Thought it would be a good ride

No Worries · 04-18-2010, 07:06 PM

I came up to the light going up Lookout Mountain and I got behind a Busa and V-Max. This should be an interesting ride. They were quick leaving the light, but that was it.

The Busa was the really pretty white with blue accents, and the rider had a blue leather jacket. They had Colorado plates, but he was so stiff going around the curves he looked like a zombie. A lot of traffic coming down so I couldn't pass. A rider on a red bike came up behind me. In my rear view mirrors it looked like a Yamaha Fazer from the 80's. I couldn't stand it any longer and pulled into a turnoff. The red bike followed. It was a Moto Guzzi Breva 1100.

The rider was my age and we started talking bikes. The guy had done the "48 plus." That's an Iron Butt of riding three countries, 48 states, and Alaska. In fact, he was friends with Gary Egan, an Iron Butt record setter, and Lee Parks who wrote "Total Control". And he agreed that the Busa rider was too slow. Coming down there was only one car to pass so it turned into a good ride after all.

04-18-2010, 07:06 PM	#1
No Worries Keyboard Racer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mile High City Moto: Old Superbikes Posts: 1,016	Thought it would be a good ride I came up to the light going up Lookout Mountain and I got behind a Busa and V-Max. This should be an interesting ride. They were quick leaving the light, but that was it. The Busa was the really pretty white with blue accents, and the rider had a blue leather jacket. They had Colorado plates, but he was so stiff going around the curves he looked like a zombie. A lot of traffic coming down so I couldn't pass. A rider on a red bike came up behind me. In my rear view mirrors it looked like a Yamaha Fazer from the 80's. I couldn't stand it any longer and pulled into a turnoff. The red bike followed. It was a Moto Guzzi Breva 1100. The rider was my age and we started talking bikes. The guy had done the "48 plus." That's an Iron Butt of riding three countries, 48 states, and Alaska. In fact, he was friends with Gary Egan, an Iron Butt record setter, and Lee Parks who wrote "Total Control". And he agreed that the Busa rider was too slow. Coming down there was only one car to pass so it turned into a good ride after all.