since 75 - Suzuki TS250, Suzuki T350, Suzuki GS750 (race it in CO), Suzuki PE 175, Kawasaki ZZR1200, Yamaha FJR, KTM 250 EXC, KTM 300 EXC.
But I've gotten old - currently I have a Suzuki DRZ 400 for the jeep roads and a BMW R1200RT
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for the road. Posted this a couple months ago on another forum ----------
It's been a very hard summer and I got out on my BMW for the first ride of the season. Pathetic I know.
Went riding on H92, the north rim of the Black Canyon, west of Gunnison. A great road, not much traffic, no cops that I've ever seen, very windy road. Kind of like the Tail of the Dragon I guess.
I'm rolling along a a mellow pace just slightly above the speed limit.
- left hand turn coming up, trees block my view of the corner middle
- I spot 2 guys riding standard mcs (not cruisers or tourers or dirt bikes) headed my way, coming into the turn
- I see them for maybe 1/2 a second before the disappear behind the trees at the corner but I note that they're riding very aggressively and their body positioning seems a little off - In my mind I think "they're just going too fast for their capabilities"
- I've got just a second to think about it but I slow down quite a bit and move to the far right of the lane
- the 2 riders burst out from behind the trees
- - - the first one is about 2 feet into my lane and missed me by 5 feet
- - - the second one is about 5 feet into my lane and missed me by 2 feet
- - - this is at a closing velocity of maybe 70mph
I've been riding on and off for more than 40 years. NEVER had anyone do this, let alone another bike.
Could easily have been killed, certainly would have been severely injured.
I don't care if you kill yourself through your own stupidity, but don't take me with you.
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I love riding but this one really took the fun out of it for a while.