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it kills any brain cell the rider might'a had and numbs the pain. --- On Mon, 3/23/09, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: went down today > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, March 23, 2009, 12:00 PM > I see guys with ape hangers and wonder how they keep the > blood from running > down out of their arms and their hands going asleep. > > -Kyle > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 12:59 PM, stanley/ Randolph > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > To qualify for "ape-hangers" the person has > to reach up almost as high as > > his arms can go to hold onto the handlebars. There is > a fellow here who > > rides a Harley and every time I see him go by with > those high bars, I have > > to ask myself, Self, what is he thinking? Is he > afraid that he will get BO > > in his pits, so he keeps them out in the air goin' > by?? It looks like > > steering would be a problem as well. Maybe one gets > used to it. > > To me it looks quite uncomfortable; but then, so does > riding a crotch > > rocket, bent so far over like that for hours. I have > seen guys flying by > > with their legs just hanging out the back end, in the > wind... > > > > *Stanley* > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Sent:* Sunday, March 22, 2009 4:45:22 AM > > *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: went down today > > > > > > No rash. None at all. I guess that's one of the > few 'good' things > > about wiping out on snow. > > > > What classifies as apes anyway (height wise)? I prefer > a little higher > > bars (http://members.uplogon.com/kyle/cycle/55.jpg) > but I don't think > > these would classify as apes. > > > > And I will say this. That bike is a LOT more > comfortable for long rang > > trips since I put the giant crash bar o' doom and > the higher > > handlebars on it. > > > > -Kyle KK > > > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 11:56 PM, Tree Doc > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Glad you and the 'hawk are OK! > > > > > > While you were slippin' and slidin' in > ice and snow, I was running the > > > Horse Thief Mile track at Willow Springs Raceway > in the high desert of > > > California. I spent from 7:30 till 4:00 today > doing a Precision > > > Cornering school with StreetMasters. A real kick > in the arse out > > > riding that track. Didn't do it on the > Nighthawk, though. I ran my > > > "toured out" SV650S. Boy that bike > LOVES those tight twisties and > > > decreasing radius turns on that mountain road > simulator course. Myself > > > and a nOOb on a new Yami FZ1 were the having a > field day against all > > > the BMW 1150RT's and big, noisy dresser > Harley's! I saw first hand > > > today why Ape Hangars are just absolutely > useless! Talk about no > > > control on a motorcycle! > > > > > > Hope you can buff that crash rash out! > > > > > > ~Tim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
