JP256 wrote:

Mapleflt wrote:Like Eddie drift'n a Kawi on Mulholland or the high bank at Daytona while being chased by Wes, Freddie and Kenny

Years ago, my wife and I went to a the motorcycle races at Laguna Seca, and watched Kenny Roberts and Freddie Spencer toy with the field of AMA Superbikes and riders. Roberts won the both heats with ease, beating Spencer by maybe 200 meters. But both Roberts and Spencer lapped all but four of the other riders in the field. One guy got lapped twice, and was maybe 200 meters from getting lapped for a third time when the race ended!

KR and FS were riding their formula GP bikes, thus giving away maybe a half-liter of displacement, but they were SO MUCH FASTER than the SuperBikes - mostly in the corners - that it was almost unbelievable... I still remember Roberts passing people in the old "hairpin" turn leading to the front straight. It was a roughly 150º hairpin turn, and was a bit off-camber. On one memorable lap, Roberts passed 3 riders in that corner, blowing by them like they were sitting still – even though they were scraping their knees on the pavement giving it their all. Those GP bikes were nothing short of amazing!

Got me hooked on Moto-GP for life!

Aryana wrote:[emoji16] You guys are great. [emoji1360]

I'm always amazed at the breadth and depth of knowledge here and there are tons of folks on this site that benefit from it.

Some thread drift is good because it just naturally meanders from topic to topic and can bring unexpected perspective on items that may have never been considered.

We're all lucky that EI and JPI both invest in this space and continue to bring products to market for and give us a choice of many different products to fit our fancy.

G44 wrote:[So did Kenny Roberts have a MVP-50 or a JPI 930?