[Nighthawk Lovers] I got taken to school.

2011-05-01 Thread Allen Thomas
I was riding to go visit my brother up in Red Lion PA. To get there I take route 216 I fond myself following a guy on an old GS. There is a section of that road where it is a couple of miles of consecutive sharp switch backs, and when we hit them he opened it up, and I chased him. I was on my VF

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2011-05-02 Thread Joey Kelley
Allen, Knowledge of the road and flickability will beat speed :-) -Joey (Who wouldn't have done any better) On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Allen Thomas wrote: > I was riding to go visit my brother up in Red Lion PA. To get there I take > route 216 I fond myself following a guy on an

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got taken to school.

2011-05-02 Thread paul annen
speed record for the dragon was a guy on a 250 aprilla... and now held by a woman on a modified 50cc aprilla bored out to 83cc its all about handling the twisties On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Joey Kelley wrote: > Allen, > Knowledge of the road and flickability will beat speed :-) >

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2011-05-02 Thread Kyle Munz
On lower HP machines you can run them flat out without worrying about putting down too much power. You find a machine with the right HP for that track, plus add low weight and easy maneuverability and you're golden. -Kyle On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:11 AM, paul annen wrote: > speed record for the

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got taken to school.

2011-05-02 Thread Joey Kelley
So if I took one of these: http://californiascooterco.com/ I'd go faster than my 1000 CC Suzuki? -Joey On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Kyle Munz wrote: > On lower HP machines you can run them flat out without worrying about > putting down too much power. You find a machine with the right H

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got taken to school.

2011-05-02 Thread Kyle Munz
On a small, tight track yep. On the Nurburgring nope. -Kyle On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Joey Kelley wrote: > So if I took one of these: http://californiascooterco.com/ > I'd go faster than my 1000 CC Suzuki? >-Joey > > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Kyle Munz wrote: > > On lower

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2011-05-02 Thread paul annen
the aprillia scooter i have can be modified with aftermarket exhaust and carb to put out 20hp.. currently with only the governor taken out it will do 55mph with me at 300 pounds... On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Joey Kelley wrote: > So if I took one of these: http://californiascooterco.com/ >

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got taken to school.

2011-05-02 Thread Joey Kelley
Thats actually rather impressive for a scooter if you think about it. On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:40 AM, paul annen wrote: > the aprillia scooter i have can be modified with aftermarket exhaust and > carb to put out 20hp.. currently with only the governor taken out it will do > 55mph with me at

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got taken to school.

2011-05-02 Thread paul annen
exactly... my 250 wouldent hit 70 untill after i went to a smaller rear sprocket... On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Joey Kelley wrote: > Thats actually rather impressive for a scooter if you think about it. > > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:40 AM, paul annen wrote: > > the aprillia scooter i hav

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got taken to school.

2011-05-02 Thread Allen Thomas
comfortable doing. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -Original Message- From: Kyle Munz Sender: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 08:24:37 To: Reply-To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got taken to school. On lower HP machines you can

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got taken to school.

2011-05-02 Thread Michael Henry
Allen, I ride 216 alot since I don't live far from there, its a good country ride in either direction. Many farmers getting on and off the road with loose gravel on turns sometimes. Always use caution on that road, many taken to the hospital, all motorcyle's included. 851 is another road worth r

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2011-05-02 Thread stanley/ Randolph
by 250, Paul, u mean Nighthawk?     From: paul annen To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, May 2, 2011 8:48:06 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got taken to school. exactly... my 250 wouldent hit 70 untill after i went to a smaller rear

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2011-05-03 Thread hallman
It would cost more. rodhall -Original Message- From: Joey Kelley To: nighthawk_lovers Sent: Mon, May 2, 2011 8:37 am Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got taken to school. So if I took one of these: http://californiascooterco.com/ I'd go faster than my 1000 CC S

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2011-05-04 Thread paul annen
yes, my 250 was a 99 nighthawwk 250... On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 8:51 PM, wrote: > It would cost more. > > rodhall > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Joey Kelley > To: nighthawk_lovers > Sent: Mon, May 2, 2011 8:37 am > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lo

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2011-05-02 Thread pa_sk8r
I use 214/216 from Red Lion/Dallastown to Hanover.  Then 116 to Gettysburg as an alternative to rt-30B-550   On 05/02/11, Michael Henry wrote:Allen, I ride 216 alot since I don't live far from there, its a good country ride in either direction. Many farmers getting on and off the road with loose gr