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Volusia/C50 Getaway Think of this as a weekend getaway from that other place.

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Old 08-24-2006, 10:01 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Mo Power? Grass is Greener? My Life is soo Dramatic!

All you C50-ers...when you aren on the ramp of a highway, do you roll FULL THROTTLE to safetly get on the expressway? I usually am on the ramp at 35mph...(I've tried it in 4th & 5th)...I see an opening, gun the baby by rolling it to the max...enjoy the take off, and (whether take off was in 4th or 5th), I always wonder what I am missing by not having a larger engine AND a 6th gear!!! Maybe it's the grass is always greener syndrome?? I'm only 165lbs. The bike can't be over 560lbs. Am I a....Speed junky? Throttle-file? Motorcycle f-up??? Maybe I just need mo' power???? I have really enjoyed the V&H pipes--mo' umph in the lower range. The C50 rocks...I just am starting to stray