What are you doing today?

[Crosley.In.AZ]

I sent them out today.  Try to keep your next bike upright...

I try to keep them all upright, they ride smoother....

Folks I work with would often say: " Ride careful out there" ..  I would always say , "I ride careful, it is the Donkey Drivers , I have no control over"

Actually I used the term Jackas- not donkey.

[purplepickup]

I try to keep them all upright, they ride smoother....

Folks I work with would often say: " Ride careful out there" ..  I would always say , "I ride careful, it is the Donkey Drivers , I have no control over"

Actually I used the term Jackas- not donkey.

Tony, sometimes you really make sense.... >

[Arnold]

Going skiing I have not been since yesterday Before that it was TUESDAY

[Arnold]

Going skiing I have not been since yesterday Before that it was TUESDAY

 I have literally skiied down 4 ski runs where they run World Cup and Olympic Downhill runs.

  Depending on your "STONES" Olympic atheletes hit 80mph in less than 3 seconds I hit about 20mph on those runs

  My g/f's good friend and neighbour..Todd Brooker..(former literally Olympic &World Cup skier..rated the #1 skier in the world in 1984)fell doing 190kmhr.It is online..see "Todd Brooker Crash". It is rated as one of the greatest..if not the greatest crash ever. Hard to believe he lived.
 Another legendary skier..said.. "..ya..AFTER you hit 80mph in less than 3 seconds..THEN it gets REALLY STEEP
Worth a look for anyone interested in speed..crashes.

[Arnold]

Going skiing I have not been since yesterday Before that it was TUESDAY

 I have literally skiied down 4 ski runs where they run World Cup and Olympic Downhill runs.

  Depending on your "STONES" Olympic atheletes hit 80mph in less than 3 seconds I hit about 20mph on those runs

  My g/f's good friend and neighbour..Todd Brooker..(former literally Olympic &World Cup skier..rated the #1 skier in the world in 1984)fell doing 190kmhr.It is online..see "Todd Brooker Crash". It is rated as one of the greatest..if not the greatest crash ever. Hard to believe he lived.
 Another legendary skier..said.. "..ya..AFTER you hit 80mph in less than 3 seconds..THEN it gets REALLY STEEP
Worth a look for anyone interested in speed..crashes.

 Just another quick little speed/acceleration tid bit.
 It was in the mid 1990's when Warren Miller made the movie Freeriders.
Downhill speed skiers were able to accelerate FASTER than the speed of gravity! They had special aerodynamics..and special bases on their skis that melted the ice into water and sucked them to the mountain!
  The broke through the 100mph barrier into the 3 second range!
I don't know what a wicked fast street bike would do now? I am guessing
5 seconds?

[enjenjo]

Going that fast is not skiing, it's a semi controlled fall

[oj]

Talking about skiing and winter olympics, do any of you guys remember the Pepsi commercial with the 4man bobsled team and they did a 'stop motion' so you could see what they were doing at 80mph?  It showed them chit-chatting and pointing out interesting things to each other - i loved that commercial!

[Crosley.In.AZ]

I try to keep them all upright, they ride smoother....

Folks I work with would often say: " Ride careful out there" ..  I would always say , "I ride careful, it is the Donkey Drivers , I have no control over"

Actually I used the term Jackas- not donkey.

Tony, sometimes you really make sense.... >

I'm gonna print that out.  

[Arnold]

Going that fast is not skiing, it's a semi controlled fall

 Great point! One of the greatest skiers of all time..and one of the greatest ski races/runs/victories..Frans Klammer..said after that run
"That was a controlled fall..all the way down"

[Arnold]

Talking about skiing and winter olympics, do any of you guys remember the Pepsi commercial with the 4man bobsled team and they did a 'stop motion' so you could see what they were doing at 80mph?  It showed them chit-chatting and pointing out interesting things to each other - i loved that commercial!

  Don't mention bobsleds :!:
Lake Placid.. Olympic bobsled run.
g/f wanted to go ..(members of the public can  ride  with official bob sled racers).. she chickened out.  Me..oh so tough..fast cars,fast motorcyles,fast skiing
An official medic there.. you sign waivers. Why :?:
They have flipped with members of the public aboard.
Time to wet pants.
Walking to the sled..the most foolish words ever spoken :oops: By me
"Let it go..a bit..don't kill me"
The two professional bob sled racers looked at each other like they had a tough guy here.
 
  Just absolutely terrifed me. Made fast cars,fast motorcyles,fast skiing seem like little kids playing with toy wagons.
 I got on..and then..they put another young woman on..right in front of me.1 Bobsled racer at the front.1 at the back.
I had to put my hands,arms around her chest around her thick coat. She didn't care.
 I felt her heart POUNDING :!: at just an OUTRAGEOUS rate
I really thought it would kill her..
I think I died of sheer terror.
I think they lost control of the thing..as it SMASHED back and forth against the barriers on BOTH sides ..before the got it back under control.The sheer acceleration from one turn to another..can just bend ones mind. I THOUGHT mine was already bent
 At the end of the run (with a full diaper :oops: ) I asked these bobsled racers what it is like in real competition. He said "In real competition..it scares us just as much as it just scared you"

  A Formula One GP racer went into bobsled racing and said after that compared.."Formula One Grand Prix racing is passe"
  One of the female racers on the Canadian Olympic Bobsled team used to be a circus stunt performer. She said being shot out of a cannon was
"Boring..compared to bobsled racing"

[Beck]

Sold the Goldwing, so now I'm looking for a 63 1/2 Ford to spend the money on.

Arnold check your email. I found that 63 1/3 Ford.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

I sent them out today.  Try to keep your next bike upright...

Received the box thursday , thanks a bunch.

[58 Yeoman]

Sold the Goldwing, so now I'm looking for a 63 1/2 Ford to spend the money on.

Phil check your email. I found that 63 1/3 Ford.

There, I fixed it for you.


thanks Tom.

[58 Yeoman]

I sent them out today.  Try to keep your next bike upright...

Received the box thursday , thanks a bunch.

Cool...

[enjenjo]

I have been working the last two weeks on a 55 Chevy pickup, doing air ride all around. I had to re-engineer the whole rear suspension,there are no off the shelf parts that will work by just bolting them on to get the ride height he wants. So most of it is made from scratch. but I am having fun.