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Old 12-04-2006, 10:35 AM
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Just a bit of lean angle here
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Old 12-04-2006, 10:40 AM
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but still not as far over as SoB because he keeps running out of tire . . .
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Old 12-04-2006, 11:25 AM
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Ear pugs anyone?
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Old 12-04-2006, 11:36 AM
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I don't think they have enough Rizla stickers on it.
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Old 12-04-2006, 12:41 PM
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Johnny (the Anglo-American) likes to drag his elbow. Maybe if he'd stand that thing up a bit he'd get more traction off the corners and discover that wonderful place called the podium.
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Old 12-04-2006, 12:56 PM
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Limbo lower now...
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Old 12-04-2006, 1:51 PM
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Johnny (the Anglo-American) likes to drag his elbow. Maybe if he'd stand that thing up a bit he'd get more traction off the corners and discover that wonderful place called the podium.
or the stratosphere . . .
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Old 12-04-2006, 3:46 PM
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Re: Just a bit of lean angle here
Comparison shots (not exactly the same spot though)
I reckon the Kawa is over further
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Old 12-04-2006, 4:16 PM
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Comparison shots (not exactly the same spot though)
I reckon the Kawa is over further
Yep, Val is still looking for that dime . . .
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I just love this sport....
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Yep, Val is still looking for that dime . . .
That just shows how well he knows the track that he can look down and accelerate strait to the next apex.
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or the stratosphere . . .
Down near Putnam Park that's called the Hammersphere...
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Down near Putnam Park that's called the Hammersphere...



I can only laugh because he lived through it..
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I get that much lean when I go to the corner store to get milk!
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I get that much lean when I go to the corner store to get milk!

and that's on your 10 speed isn't it?
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I get that much lean when I go to the corner store to get milk!
Riding in the shopping cart doesn't count.
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That just shows how well he knows the track that he can look down and accelerate strait to the next apex.
or he just has lazy eye . . .
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A favourite of mine

(mind you, I think the kerb makes it look slightly better than it actually is, if you know what I mean)
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but still not as far over as SoB because he keeps running out of tire . . .
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Down near Putnam Park that's called the Hammersphere...




You both just made my day. And it was one of those days where I needed someone to make it.

Side note: Sheep did run out of tire. He was all the way over on his side.
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You both just made my day. And it was one of those days where I needed someone to make it.

Side note: Sheep did run out of tire. He was all the way over on his side.
He just doesn't know how to handle the transition from rubber to plastic yet. It all comes with time . . .
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That just shows how well he knows the track that he can look down and accelerate strait to the next apex.
Was that article posted here about why he doesn't look through a corner or did I read that elsewhere?
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A favourite of mine

(mind you, I think the kerb makes it look slightly better than it actually is, if you know what I mean)
That pic would be a lot cooler if it wasn't Yates on that bike.
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