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Mrs Sabre

By Mrs Sabre, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Mrs Sabre    1

Mrs Sabre
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There appears to be a number of bikers on this board. My husband and I both ride. He has a 2004 Suzuki Hayabusa. He's added a Yosimura exhaust.

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... and I drive a 2004 Honda Shadow Sabre. I've added Cobra drag pipes and freeway bars so far. I'd like to do a cushy seat and windsheild next.

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I didn't have pictures of our actual bikes handy, so I nabbed these off the web. The makes/colors are right.

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Mrs Sabre    1

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Betty, very nice! Please tell, what is on your lisence plate?

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MyKdsDad    1

MyKdsDad
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That would be me and Victor E. Bear (a riding partner from my daughter) riding the 11 miles and 318 curves through Deal's Gap, TN on May 25th, 2005.

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Mrs Sabre    1

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Randy, congrats on riding Deal's Gap!

Although I've been riding for 5 years now, the combination of big hills and lots of curves still unnerve me ... probably because I get very little practice on them. I've only been to the Asheville and Boone, NC mountain areas a couple of times. I'm OK going uphill on curvy mountain roads, but I border on anxiety attacks coming back down. That's not to say I won't go again, and again. To minimize the panic, I just take my sweet time coming down.

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MyKdsDad    1

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And that is what Victor and I did. The crotch rocketeers passed us about halfway down, we passed them when they stopped for a break and they caught us at the bottom. I averaged about 25 coming down and it was a blast. I did the Dragon's Tail on my way to Washington, DC for Rolling Thunder.

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Mrs Sabre    1

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"Crotch Rocketeers" ... that's cute! My husband rides a crotch rocket, but is a more conservative rider than a lot of them, i.e. full gear all the time and cautious. I'm sure a lot of it has to do with being 43 too.

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MyKdsDad    1

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DeLarla, you going to Sturgis this year? I've been wanting to get out to Vegas for their bike rally. Isn't it usually in September? MsJoy and I try to make it out there for our anniversary on the 5th and they always have the rally the week after we are there.

Karen, I have nothing against the rocketeers. If you've got a bike and you ride that's good for me. Just don't ride it like you left your brain at home.

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NJChick    3

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Wow, abeautiful bikes. I'm jealous. I'd love to get a bike but with all the road rage here it would be like slitting my own wrists :)

Some day when I move out to the country I'm gonna learn how to ride :)

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Iluvharleys    15

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I'd like to do a cushy seat and windsheild next.

Nice bike! I don't know how you ride without a windshield! Doesn't the bugs get you? We were riding down the interstate one time and a truck was in front of us, he was carrying plaster and a big piece came off and hit my DH's windshield! It was lucky he had one! Get that windshield, you'll be glad you did! Oh yeah, and a big comfy seat makes a world of difference on a trip!

Randy - Nice bike! I like riding the curves and hills, I used to hate it but I think seat time makes a big difference!

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