Comments by "spaceflight101" (@spaceflight1019) on "Lockk9" channel.

  1. Stinks that it's raining over there but it's raining here too. Nothing to do but hoist a pint or two.
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  2. When you get past age 50 or so riding in the fetal position becomes painful, and let's face it, time catches up to those of us who survive.
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  3. Charles H Geis IV , heck, I'm 64 and rode a 73 Z1 back in the day. Men used to race the TT on those but modern sportbikes are far better all around. I went from the Z to a GS850G and my current ride is a 2005 1200 Sportster Roadster that I bought new and have put 77000 miles on.
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  4. So...if it's called the Tourist Trophy then why don't they race touring motorcycles? Three classes will do, adventure tourers, sport tourers, and full dressers. Search "yellow wolf tail of the dragon" and think about it. Secondly, why isn't the Senior TT for riders over 55 years old? Just a few thoughts to while away the never-ending rain.
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  5. Blipping the throttle when downshifting is done to match the engine RPM with the gear selection and if done properly will reduce the chance of skidding the rear wheel. The advent of the slipper clutch eliminates the danger.
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  6. Straight out of Syria, I wondered why HD didn't bother to field a LiveWire based entry in the TT Zero category.
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  7. alimony, I recall a racer advising riders to get all your braking done in a straight line. Asking the tires to handle cornering forces plus braking greatly increases the odds of losing the front and crashing.
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  8. How many of us that can't get to the Island have their own favorite "mountain course"? Mine starts in Oakland, Maryland. Follow US219 south to US50 east. Ride it to Mount Storm, West Virginia, then turn on WV42 south. Go west on the new US48 to Davis, WV, then back to Oakland on US219. A word of warning: make sure someone knows that you're riding this. Besides the normal hazards, the wildlife features bears and large cats.
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