MasterBlaster
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posted April 01, 2009 01:40 PM
Two summers ago a Bud and I spent a week doing 500 mile days in the Smokies. He was on a Busa, and I had a much easier time on the ZX. Was a Blast, and I was gonna make my ZX into a Hyper Tourer based on that experience. But then The Concours 14 came out and, well, now I have both so no need to clutter up the ZX with bags and such. However its a great bike with a couple of mods to do some distance on.
  
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Bawls
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posted April 01, 2009 03:42 PM
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That would be great Bawls. I have no particular timetable, just nice weather for the wife.
san diego has great weather year roun  . I'll take you guys on a good ride through the canyons up to Julian to have some world famous Apple Pie 
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some guy
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posted April 01, 2009 03:51 PM
That sounds great! We lived for 15 years in Idylewild, but never been to Julian. My wife was there once... when she missed the turnoff towards Anza coming from San Diego, oops.
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Bawls
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posted April 01, 2009 04:08 PM
if you don't get to make it out before I'm on deployment I'll be sure and leave some points of interest in san diego for you.
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BIGZXDADDY
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posted April 02, 2009 01:39 PM
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Wow, you guys are some rock stars! I really want to do this. I am pretty excited. What are compression shorts, I am in my second round of twentys ;-) so they might help. The forcast is calling for a little rain.
compression garments are used in a lot of high impact sports. they are stretchy, breathable and designed to hold muscle in place to help prevent fatigue and injury. ones made for riding usually have a chamois seat to prevent heating and chaffing of the inner thighs and the area between sack and bunghole. they are usually marketed towards off-roading but are also great for sport riding/touring. bike bandit and other off-road suppliers carry them
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BIGZXDADDY
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posted April 02, 2009 01:56 PM
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i would ride naked... but i'd be afraid i'd burn it off or get it hung in the chain . the limiting factor i definitely the seat. i was still able to go 240 miles or so between rests.
the first summer i lived in dallas i wasen't used to the heat so i would ride naked. i didn't have problems with the exhaust or chain but my ungodly foreskin would drag the ground and make alot of sparks. it got to be a bit of a hazzard because people were always pulling up next to me honking and yelling and pointing at the back of the bike. i guess they thought i has having mechanical problems or something. anyways i decided to start wearing a g-string which worked out better anyhow because when i got to work i was allready in uniform
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jamming
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posted April 02, 2009 02:14 PM
2007 with 1241 miles on it, went 11 miles one day. LOL !! Did 784 in one day on my goldwing. Live in washington state and won't ride in the rain. To hard to get it clean. But i am planning a europe vacation on my 14 for two months in 2010.
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butta4hc
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posted April 02, 2009 08:05 PM
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I rode my 06 14 to Daytona Beach Bike Week from Charlotte, NC & back. Estimated a lil over 1000 miles. Butta4hc, if u ever plan anymore of those long rides, hit me up cause i love to travel distances on 2 wheels!
I'm laid off so I will be tearing the highway up here very soon. I may ride to New Orleans in June. I gotta come through that way. You can join the "Kaw Krew" if you want to. I will keep you posted.
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Butta
Hot Commodities MC
Paterson, NJ
2006 Black ZX-14 - Recall Frame Swap, Full Muzzy GP Exhaust, PCIII, BMC Race Filter, Flies Out, Braided Front Brake & Cutch Lines, Muzzy's Radiator Fan, Engine Ice Coolant, Frame Sliders, SubFrame Sliders, Puig Dark Smoke Windscreen, Powerbronze Hugger, Cox Radiator Guard, Unswitched Powerlet Outlet under seat, Switched Powerlet Outlet On Right Duct Panel, Intergrated Tail Light, HID lights high and low beam, Blue corner marker lights, Eclipse License Plate Blackout Kit, Black Pazzo Levers, Scorpio Alarm, Lojack Theft Recovery System, Rapid Transit Triple Tree Bag, Cortech Tank, Tail & Saddle Bags and the bragging rights for being "The Fastest 14 In The Country" for a few weeks when the 14 made it's debut here in the states.
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slicric
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posted April 21, 2009 01:35 PM
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I rode my 06 14 to Daytona Beach Bike Week from Charlotte, NC & back. Estimated a lil over 1000 miles. Butta4hc, if u ever plan anymore of those long rides, hit me up cause i love to travel distances on 2 wheels!
I'm laid off so I will be tearing the highway up here very soon. I may ride to New Orleans in June. I gotta come through that way. You can join the "Kaw Krew" if you want to. I will keep you posted.
I'm riding to Louisville, KY for the Kentucky Derby Bike Rally on Thrusday 4/30/09 or Friday 5/1/09. If anyone interested in riding along jus hit a rider up! Leaving from Richmond, VA so let's get it on!!!
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