Gerald
Enthusiast
Yesterday was one of those situations that you think you will NEVER happen, but it did. Two crotch rockets AND open road for about 10 miles (private test track, of course).
Bike #1 was a Brand NEW silver color scheme GSXR-1000, exhaust, undertail, etc etc. I'm sure he had the typical go fast goodies..
Bike #2 was (now this confuses me a little) a Honda, red and black, looked brand new also. But it said "954" on the side instead of 929 (stroker kit??). This bike had full HINDLE titanium exhaust and just decked out cosmetically.
Both bikes were riding my tail wheelieing beside me edging me on....I started getting the ol' heartbeat a'goin'.. you know the feeling..
I've never raced bikes THIS fast before. They are at the TOP of the food chain and these guys were good too!
As fate would have it, light ahead turned red and we both jockied for front spots at the light and got them!! Now, here's another twist... A Blue/White Chevy Corvette, took far left spot on 3rd lane!!!! So it's a Red/White DLM Level II+, Silver/Black GSXR-1000 & Red Honda 929 (954??), and Blue/White stripe (mid 90's vintage) (Grand Sport??) Corvette...
(Conditions were ok for power (about 75 degree air) but I WISH it was about 50 like it was a few days ago..nothign like s/c'ing COLD air. Anybody that s/c's would agree that it feels like you added a 100 shot of nitrous!)
Light turns green and nothing but 10 miles of 6 lanes ahead of us seperated by a grassy median. Rush hour traffic was over and it was ALL CLEAR.. This can't be happening I thought. I take car up to 2,500 RPM and slip clutch and , DARN!!!!, spinnage!!!! hit 2nd, sideways, bikes are now about 5 cars ahead, and vette is about 3 cars behind me already. Bogged the launch!!! Noooo I think.. Hit 3rd, spin..but control it and blast towards them, hit 4th and I'm reeling them in quickly.. After I caught them and walked them, they shut down...
Now the fun part. For the next 9 or so miles they want to do roll ons. We did about 3 or 4. Don't know the speeds we were at, but I remember 1st one was at the top of 2nd gear (about 4,500 rpms). I nail it thinking they would walk me to be honest and it wasn't even close. I wind that baby up to redline, shift quick, hit 3rd, 4th and they are about 5 cars behind me. They couldn't beleive it.. Same thing happened in 3rd and 4th.. I even boosted in 5th and was at the floor. Same result. Not even close....
Finally came up to a gas station and they acknowledged the beating by giving me thumbs up and exited in to fuel up, I beeped and rode off into the Florida setting sun!! yeeeeeeahhhh baby!!!!
D**m that was fun..
p.s. I have no idea where the vette was in all of this,but he did try and race.
Gerald
Bike #1 was a Brand NEW silver color scheme GSXR-1000, exhaust, undertail, etc etc. I'm sure he had the typical go fast goodies..
Bike #2 was (now this confuses me a little) a Honda, red and black, looked brand new also. But it said "954" on the side instead of 929 (stroker kit??). This bike had full HINDLE titanium exhaust and just decked out cosmetically.
Both bikes were riding my tail wheelieing beside me edging me on....I started getting the ol' heartbeat a'goin'.. you know the feeling..
I've never raced bikes THIS fast before. They are at the TOP of the food chain and these guys were good too!
As fate would have it, light ahead turned red and we both jockied for front spots at the light and got them!! Now, here's another twist... A Blue/White Chevy Corvette, took far left spot on 3rd lane!!!! So it's a Red/White DLM Level II+, Silver/Black GSXR-1000 & Red Honda 929 (954??), and Blue/White stripe (mid 90's vintage) (Grand Sport??) Corvette...
(Conditions were ok for power (about 75 degree air) but I WISH it was about 50 like it was a few days ago..nothign like s/c'ing COLD air. Anybody that s/c's would agree that it feels like you added a 100 shot of nitrous!)
Light turns green and nothing but 10 miles of 6 lanes ahead of us seperated by a grassy median. Rush hour traffic was over and it was ALL CLEAR.. This can't be happening I thought. I take car up to 2,500 RPM and slip clutch and , DARN!!!!, spinnage!!!! hit 2nd, sideways, bikes are now about 5 cars ahead, and vette is about 3 cars behind me already. Bogged the launch!!! Noooo I think.. Hit 3rd, spin..but control it and blast towards them, hit 4th and I'm reeling them in quickly.. After I caught them and walked them, they shut down...
Now the fun part. For the next 9 or so miles they want to do roll ons. We did about 3 or 4. Don't know the speeds we were at, but I remember 1st one was at the top of 2nd gear (about 4,500 rpms). I nail it thinking they would walk me to be honest and it wasn't even close. I wind that baby up to redline, shift quick, hit 3rd, 4th and they are about 5 cars behind me. They couldn't beleive it.. Same thing happened in 3rd and 4th.. I even boosted in 5th and was at the floor. Same result. Not even close....
Finally came up to a gas station and they acknowledged the beating by giving me thumbs up and exited in to fuel up, I beeped and rode off into the Florida setting sun!! yeeeeeeahhhh baby!!!!
D**m that was fun..
p.s. I have no idea where the vette was in all of this,but he did try and race.
Gerald
