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Location: Tierra Azul, NM
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Long day at the "office" repost
I work as a construction manager and safety officer for a general contractor. Now that I have a large enough bike I get to have long days at the office where I just ride mostly. Here's a trip I made a little while back. Thaought you all would enjoy it.
Well a long ride any way. I got paid today to take a ride. A nice 100 mile round trip kind of ride so here was my desk top for nearly 2 hours today. ![]() I had to take care of some business in a town north of here called Taos. Its a nice ride and instead of going up the mountain in this case you literally go through the mountain. These mountains: ![]() We really think of these as mesas, which aren't considered proper mountains really. Into the gorge ![]() ![]() ![]() Getting deeper ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Climbing out, the beginning ![]() The top ![]() ![]() Taos downtown ![]() The Suzuki was amazing all the way the highlight was passing a Harley at the steepest point with ease. ;D The bike handles far better than a scooter should. Hope your day was as nice as mine ![]()
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Damn it, show the bike
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50cc 139QMB, 7g sliders, manual petcock w/ transparent lines, Naraku CDI, Naraku belt, high output racing coil, 18.4mm CVK clone w/ #85 mj and #38 idle, needle @ leanest, OEM pipe mod, Kenda tires, NGK Iridium, lots of LED mods, 2.61L/100km (90 MPG) |
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Here it's hard to take pics of the bike when your sitting on it. This was on the way home from Taos on another trip but it works
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Location: NY
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I'm jealous.. that's how everyone's desktop should be!
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Location: Southeast Mchigan
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![]() ![]() Great pics you shared with us. I'd like to make a trip out west one of these days, probably as a camping trip.
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Location: Tierra Azul, NM
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I've been kicking around the idea of having a scooter rally at the company's bed and breakfast in Chama, NM... Plenty of camping nearby
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great pics, I would love to take a ride around scenary like that. what kind of mileage do you get with the suzuki?
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Location: Tierra Azul, NM
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Depending on weather, terrain, speed, and how quickly I want to speed, it gets between 55 and 66. It gets 66 if i ride it slowly but I rarely do...
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