I tossed Mr.RC45 away...

Thanks Yannic... I can only think about V Twins in pairs... you see there's no
hope... besides I like sleeping with Mr.RC45... he knows how to cuddle...

Larry L
94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/-xlax-/
http://home.comcast.net/~netters2/
http://www.fox302.com/index.pl?s=vg&user=netters2
http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax

 

Well there ya go, then!

I have a standing offer to ride one of my fellow AFMers' , the only
problem is he hasn't shown up for many races lately. His was a street
bike till a red-light runner smashed them both up in SF. Now it's a
race bike, too. (Different one from the one that was in the endurance
race last weekend.) I would love to take it for a spin on the track,
but I understand they are a torture rack on the street.

 

Well, apparently not on sand! And certainly not in the wet (not that
this was the problem this time).

 

Forget the Duc... I take Madonna... I could razz her about horses being
dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle...

Larry L
94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/-xlax-/
http://home.comcast.net/~netters2/
http://www.fox302.com/index.pl?s=vg&user=netters2
http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax

 

Thanks Scott... I hold that thought about riding safe...

Larry L
94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/-xlax-/
http://home.comcast.net/~netters2/
http://www.fox302.com/index.pl?s=vg&user=netters2
http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax

 

Thanks Paul... have character... don't be one... are words to live by...

Larry L
94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/-xlax-/
http://home.comcast.net/~netters2/
http://www.fox302.com/index.pl?s=vg&user=netters2
http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax

 

Thanks Jim... the new front end is dreamy and it held up well...

Larry L
94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/-xlax-/
http://home.comcast.net/~netters2/
http://www.fox302.com/index.pl?s=vg&user=netters2
http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax

 

Thanks Peter... of course you should have taken my offer... I might not again...

Larry L
94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/-xlax-/
http://home.comcast.net/~netters2/
http://www.fox302.com/index.pl?s=vg&user=netters2
http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax

 

Yikes...

Thanks Steve... yes... you can count on seeing it in top shape in short order...

Larry L
94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/-xlax-/
http://home.comcast.net/~netters2/
http://www.fox302.com/index.pl?s=vg&user=netters2
http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax

 

Thanks Hank... here's to another 30...

Larry L
94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/-xlax-/
http://home.comcast.net/~netters2/
http://www.fox302.com/index.pl?s=vg&user=netters2
http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax

 

Couldn't be much worse than a 916. You like those, right?

ab

 

Mary is the chief financial officer of the family and half owner of Mr.RC45...
so don't bet that our check book is not balanced... I never touch it... your
pedestrian 750 may have more top speed but you'll be rewarded with lower lap
times on HRCs homologated racer...

Larry L
94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/-xlax-/
http://home.comcast.net/~netters2/
http://www.fox302.com/index.pl?s=vg&user=netters2
http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax

 

What percentage of the time does she ride it?

ab

 

0.01%.. one time I built a passenger seat and pegs so Mary and I could make
history together on the only biposto RC45 in the world...
http://home.comcast.net/~netters2/Pics11-24-03/bigimages/RC45Biposto02.JPG

Larry L
94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/-xlax-/
http://home.comcast.net/~netters2/
http://www.fox302.com/index.pl?s=vg&user=netters2
http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax

 

That was a good answer, I can see there is no hope...! Hope Mr RC stays
loyal while you're getting better.

 

esplane me then all the street rubber on the market with
tread patterns. The racing slick approach is only good for a
clean dry track...the grooves are there for a reason...to
channel away water and give bits of sand a place to go so the
rubber can reach the road through a little sand.

If yer notion were entirely correct then all street bikes
would run slicks..but they dont...they runs treads.

Phil Scott

 

Indeed! And I can't believe you replied to every single person.

Greg Sumner
Seattle, WA
'03 CBR 600RR
'98 XR400R

 

It has been written that slicks offer the best wet grip up to the point of hydro
planning... namely around 80 mph depending on weight of the bike... I agree
because if a tire has great dry grip then it has great wet grip as well...
groves only work to channel water... grooves don't offer grip... a tire's
compound rules the coefficient of grip... so if you run a tire noted for it's
dry grip in the wet... you'll have a higher rate of grip than a tire that's so
so in the dry... the key is to stay below hydro planning speed to be safe... but
we have grooves because lawyers profit off of lawsuits and people can't be
trusted to keep it below hydro planning speed...


Larry L
94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/-xlax-/
http://home.comcast.net/~netters2/
http://www.fox302.com/index.pl?s=vg&user=netters2
http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax

 

Can I crash it trying to verify this, WITHOUT balancing my checkbook?

 

That's a rack, too!