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Riding in Altitude VS. Sea Level
April 13, 2009, 5:21 am | Not Following (click to change)
petemaster5000 APR 13 2009 5:04 AM  

hey everyone,

just thought i'd share with you how awesome my R1 is now that we are riding at (almost) sea level. 

HOLY BALLS is it fast now!!!!!! 

it's like a brand new bike.  i can't believe how shitty the bikes run up in the mountains compared to here. 

now i can power wheelie in 1st gear at like 5k rpms.  before i had to clutch it no matter what to get the wheel off the ground.

i will definitely miss the canyons in CO and all my friends of course; but the ride here is bitchin.  everyone from CO needs to come visit us!


Alfy APR 13 2009 8:04 AM  

Trust me i want to go ride there.

moodswing JUL 9 2009 2:07 PM  

yea there is no full throttle in first gear on my bike at any time or the shit will wheelie and/or flip :P

Hex JUL 19 2009 8:07 AM  

Yepp you gotta love Arizona and the R-1 pulling wheelie's by just rolling on the throttle, the power is sick and I love it doing crazy shit every chance I get.

petemaster5000 JUL 19 2009 8:07 AM  

hell yeah.  riding in the mountains for the canyons is great, but the power at sea level is amazingly better.  can't wait to see your r1 in person man.  the airbrush looks sick.  who did the airbrush?

psyko JUL 30 2009 6:07 AM  

R1 just the greatest two hundred thousand miles and counting

petemaster5000 JUL 30 2009 7:07 AM  

200k on that green r1?  Thats the same one that used to be white?

Hex AUG 3 2009 11:08 AM  

Hey Joe nice to see you found the site and glad you joined. Did you get my message about Justin not going to arroy and said I could have his spot if I wanted and it was all good with you? Let me know, I'm down for it. I can't wait to try my bike on the track.

SxyVxnSF JAN 6 2010 12:01 AM  

Fo sho Pete! I'll visit! I got a cpl friends out there & I'd LOVE to see how the SV handles out there!

Ya'll got a spare couch =P

petemaster5000 JAN 6 2010 2:01 AM  

sure, you're welcome anytime sxyvxn.  we have a couple guestrooms and couches/futons etc... free lodging, just bring some beer for the maid service ;)

SxyVxnSF JAN 6 2010 3:01 AM  

bah I wouldnt need no maid! Im a nice house guest :) clean up after myself, help around the place, I pitch in bc its the least I can do :)

So long as yall got earplugs for my snoring

I cant wait to go to NM this spring! Gonna be in a parade & ride the Gilas ;)

SxyVxnSF JAN 6 2010 3:01 AM  

but I'd still bring beer ;)



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