95eHYlbhiZnLBo7-oX6mXpWnH5pNjuGcIqylb-KzFEdCvQDDIYnBCLYFWbtUn5r7SmKSDNw/s320/Picture+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Alma</span> Mata <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">LOL</span></div><div align="center"> </div>Stanley, his brother Steve, and I ventured over for a ride up 116 past Brushy Mountain Prison, <a href="http://www.state.tn.us/correction/institutions/bmcx.html">http://www.state.tn.us/correction/institutions/bmcx.html</a>, last Wed. 116 is a helluva twisty back road that runs up north of Knoxville all the way to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Caryville</span>. From there we took Hwy. 297 on to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Jellico</span>, <a href="http://www.jellico.com/jellico/jellico.htm">http://www.jellico.com/jellico/jellico.htm</a>, and then Hwy. 90 on to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Middlesboro</span>, KY. and then back to Knoxville on Hwy. 33<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmsAsqQXCKVpOOJNm3Yq_CljMspNM0zSGV1QaFWQCO9C03qz9tnynaLmND9dswc6pTsJqeWmCQVjYa7MhEpj_ZHrFAJL32SzA5e8Q7cFdwQGRF69cdUd1ExxX7zZokWz149FiSw/s1600-h/Picture+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124612648936881554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmsAsqQXCKVpOOJNm3Yq_CljMspNM0zSGV1QaFWQCO9C03qz9tnynaLmND9dswc6pTsJqeWmCQVjYa7MhEpj_ZHrFAJL32SzA5e8Q7cFdwQGRF69cdUd1ExxX7zZokWz149FiSw/s320/Picture+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> Gas and a burger at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Jellico</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupEuL4CHb8I3RQN00SXjzpwncDUiM8Cv1_PkCSjer78HXdy1L7rtMj7jhumedgBvcvzgnysk2yPSFsIbpO0H8YdVVWRRKhV6qKjxAaE5PnskHcbvwYg53YSSMv9Z-HuqvhPSuXg/s1600-h/Picture+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124612498613026178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupEuL4CHb8I3RQN00SXjzpwncDUiM8Cv1_PkCSjer78HXdy1L7rtMj7jhumedgBvcvzgnysk2yPSFsIbpO0H8YdVVWRRKhV6qKjxAaE5PnskHcbvwYg53YSSMv9Z-HuqvhPSuXg/s320/Picture+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Weaver Brothers on top of the hill from Brushy Mountain. Chasing that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">KTM</span> 625 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">SMC</span> </div><div><a href="http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/newvehicledetail/st=WI/VehicleCode=24933/KTM/Motorcycles/625%20SMCnewvehicles24933.htm">http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/newvehicledetail/st=WI/VehicleCode=24933/KTM/Motorcycles/625%20SMCnewvehicles24933.htm</a>, on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">DRZ</span> was a real challenge, ran it up to triple digits a couple times.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNriuk62b1wDhmbAxwxVs9pSl3MAd4nrgKUw6lDGy9K__iIztn2TqVHvsN3IgCydR1FzNQY5nWOqrwFlIgPMvo2P_sDhT-NwACp8gwagW0THY6Sr6hQgzfGCiNUxYpPYuulsqJNw/s1600-h/Picture+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124612197965315442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNriuk62b1wDhmbAxwxVs9pSl3MAd4nrgKUw6lDGy9K__iIztn2TqVHvsN3IgCydR1FzNQY5nWOqrwFlIgPMvo2P_sDhT-NwACp8gwagW0THY6Sr6hQgzfGCiNUxYpPYuulsqJNw/s320/Picture+005.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">SideCar</span> Race at Barber</div><div align="center"> </div><div> Went to Birmingham on Friday, Happy B-Day to Me, and down to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Tuskaloser</span> on Saturday to see the Vols take the big whipping. Then on to Barber on Sunday morning for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">AHRMA</span> races.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-2641711552147920442007-10-14T19:03:00.000-07:002007-10-14T20:16:16.315-07:00Parsons Branch Loop<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBHghQKfAyrrhR3Gspix6UWtsaOO-Nvh3dow3x1HawHCI9o1-eX1M0D_Nc2wU3Zncv-19n7DOEM0uf_EVvbXNgQFwAv8S8M86fl26rVnhYPgp_Jw8qXXzHWn17tM8SspmFI1ddA/s1600-h/Picture+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121379543585340770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBHghQKfAyrrhR3Gspix6UWtsaOO-Nvh3dow3x1HawHCI9o1-eX1M0D_Nc2wU3Zncv-19n7DOEM0uf_EVvbXNgQFwAv8S8M86fl26rVnhYPgp_Jw8qXXzHWn17tM8SspmFI1ddA/s320/Picture+001.jpg" border="0" /></a>I've done some version of this ride several times in the last month. So i thought I'd take the camera today and post it for all those folks who venture to 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">WheeledTN</span>. Who knows it may hit double <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">didgits</span> by 2010. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">LOL</span><br />It all starts with an awesome <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">backroad</span> ride from the house to Townsend where you enter the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. From the Park entrance follow <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">the</span> signs to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Cades</span> Cove, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">I'll</span> do a post on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Cades</span> Cove later it's a pretty cool place but October traffic can push you to the edge. The one lane one way loop was brought to a sudden stop when we had a deer sighting, you would think most folks have seen a deer before, hell they eat the bushes in my front yard, but i don't want to rant to much on the tourist. A couple good raps on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">DRZ</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">throttle</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">FMF</span> pipe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">is LOUD</span>) and the three little deer went scampering and traffic was moving again. About midway <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">around</span> the loop you hit the gravel road that takes you over to Parsons Branch, the road has just reopened after being closed for several years and I'm sure it took a bunch of your tax dollars to get the job done, anyway it's now a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">nic</span> e hard packed dirt road that has all kinds of grip and concrete in all the creek crossings. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">loads</span> of fun to ride and about 8 miles long and ending at US 129 aka "The Dragon". The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">DRZ</span> is a hoot going up the Dragon and today it was more fun than ever cause I got behind this kid on a new R6 doing his best Valentino <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Rossi</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">imitation</span> and stayed within 10 feet of his fancy LED tail all the way up.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Stoped</span> at the store for a smoke and to see what w<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">as</span> in the parking lot.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELUMIg-8p5-oYsC_0076VQw_t3HxebInIFwPcg8e6KKgEaHVvNCLK7N2flTl0doA83EGd58ngndOvVnkqLE-_MOOFdkA9tmiWzYv1dIzzSi1VX2I5a3rfePXaC2IthT5d3aygsw/s1600-h/Picture+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121379410441354578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELUMIg-8p5-oYsC_0076VQw_t3HxebInIFwPcg8e6KKgEaHVvNCLK7N2flTl0doA83EGd58ngndOvVnkqLE-_MOOFdkA9tmiWzYv1dIzzSi1VX2I5a3rfePXaC2IthT5d3aygsw/s320/Picture+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> Then on through Joyce <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Kilmer</span> Forest to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Santeetlah</span> Gap where you pickup a nice gravel road that kinda <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">parallels</span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Cherohala</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Skyway</span> and runs all the way to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Tellico</span> Plains.</div><div>Really nice elevation changes.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Je_nwCQIvJVAlpVDlulVJ7G0ncimtHx72bzy7jzi0ycGfy3hvlCzpUtW1w7NRJsnm2XSQB7sxgNct-kAYqyt3YZixHiQuD0-J4hrwdbcllOCT4uQDdUBWumBYzRalNe1P3kriA/s1600-h/Picture+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121379161333251394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Je_nwCQIvJVAlpVDlulVJ7G0ncimtHx72bzy7jzi0ycGfy3hvlCzpUtW1w7NRJsnm2XSQB7sxgNct-kAYqyt3YZixHiQuD0-J4hrwdbcllOCT4uQDdUBWumBYzRalNe1P3kriA/s320/Picture+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4m3xsQRMPaaV1G-pxZMs9pM7YD0mcCVu9SOpHJdWR83y9H8aN9iYXDlDsqWdI_c1yXlhlX9wf41D18jKREKIhoD6OevncYqw0z4aeM5Is3SXaPMlXhuxxYqewhKREvjruP6qPQ/s1600-h/Picture+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121378929405017394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4m3xsQRMPaaV1G-pxZMs9pM7YD0mcCVu9SOpHJdWR83y9H8aN9iYXDlDsqWdI_c1yXlhlX9wf41D18jKREKIhoD6OevncYqw0z4aeM5Is3SXaPMlXhuxxYqewhKREvjruP6qPQ/s320/Picture+003.jpg" border="0" /></a> I Pulled off the gravel road to run up <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">to</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">one</span> of the high spots on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Cherohala</span> <a href="http://www.cherohala.com/">http://www.cherohala.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLegLD3bgpRF0qPD0F1ZGqUpwuBVcR5NltYaD77pO_SKOIQADmL9Fsil8TYabmMilvBR0iFLs55bORZCDCW_pTOQWVwj0M160vXAncBI8ilROxSfnen5LxFNDjFkJT0Srs8JcM5w/s1600-h/Picture+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121378706066717986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLegLD3bgpRF0qPD0F1ZGqUpwuBVcR5NltYaD77pO_SKOIQADmL9Fsil8TYabmMilvBR0iFLs55bORZCDCW_pTOQWVwj0M160vXAncBI8ilROxSfnen5LxFNDjFkJT0Srs8JcM5w/s320/Picture+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And took a little side road that Blue showed me last week, It's hard to tell fro this pix but it is very steep and about as <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">nasty</span> a place that i would take the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">DRZ</span> on.</div><div> </div><div>224 miles<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-21042465654878747362007-10-07T18:22:00.000-07:002007-10-07T19:23:56.120-07:00Mountain Dual Sport Ride<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLXjbEr_NppWY9-m4dbJm3V4_LWhnP4fNN0wsq736iFSX2r0dI-DD8sYllpWZPvzljppTPpq2AynvY2VXGFKFQUnt6OHHYMbJowHVmqb4TY-I-KfYkiUMQmP39xxtw5nf8WuzUw/s1600-h/Picture+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118780306687212818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLXjbEr_NppWY9-m4dbJm3V4_LWhnP4fNN0wsq736iFSX2r0dI-DD8sYllpWZPvzljppTPpq2AynvY2VXGFKFQUnt6OHHYMbJowHVmqb4TY-I-KfYkiUMQmP39xxtw5nf8WuzUw/s320/Picture+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PvfL-8u37HjzVd_TY5CyEP4_A9agklnYgBTALKTUlkptWTqgk02v_awfTIEc-0S5ghWfjdj2gHiUjJMu8grmA-wvS48y03xtKRaij7kS44SLBEyAhRrYJS68qrTTaAlg0CsIuA/s1600-h/Picture+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118778820628528386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PvfL-8u37HjzVd_TY5CyEP4_A9agklnYgBTALKTUlkptWTqgk02v_awfTIEc-0S5ghWfjdj2gHiUjJMu8grmA-wvS48y03xtKRaij7kS44SLBEyAhRrYJS68qrTTaAlg0CsIuA/s320/Picture+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> Blue<br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWGzgLq_Z4GkMtUz1VmNfclENdSvwp4YUXEG04CTy99_K-HinJ37om4oaRTPU26tKYE-64rpHu7fWJotddReUm4_eG0KqrwgJ3AD4bsTDUIqM_9-48_PcoPQ3gqJgX0TzHFgQ3g/s1600-h/Picture+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118778511390883058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWGzgLq_Z4GkMtUz1VmNfclENdSvwp4YUXEG04CTy99_K-HinJ37om4oaRTPU26tKYE-64rpHu7fWJotddReUm4_eG0KqrwgJ3AD4bsTDUIqM_9-48_PcoPQ3gqJgX0TzHFgQ3g/s320/Picture+006.jpg" border="0" /></a> Me</div><br /><div>Swinging Bridge over the Little Tennessee River, somewhere in NC<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQT3LIGS0DyfGQ-6kzAZgAv4WzScU7HCj85wnOvgVeWCj_18185rd-_EWx3btCQDA0awf3iIUkzMaqX2Vso2GL2kVhukxznEV4NMeNDZfcWUlxumGSx2ZD3HdKcdpqjDhAIH00Q/s1600-h/Picture+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118774736114629858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQT3LIGS0DyfGQ-6kzAZgAv4WzScU7HCj85wnOvgVeWCj_18185rd-_EWx3btCQDA0awf3iIUkzMaqX2Vso2GL2kVhukxznEV4NMeNDZfcWUlxumGSx2ZD3HdKcdpqjDhAIH00Q/s320/Picture+010.jpg" border="0" /></a> We crossed <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">the</span> Appalachian Trail at the top of one of the 5 0r 6 mountains we went over.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglK9MptWmbX0WZOl7gwBJyZT997Ty7kmMHeVvVPM0APdgCB_rP79_31Ww4eihSy-Chv8wa-8TKU_81ThPq_MC2ySBBXVJK7ew7b_0eZhGXfnmhoIs7mVKAeyUKZOAn6WPi0cIfpA/s1600-h/Picture+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118774504186395858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglK9MptWmbX0WZOl7gwBJyZT997Ty7kmMHeVvVPM0APdgCB_rP79_31Ww4eihSy-Chv8wa-8TKU_81ThPq_MC2ySBBXVJK7ew7b_0eZhGXfnmhoIs7mVKAeyUKZOAn6WPi0cIfpA/s320/Picture+009.jpg" border="0" /></a> View from the top<br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118773310185487554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCaN8Uevf_VeHFnpwwWEoHCHllRCJslqLQ3Gmm9vFaSRCGeAW8UqWVLoxDUlmlp9j8sF6NA_o0Ja0Cwo_5iAtKXdM0MVZV88txoGoSQz5hZ6hffAZwauDkAH5jzwSZpDiDXEdDQ/s320/Picture+002.jpg" border="0" />We had 4 Riders Me <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DRZ</span>400, Blue <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">XR</span>600 with almost 60,000 miles, Doc <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">KLR</span>650, and Herschel XL500(1980) with a knobby on the back.</div><div>This pix is taken at the store at the tip of Deals Gap <a href="http://www.tailofthedragon.com/">http://www.tailofthedragon.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><div>Being an avid Dual Sport rider and just moving to East Tennessee I've been looking for some folks to ride with and someone to show me some local roads. I love vintage motorcycles too so I joined the Time Warp Motorcycle Club, <a href="http://www.timewarpvmc.org/">http://www.timewarpvmc.org/</a> I'm Member 125. after the meeting I introduced myself to another mew member, 124 , named Blue who had ridden in on a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">XR</span>600 and he offered to let me tag along sometime.</div><div>We Meet at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Hardees</span> in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Vonore</span> at 9:00 Saturday morning and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">head</span> out, the first part was on pavement up Deals Gap always a fun ride through the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">twisties</span>. We hit dirt and gravel about 30 miles later and the rest of the trip was mostly off road and about a 3 mile streach of jeep trail and powerline near the end of the ride that was pretty intense. By the time I got home I had traveled 293 miles in a little over 13 hours. I was dirty, sweaty, and beat down dog tiered, but <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">with</span> a big smile on my face.</div><div>It was a great ride and the group of folks to ride with. </div><div> </div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-88973657937648122832007-10-05T19:56:00.000-07:002007-10-05T20:05:10.168-07:00ITSA North American Trials Championship<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7n58DY38vSqA3I3j2YQsBw8vIuDmAh59wC6sPawR-ZZRSru2G_3BzbpkjAmylhzgZ3cqaFI4siGbZK_KYGE2qgalHqx3Xs4TdH14kY8xzIcHUGc5uPdM8V_G21QPnDyIn1sonEw/s1600-h/Picture+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118053898868440242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7n58DY38vSqA3I3j2YQsBw8vIuDmAh59wC6sPawR-ZZRSru2G_3BzbpkjAmylhzgZ3cqaFI4siGbZK_KYGE2qgalHqx3Xs4TdH14kY8xzIcHUGc5uPdM8V_G21QPnDyIn1sonEw/s320/Picture+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> Abby looking over the bike between loops<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3a8-B8uw0ByGFQlQpyE8s4PwNNt2UWYlFLonaUJM2lTY16qODR238raDU7I4CMdv7cHbiJJm_3klolBjqOdZcmPprnNu4mfFJ4TQg-QHepwAVsKFa-VKeZ1XyaBVslQljNf2gQ/s1600-h/Picture+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118053559566023842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3a8-B8uw0ByGFQlQpyE8s4PwNNt2UWYlFLonaUJM2lTY16qODR238raDU7I4CMdv7cHbiJJm_3klolBjqOdZcmPprnNu4mfFJ4TQg-QHepwAVsKFa-VKeZ1XyaBVslQljNf2gQ/s320/Picture+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Had a GREAT weekend at the Gunder Ranch in Dickson, TN </div><br /><div>Here are a couple Pix from the event.</div><div> </div><div>Rusults are in: <a href="http://www.twinshock.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=922050&module_id=28901">http://www.twinshock.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=922050&module_id=28901</a></div></div>Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-50107708681716473042007-10-04T06:47:00.000-07:002007-10-04T06:55:02.291-07:00Cat on a Vespa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6N04Mtc7bse7I6DsVkKjtRPj7p4WBQSobk9fyTT31aEh_c9J7wsMDJ03N7Sw6zwX5CzcSB6zYVwPwRptF2yI9q1J-T4EEKTEvczlkngWzD7fuXdYmdLdSEVlGNdgEI-BfJAvBuQ/s1600-h/Picture+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117479111985151122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6N04Mtc7bse7I6DsVkKjtRPj7p4WBQSobk9fyTT31aEh_c9J7wsMDJ03N7Sw6zwX5CzcSB6zYVwPwRptF2yI9q1J-T4EEKTEvczlkngWzD7fuXdYmdLdSEVlGNdgEI-BfJAvBuQ/s320/Picture+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is Spot Dog, that's really his name, sitting on a Vespa PX150 a street legal 150cc 2 smoker.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br />Check this link <a href="http://www.headgear.org/~cloyce/moto-motivation/">http://www.headgear.org/~cloyce/moto-motivation/</a>Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-85907986628603095912007-09-27T20:23:00.000-07:002007-09-27T20:41:03.987-07:00Dogs----Cats----Motorcycles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyNR3TkYau4E-7y_6W8BsnWWOrRk1W9Sh1DedhaqQSSKQP3Xbkk0aZlXPZBFYL48Ae8_VbslascmG0dh_i4oLw7QpQnhlc3IMYm4fzOBFpQWZ3hkXYgU0IMet1AhBUqIqsW_pPw/s1600-h/Picture+048.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115092755141049474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 4px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 19px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="237" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyNR3TkYau4E-7y_6W8BsnWWOrRk1W9Sh1DedhaqQSSKQP3Xbkk0aZlXPZBFYL48Ae8_VbslascmG0dh_i4oLw7QpQnhlc3IMYm4fzOBFpQWZ3hkXYgU0IMet1AhBUqIqsW_pPw/s320/Picture+048.jpg" width="319" border="0" /></a><br /><div>That's Annabell on the Trials Bike</div><br /><div>Not Sure about the Cat, so we'll call Him Woody<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMHnJ1ChQ6wCnlU4j6AMHRhJ_qWYKEKc_33xl5Pf959xq3s1P1p8rOAw-gIfBf9uao4c2SLhhluku6Rxj2ESr467jWL8swO0nvouBXHccVvpLbgQbibEN452YRutIKj2eX3rLtw/s1600-h/Picture+049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115091535370337394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMHnJ1ChQ6wCnlU4j6AMHRhJ_qWYKEKc_33xl5Pf959xq3s1P1p8rOAw-gIfBf9uao4c2SLhhluku6Rxj2ESr467jWL8swO0nvouBXHccVvpLbgQbibEN452YRutIKj2eX3rLtw/s320/Picture+049.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR13DrCv3BHkhyRe0xdEz3PQ3wDU3hYu6tVWORIFEBgWi22Uc4kBy2wJm6Fi41i6NeH_9gi7YEEsiX4nCFdiPu44nQ4RgUtFitcfC7mT38RVux8q2pKei4MFEl8_yAexKW7XZdCw/s1600-h/invisablebike.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115091286262234210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR13DrCv3BHkhyRe0xdEz3PQ3wDU3hYu6tVWORIFEBgWi22Uc4kBy2wJm6Fi41i6NeH_9gi7YEEsiX4nCFdiPu44nQ4RgUtFitcfC7mT38RVux8q2pKei4MFEl8_yAexKW7XZdCw/s320/invisablebike.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I LOVE THIS BIG PRINT</div></div></div>Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-52401255069307016192007-09-26T10:44:00.000-07:002007-09-26T11:09:14.975-07:00I'm Back!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjllByIggjcYhkdWZAYXhQR8mIzZZRT10NulgvwjP8r9SevTrOTwBWiUijn9eRsqqENwk1EOzKzFSbsyb3fQykN7k4tSXWhPl4nSX-RURSV9qTxWpcmZN2KrMFgqBN3m8kzarUA/s1600-h/marion+and+nubbie+ty+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114574515797179474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjllByIggjcYhkdWZAYXhQR8mIzZZRT10NulgvwjP8r9SevTrOTwBWiUijn9eRsqqENwk1EOzKzFSbsyb3fQykN7k4tSXWhPl4nSX-RURSV9qTxWpcmZN2KrMFgqBN3m8kzarUA/s320/marion+and+nubbie+ty+038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I really don't have any good excuses for not posting in over a year, but i do have a long list of lame ones that I won't bore you with.</div><div>Here is a picture of the new TY175 taken by the "Guru" at BJRACING.COM</div><div> </div><div>You can see more on the project here <a href="http://www.twinshock.org/content.aspx?page_id=188&club_id=922050&module_id=11941&pp=1">http://www.twinshock.org/content.aspx?page_id=188&club_id=922050&module_id=11941&pp=1</a></div><div> </div><div>More to come.</div><br /><div></div>Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-1148662449463291982006-05-26T09:47:00.000-07:002006-05-26T09:54:09.486-07:00AMGNo not the folks that soup up MB, but the feared Adcock Motorcycle Gang.<br />Pee Wee looks a lot better with his lid on.<br /><br />This is taken at Leipers Fork Store during a street ride day.<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/1600/IMG_0023.0.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/320/IMG_0023.0.jpg" border="0" /></a>Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-1148583071544098942006-05-25T11:47:00.000-07:002006-05-25T11:51:11.556-07:00Ellie<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/1600/IMG_0014.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/320/IMG_0014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/1600/IMG_0007.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/320/IMG_0007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is our new little rescue puppy.<br /><p></p><p></p>Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-1146919590291726722006-05-06T05:17:00.000-07:002006-05-06T05:46:31.213-07:00My New Favorite Scooter<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/1600/drz400sk1_blue.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/320/drz400sk1_blue.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I picked up a used and slightly abused 2001 DRZ a couple weeks ago and man is this bike a HOOT!<br />This may be the best "back road banger" I have ever ridden, it corners fantastic and handles the humps and bumps better than anything I've ever ridden.<br />I took "Darla The DRZ" to some dirt roads in SE Hickman County yesterday afternoon and gave it about a 35 mile run. By the end I was fairly comfortable and looking for pot holes, puddles and rutts.<br />I'll be posting mods etc in the weeks to come. the first will be lowering ( 29" inseam and 37" seat height) you do the math.<br /> <br /><br /><br />Model<br />Suzuki DR-Z400S<br /><br />Engine Type<br />Four-stroke DOHC, single cylinder, 4-valve, liquid-cooled,<br /><br />Displacement<br />398 cc.<br /><br />Bore x Stroke<br />90.0 x 62.6 mm.<br /><br />Compression Ratio<br />11.3:1<br /><br />Carburetion<br />Mikuni BSR36<br /><br />Ignition<br />Digital / CDI<br /><br />Starting<br />Electric<br /><br />Transmission<br />5-speed<br /><br />Wheelbase<br />58.5"<br /><br />Suspension, Front<br />Telescopic, oil-damped, 11-way compression damping, adjustable spring preload<br /><br />Suspension, Rear<br />Link-type, fully adjustable spring preload, 26-way compression damping<br /><br />Tire Front<br />80/100-21<br /><br />Tire Rear<br />120/90-18<br /><br />Brakes, Front<br />Single hydraulic disc<br /><br />Brakes, Rear<br />Single hydraulic disc<br /><br />Seat Height<br />36.8"<br /><br />Fuel Capacity<br />2.6 gallons<br /><br />Dry Weight<br />291 poundsNubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-1146789849078242472006-05-04T17:31:00.000-07:002006-05-04T17:44:09.090-07:00Return to Blogdom<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/1600/Picture%20021.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/320/Picture%20021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Winner of 10 out of 10 races in the 1966 World Championships series, the RC166 captured the Manufacturers' and Riders' Championships in the 250cc class for two consecutive years.Isle of Man TT winner. Rider: No.7 Mike Hailwood<br /><br />Engine<br />Air-Cooled 4-st. Inline-6 DOHC 4-Valve Gear Train<br /><br />Displacement<br />249.42 cm3<br /><br />Max.output<br />over 60PS / 18,000 rpm<br /><br />Max.speed.<br />over 240 km/h<br /><br />Weight<br />112 kg (Dry Weight)<br /><br />Magneto Ignition<br />7-Speed Transmission, 6-Carburetor<br /><br /><br />I'm sure very few even knew I was gone, Losers!!!!<br />And to those that did miss me, get a Life!!!<br /><br />But I'm bake with on of the Coolest bikes ever, we had the pleasure<br />of hearing this little beast run, woohooo. The story from a old Honda<br />mechanic , is he went to a factory training where they threw confetie<br />in the carbs and it spiy it out the exhaust in tact.Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-1137532484573320852006-01-17T13:13:00.000-08:002006-01-17T19:28:54.136-08:00Lane Splitting<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/1600/split3t.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/320/split3t.jpg" border="0" /></a> I'm planning a trip to California this year and been doing a little reading on lane splitting.<br />I can't wait!!<br /><br />I swipped this off Motorcycle Online.<br /><br /><br /><br />Lane Splitting: Tear Along Dotted LineThink passing cars between is reckless and inconsiderate? We beg to disagree. But there are some things to know before you start. By <a href="http://preview.motorcyclecruiser.com/newsandupdates/staffAF/" target="_new">Art Friedman</a>.<br /><a href="javascript:Zoom("></a><br />I had called USC's Accident Research Department to talk to Dave Thom about helmets, but Harry Hurt answered the phone. Hurt, the lead author of the famous "Hurt Report" about the causes of motorcycle accidents, is arguably the most knowledgeable expert in the area of motorcycle safety and always fascinating to talk to.<br />Today, however, the news wasn't pleasant. Hurt had been rear-ended and had required surgery on his neck. His brand new truck suffered major damage too. "The stupid part," said Hurt, "was that if I'd been on a motorcycle, I wouldn't have had the accident. I would have split lanes and never gotten hit."<br />Everyone recognizes that lane-splitting is a way for motorcyclists to save time, which may be why car-bound motorists sometimes resent it. In its defense, lane-splitting also reduces congestion and actually helps everyone get there sooner. In effect, it creates an extra lane. That "motorcycle-only lane" can, as Hurt points out, get you away from the antics of cars, which tend to be most violent at the back of the line. I was originally a reluctant lane-splitter myself, but after diving between lanes to escape screeching cars coming up behind me three times in a single ride, I decided that perhaps there was a cosmic message in there somewhere. That was 25 years ago, and I have been lane-splitting, mostly on a non-emergency basis, almost every day since.<br />The knee-jerk reaction to lane-splitting for most people is that it's dangerous. In fact, Hurt and his fellow researchers discovered that, if anything, it's actually slightly safer than staying in the lane in heavy, crawling traffic. Hurt theorizes that this is because motorcyclists have an easier time steering around threats than stopping frequently. <a href="http://www.eansbrasfield.com/" target="_new">Evans Brafield</a>, Motorcycle Cruiser's Associate Editor and an instructor for the <a href="http://www.cmsp.org/training.html" target="_new">California Motorcycle Safety Program</a> California Motorcycle Safety Program, reckons that the ability the see ahead and get early warning of what traffic is doing is part of the advantage. Certainly, you put virtually all the threats ahead of you and needn't watch your mirrors much.<br />At Motorcycle Cruiser and our sister magazines, <a href="http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/" target="_new">Motorcyclist magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.sportrider.com/" target="_new">Sport Rider magazine</a>, lane-splitting is a way of life. Here in Southern California, rational lane-splitting is tolerated by law enforcement, and the CHP actually testified against a bill that would have banned it several years ago. In a quarter-century of SoCal commuting, I reckon I have reduced the time I have spent in traffic by months, and I can't recall a single close call while doing it. In fact, I haven't ticked more than half a dozen mirrors in that time. In the last few years, the growing availability of carpool lanes has reduced the need to lane-split on freeways, but increased congestion on surface streets has made it more useful there.<br />The dangers involved in lane splitting are the close proximity of other vehicles, the limited space for maneuvering and the fact that few drivers anticipate your presence. My standard visibility ploys--headlight on high beam during the day and a day-glow orange Shoei helmet--serve me well lane-splitting as in other traffic situations, but the key to painless lane-splitting is understanding the dynamics of the cars around you and knowing what to expect. For example, though you may feel more squeezed when passing between two vehicles side by side, you are more likely to get bunted when overtaking a car that has an open space next to it, especially if the lane on the other side of you is moving significantly faster. If the driver tries to jump to that space, he may forget to check for you. Whether lane-splitting or not, use caution when riding through the blind spot of a driver when you are between him and a place he is likely to want to put his car.Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-1137390628972016092006-01-15T21:31:00.000-08:002006-01-16T17:34:10.856-08:00Nephews Come to Town<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/1600/Picture%20017.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/320/Picture%20017.jpg" border="0" /></a> What a great weekend! My brother and two nephews came to Fairview for a visit, they went to the Science Center on Saturday, whatched the playoffs that night and took some rides on the little XR50 on Sunday. It was Jakes first time to ride a motorcycle solo so it was quit a thrill for both of us. Oh and we capped it off with the Predaters game Sunday night.<br />Oh, and Brandi fixed chicken and dumplins for us too, one of my favorites.<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/320/Picture%20040.jpg" border="0" />Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-1137208423763130482006-01-13T19:08:00.000-08:002006-01-13T19:13:43.773-08:00Lane Splitting<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/1600/Picture%20014.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/320/Picture%20014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is Virgil " the wonder dog" and he's for lane splitting.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />San Francisco DJ Incites Cars To Crash Motorcyclists<br /><br />I got this from bikes in the fast lane<br /><br />Some stupid and ignorant radio DJ with a room temperature IQ has incited cars drivers to open their doors when motorcycles are splitting lanes in San Francisco. He could not see why motorcycles should be able to move through traffic while he was stuck in his car. How stupid can you be. Inciting people to crash, even kill people, is illegal in most parts of the world. Hey Arnold... after your last motorcycle mishap {<a href="http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/01092006101523MWECV6.htm" target="_blank">link</a>}, you want to get involved in this ??? If you too want your say, contact the radio station and let your opinion count: <a href="http://www.live105.com/interact/contact/default.htm" target="_blank">http://www.live105.com/interact/contact/default.htm</a>Business Line(415) 402-6700Request Line(415) 478-LIVEToll free(800) 696-1053Sprint PCS#105Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-1136653411536929862006-01-07T08:57:00.000-08:002006-01-07T09:03:31.546-08:00More Gamma StuffHere's a cool site for some Gamma info and links to all things Suzuki.<br />For all you Suzuki gays, I mean guys.<br /><a href="http://www.suzukicycles.org/RG-series/RG250-Gamma.shtml">http://www.suzukicycles.org/RG-series/RG250-Gamma.shtml</a>Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-1136419375283442292006-01-04T15:39:00.000-08:002006-01-04T16:02:55.296-08:00RG250 Gamma<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/1600/Picture%20024.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/320/Picture%20024.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is 1984 Suzuki RG250 Gamma, the 250 GP bike of that era.<br />I pick it up from my storage building today, took it by the car wash to get the dust off and headed to the house to try to figure out what it was going tp take to get it running.<br />It had been sitting about 18 months and I thought a carb rebuild and general tuneup would probably do the trick, it was running when I parked it. Since the above mentioned task are over my mechanical ability I thought I would try to start it. Put the key in, and the dash lights lite up, hum got juice, turned the gas on, chocked it, kicked it one time and it FIRED UP. All my riding gear is laying in the garage from a ride on Sunday so I grabed my boots, jacket and hat and went for a spin. Some would poopoo a little 250, but let me tell you this little scooter is wicked fast, from 6000 to 10000 RPM's you best be hanging on and have a real good idea of where you're heading.<br />That's it for now.Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-1134614143883946312005-12-14T18:04:00.000-08:002005-12-14T18:35:43.890-08:00Getting Started<p align="right"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/1600/laguna-seca_1854_4117717.0.jpg"></a> </p><br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 453px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 496px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="338" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/320/laguna-seca_1854_4117717.0.jpg" width="272" border="0" /><br /><br />2005 was a wild, fun, funny, and sometimes painfull year of ridding.<br />I'll hit a few highlights over the next few Post.<br /><br /><br /><p>Leguna Seca, my ole bud Stanley and I made the pilgrimage to Montery for the festivities. My Sister had just moved there the week before the race, so that means some quality time with her. Love You Mel, it really means free room and board.</p><p>The Pix in the first post is probably my favorite Nicky and Earl going for a Victory Lap.</p><p>More to come, I'm gonna have to get SkateTruck to give me some bloggin lessons, still not sure about some of these buttons and he'll do about anything for Beer.</p><p></p><p></p>Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19834221.post-1134493078986641652005-12-13T08:49:00.000-08:002005-12-13T20:38:45.440-08:00Let The Games Begin<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/1600/RR_Asset_L000044_popup.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3387/1971/320/RR_Asset_L000044_popup.jpg" border="0" /></a> My first Blog post!!!<br /><br />This is Nicky Hayden with his Dad after his <strong><em>WIN</em></strong> in The US Grand Prix.Nubbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070525680526634882noreply@blogger.com3