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Stig / Major Tom

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LIKE @ nearly 140mph....
« on: July 09, 2020, 03:05:34 PM »
Couple of shots this morning of my speed test with my new clutch....

doing about 138mph here... (*)



nearly blew this guy off the road....(in my mirrors > he went into a tank slapper. Though it might have been from laughing...)


here you can see the speedo on its second lap around the dial...pushing 140mph...


that new clutch is really humming...


coming over I-70 it got a little shaky on re-entry.....


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« Last Edit: July 09, 2020, 03:19:06 PM by Stig / Major Tom »
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Re: LIKE @ nearly 140mph....
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2020, 03:48:31 PM »
does that create a sonic boom when you're approaching those speeds?...or do you have to break the speed of sound, first, to get a boom?  :)
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Re: LIKE @ nearly 140mph....
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2020, 08:48:53 PM »
You don't get a single boom when a scoot reaches those speeds but rather a cascading crumble
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Re: LIKE @ nearly 140mph....
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2020, 09:32:38 AM »
Think I’ve fallen down a rabbit [emoji235] hole here [emoji23]


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Re: LIKE @ nearly 140mph....
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2020, 11:06:43 AM »
Don't know about you guys - but every time I fix my scooter....I wonder if it'll still work😊
So, a little happy when it does.
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Re: LIKE @ nearly 140mph....
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2020, 11:41:58 AM »
Ha ha. Know whatcha mean!


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