October 16th, 2011, 08:41 PM | #1 |
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"snake bitten" sunday 10/9/11 ..US-421
I started riding in February of 2009.. here it was October 2011 and i had never been to US-421 aka "The Snake" ..my other riding friends insisted that they needed to "pop my 421 cherry" asap. and heres my story.. lol.
i left kingsport headed for bristol/shady valley at about 4:30 on sunday the 9th [a week ago today] and made it safely to the famous "Shady Valley Country Store" ..little did i know the ride back would be a different story.
Link to original page on YouTube.
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October 16th, 2011, 09:24 PM | #2 |
CPT Falcon
Name: J.Emmett Turner
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Glad you're OK! Sad to see another rashed CP blue fairing (best color by far).
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October 16th, 2011, 09:30 PM | #3 |
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CP blue all the way. not a fan of candy thunder.. i was hoping to replace them with factory pieces in the same color. worst case scenario find some i could have painted? .. why is the cp blue so hard to find? ..oh, and my gloves.. they were under my back seat.. kicking myself in the ass for that one. lol
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October 16th, 2011, 10:16 PM | #4 |
CPT Falcon
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I think it has more to do with it taking a different undercoat and overcoat (metallic flake and blue) and thus being very difficult to touch up or match without painting the whole bike. Later blues were just one paint. Also, I like the white Ninja logos vs. gray.
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October 17th, 2011, 08:01 AM | #6 |
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the ride was amazing.. especially in the fall. the trees were at peak color for that elevation and it was beautiful. i cant wait to go back. learned a lot.. i put entirely too much of my body into the lean, and will slow down a little for sure [until i get comfortable of course.] AND .. ATGATT.
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October 17th, 2011, 08:07 AM | #7 | |
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October 17th, 2011, 08:14 AM | #8 |
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yeah its beautiful! i ride twice as much after august than i do all summer.
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October 17th, 2011, 08:15 AM | #9 |
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Looks like an awesome ride up there might have to try it out one day should only be like two and a half hours from where Im at to get there. Although Im only like 30 mins from the Dragon and I haven't went there yet either.
Well at least your gloves protected your storage area right? All jokes aside glad your alright now get the ninjette fixed up and then and go show the snake whos boss
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October 17th, 2011, 08:25 AM | #10 | |
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im working on finding parts! but apparently thats going to be much harder than i thought.. so probably wont have her fixed until spring [seriously depressing] ..i mean, i could still ride. the damage is only cosmetic.. but how many girls do you know that will leave the house without their make up?!?! .. do you have any other friends that ride in knoxville? reason im asking is i just live an hour from there.. so this spring if we're still in touch on here you guys should come up and i'll get a group ride together. me and my girls are tons of fun to ride with! and if you dont want to take 40 here on the bike.. there are backroads that take the same amount of time
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October 17th, 2011, 08:33 AM | #11 | |
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I do know there are a few other people on these forums around this area as well but i havent ridden with any of them yet.
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October 17th, 2011, 09:10 AM | #12 |
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If I still have my bike and you guys get something organized let me know.
Who cares if you pull some plastic off and keep riding?
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October 17th, 2011, 09:14 AM | #13 | |
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October 17th, 2011, 09:22 AM | #14 | |
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Im surprised that naked ninjette actually looks pretty sweet
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October 17th, 2011, 09:25 AM | #15 | |
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not bad at all! .. i live on this site since i went down. i havent really wanted to ride it with all the rash. just stepped outside to take a look at it.. and im seriously thinking about taking it out for a little while. its freakinn beautiful outside
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October 17th, 2011, 09:26 AM | #17 |
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sure thing! as of right now.. im saying screw the plastic. we may be getting to that ride sooner than spring!
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October 17th, 2011, 09:37 AM | #18 |
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good thing your good :] lol i was worryed there was a actual snake which scare the crap out of me so i was like how does a snake bite you on a bike. >.<
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October 19th, 2011, 08:19 AM | #19 |
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Blue duct tape and zip ties!
Glad you're pretty much Ok. Looks like a fun ride, fer sure.
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October 19th, 2011, 09:35 AM | #20 |
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okay guys.. i need some help. i wnt for a ride yesterday, kept it short and sweet because it was the first one since i had to ride home after i wrecked. and i noticed on the ride home [after crash] that my handle bars didnt feel the same and that my left turns didnt feel right..i noticed it again yesterday.. im thinking my left handle bar got bent when i went down? i was gonna have it looked at today ..but its raining and i didnt want to take a chance with it on wet roads.. ill post a picture later.. but any advice would be helpfun [fixable? not fixable? expensive repair? can it be bent back?]
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October 19th, 2011, 10:20 AM | #21 |
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It looks bent in your first post, top right picture with helmet on seat. You could probably bend it back into shape enuff so that it functions. These things sell for pretty cheap ... take -offs from race bikes and from people that just wanted after market clip ons. I gave mine away to two members here that had crash damage.
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October 19th, 2011, 02:18 PM | #22 | |
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October 19th, 2011, 03:07 PM | #23 |
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Why is it so hard to find blue fairings? Is it like that for every color, or just blue?
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October 19th, 2011, 03:28 PM | #24 |
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the candy plasma blue is harder to find because of the metallic flake. thumbs downn.
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October 19th, 2011, 07:24 PM | #25 |
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I'll try not to get a blue bike
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October 19th, 2011, 07:33 PM | #26 |
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the candy thunder blue may be easier to find.. but it just doesn't hold a candle to the candy plasma. best color ever!
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October 19th, 2011, 07:35 PM | #27 |
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I prefer green
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October 19th, 2011, 07:51 PM | #28 |
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You both like the wrong color cause everyone knows the red ones are faster
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October 19th, 2011, 08:06 PM | #29 |
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We're going to destroy this thread lol
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October 19th, 2011, 08:08 PM | #30 | |
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CP Blue wins. (:
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October 19th, 2011, 08:22 PM | #31 |
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lol I will admit my original plan was to buy the cp blue one though then i found my red one for a steal
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October 19th, 2011, 11:43 PM | #32 |
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October 20th, 2011, 01:22 AM | #33 |
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@Phil.. I know I know. kicking myself in the ass for that one. but very thankful I came out of it so well. lesson learned! (:
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October 20th, 2011, 09:56 AM | #34 |
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Of course, but it doesn't stay at max speed for long, as it has to wait for the white ones to catch up.
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October 20th, 2011, 01:27 PM | #35 |
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Candy Lime Green rules.
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October 27th, 2011, 10:58 PM | #36 |
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got some new/used fairings guys!! and a new clip on for the left side..should be back on my bike in less than two weeks!!!
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October 28th, 2011, 01:05 AM | #37 | |
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October 28th, 2011, 01:26 AM | #38 |
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It is the handlebar and the mounting.....thing that goes on the triple tree.
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