NYRiders.com
February 07, 2012, 07:58:55 PM *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
News:
 
   Home   Help Login Register  
NYRiders.com > Simple..... If you ride it, lets talk about it here. > Motorcycle > Americade 2008
Pages: 1 [2]   Go Down
« previous next »
  Print  
Author Topic: Americade 2008  (Read 2168 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Thefox
Seasoned Member

Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 131
« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2008, 07:45:12 AM »
Well I’m out.    TAKE IT!

I rode to my brother’s yesterday and the bike isn’t running right.  The plan is to get it going better this morning instead of going to the Americade in hopes that I can still make the Iron Butt ride (check in is by 6pm…. 200 miles away).


If this bike keeps me from this ride I am done with it…..
Logged
Dirt.....
1985 Honda ATC 350X
1984 Yamaha YTM 200 (in many pieces)
1984 Yamaha YT60 Tri-Zinger

Road....
2004 BMW R1150R

Right hand sholder....
1991 Tomos A3 Bullet
1980 Yamaha QT50
Adirondack Man
NYR Friends
Seasoned Member
****
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 363
« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2008, 08:03:44 AM »
That sucks!  I am heading out, for Americade, at 0900.  Would have been cool if we could have met up.  Good luck getting the bike going.  I hope you make the Iron Butt.
Logged
Growing old is mandatory.  Growing up is optional!
GreatWhiteHunter
Treat things the way a dog would. If you can't eat it or screw it, piss on it and walk away.
Global Moderator
Veteran
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1757


No wheel spacers required!


WWW
« Reply #17 on: June 07, 2008, 08:16:34 PM »
Got back a few hours ago, still sorting stuff out.

Pictures and stories to follow, hopefully later this evening.
Logged
\'09 KTM 300 XC (his)
\'05 Bombardier Outlander 400 H.O. (hers)
\'05 RAM 2500 4x4 (red, of course)
\'06 Suzuki V-Strom DL1000K6 (ours)
\'01 Kawasaki KDX200 (she thinks it\'s hers)
\'10 Ski-Doo MXZ 600 X-RS
\'06 Ski-Doo MXZ-X 600 H.O. SDI (hers)
GreatWhiteHunter
Treat things the way a dog would. If you can't eat it or screw it, piss on it and walk away.
Global Moderator
Veteran
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1757


No wheel spacers required!


WWW
« Reply #18 on: June 08, 2008, 08:55:00 AM »
Teaser pix...

KTM 990 Adventure


KTM 950 SE-R


BMW R1200GS-Adventure


Details soon...
Logged
\'09 KTM 300 XC (his)
\'05 Bombardier Outlander 400 H.O. (hers)
\'05 RAM 2500 4x4 (red, of course)
\'06 Suzuki V-Strom DL1000K6 (ours)
\'01 Kawasaki KDX200 (she thinks it\'s hers)
\'10 Ski-Doo MXZ 600 X-RS
\'06 Ski-Doo MXZ-X 600 H.O. SDI (hers)
JoeR
NYR Friends
Veteran
****
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 711


2009 KTM 300 XC-We
« Reply #19 on: June 08, 2008, 11:50:22 AM »
GWH, you can stop posting pics now.  I'm already jealous!

Joe
Logged
\"You don\'t build a reputation on what you\'re going to do.\" Henry Ford
GreatWhiteHunter
Treat things the way a dog would. If you can't eat it or screw it, piss on it and walk away.
Global Moderator
Veteran
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1757


No wheel spacers required!


WWW
« Reply #20 on: June 08, 2008, 12:00:21 PM »
Quote from: JoeR on June 08, 2008, 11:50:22 AM
GWH, you can stop posting pics now.  I'm already jealous!

Joe

A word of advice, do not ride the Super Enduro unless you have a wad of cash in your pocket. If I had your 2 wheeled skills off-road, I would be planning a trip to our local Katoom dealer in Fulton. It's that good.
Logged
\'09 KTM 300 XC (his)
\'05 Bombardier Outlander 400 H.O. (hers)
\'05 RAM 2500 4x4 (red, of course)
\'06 Suzuki V-Strom DL1000K6 (ours)
\'01 Kawasaki KDX200 (she thinks it\'s hers)
\'10 Ski-Doo MXZ 600 X-RS
\'06 Ski-Doo MXZ-X 600 H.O. SDI (hers)
JoeR
NYR Friends
Veteran
****
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 711


2009 KTM 300 XC-We
« Reply #21 on: June 08, 2008, 12:35:57 PM »
Thanks for the vote of confidence.  I'm not that good off road, just lucky.  I can't even ride a decent wheelie.

I've got a buddy that is part owner of a KTM Dealership north of Albany.  Of course that's what he rides. He keeps trying to get me on his bike. I know if I try it I'll have to get one.  With a kid starting College this Fall, it probably wouldn't be the smartest thing I've ever done.  So, for now, I'll stick with my KDX.  It does everything I'd like it to do.
Joe
Logged
\"You don\'t build a reputation on what you\'re going to do.\" Henry Ford
JoeR
NYR Friends
Veteran
****
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 711


2009 KTM 300 XC-We
« Reply #22 on: June 10, 2008, 09:49:32 PM »
GWH....I was only kidding when I said you can stop posting pics now.   :D

But I wasn't kidding about being jealous!

Please post more pics when you've got time.  I'd love to see more of Americade.

Joe

Oh!, I saw a new Spyder driving down the road in Albany today. The guy was leaning off it like he was siding a Formula One bike...well...almost like that.  He was just cornering through an intersection.  Kinda goofy way to make a turn.  Hopefully he was just screwing around, and that's not how you have to ride one of those things.  Could have been a poser too.  He did have the complete matching outfit....
Logged
\"You don\'t build a reputation on what you\'re going to do.\" Henry Ford
Thefox
Seasoned Member

Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 131
« Reply #23 on: June 10, 2008, 11:22:24 PM »
I saw 2 of those Spyder bike things this weekend.... boy they look funny.  I don't know if I should wave or not Huh??
Logged
Dirt.....
1985 Honda ATC 350X
1984 Yamaha YTM 200 (in many pieces)
1984 Yamaha YT60 Tri-Zinger

Road....
2004 BMW R1150R

Right hand sholder....
1991 Tomos A3 Bullet
1980 Yamaha QT50
GreatWhiteHunter
Treat things the way a dog would. If you can't eat it or screw it, piss on it and walk away.
Global Moderator
Veteran
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1757


No wheel spacers required!


WWW
« Reply #24 on: June 16, 2008, 11:16:12 AM »
I've said it before and I still believe that the Spyder is a revolution in motor-sports. It's not a motorcycle, it's more like a very high performance ATV or sled for the road. Do you need to lean? I don't think so, the thing rails through corners as fast as you dare take them however. It just sticks.

Riding behind them in Lake George showed their limitations however. They are not narrow and could not lane split at all.
Logged
\'09 KTM 300 XC (his)
\'05 Bombardier Outlander 400 H.O. (hers)
\'05 RAM 2500 4x4 (red, of course)
\'06 Suzuki V-Strom DL1000K6 (ours)
\'01 Kawasaki KDX200 (she thinks it\'s hers)
\'10 Ski-Doo MXZ 600 X-RS
\'06 Ski-Doo MXZ-X 600 H.O. SDI (hers)
Pages: 1 [2]   Go Up
  Print  
« previous next »
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.11 | SMF © 2006-2009, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!