Up On The Pegs
 

I was riding up Lookout Mountain this afternoon and the Monsoon clouds were building. I turned around about half way up and a young man on a 650 V-Strom pulled up next to me. He was from Alberta, Canada. I noticed his tires were like knobbies. He said they were 50/50 street and trail. I told him I have my video camera on if he wants to ride in front of me.

So he takes off down the mountain, and stands up on the pegs all the way down. I busted a gut trying to keep up with him. I still don't see how he could countersteer standing on the pegs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Ipyodwh88

It's pretty easy if you got the handle bars to make it comfrotable. I ride standing up a lot after I put extensions on. Some of the 50/50s have awesome traction, just terrible asphalt life.

Took the chicken strips right off of the Pirelli MT21s on my husky when I took it through CO. Didn't even realize I was leaned that far over until the end of one of our days of riding. That was even loaded up with a week's worth of gear. I wasn't standing up on the paved roads, though.

You came through Colorado and didn't tell me?

Sorry! Summer 2011. Rode across NE and did some touring of CO. Estes Park, Pikes Peak, Royal Gorge, etc. Tried to go up and over the mountains from Crested Butte to Aspen, but the locals warned us about the road (two of the 4 of us were on street bikes, and one passenger had Down Syndrome) and it was getting dark, so we didn't attempt it.

The best riding I have ever done. You guys are spoiled!

I made the trip up to Sturgis last week. One of the road-side photographers caught me running down Spearhead Canyon on the pegs :)

http://i40.tinypic.com/2wqaog4.jpg

I got pulled over by a small town cop for standing on my pegs through town, stretching my legs. No ticket. Pretty sure it isn't even illegal.

Dude... I just got home on Saturday from there.

Sturgis. Several of my neighbors have been there. The problem is none of them ride. Or have ever been on a motorcycle as far as I know. We went up there about 1980. Two weeks after Sturgis. It was great. Uncrowded, choice of campsites, and Custer State Park has unbelievable roads. Now would be a good time to go.

I don't get the fucking sturgis bullshit, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb... If I want to see a bunch of white trash, I can just drive around town. Definitely wouldn't want to go to South Dakota for any other reason either.

The roads were awesome. It was certainly interesting to see the whole scene. Not my thing, but it was an experience that's for sure.

I was a little disappointed at first because the group I went with really wanted to hang around town and drink. It wasn't until I took off by myself and went for a nice long ride that I really got to see what it is all about. It's about the roads. They're amazing. Really. Of course it was crowded and slow going, but it made me realize that they aren't all there just to get stupid drunk. There were many more people out riding and enjoying the scenery than there were in town drinking.

Although the boobies were nice. Here's a pic of me hanging out at the Buffalo Chip . . . NSFW!!!

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=9qhcte&s=5

I was up there from Tuesday through Friday. 1,013 miles in one shot on Tuesday to get there and 2,500+ for the 4 day trip. I left Friday in the rain. I could have stayed through the weekend, but sight-seeing in the rain didn't really appeal to me, so I took off for home. Despite the crowds, I had a good time.

Did SD on my cross country trip and I am fine with the roads in TN, if I am going out west it's for Utah/Colorado/Wyoming/Cali. Just better roads and scenery.

If I want the scene, there are numerous trashy bike get togethers here or a NASCAR race at Bristol or Tally. LOL

I went to lead a ride for the Buffalo Chip. Ended up kidnapped by the entire Indian R&D team and taken to Devils Tower. They did right by that bike.

I stayed in Spearfish and skipped most of the party. Not my thing. I now know Sturgis well enough to get around the traffic. And, I got there Saturday - bailed Wednesday morning.

I love the area. Too bad all routes to get there suck HARD.

The ride up there does suck. Most don't realize eastern Colorado is like Kansas. I've never seen Devils Tower, but looking on a map I could ride through Rocky Mountain National Park, by Dinosaur National Park, up past the Tetons, through Yellowstone, over the Big Horns, and past Devil's Tower to Spearfish. Out of the way, but it wouldn't suck.

Yeah, that might be the only way. Spearfish canyon is excellent. It's even better without Harley Fags puttering along.

Claification: I have some amazing friends that happen to ride Harleys. Then there are the other 99% that fit te Southpark episode exactly. :lol:

Like that Gas Man character.

So, tell us about the Indians. Which model was your favorite and why? I tend to put on a lot of miles, so of course the Chieftain looks like the best bet.

I went to Sturgis. It's pretty awesome if you camp in the woods and just ride all day, every day. Only went into Sturgis one day for a few hours.