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diamond_jim · 06-02-2009, 11:54 PM

Oops. You're right. Friday thru Sunday then.

rkr0923 · 06-03-2009, 03:17 AM

what's your starting point and time

diamond_jim · 06-03-2009, 07:54 AM

Cullman. Friday morning maybe 9am. There's also a pair in north georgia looking to hook up along the way.

diamond_jim · 06-11-2009, 07:20 AM

Anyone else going to the Dragon with us?

rkr0923 · 06-11-2009, 03:55 PM

How many you got? Can we leave at 8:00 instead.........I have a guy from H'ville on a 109 wanting to go.

diamond_jim · 06-11-2009, 10:27 PM

I think about 9 including me. I think maybe six of them are meeting in eastern NC and riding over together. Another is from north GA, one from east TN and me from north AL.

GeorgiaRoller · 06-15-2009, 11:49 AM

Yeah not a good weekend of me. I know your all disappointed that I can't make it.

Hey DJ, are you sure your even gonna get up those mountains on that thing???!!! You may need to do the Fred Flintstone routine to make it!

diamond_jim · 06-18-2009, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaRoller

Yeah not a good weekend of me. I know your all disappointed that I can't make it.

Hey DJ, are you sure your even gonna get up those mountains on that thing???!!! You may need to do the Fred Flintstone routine to make it!

Yeah, I'm interested to find out. For the heck of it I did a little math- my M50 had 1 hp for every 12.2 pounds of bike weight. My thumper has 1 hp for every 10.2 pounds of bike weight. It's pretty darn torquey with a stroke that's 20mm longer than what my M50 had. Trade-off is top speed is only about 90 mph but don't need to go any faster than that.

So I'm looking forward to riding the Gap on it.

Davecm203 · 06-18-2009, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by diamond_jim

Yeah, I'm interested to find out. For the heck of it I did a little math- my M50 had 1 hp for every 12.2 pounds of bike weight. My thumper has 1 hp for every 10.2 pounds of bike weight. It's pretty darn torquey with a stroke that's 20mm longer than what my M50 had. Trade-off is top speed is only about 90 mph but don't need to go any faster than that.

So I'm looking forward to riding the Gap on it.

Something so light and flick-able would be unbelievably fun up there.

GeorgiaRoller · 06-29-2009, 11:10 AM

So how was it????

06-02-2009, 11:54 PM	#21 (permalink)
diamond_jim M-J Master Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Bike: Thumper Location: North Alabama Posts: 3,813	Oops. You're right. Friday thru Sunday then. __________________

06-03-2009, 03:17 AM	#22 (permalink)
rkr0923 Ditch Magnet Join Date: May 2007 Bike: 2007 Mean Streak Location: Marshall CO. Alabama Posts: 185	what's your starting point and time __________________ THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and The eyesight to tell the difference.

06-03-2009, 07:54 AM	#23 (permalink)
diamond_jim M-J Master Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Bike: Thumper Location: North Alabama Posts: 3,813	Cullman. Friday morning maybe 9am. There's also a pair in north georgia looking to hook up along the way. __________________

06-11-2009, 07:20 AM	#24 (permalink)
diamond_jim M-J Master Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Bike: Thumper Location: North Alabama Posts: 3,813	Anyone else going to the Dragon with us? __________________

06-11-2009, 03:55 PM	#25 (permalink)
rkr0923 Ditch Magnet Join Date: May 2007 Bike: 2007 Mean Streak Location: Marshall CO. Alabama Posts: 185	How many you got? Can we leave at 8:00 instead.........I have a guy from H'ville on a 109 wanting to go. __________________ THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and The eyesight to tell the difference.

06-11-2009, 10:27 PM	#26 (permalink)
diamond_jim M-J Master Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Bike: Thumper Location: North Alabama Posts: 3,813	I think about 9 including me. I think maybe six of them are meeting in eastern NC and riding over together. Another is from north GA, one from east TN and me from north AL. __________________

06-15-2009, 11:49 AM	#27 (permalink)
GeorgiaRoller Leaned over, knee down Join Date: May 2008 Bike: Twisted 05 M-Fitty Location: Lurking in the shadows Posts: 4,648	Yeah not a good weekend of me. I know your all disappointed that I can't make it. Hey DJ, are you sure your even gonna get up those mountains on that thing???!!! You may need to do the Fred Flintstone routine to make it! __________________ Subscribe to TVGeorgiaRoller on YouTube.

06-29-2009, 11:10 AM	#30 (permalink)
GeorgiaRoller Leaned over, knee down Join Date: May 2008 Bike: Twisted 05 M-Fitty Location: Lurking in the shadows Posts: 4,648	So how was it???? __________________ Subscribe to TVGeorgiaRoller on YouTube.

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