SCTLVR Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 186 Location : Fairfield, CA Points : 4739 Registration date : 2012-06-27
| Subject: Great day to ride. Sun Aug 05, 2012 8:46 pm | |
| Took the Swing on the ride I like to call my personal Isle of Mann roadracing circuit. 80 Km of twists around a lake Have ridden many fine sportbikes on this ride and wanted to see how the swing would like it. I found that I had a challenge making the bike ride smoothly in a sweeping constant radius manner. The swing is very easy to start turning, so much so that I found that I had to concentrate to be smooth. I think it's because the weight is so low that it turns in so quickly. Now the challenge is to become more subtle. The front gets upset easy when the road is bumpy. Great fun anyway! |
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goodharbor Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 2 Age : 65 Location : Wakefield, MA Points : 4869 Registration date : 2011-07-28
| Subject: Re: Great day to ride. Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:10 pm | |
| And this was my great ride today ... when I just need a perfect 50 miles, this is what I choose. http://goo.gl/maps/nUzQ6 Cape Ann, Massachusetts, USA |
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"Hi Yo" Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2940 Age : 75 Location : Winnsboro, Texas, U.S.A. Points : 8559 Registration date : 2010-02-17
| Subject: Re: Great day to ride. Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:39 pm | |
| SCTLVR, are you using the stock springs. Some people who are wanting more performance have gone to Hyperpros. There have been several threads on springs. You, or anyone else, who like to ride the twisties might want to check it out. |
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CathyN Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 771 Location : USA Points : 6045 Registration date : 2010-11-15
| Subject: Re: Great day to ride. Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:46 pm | |
| Bob and I headed out west on the Lincoln Highway IL 38 didn't know how far we would go but ended up at The Mississippi River in NW IL. Headed up to Galena, IL on some new roads. Was a great day to ride the temp was a comfortable 81 degrees low humidity. Something we haven't had in awhile. We ended up riding just under 400 miles. |
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SCTLVR Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 186 Location : Fairfield, CA Points : 4739 Registration date : 2012-06-27
| Subject: Re: Great day to ride. Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:28 am | |
| Thank you for the suggestion Hi Yo. You're talking about the fork springs, right? I wonder if there are valved and rear dampers available as well? |
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"Hi Yo" Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2940 Age : 75 Location : Winnsboro, Texas, U.S.A. Points : 8559 Registration date : 2010-02-17
| Subject: Re: Great day to ride. Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:23 pm | |
| SCTLVR, The forks are what there was quite a bit of discussion about in the past. I have no personal experience. I'm sure if you search under forks, you'll see what they have reported. I don't remember anything about valved shocks, but some days I can't remember what I had for breakfast. |
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