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So in my not so often attempts to humor you guys regarding my experiences with the entire motorcycle and SCR950 thing, I give to you my experience from last week.
Many of you live in areas of the world in which you can take your SCR out and enjoy not just straight stretches for 100 meters, but long windy roads, hills, mountain climbs, off road trails and other interesting roads in which you can ride and have fun for hours....
I live in Chicago...
downtown...
by the lake...
It is flat.
The city is built on a grid with only 6 streets that are not N,S,E,W. That is right, in a city of 3 million people around 6 streets that are not part of a grid....and they are dead straight too. The curve on Lake Shore Drive, 5000 N Damen and a ramdom road in a forest preserve are about the only curves I can think of that you can hot 30mph on.
Did I mention it is flat? It is so flat I taught my kids to ride a sled on the back of the Ulysses S Grant statue across from the zoo. Seriously. Riding through the entire city the only change in elevation are the bridges and parking garages. Almost all the bridges are that steel mesh in which your tires want to track all sorts of different ways and that is no fun at all over 10mph. So the other day I was out on an errand and the GF sends me a message to pick up something she is missing for dinner. I live within walking distance to a grocery store, but I was out on the bike so I picked one a few minutes away to ride to...and lo and behold... the parking lot is above the store! A RAMP! I have owned the bike a year now and it was my first hill. I went up and down (it had a curve too!) 45 times! Practiced all sorts of stuff, turning while accelerating going up ...never get that chance in Chicago. Engine braking going downhill, why yes, I will take some of that too! It was one of those little things in life that made my day.
So then the other day I once again needed to hit the grocery store, but I was home and was about to walk there...and I realize...this one also is a park-on-the roof design.... another ramp! WOOHOO!!! So off I go on the bike, take the long way around the block and hit the pargking garage entrance, oh this is going to be so fun!
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTTTTTTTT!
Speed bumps, lots of them. Those plastic, teeth jarring ones designed to keep repair shops in business forever. The party was over quickly. So I ride to the top, park, do my business in the store.
I also bought a sandwich in the store and since it the sun was out, I thought I would just lean up against my bike and eat it right there. The lot was not crowded and I had a nice spot by myself in the non busy side, so I did. 10 minutes of peace and food with just me and my bike.
If you can remember the subject I wrote above, good for you! If you can't, I was referencing about how these SCRs are so rare. With my own eyes, I have seen only one other. A Bolt here and there, but just 1 single gray SCR950 on Lake Shore Drive, and he pulled up next to me at a light, then rode off like a boss.
So still in the lot and having just finished my sandwich, a dull gray minivan approaches me, I am not near any door or ramp so it was strange. This being Chicago, when someone approaches you and its not expected, you are on guard. If this guys door had opened, I would have been reaching for the steel.
Instead of having brains splattered all over the place and having years of legal trouble...the man rolls down his window and excitedly asks.. "Is that the SCR950!?!?!?!?!!!!"
Why yes it is! So now he gets out, he is about 60 and has a 7 or so year old boy and they both start asking questions... how I like it, how does it ride, power, mods, yada yada yada. So he says his son wants to buy one and pulls out the phone and shows me picture of a gray one for sale in the burbs that may get bought that day. Cool!
So I am thinking to myself, oh this small world is just so much fun. I have only seen one last year and now a random guy and his grandkid have struck up a conversation about mine. Then he thanks me and says "Nice to talk with you, I am glad you were just sitting here as the other guy was not with his bike." Wait...what? So he says, "yeah, I was looking at the one parked over there, its the same as yours..." Like no, there is not a SCR950 over there, I for sure would have seen it and there are just not that many around to have another on the roof of this grocery store.
So I bid the gentleman and kid adieu, and ride across the lot to see this "other bike." Sure as sh*t, there was another SCR950, red, just like mine. What the hell! No references to a SCR in a year, and two within 5 minutes???????
This one had a temporary plate on it but had the air and exhaust mod and looked great. I waited around for a bit, but it was time to go. So whomever you are, in my hood, with the same bike, I am here, lets ride!
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Mine is on the right. The "new guy/gals bike" on the left.
So there is my story for the day, hope you enjoyed!
Can anyone tell me what is the difference in our forks at the top of them? @Krixtoph ??
Many of you live in areas of the world in which you can take your SCR out and enjoy not just straight stretches for 100 meters, but long windy roads, hills, mountain climbs, off road trails and other interesting roads in which you can ride and have fun for hours....
I live in Chicago...
downtown...
by the lake...
It is flat.
The city is built on a grid with only 6 streets that are not N,S,E,W. That is right, in a city of 3 million people around 6 streets that are not part of a grid....and they are dead straight too. The curve on Lake Shore Drive, 5000 N Damen and a ramdom road in a forest preserve are about the only curves I can think of that you can hot 30mph on.
Did I mention it is flat? It is so flat I taught my kids to ride a sled on the back of the Ulysses S Grant statue across from the zoo. Seriously. Riding through the entire city the only change in elevation are the bridges and parking garages. Almost all the bridges are that steel mesh in which your tires want to track all sorts of different ways and that is no fun at all over 10mph. So the other day I was out on an errand and the GF sends me a message to pick up something she is missing for dinner. I live within walking distance to a grocery store, but I was out on the bike so I picked one a few minutes away to ride to...and lo and behold... the parking lot is above the store! A RAMP! I have owned the bike a year now and it was my first hill. I went up and down (it had a curve too!) 45 times! Practiced all sorts of stuff, turning while accelerating going up ...never get that chance in Chicago. Engine braking going downhill, why yes, I will take some of that too! It was one of those little things in life that made my day.
So then the other day I once again needed to hit the grocery store, but I was home and was about to walk there...and I realize...this one also is a park-on-the roof design.... another ramp! WOOHOO!!! So off I go on the bike, take the long way around the block and hit the pargking garage entrance, oh this is going to be so fun!
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTTTTTTTT!
Speed bumps, lots of them. Those plastic, teeth jarring ones designed to keep repair shops in business forever. The party was over quickly. So I ride to the top, park, do my business in the store.
I also bought a sandwich in the store and since it the sun was out, I thought I would just lean up against my bike and eat it right there. The lot was not crowded and I had a nice spot by myself in the non busy side, so I did. 10 minutes of peace and food with just me and my bike.
If you can remember the subject I wrote above, good for you! If you can't, I was referencing about how these SCRs are so rare. With my own eyes, I have seen only one other. A Bolt here and there, but just 1 single gray SCR950 on Lake Shore Drive, and he pulled up next to me at a light, then rode off like a boss.
So still in the lot and having just finished my sandwich, a dull gray minivan approaches me, I am not near any door or ramp so it was strange. This being Chicago, when someone approaches you and its not expected, you are on guard. If this guys door had opened, I would have been reaching for the steel.
Instead of having brains splattered all over the place and having years of legal trouble...the man rolls down his window and excitedly asks.. "Is that the SCR950!?!?!?!?!!!!"
Why yes it is! So now he gets out, he is about 60 and has a 7 or so year old boy and they both start asking questions... how I like it, how does it ride, power, mods, yada yada yada. So he says his son wants to buy one and pulls out the phone and shows me picture of a gray one for sale in the burbs that may get bought that day. Cool!
So I am thinking to myself, oh this small world is just so much fun. I have only seen one last year and now a random guy and his grandkid have struck up a conversation about mine. Then he thanks me and says "Nice to talk with you, I am glad you were just sitting here as the other guy was not with his bike." Wait...what? So he says, "yeah, I was looking at the one parked over there, its the same as yours..." Like no, there is not a SCR950 over there, I for sure would have seen it and there are just not that many around to have another on the roof of this grocery store.
So I bid the gentleman and kid adieu, and ride across the lot to see this "other bike." Sure as sh*t, there was another SCR950, red, just like mine. What the hell! No references to a SCR in a year, and two within 5 minutes???????
This one had a temporary plate on it but had the air and exhaust mod and looked great. I waited around for a bit, but it was time to go. So whomever you are, in my hood, with the same bike, I am here, lets ride!
Mine is on the right. The "new guy/gals bike" on the left.
So there is my story for the day, hope you enjoyed!
Can anyone tell me what is the difference in our forks at the top of them? @Krixtoph ??
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