Who Rode Today?
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Went for a short "big rain clouds forming" ride today and oddly enough I ran across the same young fella on the HD I ran into the other day at the same gas station.
He had a great big smile on his face when I saw him...
He said "guess what my dad told me? He was riding on the hiway with my uncle and they decided to have some fun with a yellow sport bike by passing him at full throttle... They said this yellow bike caught up and went by them very, very fast and disappeared into the distance all while they were still at full throttle...."
He said "that wasn't you was it?"
I said "might have been"
He said " I have to get myself a sport bike because that sure shut them up"
He said his uncle and dad have a whole pile of money into their bikes and within their circle of riders, their bikes are considered to be the fastest...
I told him fast is a relative thing...my bike is fast compared to their bikes and slow to some other bikes out there...
I told him normally I would have never went by those other bikes so fast but because they pissed me off, the got the full Hayabusa dusting off.
He had a great big smile on his face when I saw him...
He said "guess what my dad told me? He was riding on the hiway with my uncle and they decided to have some fun with a yellow sport bike by passing him at full throttle... They said this yellow bike caught up and went by them very, very fast and disappeared into the distance all while they were still at full throttle...."
He said "that wasn't you was it?"
I said "might have been"
He said " I have to get myself a sport bike because that sure shut them up"
He said his uncle and dad have a whole pile of money into their bikes and within their circle of riders, their bikes are considered to be the fastest...
I told him fast is a relative thing...my bike is fast compared to their bikes and slow to some other bikes out there...
I told him normally I would have never went by those other bikes so fast but because they pissed me off, the got the full Hayabusa dusting off.
Excellent!! A true Suzuki rider lmao!
I went out today with my buddy (GSXR1000K6) and covered 250kms, it was threatening clouds and cool with decent wind chill . . just exactly as the Busa likes it, but me . .not so much lol. Numb fingertips, but warmed up on the way home.
Those were a good bike, way underrated....the 900 was a beast.Probably not y'all's cup of tea but I got my '94 RF600R project out on the road finally.
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Fun bike, screams its little head off through the gears.
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It appears like a VFR from the era and that makes it just fine with me.
hayabuser
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It was for its time, for sure. I had one back in the day after my first RF6.
hayabuser
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Likening my Suzuki to a.. a... a stinkin' Honda?!? Thems fightin' words!!! For shame....
rd99
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before I loved the Busa I loved the VFR
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Likening my Suzuki to a.. a... a stinkin' Honda?!? Thems fightin' words!!! For shame....
Here I actually erased this before posting: ",relatively boring inline-4 aside..."
That said, you think like my mechanic who provided the attached.
hayabuser
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I actually didn't mind Hondas until I had to wrench on them for three years at a dealership... learned quickly that Honda engineers absolutely hate the mechanics who have to work on them. I would never own one now having experienced that pain.
The simplicity and cross-pollination of common parts on Suzukis make them a mechanic's dream. And Kawasaki isn't far off either.
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In this regard, my mechanic says the VFR makes him want to "punch babies."
As soon as you take the fairings off them, you scratch your head wondering where everything is...
Likening my Suzuki to a.. a... a stinkin' Honda?!? Thems fightin' words!!! For shame....
Hey hey, the a Duke rode a Honda and Elvis rode
a Hawg!
+1 single side maint!
Wow
That's all I can say
740 mi Fri & Sat, all of it breathtaking.
WHY I RIDE
and why I ride a Suzuki Hayabusa: zero mechanical issues and extremely comfortable, considering there's no good reason to downshift while overtaking
Why I use $15/qt oil. Is that too much? Is it, really? I'll never be convinced anything is too much for this amazing bike.
Mormon Rocks, middle of the Angeles Nat'l Forest, proper:
Fuel stop, Mojave, CA - a forest of wind turbines in the bg:
Onyx, CA, via Hwy 178. Props to @pashnit and his invaluable website.
On a midday Friday (and Covid) there was little westbound traffic on this amazing highway that goes from lazy two-lane country road to MotoGP-ish four-lane race track before returning to a classic two-lane - solid walls of rock on the left and butterfly-inducing sheer 50+ ft drops to the rock-strewn Kern River on the right. Guardrails?? We don't need no stinkin' guardrails! Better than a morning in church, in some respects.
This store just after the country road part, just before the 'race track' section:
Just E of Bakersfield, CA (Olives? Almonds?):
Atascadero, CA city hall building
More props to Pashnit. Highway 58 should be on everyone's touring list
www.pashnit.com
Attempted Hwy 166, (E of Santa Maria, CA) but this:
Pretty sure that was a bike on the flatbed. Force-stop was at least 10 mins before I turned around, found something else ...
This run, by the way, was revenge: @Sandow promised me Vegas debauchery. Canceled. Covid. This run - without Sandow - not as much fun but way more scenic.
Another unashamed Pashnit plug: If you're considering a CA tour, his website is mandatory for preview & planning (road conditions, etc) at the very least. One of his tour packs better. It's on my list!
Wanna see the video??
That's all I can say
740 mi Fri & Sat, all of it breathtaking.
WHY I RIDE
and why I ride a Suzuki Hayabusa: zero mechanical issues and extremely comfortable, considering there's no good reason to downshift while overtaking
Why I use $15/qt oil. Is that too much? Is it, really? I'll never be convinced anything is too much for this amazing bike.
Mormon Rocks, middle of the Angeles Nat'l Forest, proper:
Fuel stop, Mojave, CA - a forest of wind turbines in the bg:
Onyx, CA, via Hwy 178. Props to @pashnit and his invaluable website.
On a midday Friday (and Covid) there was little westbound traffic on this amazing highway that goes from lazy two-lane country road to MotoGP-ish four-lane race track before returning to a classic two-lane - solid walls of rock on the left and butterfly-inducing sheer 50+ ft drops to the rock-strewn Kern River on the right. Guardrails?? We don't need no stinkin' guardrails! Better than a morning in church, in some respects.
This store just after the country road part, just before the 'race track' section:
Just E of Bakersfield, CA (Olives? Almonds?):
Atascadero, CA city hall building
More props to Pashnit. Highway 58 should be on everyone's touring list
Highway 58 | California Motorcycle Roads | Pashnit
Central California Motorcycle Rides - Ride Hwy 58 California City, Temblor Range, California
www.pashnit.com
Attempted Hwy 166, (E of Santa Maria, CA) but this:
Pretty sure that was a bike on the flatbed. Force-stop was at least 10 mins before I turned around, found something else ...
This run, by the way, was revenge: @Sandow promised me Vegas debauchery. Canceled. Covid. This run - without Sandow - not as much fun but way more scenic.
Another unashamed Pashnit plug: If you're considering a CA tour, his website is mandatory for preview & planning (road conditions, etc) at the very least. One of his tour packs better. It's on my list!
Wanna see the video??
Sandow
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I know I know....and I am terribly sad. We will do it another time when all this is over. Promise!!Wow
That's all I can say
740 mi Fri & Sat, all of it breathtaking.
WHY I RIDE
and why I ride a Suzuki Hayabusa: zero mechanical issues and extremely comfortable, considering there's no good reason to downshift while overtaking
Why I use $15/qt oil. Is that too much? Is it, really? I'll never be convinced anything is too much for this amazing bike.
Mormon Rocks, middle of the Angeles Nat'l Forest, proper:
View attachment 1619229
Fuel stop, Mojave, CA - a forest of wind turbines in the bg:
View attachment 1619230
Onyx, CA, via Hwy 178. Props to @pashnit and his invaluable website.
On a midday Friday (and Covid) there was little westbound traffic on this amazing highway that goes from lazy two-lane country road to MotoGP-ish four-lane race track before returning to a classic two-lane - solid walls of rock on the left and butterfly-inducing sheer 50+ ft drops to the rock-strewn Kern River on the right. Guardrails?? We don't need no stinkin' guardrails! Better than a morning in church, in some respects.
This store just after the country road part, just before the 'race track' section:
View attachment 1619231
Just E of Bakersfield, CA (Olives? Almonds?):
View attachment 1619232
Atascadero, CA city hall building
View attachment 1619233
More props to Pashnit. Highway 58 should be on everyone's touring list
Highway 58 | California Motorcycle Roads | Pashnit
Central California Motorcycle Rides - Ride Hwy 58 California City, Temblor Range, California
View attachment 1619234View attachment 1619235View attachment 1619236
Attempted Hwy 166, (E of Santa Maria, CA) but this:
View attachment 1619237
Pretty sure that was a bike on the flatbed. Force-stop was at least 10 mins before I turned around, found something else ...
This run, by the way, was revenge: @Sandow promised me Vegas debauchery. Canceled. Covid. This run - without Sandow - not as much fun but way more scenic.
Another unashamed Pashnit plug: If you're considering a CA tour, his website is mandatory for preview & planning (road conditions, etc) at the very least. One of his tour packs better. It's on my list!
Wanna see the video??
Wow
That's all I can say
740 mi Fri & Sat, all of it breathtaking.
WHY I RIDE
and why I ride a Suzuki Hayabusa: zero mechanical issues and extremely comfortable, considering there's no good reason to downshift while overtaking
Why I use $15/qt oil. Is that too much? Is it, really? I'll never be convinced anything is too much for this amazing bike.
Mormon Rocks, middle of the Angeles Nat'l Forest, proper:
View attachment 1619229
Fuel stop, Mojave, CA - a forest of wind turbines in the bg:
View attachment 1619230
Onyx, CA, via Hwy 178. Props to @pashnit and his invaluable website.
On a midday Friday (and Covid) there was little westbound traffic on this amazing highway that goes from lazy two-lane country road to MotoGP-ish four-lane race track before returning to a classic two-lane - solid walls of rock on the left and butterfly-inducing sheer 50+ ft drops to the rock-strewn Kern River on the right. Guardrails?? We don't need no stinkin' guardrails! Better than a morning in church, in some respects.
This store just after the country road part, just before the 'race track' section:
View attachment 1619231
Just E of Bakersfield, CA (Olives? Almonds?):
View attachment 1619232
Atascadero, CA city hall building
View attachment 1619233
More props to Pashnit. Highway 58 should be on everyone's touring list
Highway 58 | California Motorcycle Roads | Pashnit
Central California Motorcycle Rides - Ride Hwy 58 California City, Temblor Range, California
View attachment 1619234View attachment 1619235View attachment 1619236
Attempted Hwy 166, (E of Santa Maria, CA) but this:
View attachment 1619237
Pretty sure that was a bike on the flatbed. Force-stop was at least 10 mins before I turned around, found something else ...
This run, by the way, was revenge: @Sandow promised me Vegas debauchery. Canceled. Covid. This run - without Sandow - not as much fun but way more scenic.
Another unashamed Pashnit plug: If you're considering a CA tour, his website is mandatory for preview & planning (road conditions, etc) at the very least. One of his tour packs better. It's on my list!
Wanna see the video??
15 bucks a quart for oil...Rubb pays 25...
I know,big giant post and all this guys got is a beech about oil cost.
WTF,right. No...way cool pics Haya.
Rubb.
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Got just over 90 miles today, kids were coming to visit so couldn’t ride any longer than I did. Saw a number of wild turkeys they seemed to be everywhere today.
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