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Offline zoo mob

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Rode my 750 on a velodrome....
« on: October 02, 2010, 05:08:20 PM »
Finally took my first trip of the year last weekend and rode the backroads from Kalamazoo over to Detroit. US-12 is a great ride as is Territorial Road on the north side of I-94. Once in Detroit, we headed to the abandoned velodrome in Dorais park (google it) and took a few laps; tons of fun, but pretty sketchy, its tight, and there's tons of cracks etc. If you check the link below, you can see some more photos and get info on the bicycle and moped races some guys are trying to host there in two weeks. The K0 rode pretty well, this was by far the furthest I'd ever taken it, it threw tons of oil all over the pipes and rear wheel, and I'm hoping it was just he automatic chain oiler and not blowby. This was after swapping out my K0 carbs for the later style and not even bothering to sync them. Anyways, the season is almost over here, but I'm stoked for next year already!




Andrew
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Offline 73hutch

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Re: Rode my 750 on a velodrome....
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2010, 05:20:39 PM »
that looks like a ton of fun. kind of like skating an abandoned pool...
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Offline zoo mob

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Re: Rode my 750 on a velodrome....
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2010, 10:23:08 PM »
Funny you should say that, I'm 33 and have been a skateboarder for 25 years, finding a pool to skate is like nothing else. The 'drome was pretty slick though.
Andrew
 1970 750 K0
 1980 BMW R100T
 1980 GS1100E
 1993 XR650L
Always looking for more

Offline andy750

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Re: Rode my 750 on a velodrome....
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2010, 06:17:30 AM »
Very cool! Looks like a lot of fun.

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