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[GT1000man]

http://www.webbikeworld.com/Moto-Guz...ycles/3000-ie/

[caffeinejunkee]

Man, that bike is just plain hard core. [thumbsup]

...and what a great way to get "inspired" [clap]:

"Now when I get into a contemplative mood that involves beer, I usually don't remove the six-pack plastic can keeper. I just start at the "number one firing order", so to speak, and go until number six. This saves time and keeps the cans together, ready for recycling, along with the plastic keeper.

Well, my sons never showed up, so I ended up finishing the “sixer” by myself (which probably helped to generate this idea!). I tossed it into the recycling bin and continued reading, but something caught the corner of my vision -- it was the empty six-pack. It landed upside down and the cans lazily leaned over to from two rows of three cans in a V. That's neat, I thought; I wonder if I tried that a few times, would it land the same way? "

[GT1000man]

I think "Teaxs Joe" lives here in Dallas. Maybe we can drop by for some "inspiration" [laugh]

[kuhlka]

I'm a little confused about these two seemingly conflicting statements;

"Top speed in 5th gear is a respectable 197.5 mph, where it actually feels like it’s only just loping along."

"Above 130 mph it feels like my head is being pulled off my shoulders and the chin strap on every cruiser helmet I’ve tried feels like it’s choking me like a tourniquet, so I actually rigged up an adjustable keeper that runs from the chin strap to the handlebar to hold my head down at speed."


So he's loping along with his head 60mph beyond feeling like it is going to get pulled off? Much respect for building a powerful machine that goes that fast, but with a dry weight of over 1 TON... WHY?!?

[caffeinejunkee]

Originally Posted by kuhlka

I'm a little confused about these two seemingly conflicting statements;

"Top speed in 5th gear is a respectable 197.5 mph, where it actually feels like it’s only just loping along."

"Above 130 mph it feels like my head is being pulled off my shoulders and the chin strap on every cruiser helmet I’ve tried feels like it’s choking me like a tourniquet, so I actually rigged up an adjustable keeper that runs from the chin strap to the handlebar to hold my head down at speed."

So he's loping along with his head 60mph beyond feeling like it is going to get pulled off? <snip>

read on--"so I actually rigged up an adjustable keeper that runs from the chin strap to the handlebar to hold my head down at speed."

[GT1000man]

I'm a little suspicious in that it was posted... April 1 [cheeky]

[giannis]

i think even MG want to forget the Centauro.... :-X

[badfish2]

13MPG, 5 brake rotors, and 200-1000 miles per rear tire? sign me up!

sucks that his custom GPS-enabled fuel chip won't make it to production... :-[