what's your funnest ride.

[jwcfbd]

This one goes with my last post about favorite ride.

Same trip to CA and we were on a huge group ride heading up the Golden Gate Bridge.
On this ride there were at least 25 Busas and a few others. We all met up and were getting on the highway. Well one of the lead bikes decides a super long rolling burnout was the best way to start the trip. Who else but CHP was driving down The 101 at just the right time and of course sees the smoke show. He dives over from the far left lane just in time for the mighty Busa to grab traction and takes off at high speed. The cop shuts off his lights and starts moving back left. Just as he reaches the left lane again he sees the mighty Busa on the shoulder and immediately throws on the lights cutting everyone off to catch him. Well the Busa was waiting for the rest of us to catch up to him and when he saw us he took off again. At this point the cop is beyond pissed. He saw all of use coming up from behind and he hits his brakes and so do we. He slowed down and we slowed down.
Now if you can imagine this sight. One pissed off cop 24 Busas on a crowded 101 all doing about 25 mph because there was no way he was going to get behind us. LOL We did this for about a mile when the cop finally got so pissed that he floored it and I'm not sure but I think I saw smoke coming off his tires or maybe out of his ears. I can be certain. LOL He left us in his dust and all we could say was I really feel sorry for the next biker he pulls over. Once we finally caught up with busa guy and asked what he was thinking he said he never saw the cop. This is when I found out that CA has a no pursuit law for bikes.

 

[ottafish]

There's a section of road in our state, commonly referred to Jam Rd. It's about 68kms of twisties, and 90% are switchbacks. There's no let up.
My first time I thought, I can do this, forgetting that I had lost my inner ear balance system and rely on my brain to keep the balance working now.

Got 1/3 of the way in, and had to make an emergency stop - lost my lunch, breakfast and my dinner the night before. Haven't been so motion sick for years. The group i was with have never let me live it down and even decided to make a yearly trophy becasue of it..

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

This one goes with my last post about favorite ride.

Same trip to CA and we were on a huge group ride heading up the Golden Gate Bridge.
On this ride there were at least 25 Busas and a few others. We all met up and were getting on the highway. Well one of the lead bikes decides a super long rolling burnout was the best way to start the trip. Who else but CHP was driving down The 101 at just the right time and of course sees the smoke show. He dives over from the far left lane just in time for the mighty Busa to grab traction and takes off at high speed. The cop shuts off his lights and starts moving back left. Just as he reaches the left lane again he sees the mighty Busa on the shoulder and immediately throws on the lights cutting everyone off to catch him. Well the Busa was waiting for the rest of us to catch up to him and when he saw us he took off again. At this point the cop is beyond pissed. He saw all of use coming up from behind and he hits his brakes and so do we. He slowed down and we slowed down.
Now if you can imagine this sight. One pissed off cop 24 Busas on a crowded 101 all doing about 25 mph because there was no way he was going to get behind us. LOL We did this for about a mile when the cop finally got so pissed that he floored it and I'm not sure but I think I saw smoke coming off his tires or maybe out of his ears. I can be certain. LOL He left us in his dust and all we could say was I really feel sorry for the next biker he pulls over. Once we finally caught up with busa guy and asked what he was thinking he said he never saw the cop. This is when I found out that CA has a no pursuit law for bikes.

For future reference there isn’t actually a no pursuit rule for the CHP. Chasing a motorcycle is restricted but only in an unsafe area like heavy traffic congestion. On open roads they can chase all they want like any other cop in the state.

 

[jwcfbd]

For future reference there isn’t actually a no pursuit rule for the CHP. Chasing a motorcycle is restricted but only in an unsafe area like heavy traffic congestion. On open roads they can chase all they want like any other cop in the state.

It was heavy traffic so that would explain it

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

It was heavy traffic so that would explain it

I’ve chased a couple, in another life.

 

[Mythos]

I have funnest moments. Funnest rides would mean nonstop craziness and I don't think I could handle that. Funnest moments were doing surprise wheelies off the top of humps in the road. There was one back near East Troy, WI where I knew just how to hit it and I'd get that big beotch up 45 degrees every time.

Memorable, riding an icy stretch of road downhill just barely touching the rear brake from time to time.....first year of riding, decent number of years of life experience and operating equipment. It was the trip to Iowa along the Mississippi R. First time I heard a race exhaust downshift and fly past me.

Grabbing the brake so hard the rear wheel lifts up and I hear the chain lashing around. Did that a couple times.

Corkscrews on the expressway ramps in Milwaukee, hearing the exhaust scrape.

Any time doing 160+ mph. In itself, it's just focus to me. The fun comes after I slow down.

Racing a Corvette down the I-45 N expressway. That was fun enough but the cop on the opposite side of the road added a lot of excitement and not the good kind. Fortunately, he had no way to come over to our side and chase us but I could tell he sure wanted to. ....not recommended.

I'm just going to be honest with everyone, any time I ever almost crashed (squiggling through gravel dropped by a truck, almost highsiding in a drift, almost steering into a car that passed me on the shoulder.....) the feeling of being left unscathed was about the most exhilarating experiences of my 58 years and I reacted with pure joy screaming and laughing in my helmet. I can tell though, you survive one of those experiences and crash your beautiful street bike, I really have to say the downer is a lot more powerful than the rush of squeaking by. IMO, it's not worth it. If you're going to do things where you know you might crash, do it on a race bike that already has been crashed numerous times. Be prepared to protect yourself against injury too. .....the destruction to the bike is the worse part though.....hopefully!

I wish I could say there were times where I just sat back and enjoyed the scenery.

 

[Bumblebee]

I don't know if this qualifies as funniest or saddest....

I was going through the pits and was recognized by the manager of the Suzuki 250 team....he asked if I was able to fill in for a racer that broke his collar bone riding his bicycle...

I said I could and as we were roughly the same size, his leathers and helmet fit me....I had never ridden this bike before and got 2 heat laps to get the feel for it (it was a fun little bike).

I ended up in the middle of the grid after the heats.....

It was a 20 lap race with one pit stop...I did pretty well and after passing the 3rd place rider I was starting to move to challenge the 2nd place guy when the former 3rd place guy apparently trying to run me down, clipped my back tire after he blew the corner and was heading off the track...we both went down and thus ended my 250 debut....

When he and I got up in the outfield was pretty angry and seemed like he wanted to fight......I told him he hit me and if anyone deserved a punch in the throat, it was him.....he shut up and stomped away......

I was offered the spot on the team after but I had just left superbike and was focusing on my military career so I declined the offer.....

It was a fun ride home on my GSXR though....my mind was still in race mode.....

 

[Rojo]

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