I learned to have ALOT of respect for our machines, along with everyone on here who rides them. I did well riding, but for the first time I had to take 35W southbound through the twin cities. Four lanes of traffic at 70-80mph bumper to bumper for the most part. It was a very white knuckle ride, I tried my best to stay calm and relaxed but traffic was consistently moving 15-20 mph over the speed limit, and there are some fairly sharp unmarked corners for speeds So I had no Idea how to guage what speed to take it at and still comfortably keep up with traffic because everyone sped up to the corner them slams on their brakes and then BAM! Accelerates back to 75-80mph. 
After I got through that, And got down to Savage where I was staying at a local hotel, I Decided to go to a resturaunt called NIESENS. It was pretty good food over all, and they has a Johnny Cash tribute band(They were excellent, Ill post a vid a little later) and on my way back to the hotel, I saw a purse laying in the middle of the street in front of some condominiums. I opened it up and looked inside for an ID, and thankfully this lady had one of those address stickers for Envelopes right on her wallet with her phone number written on it, that matched her ID. So I called her and it turns out she was an 86 year old lady named Margarett who cant go down the stairs by herself(She uses the elevator if she has to leave). She said her grandson was in a big hurry and just dropped her off outside, and she didnt realise she dropped her purse as she tried getting out of the street right away. Well she started crying and calling me a saint, so on and so fourth. Returned her purse and she wouldn't leave me alone about rewarding me in a time where no one would ever do what I did, and I finally broke down and said she could give me the money. I tried leaving it on her kitchen table as I left and she was a smart little lady, she grabbed it off the table and told me I better take it, and to call my mother and tell her she raised a good man!
Then the next morning I woke up, had a great hotel breakfast consisting of a waffle, and a vanilla yogurt! I then continued down to our meeting spot for the ride and hung out there and filled up with some PREMIUM $4.08 a gallon fuel, got two bottles of water, and a 5 hour energy as the past two days I didnt sleep very well I was to excited for the trip. Well djf18374, 612Raven, and Fz6 all met up and prepped for the ride and went to the sign up/registration area. We had about two hours to wait then we were off on the ride! While we were there, there were so many bikes it was incredible! A number of cruisers, litre bikes(Only a few), and even a couple ducati cafe' cruisers! It was a huge turn out and alot of fun, for the most part they were all pretty nice people, atleast the ones willing to talk to us sportbike riders.
And we were off for an excellent 80-100 mile cumulative trip, with 3 stops throughout for all the harley guys to grab there beer :iconbeer: Idk how anyone can drink and ride a motorcycle, its hard enough sober.
And so here is the tally of things I learned on this ride:
Well I have to head off to my Madre's for mothers day! Toodles ya'll. Ill post pics and the vid a little later on.
ps. yes, I said toodles
After I got through that, And got down to Savage where I was staying at a local hotel, I Decided to go to a resturaunt called NIESENS. It was pretty good food over all, and they has a Johnny Cash tribute band(They were excellent, Ill post a vid a little later) and on my way back to the hotel, I saw a purse laying in the middle of the street in front of some condominiums. I opened it up and looked inside for an ID, and thankfully this lady had one of those address stickers for Envelopes right on her wallet with her phone number written on it, that matched her ID. So I called her and it turns out she was an 86 year old lady named Margarett who cant go down the stairs by herself(She uses the elevator if she has to leave). She said her grandson was in a big hurry and just dropped her off outside, and she didnt realise she dropped her purse as she tried getting out of the street right away. Well she started crying and calling me a saint, so on and so fourth. Returned her purse and she wouldn't leave me alone about rewarding me in a time where no one would ever do what I did, and I finally broke down and said she could give me the money. I tried leaving it on her kitchen table as I left and she was a smart little lady, she grabbed it off the table and told me I better take it, and to call my mother and tell her she raised a good man!
Then the next morning I woke up, had a great hotel breakfast consisting of a waffle, and a vanilla yogurt! I then continued down to our meeting spot for the ride and hung out there and filled up with some PREMIUM $4.08 a gallon fuel, got two bottles of water, and a 5 hour energy as the past two days I didnt sleep very well I was to excited for the trip. Well djf18374, 612Raven, and Fz6 all met up and prepped for the ride and went to the sign up/registration area. We had about two hours to wait then we were off on the ride! While we were there, there were so many bikes it was incredible! A number of cruisers, litre bikes(Only a few), and even a couple ducati cafe' cruisers! It was a huge turn out and alot of fun, for the most part they were all pretty nice people, atleast the ones willing to talk to us sportbike riders.
And we were off for an excellent 80-100 mile cumulative trip, with 3 stops throughout for all the harley guys to grab there beer :iconbeer: Idk how anyone can drink and ride a motorcycle, its hard enough sober.
And so here is the tally of things I learned on this ride:
- everyone likes to follow alot closer than what I am used to
- Tar snakes are extremly scary the first time you hit one, even after the first they still make you loose your stomach a bit
- Cross winds in a twisty is a different breed of cross wind
- When accelerating hard when lined up with another bike, remember to shift after second gear because the rev limiter causing loss of power is kind of scary at 80mph
- that harley guys enjoy burnouts to show whos got a bigger set of nutz, but it cost them about $500 to replace their tires after two burnout sessions
- semi-drunk guys like to try and buy you beer when your sober and tell you that what doesnt kill you makes you stronger, lol, I just laughed and said Id preffer to keep the killing myself to a minimum
- When travelling in a group and you go fast to catch back up, its hard when the people infront are going faster lol
- To take the little crap people are going to give me for riding at my own pace and my own comfort level because at the end of the day I have a fiance and family I want to come home to, If I ride outside that limit, I dont feel comfortable!
- That harley guys must enjoy the taste of bugs because none of them wore helmets
- Lastly, Make sure the settings are right on your camera for angles and that its pointed in the right direction(Not downward, even though it looks lined up) and test your footage before you go on your first big trip and want to have all the footage. Yeah, most of it is just of pavement passing by...DAMNIT
Well I have to head off to my Madre's for mothers day! Toodles ya'll. Ill post pics and the vid a little later on.
ps. yes, I said toodles