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#261016 - 20/07/2005 22:49 40 mph couch on the Nurburgring!
jbauer veteran Registered: 08/05/2000 Posts: 1429 Loc: San Francisco, CA	You guys will like this... http://www.whitear.co.uk/nurburgring/DSC00337.JPG Also, pictures of some NICE cars - Porsche's, a Noble, and a heap of others. http://www.whitear.co.uk/nurburgring/ My friend is on the 05 GSXR1000. We are going on a nutso ride north of the GG this weekend if any motorcycle heads in the SF area want to see some unreal roads. We are gonna stay in Fort Bragg Saturday night. - Jon
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#261017 - 20/07/2005 22:51 Re: 40 mph couch on the Nurburgring! [Re: jbauer]
tman carpal tunnel Registered: 24/12/2001 Posts: 5528	The sofa has been around for a while now. There is a road legal bed as well.
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#261018 - 20/07/2005 22:56 Re: 40 mph couch on the Nurburgring! [Re: jbauer]
Robotic pooh-bah Registered: 06/04/2005 Posts: 2026 Loc: Seattle transplant	Jon- did you ride to work today? http://www.ridetowork.org/pages.php?pageid=12 I did! Have a great ride this weekend- Stew _________________________ 10101311 (20GB- backup empeg) 10101466 (2x60GB, Eutronix/GreenLights Blue) (Stolen!)
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#261019 - 20/07/2005 23:04 Re: 40 mph couch on the Nurburgring! [Re: Robotic]
jbauer veteran Registered: 08/05/2000 Posts: 1429 Loc: San Francisco, CA	Quote: Jon- did you ride to work today? http://www.ridetowork.org/pages.php?pageid=12 I did! Have a great ride this weekend- Stew Oops. Damn. I should have. In case anyone is thinking about the weekend ride, here are just some of the roads we are planning on riding... http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/LucasValleyRd.htm http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/SkaggsSpringRd.htm http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/MountainViewRd.htm http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/Highway253.htm http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/Highway128.htm - Jon
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#261020 - 20/07/2005 23:06 Re: 40 mph couch on the Nurburgring! [Re: tman]
g_attrill old hand Registered: 14/04/2002 Posts: 1172 Loc: Hants, UK	Quote: The sofa has been around for a while now. There is a road legal bed as well. Ah, the "Street Sleeper", photo here here (vaguely NSFW). The couch was done by the same people in fact - click the first link for some (small) photos. Gareth
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#261021 - 21/07/2005 00:44 Re: 40 mph couch on the Nurburgring! [Re: jbauer]
TigerJimmy old hand Registered: 15/02/2002 Posts: 1049	May I recommend a backroad out of Stewards Point? Skaggs Spring Road This amazing road turns off of Hwy 1 about 20 or so miles south of Fort Bragg. I'm jealous! This is the best riding there is! Wish I was going with you. Jim
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#261022 - 21/07/2005 00:45 Re: 40 mph couch on the Nurburgring! [Re: TigerJimmy]
TigerJimmy old hand Registered: 15/02/2002 Posts: 1049	Oh, nevermind. You already linked to that road. If you haven't done it yet, it's a MUST. What are you guys riding? J Edited by TigerJimmy (21/07/2005 00:46)
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#261023 - 21/07/2005 00:53 Re: 40 mph couch on the Nurburgring! [Re: TigerJimmy]
jbauer veteran Registered: 08/05/2000 Posts: 1429 Loc: San Francisco, CA	Quote: Oh, nevermind. You already linked to that road. If you haven't done it yet, it's a MUST. What are you guys riding? J Skaggs Springs International Raceway is one of my absolute favorite roads on the planet. I'm on an 05 zx6r, my UK friend is renting an 05 cbr600rr, and another friend will be on a BMW BoxerCupReplica. We may also be joined by another cbr600rr, but not confirmed yet. I've never ridden with my UK friend, but I believe that he may be a "nutter." - Jon
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#261024 - 21/07/2005 01:39 Re: 40 mph couch on the Nurburgring! [Re: jbauer]
TigerJimmy old hand Registered: 15/02/2002 Posts: 1049	Those are great sport bike roads. CBR600 is a fun bike. I ride a R1150GS BMW. My GF and I rode the Skaggs Spring Road on a trip out to the coast in May. We found it by looking for the little gray roads on the map. I learned about the pashnit web site after we got back. We also found the Berryessa Knoxville Road the same way. I just test rode the new BMW R1200RT boxer yesterday. My bike is 85HP, 540 lbs, the new RT is 505 lbs, 110hp. That's not in the power/weight ratio range of your CBR600, but its damn good for a touring machine. The BMW boxers have always handled extremely well. Keith Code used to teach on a GS, but they haven't had the power. The new 160hp K1200 and the 110hp GS and RT are fixing that! The RT doesn't accellerate like a sport bike, but it would do a throttle-only wheelie in 3rd. I bet that looked ridiculous on a touring bike... The RT had something that's never been on a bike I've ridden: electronic cruise. Fantastic. It was a bike you could ride cross-country, then go fast on the twisties when you get there.
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#261025 - 21/07/2005 13:26 Re: 40 mph couch on the Nurburgring! [Re: Robotic]
wfaulk carpal tunnel Registered: 25/12/2000 Posts: 16706 Loc: Raleigh, NC US	That motorcyclists use images to display text. That motorcyclilsts (sic) can't spell or copyedit. _________________________ Bitt Faulk
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#261026 - 21/07/2005 23:05 Re: 40 mph couch on the Nurburgring! [Re: wfaulk]
jbauer veteran Registered: 08/05/2000 Posts: 1429 Loc: San Francisco, CA	Just found this one: http://www.big-boys.com/articles/couchracing1.html - Jon
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#261027 - 22/07/2005 06:51 Re: 40 mph couch on the Nurburgring! [Re: jbauer]
furtive old hand Registered: 14/08/2001 Posts: 886 Loc: London, UK	Your site has been removed because you have exceeded your bandwidth allowance _________________________ Mk2a RioCar 120Gb - now sold to the owner of my old car Rio Karma - now on ebay...
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