It was nice to see Nicky Hayden back up to speed.
I 'd like to think that Ben Spies was being conservative and just trying to finish the first race. I would like to think that he will push Rossi as the year moves on.
Short resume: I was a racer.
Started riding at 11, racing at 15, and quit at 50.
3 time champion: once riding Observed Trials in the Champ class in Colorado, twice as an RMEC Senior A racer in enduros. Also 2008 Senior ISDE Qualifer. Got a neck injury on my 50th birthday at a race in Nebraska...
No pics yet.
Mods are Racetech springs, lower bars, and Mivv Carbon Fiber Slip-on.
I have re-jetted with some carb mods but I stay rich so that I can drop to sea-level without getting too lean.
Colorado Springs is right.
HWY 36 from Eureka to Red Bluff is the best road I've ridden so far, but I'm going to keep looking. I went through Weaverville on the way back to Eureka on my trip 2 years ago.
I plan on trying the HWY 3/ HWY 96 loop in your neck of the woods on my trip this...
Ex-lurker
I have ridden my whole life but had to change from being an offroad racing machine to a calmer, paved-road traveler.
In 2005, I bought a new FZ and I have put close to 30K on it and the front wheel only leaves the ground while on the centerstand.
I teach mathematics so summer...