[markszrz]

It was a great story. You guys are doing a great job!

 

[4940]

A little errata for you Johnny B. Those of us old enough to remember will tell you that Spiro Agnew's only memorable line was "nattering nabobs of negativity. There, now members of his fan club can sleep peacefully. VWW

 

[longride]

Moto Tester Shootout

Off topic but may be of interest to some. Johnny rate our favorite moto testers for their track prowess. Same bike and same track give us the finishing order:

K. Kunitsugu

A. Trevitt

J. Burns

M. Boehm

T. Carrithers

J. Norem

D. Canet

I say Kent #1 and Canet #2. The rest I wouldn't know. Give us the scoop on who is fastest.

 

[19616]

That's an interesting question, longride. Johnny?

 

[345]

Re: Moto Tester Shootout

I personally would put Don Canet on the top of the speed list. I have been on Buttonwillow Raceway with him, while he was playing around with Buell Lightning X1, and the only person that could keep up with him was Curtis Adams on his older, yet breathed-on GSXR1100.

If you get a chance to watch him during a SuperTT race, it is something to behold.

Enjoy,

AzizaVFR

 

[1747]

Re: Moto Tester Shootout

Canet, by quite a bit...

K. Kunitsugu

possibly Trevitt, tho he's hot and cold

maybe Johnny only cause I get a lot more track time these days than Boehm (who used to be really fast before he got more interested in politics)

Norem's just learning but already goes really good...

different days, different kinds of bikes--it varies a bit

 

[jmeyn]

Way off topic: Thought Food

Take a look at this. Do we have a new super monster great no holds barred rider on the way?

 

[jmeyn]

Re: Moto Tester Shootout

I think Boehm is more interested in improving his weight.

 

[jmeyn]

I don't give a d**n who won. All I care about is a set of personally justified personal experiences and preferences. For that reason, the Triumph person is suspect, but he wasn't that far out of range. Call him an out-lier anyway for perceived bias.

 

[jmeyn]

The Triumph person was the price for the Triumph. Right?

 

[jmeyn]

Most of them have been sleeping for a long, long time. The rest don't remember being fans.

 

[1747]

Will is a really good experienced rider--and we do find it makes bikes more easily appear when we dangle the prospect of a little track time and fame in front of people... win/win. From what he wrote, seemed like he loved the ZRX too.

 

[Reality_Check]

Aaaahhhh, but you're forgetting Spiro's perhaps less well remembered but far more historically important quote: "Nolo contendre".

 

[36962]

no, there was also his famous "pussilanimous pussyfooting" comment

 

[WoofBoy]

And if you rearrange the letters in Spiro Agnew's name you can spell: "Grow a penis."

 

[KPaulCook]

Re: Moto Tester Shootout

LOL, Hey Motorcyclist knows it's important to have a cross section of American riders in any test MO needs its own fat bassssturd.

 

[jkofsky]

Well, not really. A more accurate attribution is to William Safire, former Nixon administration speechwriter and longtime political and language columnist for the New York Times.

 

[danch]

Re: Way off topic: Thought Food

sounds like the young man took off like Bayliss in a rainstorm!

 

[danch]

Re: Moto Tester Shootout

Hey, I'll volunteer!

 

[SeanAlexander]

Re: Moto Tester Shootout

Better yet, race with him (or journalistic newcomer Mark Cernicky) in a SuperTT race. It can be a humbling expierience.