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Team Troll adventure at Willow Springs
Mmmm'K, so this whole trip was ill-conceived and cursed from the start. Half the team couldn't make it so it was just up to me and VetteBoy to carry out the mission.
Our goal: To make it down to the Dec. 1, 2006 Track Day at the "Streets of Willow" track next to the Willow Springs raceway (near Lancaster, California).
When we planned everything all the way back in November, we did not expect so much snow days before our departure. It was a serious party-pooper.
Originally, VetteBoy was going to drive one of his many cars and trailer his and my bike all the way down to California. I didn't have the time to drive the whole way, so I booked a flight. I was gonna meet him down there.
The first little snag came when it became almost impossible to get my bike over to his house. VetteBoy was leaving Wed, Nov 29th and was going to drive for 24 hours straight with the help of "Trucker's Choice" pep pills.
I was trying to load the bike onto the back of my truck on Sunday night. However all the snow falling made my wooden ramp a little slick. The ice and snow on the ground did not make it any easier. It does not help that the bed of my truck is fairly high up.
I finally gave up and decided to rent a low uhaul trailer on Wednesday morning. I was able to load the bike up and take it to his house, however by the time we had everything strapped down, my front fork seal decided to spring a serious leak. I'm sure the cold and the ratchet straps I was using had nothing to do with it. There was no way they'd let me on the track with that bike, so the bike had to go back. I made a last-minute executive decision to rent a bike down there.
Fernando from Sportbikerentals.com hooked me up with a sweet 2006 CBR 600RR. They were great - more on them later.
Anyways, take the bike back to my house, wasted the entire day. To boot, it was snowing all the time. Vetteboy was delayed because of all of this hassle, which meant he'd have to up his pep pills dosage. Little did we know at the time the crappy conditions that the I-5 interstate in North Washington was at.
Anyways, here some pics of my bike and truck from Wednesday morning...trying to get the ol' gixxer to VetteBoy's house.
Our goal: To make it down to the Dec. 1, 2006 Track Day at the "Streets of Willow" track next to the Willow Springs raceway (near Lancaster, California).
When we planned everything all the way back in November, we did not expect so much snow days before our departure. It was a serious party-pooper.
Originally, VetteBoy was going to drive one of his many cars and trailer his and my bike all the way down to California. I didn't have the time to drive the whole way, so I booked a flight. I was gonna meet him down there.
The first little snag came when it became almost impossible to get my bike over to his house. VetteBoy was leaving Wed, Nov 29th and was going to drive for 24 hours straight with the help of "Trucker's Choice" pep pills.
I was trying to load the bike onto the back of my truck on Sunday night. However all the snow falling made my wooden ramp a little slick. The ice and snow on the ground did not make it any easier. It does not help that the bed of my truck is fairly high up.
I finally gave up and decided to rent a low uhaul trailer on Wednesday morning. I was able to load the bike up and take it to his house, however by the time we had everything strapped down, my front fork seal decided to spring a serious leak. I'm sure the cold and the ratchet straps I was using had nothing to do with it. There was no way they'd let me on the track with that bike, so the bike had to go back. I made a last-minute executive decision to rent a bike down there.
Fernando from Sportbikerentals.com hooked me up with a sweet 2006 CBR 600RR. They were great - more on them later.
Anyways, take the bike back to my house, wasted the entire day. To boot, it was snowing all the time. Vetteboy was delayed because of all of this hassle, which meant he'd have to up his pep pills dosage. Little did we know at the time the crappy conditions that the I-5 interstate in North Washington was at.
Anyways, here some pics of my bike and truck from Wednesday morning...trying to get the ol' gixxer to VetteBoy's house.
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what are you trying to say Scott?Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
sounds like an awesome trip. i'm a bit jealous. will definitely have to look up sportbikerentals and go that way.
Uh-oh. I wonder if they can retrieve the other abuses....hmmm.that 105 mph on the clock may show up as a surcharge on your visa when it's all said and done.
rental companies in the states like retrieving gps data on that stuff and charging you accordingly.
I'll just use my regular defense - It wasn't me! It was the one-armed man!
I was told that they don't use salt on the roads in the states because it isn't good for cars.You said it! What's the deal with the I-5? It's like driving over speed bumps the entire way.
I thought someone had installed square wheels on my truck. Had to keep pulling over to make sure that wasn't it.
Maybe that's just their excuse for not spending the money though... it could just be that they're cheap bastards like abbotsford & chilliwack.
Was it the Streets or Willows? I've done both and they rock. That little one is pretty narrow, but that bowl you come out of is awesome. Like a huge slingshot. Glad you had a great time. G/F's come and go, but you'll probably not have a chance at that track again.:laughing
Nice writeup and good on you guys for doing this!
Bummer about the breakup CVB. Nothing like a long car ride on a boring highway to bring out the demons.
Bummer about the breakup CVB. Nothing like a long car ride on a boring highway to bring out the demons.
Streets. My balls aren't big enough to take the big track on at full throttle. That is one fast track.Was it the Streets or Willows? I've done both and they rock. That little one is pretty narrow, but that bowl you come out of is awesome. Like a huge slingshot. Glad you had a great time. G/F's come and go, but you'll probably not have a chance at that track again.:laughing
I did streets in September as well. While the pavement is the shits, the layout is great. The bowl is cool: increasing radius! I ran streets in reverse for an afternoon abd to do the bowl as a decreasing radius was wild shit!
I was getting pretty sick of all the shitty weather and a track day really hit the spot.
We needed some speed man. Would've been cool to get a few more people into it.Nice writeup and good on you guys for doing this!
Bummer about the breakup CVB. Nothing like a long car ride on a boring highway to bring out the demons.
Actually, it wasn't the car ride that did us in, it was a lack of integrity. And not on my part if you can believe that crazy ass shit!
As you can see in my avatar, I'm a pretty ugly guy so women are hard to come by...and therefore on. But I think I may have landed a new client today (in between bouts of uncontrollable sobbing), so I think I may be able to afford some hookers to tide me over until I can enter into my next bad relationship.
As always, your concern is appreciated.
Corvetteboy, it sounds like we have similar tastes in women and similar dating challenges . It's so hard to find the exact right combination of party-girl and princess combined with low standards for the men they will sleep with... plus when I have night terrors and need to be held, or begin quoting original love poetry it seems to put a damper on things. What is a man to do??We needed some speed man. Would've been cool to get a few more people into it.
Actually, it wasn't the car ride that did us in, it was a lack of integrity. And not on my part if you can believe that crazy ass shit!
As you can see in my avatar, I'm a pretty ugly guy so women are hard to come by...and therefore on. But I think I may have landed a new client today (in between bouts of uncontrollable sobbing), so I think I may be able to afford some hookers to tide me over until I can enter into my next bad relationship.
As always, your concern is appreciated.
Soulmateless in South Surrey.
LOL...As you can see in my avatar, I'm a pretty ugly guy so women are hard to come by...and therefore on. ....
If only women could see past your fat, greasy, bearded exterior...
I hear you. I don't want to go out with the type of girl that would even consider dating a deviant like me.It's so hard to find the exact right combination of party-girl and princess combined with low standards for the men they will sleep with...
I'll tell you what you can do. Give up your man card for posting this.:evilgrinplus when I have night terrors and need to be held, or begin quoting original love poetry it seems to put a damper on things. What is a man to do??
Soulmateless in South Surrey.
it's easy for you and CB to make light of the situation because being vets of The Nam I'm sure it's easy pickins, not like us regular joesI hear you. I don't want to go out with the type of girl that would even consider dating a deviant like me.
I'll tell you what you can do. Give up your man card for posting this.:evilgrin
. I think CB has the added lure of his amputee-nubs... there's a certain type of women that just can't resist a combination like that.
Ok first of all,
you know your a true troll at heart, when you hijack your own threads. Tears of joy are rolling down my cheek.
Secondly, for bluenote. I posed a question in another gender thread about what it costs for a soulmate these days. Kdawg is willing to give it all up for heated grips. There you go, I am a the BCSB matchmaker.
http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5018&page=6
Thirdly, yeah being single has its negatives. I am newly single, I don't even know how to masturbate anymore, I keep jumping the gun and hurting myself. That's what 4 years of solid hot sex does to a guy. It's nothing like riding a bicycle.
Yeah...
whatever.
you know your a true troll at heart, when you hijack your own threads. Tears of joy are rolling down my cheek.
Secondly, for bluenote. I posed a question in another gender thread about what it costs for a soulmate these days. Kdawg is willing to give it all up for heated grips. There you go, I am a the BCSB matchmaker.
http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5018&page=6
Thirdly, yeah being single has its negatives. I am newly single, I don't even know how to masturbate anymore, I keep jumping the gun and hurting myself. That's what 4 years of solid hot sex does to a guy. It's nothing like riding a bicycle.
Yeah...
whatever.
Harley's suck.you know your a true troll at heart, when you hijack your own threads.
My stub is still 8" of tasty goodness. It was double that before my service pistol went off in my sleep when I rolled over. Remember kids, put it on "safety" and don't store loaded guns in your front pocket.I think CB has the added lure of his amputee-nubs...
That reminds me, lknoil needs to go and click on the "forget your password?" link , I seem to have more time on my hands these days.Harley's suck.
Well, I'm a little concerned about what else you have on your hands actually. With you being newly single and all...That reminds me, lknoil needs to go and click on the "forget your password?" link , I seem to have more time on my hands these days.
I'm in the valley now (unfortunately). We should be out drinking some cheap liquor and getting expensive liquor thrown in our faces.
My close personal friend BlackScorpion may be single as of this weekend as well. We shall see. Perhaps a trip to the nudie bar is in order. Let's take Scott and get him to do something that will disintegrate his relationship too.
The four horsemen of the relationship apocalypse...
I'm in. BlackScorpion, jump on it.Well, I'm a little concerned about what else you have on your hands actually. With you being newly single and all...
I'm in the valley now (unfortunately). We should be out drinking some cheap liquor and getting expensive liquor thrown in our faces.
My close personal friend BlackScorpion may be single as of this weekend as well. We shall see. Perhaps a trip to the nudie bar is in order. Let's take Scott and get him to do something that will disintegrate his relationship too.
The four horsemen of the relationship apocalypse...
I was going to hold back, but the pure unadulterated testosterone and good advice in this thread has really filled me with holiday cheer and so forth.
So, here it is, offered in the spirit of manly camaraderie. You guys are hilarious, but those T-shirts make my gay-o-meter go off the chart. :/
Friends don't let friends... and all that.
Cory
So, here it is, offered in the spirit of manly camaraderie. You guys are hilarious, but those T-shirts make my gay-o-meter go off the chart. :/
Friends don't let friends... and all that.
Cory
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