2 wheel wingnuts......lets see it and hear it...

shifterpilot2001 · Post by **shifterpilot2001** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:06 pm

Not enough posts in here about us 2 wheeled gladiators of the past and present....

Chime in.... brag, gloat, share stories and pics....talk some trash......

This is from 1992... when standup wheelies were not in the mainstream ....no rediculous rear sprocket, no thumb brake, no cage for the motor.... just true raw skill and stupidity... lol...note the single pia behind the race glass... wired to a switch for the stealth getaways in the dark...

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http://s156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/ ... tandup.jpg

Mike Conser

CharlieS. · Post by **CharlieS.** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:31 pm

Yea..the days of bein on one wheel and thrilled..when I got my CBR..one day just ridin in 3rd about 30mph..looked around..hehe..coast clear..grab a handful and hold on!!Damn thing revs like a dremel motor... Talk about a rush! 30 to 100 in just about enough time to know my butts in trouble

..Now .thats my daily kick in the pants,lol...mind you w/o breaking any speeding laws.shhhh

MikeD · Post by **MikeD** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:58 pm

ooooh, we got in trouble in the other thread!

MikeD · Post by **MikeD** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:00 pm

my "murder-cycle", 187 is cop talk for a homicide

bassenvy · Post by **bassenvy** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:42 pm

so Mike was Rocky very fast? never got a chance to see him race.

MikeD · Post by **MikeD** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:44 pm

joe bruce wrote:hey mike you must know chukie sorenberg.
I was parts manager at dublin kaw hon suz for a few years. worked at livermore yam for that crook carozza for a bunch of years too. 89 125 int trans cal series champ. 91 gfi winter 125 pro series champ. made a few national mx shows and top 10nd 4 off road nationals.

30 broken bones later I found a much less dangerous sport.

you mean chuck sorenson? him and bobby keith used to race togther, fast guys.

I used to buy my parts at San Mateo Yam, they did ok for me on price.

I was pretty lucky on the bone side - right collar bone 3 times, both arms (at the same time), and a thumb

MikeD · Post by **MikeD** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:50 pm

bassenvy wrote:so Mike was Rocky very fast? never got a chance to see him race.

ya, he was. but christ that boy could crash, always rode fast and at the edge of traction/crashing, riding behind him was an adventure, you were never sure if he was going to be getting off at any moment and gather you up with him.

we raced at the AMA Nationals at Laguna in 97 and he crashed out at the top of the hill after *flying* by me coming up the hill to the corkscrew. me: "****, there goes Rocky, I better step it up", then in a cloud of dirt there sits Rocky at the top of the hill with his bike all balled up. Later he's got all the various pieces in the back of his van, he's all taped up and laughing about it. He's a good guy, always a smile on his face.

bassenvy · Post by **bassenvy** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:56 pm

ya man by the looks of his garage he needed them extra parts! haha I suppose it was a good thing he didn't drive trains fast otherwise we both would have been fired. good dude he quit the RR and works in Hayward or Fremont for Honda I think.

shifterpilot2001 · Post by **shifterpilot2001** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:43 am

Yeah, I knew we would hear the thread jacking thing soon, thats why I started this thread... lol....doesnt take much to get the memories going, and the thoughts of the old days ruining my productivity here at the office...lol...

Hey... any of you guys ever do the HWY 40 pavement hillclimb up at Donner Ski Area \ Donner Pass ever? Now that was a rush.... !!! ...