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Stig / Major Tom

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annual Speed Run on the Liberty ~!
« on: June 10, 2024, 04:32:18 PM »
I've done this death defying run every year - since 2017~!






My colorful P-Brakes flapping in the breeze!


My speed?
Once again, absolutely perfect for my needs!
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Re: annual Speed Run on the Liberty ~!
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2024, 06:45:10 AM »
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Anything around 65 mph or above is more than adequate for the roads I ride 90% of the time.

(At 145 mph, the reported top speed of my Street Triple 675R will remain a theoretical figure for me!)
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Neil

Current garage:  Kymco DTX360 & Triumph Street Triple 675R
Past bikes: BSA C15. Honda S/wing (GL500). Kawasaki GPz750. BMW K100RS. Kawasaki GPZ900R. Yamaha FJ1200 x2. Sprint. Triumph Daytona 900. Kawasaki ZX-7R. T595 Daytona. Kawasaki ZX-9R x2. Triumph Daytona 955i. X-Town

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Re: annual Speed Run on the Liberty ~!
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2024, 03:34:26 AM »
I'm over my mid life crisis, I don't even like going highway speeds now

I think my new tractor can do 17 mph
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Re: annual Speed Run on the Liberty ~!
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2024, 08:56:08 AM »
I'm over my mid life crisis, I don't even like going highway speeds now


I'm with you Randy.  In my younger days I tried to max out my bikes, but only on the track or the IoM Mountain mile.  These days far more interested in staying upright and out of the ditches / hedgerows!
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Neil

Current garage:  Kymco DTX360 & Triumph Street Triple 675R
Past bikes: BSA C15. Honda S/wing (GL500). Kawasaki GPz750. BMW K100RS. Kawasaki GPZ900R. Yamaha FJ1200 x2. Sprint. Triumph Daytona 900. Kawasaki ZX-7R. T595 Daytona. Kawasaki ZX-9R x2. Triumph Daytona 955i. X-Town

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Re: annual Speed Run on the Liberty ~!
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2024, 11:20:39 AM »
I'm over my mid life crisis, I don't even like going highway speeds now

I think my new tractor can do 17 mph
I did many hours on a big old Ford tractor w/bucket at the children's home, mowing, cutting trees and moving 71 cords of wood. Clearing overgrown cemeteries, etc.
17mph is plenty over uneven ground!
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Re: annual Speed Run on the Liberty ~!
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2024, 02:42:27 PM »
I did many hours on a big old Ford tractor w/bucket at the children's home, mowing, cutting trees and moving 71 cords of wood. Clearing overgrown cemeteries, etc.
17mph is plenty over uneven ground!
Stig

I've been told by others I shoulda spent the extra $1k to get the tires loaded, or it will get bouncy on uneven ground, I haven't found that to be the case, but almost always comparing to a smaller compact tractor, but is mine really a compact, it's bigger than the tractors I remember growing up as a kid on the typical Vermont dairy farm. Ford 9N seems to be my recollection
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