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I used to think the green ones were the fastest. I've changed my mind, though. I'm now quite certain that, in fact, the red ones are the fastest.
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Congrats Jess!!
Are you gonna do the topcase like your gt?, Red topcases are still m.i.a.
if you are, you better tell your dealer to put one on order. check with scooterbobby, he seems to get stuff sooner than other dealers. BTW, Silver is proven to be fastest. |
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ramrezz425 wrote: Are you gonna do the topcase like your gt?, Red topcases are still m.i.a. ramrezz425 wrote: BTW, Silver is proven to be fastest. |
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Givi topcase sounds sweet!, as far as red shift goes, I have heard of that in politics but as it applies in scooters, no i havn't. dr
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Congrats Jess! I hope to be the next one on the forum with a new purchase. Yours is inspiring!
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ramrezz425 wrote: as far as red shift goes, I have heard of that in politics but as it applies in scooters, no i havn't. dr In principal, this is the same effect you hear when a police car with a siren blaring changes pitch as it passes you. The wavelengths (of sound, light, or whatever) compress if they're generated by an object approaching you (blue shift) or expand if they're generated by an object speeding away from you (red shift). Ergo, all scooters speeding away from you at great speed are red. |
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jess wrote: ...they're generated by an object speeding away from you (red shift). Ergo, all scooters speeding away from you at great speed are red. |
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jrsjr wrote: "Red Shift" is a great scooter name. I think you should claim it for your scooter. |
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jess wrote: Red shift (also known as Doppler shift) states that when something is moving away from you at an extreme rate of speed, it's color will shift toward red. Stars in the galaxy moving away from earth appear slightly redder than they actually are, while stars approaching earth appear slightly bluer than they actually are. In principal, this is the same effect you hear when a police car with a siren blaring changes pitch as it passes you. The wavelengths (of sound, light, or whatever) compress if they're generated by an object approaching you (blue shift) or expand if they're generated by an object speeding away from you (red shift). Ergo, all scooters speeding away from you at great speed are red. |
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jess wrote: I did. And I'm ready to sell everything else, Mustang included. |
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Smorris wrote: Ah, but you didn't look at my response above close enough. |
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jess wrote: Also, I wasn't sure you were serious. I pulled two dead batteries out of the MGA last weekend, and probably only put 1000 miles on it last year. I have 10,000 in the past five years, though. The WRX has only 2800 more miles than this time last year, and I didn't have the scoot until September (which now has 900 miles.) We just took Deb's car everywhere other than commuting (which is only 80 miles a week for me.) So yea, I need another toy... (and don't even mention the Whaler. It hasn't been sailed in 20 years now) |
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No worries. I've still got a windscreen for the Guzzi on order (damn Piaggio parts fulfillment) and I may have a dramatic change of heart on it once I get it installed. I'm not holding out hope, as right now riding the Guzzi is about as much fun as a tea party in a wind tunnel, but I guess that's pretty much par for the course with un-faired motorcycles.
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cfargo wrote: Where did you get the GTS from? What is the status of the GT. The GT is still waiting for parts, but I guess I'm not in a hurry now. I'm going to let it go through the warranty repair process and then, most likely, sell it. Aside from this clutch problem (which will be entirely replaced) it's still a fine bike, and I've been agonizing for weeks over the decision to replace it. In the end, the upcoming HTTH rally and today being the birthday of the Vespa kind of pushed me over the edge. |
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I have a brand new Vespa OEM clutch (pulley attached) and bell housing still in the box you can borrow. Vespa Livermore gave these to me yesterday to replace the ones I put in.
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Slick, but you'll want a windscreen on that puppy too if you're going to wind it up to its top end.
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cfargo wrote: I have a brand new Vespa OEM clutch (pulley attached) and bell housing still in the box you can borrow. Vespa Livermore gave these to me yesterday to replace the ones I put in. |
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Bryce Ludwig wrote: Slick, but you'll want a windscreen on that puppy too if you're going to wind it up to its top end. |
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jess wrote: Bryce Ludwig wrote: Slick, but you'll want a windscreen on that puppy too if you're going to wind it up to its top end. |
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Boy, there are a lot of new toys being purchased lately! Wait till we see the trade deficit numbers for the 2nd quarter!!!
Congratulations, Jess. (did somebody say Mustang for sale??? No, it must have been the wind.) |
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jess wrote: Ever hear of the phenomena called red shift? |
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Jess congrats!! It looks great I guess you have ridden it? If so what do you think of it? Enjoy the ride, Beale.
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Beale wrote: I guess you have ridden it? If so what do you think of it? The only place where it falls down (and only a little) is the smoothness at low speed, where it's a bit thumpy, much like the LX is. The GT, when properly adjusted and when the transmission is relatively free of dust, is smoother at low speed than the GTS. This is something I noticed on the first GTS I test-drove, about a month ago, and it holds true for my new one as well. Really, though, it's as close to perfect as I can imagine. Now if I could just hack that clock into 12 hour mode... |
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Congrats on the new scoot I'd love to have one myself, I can imagine the extra power is awesome.
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jess wrote: I used to think the green ones were the fastest. I've changed my mind, though. I'm now quite certain that, in fact, the red ones are the fastest. |
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Quote: I'm now quite certain that, in fact, the red ones are the fastest. Good for you Jess. R |
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Dam...Jess,
You upgradeRs are killing me!!! Congrag!!! Can't wait to hear about your top GPS speed, once you broke it in. Can wait to hear your detailed reviews x |
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