Wgtn Ride Sunday 2 July to Lake Ferry!

**Str8 Jacket** · 28th June 2006, 10:23

Originally Posted by Slides

11 this Sunday?

Yep, thats correctamundo!

Be good to see you there

**Wasp** · 28th June 2006, 11:11

11 is a tad late isnt it? i hope thats departure time, or are we having a late lunch?

**Str8 Jacket** · 28th June 2006, 12:15

Originally Posted by Wasp

11 is a tad late isnt it? i hope thats departure time, or are we having a late lunch?

11:15 is de-par-ture time so that the roads may have dried of a bit... Also who said lunch has to be at 12, sometimes I end up having lunch at 2 or even 3pm! Also I have training in the morning so I need time to get to caltex, my bike only goes up to 170...

Cheers Doug, I have edited the first post to include a departure time.

**Wasp** · 28th June 2006, 12:23

ok, i have trouble getting out of bed these days anyway.

**Str8 Jacket** · 28th June 2006, 12:24

Originally Posted by Wasp

ok, i have trouble getting out of bed these days anyway.

Would you prefer that we meet outside your house?

**phoenixgtr** · 28th June 2006, 12:24

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

my bike only goes up to 170...

Hey, thats better than 140 (with a tail wind)

So did you test the top speed???

**Str8 Jacket** · 28th June 2006, 12:26

Originally Posted by phoenixgtr

Hey, thats better than 140 (with a tail wind)

So did you test the top speed???

The GN got really bad speed wobbles when it got to 130 (only with a tail wind) it was a crack up!

Got to test the top speed at Manfeild...

**phoenixgtr** · 28th June 2006, 12:33

Ohhh...I forgot about Manfield.

The fixer doesn't get speed wobbles, it just redlines in 6th at about 140. Very depressing.

I really want to ride something bigger, just to see what it's like. All I've ever ridden is my fixer

**Str8 Jacket** · 28th June 2006, 12:36

Originally Posted by phoenixgtr

The fixer doesn't get speed wobbles, it just redlines in 6th at about 140. Very depressing.

I dont bother with 6th gear on the KR... its slower than 5th!

**phoenixgtr** · 28th June 2006, 12:41

The fixer redlines at 120 in 5th, so I kind of need 6th

**Wasp** · 28th June 2006, 12:41

yea, ive enver had problems with speed wobbles either (unless i cause em) very depressing doing 180 and 14k

still, it was tugging a little bit more though

**Str8 Jacket** · 28th June 2006, 12:52

Originally Posted by Wasp

yea, ive enver had problems with speed wobbles either (unless i cause em) very depressing doing 180 and 14k

still, it was tugging a little bit more though

Well the GN was a "special bike"... speed wobbles and barrier poles were its specialty!
My bike only goes up to 12K but when it hits 8.5-9 the powerband kicks in and it holds it own nicely. I love my bike