2nd last ride of the year

[mrgilmore at aol.com]

Boy, that is one good looking bike.  Trouble for me is the riding position after riding sport bike style for so many years, feels like I am leaning too far back.  Makes cornering "sketchy", as my son would say.  Not confidence-inspiring, leaning back like that.  I did test ride on a Victory Hammer last Dec.  and although it had decent power (not near my GPz), and handled ok, I found myself skootching far forward to try to get my weight up and over the front more as I tried to get more speed into and out of turns.  Until my wrists/arms give out, I'll stay with the forward weight bias.  If nothing else, I'd possibly go back to the "standard" bike riding position, which put the pegs almost directly under you, sort of a neutral weight balance.  Just my $.02 FWIW...
Ron Jordan
Altadena, CA








-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Nicholls <metrogtiguy at gmail.com>
To: GPZ List <gpzlist at micapeak.com>
Sent: Wed, Nov 18, 2009 11:35 am
Subject: Re: 2nd last ride of the year


Here's those pictures of the carbon fiber done-up V-rod I talked about.  I
ept forgetting to post them!

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n Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 6:25 PM, keelhauld <keelhauld at optonline.net> wrote:
> haha, this one has been used many times before (too many) but as you can
 see there are folks similar in disposition to Harley airheads....

 ----- Original Message ----- From: <coldinvt at gmavt.net>

 To: "GPZ List" <gpzlist at micapeak.com>
 Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:15 PM

 Subject: Re: 2nd last ride of the year


  So THAT's how they sell all that HD-branded stuff!!
>
> loll,
> Rob
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>  Mind-controls?
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>> On 11.11.2009, at 21:32, "John Soliday" <johnsoliday at msn.com> wrote:
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>>  No, the "R" was the first that had mid-controls, then it was
>>> discontinued
>>> and they put them on the "D".  Now there are no mid-control Vrods
>>> which is a
>>> real shame IMHO as I just can't deal with the sofa-style riding
>>> position.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com [mailto:gpzlist-
>>> bounces at micapeak.com] On
>>> Behalf Of keelhauld
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:53 PM
>>> To: GPZ List
>>> Subject: Re: 2nd last ride of the year
>>>
>>> Nice. I have a D with the V&H VRSC 2 into 1 that looks pretty much
>>> like
>>> that...Are the mids off of that bike?
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Soliday" <johnsoliday at msn.com>
>>> To: "'GPZ List'" <gpzlist at micapeak.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:38 PM
>>> Subject: RE: 2nd last ride of the year
>>>
>>>
>>>  I really like my "R" Vrod and it's a good compliment to the GPZ I
>>>> think....
>>>>
>>>> Mine is pretty loud though ;-)
>>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To8DILRsLfY
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com [mailto:gpzlist-
>>>> bounces at micapeak.com]
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of 1KPerDay
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:43 AM
>>>> To: GPZ List
>>>> Subject: Re: 2nd last ride of the year
>>>>
>>>> I rode a V-rod... great engine, good brakes, etc. Wasn't loud
>>>> enough for
>>>> me.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> LOL
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 11:18 AM, john leonard <jlmdx at hotmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I owned a v-rod for a year or so and liked its smooth power band
>>>>> but it
>>>>> always felt a little heavy.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  --
>>>>> Utah Jeff
>>>>> '96 SheePz1100
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