EllenGtrGrl
Active member
Maybe I"m being a stick in the mud, but after the little stunt I saw another rider perform, during my commute to work on my FTR this morning, I felt I'd bring this up in a thread. It basically covers all motorcycles, hence the reason why I posted in this section of the forum:
When I make my morning commute, to save time I take the Interstate (I-894 and I-94), it's early enough (about 6:30 am or so) that traffic isn't a pain, and I can rider faster, saving time for my commute. Well, this morning, I was running a little late, so I was riding a bit on the spirited side (80-85mph/129-137kph), to avoid being too late to work (I'm a salaried employee, so it's not the end of the world if I'm a little late, but I prefer not to be too late). About 3 miles/4.8 km from the exit of off I-94, to the 4 lane state highway, that goes to my workplace, I was passed by a rider on Gixxer, who was doing 100-110 mph/161-177 kph. I won't lie, I've had a few times, where I've been on the wrong side of 100 mph on my FTR, but it's been on roads that were pretty empty. Traffic was starting to get on the heavy side on I-94, and this rider was weaving in and out of traffic at a speed that made me look like I was standing still. This itself was not a very wise thing to do, but what really made me shake my head was mod the Gixxer had - the extra long swingarm that drag bikes have. All I could think to myself, was "way to go! you had to ruin your bike's handling (with a drag bike-style swingarm (IMO motorcycles become useless for anything other than straight line stuff with that kind of a swingarm), to look like a "bad ass drag racer!"
Photo of a Gixxer with a Dragbike Swingarm
Are there any motorcycle mods that make you shake your head (ape hanger bars, etc._?
When I make my morning commute, to save time I take the Interstate (I-894 and I-94), it's early enough (about 6:30 am or so) that traffic isn't a pain, and I can rider faster, saving time for my commute. Well, this morning, I was running a little late, so I was riding a bit on the spirited side (80-85mph/129-137kph), to avoid being too late to work (I'm a salaried employee, so it's not the end of the world if I'm a little late, but I prefer not to be too late). About 3 miles/4.8 km from the exit of off I-94, to the 4 lane state highway, that goes to my workplace, I was passed by a rider on Gixxer, who was doing 100-110 mph/161-177 kph. I won't lie, I've had a few times, where I've been on the wrong side of 100 mph on my FTR, but it's been on roads that were pretty empty. Traffic was starting to get on the heavy side on I-94, and this rider was weaving in and out of traffic at a speed that made me look like I was standing still. This itself was not a very wise thing to do, but what really made me shake my head was mod the Gixxer had - the extra long swingarm that drag bikes have. All I could think to myself, was "way to go! you had to ruin your bike's handling (with a drag bike-style swingarm (IMO motorcycles become useless for anything other than straight line stuff with that kind of a swingarm), to look like a "bad ass drag racer!"
Photo of a Gixxer with a Dragbike Swingarm
Are there any motorcycle mods that make you shake your head (ape hanger bars, etc._?
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