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thumper Offline
Running Like a Top

Bakersfield, CA.
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Funny Story
So I pick up my bike last Friday afternoon, with Saturday being my first opportunity to ride. My riding buddies and I have a favorite lunch restaurant that's about 50 miles out of town up in the mountains, that's only accessible by a very twisty, and thankfully very clean and lightly-traveled, road. We always meet up at a local convenience store parking lot, then ride up the mountain together.

So I arrive at the store on Saturday morning for my CB11's maiden voyage, and I'm awaiting the three friends who answered the e-mail ride announcement.

As I pull into the parking lot, there's a somewhat crusty guy, about 65'ish, seated on the front picnic table to the store, eating some biscuits and gravy. Next to him is a 1945 H.D. Flathead bobber. This guy looks like one of those folks who's never missed his annual obligatory pilgrimage to Sturgis. I park my CB11 about 10 feet from him and dismount.

We exchange pleasantries, and he's eye-balling the CB in between bites of his B&G. Now I'm not usually a fan of rat bikes (because so many of them just look like thrown-together crap), but this one is cool! The seat's about 20" off the deck, the rear is hard tail, the turn signals are brand-new H.D., the headlight is from a V-rod, and the oil can is an olive-drab green metal military ammo box--still with the yellow stencil writing!! I'm digging his ride.

As he's admiring the CB, I can see the gears turning in his head and he finally asks, "What year is that?" I make him take a guess. He gives it a shot, "1980?" He does a double-take when I tell him it's a one day-old 2013 model. Now he's on his feet, walking around the bike, telling me about a Honda he had back in the day.

Now the funny part of the story. One of my buddies arrives, and he's riding his Desmosedici. Yes, my buddy has a Desmosedici, he's let me ride it a few times--and yes, it is an angry beast of a motorcycle. Not only did it cost $72,000 new, but he's put at least another $20,000 into the bike (GP exhaust, 17" wheel/tire conversion, etc.)

In the presence of over $90,000 of super-exotic Italian sex-on-wheels, our Rat Bike guy doesn't even acknowledge its presence--he's too busy drooling on my CB1100!!

I just might like this bike!! You meet the nicest people... Big Grin

***ATGATT--Because if you crash, the world is your belt sander***
[size=x-small][color=#000000]The Stable--[/color][color=#0000CD]TEx[/color],[color=#FF0000]CB11A[/color],[color=#32CD32]ZX6R[/color][/size]
04-16-2013 02:39 PM
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Lord Popgun Offline
I find your lack of RLETs disturbing

Virginia Beach
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Post: #2
RE: Funny Story
Great Story!! Plus I didn't know they even made $72000 motorcycles so I learned something new. I usually try not to do that-ha!

If you come to a fork in the road, take it!
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04-16-2013 02:46 PM
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The ferret Offline
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Ohio
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RE: Funny Story
I had to laugh..imagining rat bike guy walking past almost 100 grand of Italian exotica to look at a 10 grand Japanese retro. Very cool. Big Grin
(This post was last modified: 04-16-2013 04:32 PM by The ferret.)
04-16-2013 04:28 PM
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CA200 Offline
High Mileage

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RE: Funny Story
Very Cool story!
04-17-2013 07:02 AM
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Str8six Offline
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RE: Funny Story
Great story, but I admit, I had to google Desmosedici Smile
04-17-2013 08:22 AM
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Crilly Offline
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RE: Funny Story
I saw a used one for sale with 650 miles on it for $55,000.00. He bought new, took it to the dragon, proceeded to get his ass blown away by some guy on a R1200GS. More money than skill.
04-19-2013 08:58 PM
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thumper Offline
Running Like a Top

Bakersfield, CA.
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RE: Funny Story
(04-19-2013 08:58 PM)Crilly Wrote:  I saw a used one for sale with 650 miles on it for $55,000.00. He bought new, took it to the dragon, proceeded to get his ass blown away by some guy on a R1200GS. More money than skill.

I'm pretty handy on my CBR1000, but I've had my butt handed to me by a guy (racer) on a Ninja 250. If all of us sold our bikes every time somebody faster, on a lesser bike came along, we'd always be in the showroom, playing a never-ending game of catch-up.

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04-20-2013 08:56 AM
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The ferret Offline
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Ohio
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RE: Funny Story
There is always someone faster .. Wink
04-20-2013 09:10 AM
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Guth Offline
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RE: Funny Story
(04-20-2013 09:10 AM)The ferret Wrote:  There is always someone faster .. Wink

Yep, might as well ride in style. For my tastes, the CB1100 definitely qualifies.

The Honda CB1100: STILL air-COOLed
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04-20-2013 09:24 AM
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eladoppel Offline
Break-In Period

Ohio, USA
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RE: Funny Story
My "other" bike is a 1200 Multistrada so know what a Desmosedici is (basically a MotoGP bike with lights) but I have never ridden one. I once rode two-up behind Reg Pridmore at CLASS at Mid-Ohio on a VFR750. TWO-UP he passed several GSXR-1000s etc. (who thought they were fast) on the outside of a negative camber 180 degree turn. That's when I realized how much faster "fast" can be. By the way, Reg said he was riding at 6/10. Amazing what a professional racer can do.
04-20-2013 03:07 PM
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