It's time I became a little more aware of my responsibility towards our environment. This toy gets 50 mpg and is fun too.
Green Machine
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May 12, 2008 10:03 a.m. GuitarFarm:
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May 12, 2008 10:04 a.m. Proteus:
Remember, it's all fun and games till you wrap it around a tree.
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May 12, 2008 11:37 a.m. Boyko:
Those don't so much wrap as they do crunch and bounce from what I've seen. Nice bike though, verrry purdy.
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May 12, 2008 12:57 p.m. jameslynch:
funnily enough I always refer to my '94 Ford Explorer (gig mobile) as my "green machine".
Saving up for a Triumph (or possibly a Harley) this year....
nothing fancy just a good starter bike.
very nice by the way...
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May 12, 2008 1:51 p.m. cyclopssam:
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May 12, 2008 1:55 p.m. cyclopssam:
-B-JEZS!! proteus.... i was think along the line of a green duojet though a green matamp w/ tube screamer on a platform being pulled by a john deer
vry nice farmer,have fun!!guilt free-
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May 13, 2008 5:59 a.m. GuitarFarm:
Thanks guys. Although I'm not quite sure how trees enter into the equation. Maybe you guys are riding them wrong.
And it's only a 600. Hardly enough for me to get into trouble with.
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May 13, 2008 6:06 a.m. Pseudo Man:
It's not green though.
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May 13, 2008 8:24 a.m. otterbean:
Looks like fun. Unfortunately, you might need to pick up an organ donor card and a good life insurance policy. Its not you I am worried about. Its the other guys on the road.
That said, I love the experience of riding motorcycles. Its really a wonderful feeling. Pure freedom. I also like the comraderie between bikers. It is always fun to get together with friends and tool around to different locations on weekends. I've busted my butt on motorcycles enough to know that I don't want to ride any more. I'm only tempted by old BSAs and panhead bobbers at this point.
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May 13, 2008 10:29 a.m. Proteus:
Even with only the 600 horsepower*, I could run into a tree in no time flat.
I know my own driving well enough to know I have no bidnis on a momorcycle. You can safely drop a wheel off the pavement on the right-hand side of the road in a car. On a bike you only do it once.
I think trees came into it because you mentioned greenness...that, and we have this image of you piloting your 'vette at mach 10 between rows of stately old-growth Virginia trees near your idyllic country seat.
Funny bit, sam! Your posts are reliably amusing to me.
- Yes, I know they're not horsepowers. I'm attempting humor.
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May 13, 2008 10:38 a.m. Tsar Nicholas :
James Lynch said: Saving up for a Triumph (or possibly a Harley) this year....
It's got to be a Triumph, buddy!
Nice bike, GuitarFarm, mind yourself on it!
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May 13, 2008 8:01 p.m. roadjunkie:
600 cc's is more then enough to get anybody in trouble! Redline 1st gear once and then check out the speedo. Don't be too surprised when you see 60 to 70 mph there. I only bring this up because I remember some of your Vette stories!
I gave up bikes because I just don't trust my legs anymore and that's about the smartest thing I ever done on a bike! My list of dumb things is endless but on 2 wheels dumb is fun!
Betcha that tops out about 135 anyhow have fun and be careful!
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May 14, 2008 12:02 a.m. jameslynch:
Yup! That's where I'm leaning Tsar...
been wanting one for some time now!!
-james
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May 14, 2008 6:27 a.m. GuitarFarm:
Roadjunkie wrote, "Betcha that tops out about 135 anyhow have fun and be careful!"
Actually, a friend of mine, a heavily tatooed and pierced very young lady (105 pounds dripping wet) sold it to me to get a bigger bike. She says she needs a bigger bike because this one gets light at 135. I think she has a death wish because she also races motorcross on weekends and what she does for a day job would make your hair turn white. I have no intention of driving this thing that fast. It's an old man's commuter bike. That's all. 50 mpg and allows me to use the carpool lanes. If I want to do 135, I still have a car that can hit that in third gear.
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May 14, 2008 7:35 a.m. Diggey:
Hey GuitarFarm, I had a Harley Fatboy, with a slightly souped up motor and I used to work outside of Richmond, Virginia and would leave at 5pm after work and be in Arlington, VA in 1 Hour and 15 minutes door to door. I am sure you are aware fo the traffic down there but that is 83 miles almost exactly.
Lets say I "pushed" alot of speed limits and laws. My point is, I-95 is scary on a bike.
Watch the holes, torn pieces of tires and the cars that get bumber to bumber at 90MPH and PLEASE wear a helmet. Leave an escape lane always because I have come close to being 2 inches thick from getting sandwiched.
I miss those days but think about how wreckless it was. Be safe and nice bike
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May 14, 2008 8:14 a.m. cyclopssam:
everyone gose though the same thing,you got to learn to repect the speed,kiinda like yer first drive,faster,faster oh...too fast..lol!hopefull you won't learn it not the hard way,recently a beloved old time boston figure died on one of those "new" 50 mph scooters.didn't make a curb stright into a pole [neck....snap!] right in front of a fire station.nothing they could do for him. i miss him,still get weepie eyed over his loss
i wish i could riide again i do miss it!,just becarful!!
