Muahahahaha! Ducati Hyper Truck Demos!

[Smittie61984]

Damn I didn't know about the Demo rides until later. I did hear someone went down on it though.

[6doublefive321]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

Damn I didn't know about the Demo rides until later. I did hear someone went down on it though.

I got there around noon on Saturday, and there was a rider down about a half mile from the campsite, but he wasn't in the demo group. I didn't hear anything about a demo rider going down, but it wouldn't surprise me.

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by 6doublefive321

I got there around noon on Saturday, and there was a rider down about a half mile from the campsite, but he wasn't in the demo group. I didn't hear anything about a demo rider going down, but it wouldn't surprise me.

I wanted to go to that, but I had some family obligations in Titusville. I REALLY wanted to ride the Superduke at Suches. TWO is awesome, I try to go every year, have you ever eaten at TWO? They have some damn good burgers.

[6doublefive321]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

I wanted to go to that, but I had some family obligations in Titusville. I REALLY wanted to ride the Superduke at Suches. TWO is awesome, I try to go every year, have you ever eaten at TWO? They have some damn good burgers.

I didn't eat, but I was tempted. Burgers looked great. Man, I'm telling you, it was hard as hell to get back on the SM after riding the SD. I'm looking under my sofa cushions for $8k, but I'm not having any luck.

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by 6doublefive321

I didn't eat, but I was tempted. Burgers looked great. Man, I'm telling you, it was hard as hell to get back on the SM after riding the SD. I'm looking under my sofa cushions for $8k, but I'm not having any luck.

I'm lucky, my GSXR and SMC (and truck) are paid off, so as soon as I get a job that pays decent, I'm adding a SD to the garage.

Next time you go, you have to eat there, everything is really good, from the Burgers to the steaks to the salads. I'm hopefully heading up there in the spring, I'll post up, maybe you can come up and go for a ride.

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by 6doublefive321

I got there around noon on Saturday, and there was a rider down about a half mile from the campsite, but he wasn't in the demo group. I didn't hear anything about a demo rider going down, but it wouldn't surprise me.

Are you talking about the guy on the R1 that got killed? Which a few died this weekend I think. I know one did on 129 between Turners and Blood Mountain. Some are speculating a GSP (Georgia State Patrol) pulled in front of them since someone said there was a GSP car with damage and paint on it. No one is sure yet. And I think someone died near Helen too but haven't heard much. Oh also heard of someone life flighted on Wolf Pen Gap road. Which hell we had two deaths in a town near me (Lawrencevile) I think Friday. Bad weekend I guess.

I found out you had to be 25 for the Demo rides. I'm 24 so I guess it wouldn't have mattered.

[6doublefive321]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

I'm lucky, my GSXR and SMC (and truck) are paid off, so as soon as I get a job that pays decent, I'm adding a SD to the garage.

Next time you go, you have to eat there, everything is really good, from the Burgers to the steaks to the salads. I'm hopefully heading up there in the spring, I'll post up, maybe you can come up and go for a ride.

Hell, yeah. Post up and we'll take the orange throbbers throught the hills.

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

Are you talking about the guy on the R1 that got killed? Which a few died this weekend I think. I know one did on 129 between Turners and Blood Mountain. Some are speculating a GSP (Georgia State Patrol) pulled in front of them since someone said there was a GSP car with damage and paint on it. No one is sure yet. And I think someone died near Helen too but haven't heard much. Oh also heard of someone life flighted on Wolf Pen Gap road. Which hell we had two deaths in a town near me (Lawrencevile) I think Friday. Bad weekend I guess.

I found out you had to be 25 for the Demo rides. I'm 24 so I guess it wouldn't have mattered.

It may have been an R1. All I saw was a mangled blue bike in the ditch. I heard different stories as to what happened. All in all, it was a bad weekend if that many people went down.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by sfarson

Still keep the V-Rod on the demo list. The squids I've smoked with it didn't observe any handling problems. Yeah it can scrape a peg when leaned way over, but haven't come across many cruisers that don't. Have never noticed a heat problem from the headers. Have ridden the Triumph Rocket, and the torque is ungodly, but the thing is immense, and it weighs almost 200lbs more than the V-Rod. Besides, these are "cruisers" -- one tends to value factors other than just sheer power... there's bikes with a much better chassis to go fast on than a cruiser one.

Well...I gotta go to the Buell dealer tomorrow. I was gonna take the 1125CR out while they put new lights on my bike. Maybe I'll take a Vrod out.