... for me, that's for sure!
Took ol' #99 out for a workout today, there's a 35-mile stretch on SR160 that has a lot of tight twisties, one after another. I know the road fairly well, so I figured to do a little thrashing on the bike. 70 miles up and back.
Well, turns out the bike did a little thrashing on me! My freshly healed shoulder has a bit of catching up to do. I am one sore puppy!
Working that bike around all those curves at speed requires quite a bit of muscle... another reason they call it a muscle-bike, huh?
I mean, she handles great for a big standard, but it ain't no RZ350, that's for sure! Still, I did manage to get the last of my chicken strips worn off, even made a little "string cheese" slough off the edges... hot day. Tires were definitely up to temp.
All the torque is definitely spoiling the crap out of me. I'm finding myself shifting a LOT less... mainly for braking, it doesn't matter much what gear I'm in powering out the exits. Sometimes I'll just leave it in 4th through a series of esses and wind 5th out in the short straights. Hardly used 6th at all. Probably could do the whole stretch with just 2 gears... 4th and 5th.
There was suprisingly little traffic for a Saturday, just a few pickups and a couple of Hardley riders that probably had mutual heart attacks when I blew by.
Anyway it was a fun day. I need to do that stretch at least once a week, no pain no gain, as they say. Now excuse me while I go take a Vicadin...