Wheelie Phobic

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celticus
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Re: Wheelie Phobic

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I may like the fact that I can do wheelies better than actually doing them. I don't think I like the stress on the drive train. I like to watch other people do wheelies on their own bikes a lot. Maybe I would pay to go to wheelie school and learn how. When I get the front end up about a foot off of the ground it feels to my seat of the pants like I am ready to go all of the way over.
There is more to a hooligan bike than just doing wheelies. The short (ish) wheel base the quickness of response the very likeable up right riding position, the ability to school squidlings in the twisties. Great bike. One of these days I am going to get some better shocks (Ohlins or Wilbers or others) and crank it up another notch.

Mark
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Where is that protection that I needed?
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Re: Wheelie Phobic

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celticus wrote:I guess men DO tend to just look at the pictures. Some men want you to believe they have subscriptions to Play Boy for the articles

Mark
Yo, Mark,
and I'd guess you're not one of them. "Play Boy" is one word: Playboy

Man, you're making the entire gender look bad. At least be familiar with the cover. :roll:
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Re: Wheelie Phobic

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John , I DO have one Playboy and I guess I should have referenced it before I wrote the other bit. It is a January 1964 edition and I really did get it for the articles. Go figure. Articles by Ian Fleming, Ernest Hemingway, Bertrand Russell, Philip Roth, Pablo Picasso and Lenny Bruce. It is also full of plumpish (by today's standards) non shaven one imagines) wimmin. It has a Schlitz Beer ad on the back.

Mark
What is happening to my skin?
Where is that protection that I needed?
Air can hurt you too
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