Re: [ST] Am I healed enough for the Rallye?

["mark hanke" <mahanke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

the Rallye?


>Well, this weekend I think I answered the question of whether or not I
>am up to riding the Rallye -- whether my hand is healed enough for me to
>do an all-day demanding ride.
>
>The answer is a resounding YES!!!
>

Glad to hear it Bill.
Will you be riding to the Rallye?
I'm looking forward to it.
Mark Hanke








>I did 300 miles of moderately aggressive sport riding on Saturday.  The
>pace was set by my friend Bill Nielsen on his non-stock Bandit 1200.
>He's opened the airbox, rejetted it and fitted a Holeshot muffler, IIRC.
>Bill is a very experienced rider who does over 50,000 miles per year on
>his pair of bikes!
>
>I was also in the company of Keith, another rider I know on a Trophy
>1200.  He too is a very experienced rider, but more of a long-distance
>rider than an agressive sport rider.  I really noticed this when I was
>tail-man following Keith and I was riding up his tail in the corners! I
>eventually got in the habit of falling back before the corner so I could
>take it at the pace I wanted.
>
>Later Keith left for other commitments and Bill and I had a great time
>chasing each other through tight twisty country roads.
>
>Only once did I find myself going into a corner too fast (too fast for
>my comfort, that is).  I mentally took hold of myself and forced myself
>to look completely through the tight 90-degree turn to where I wanted to
>go.  I could feel the bike lean over even further -- it seemed to do it
>all by itself as if by magic and not by any concious act on my part.  I
>could feel the suspension load itself even further.  The bike tracked
>around that tight left corner like it was on rails.  I came out the
>other side without ever coming close to the edge!
>
>Needless to say I had a big grin on my face!  :-)
>
>I did have to take some Ibuprofen for the pain in my hand at our first
>stop (I forgot it before we left), but by doing so I rode for 8 hours
>(including stops).  The weather varied from the mid-70's to over 100.
>The only constant was high humidity.
>
>So bring on the Rallye!  :-)
>
>--
>Bill "Bench Dawg" Flowers
>Clearwater FL
>'00 Sapphire Blue ST "Jewel"
>
>
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