Lightning Open House Barf Style - July 27th 12 to 4PM

budman

General Menace
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A couple more pics.

Huge thanks to Lightning for hosting.
1st class.

And also... Boosted!! Peeps loved your stuff.
2 wheel training and the CHP. :port

Cycle gear for supporting the event. :thumbup

Congrats to HadesOmega for coming from behind to win the SLOrace over l8breaker.
Nice job Merlin!!

Panty Buncher left before his name was called for first place in the raffle.
Dude...... you left one meeeeeliion dollars on the table. :p

Food was great.

Good day. Thanks Butch for making your debut as an event organizer.
 

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HadesOmega

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Was a great event the bikes were beautiful. Took home some loot too :) had a triple digits ride on Metcalf and Quimby on the way home ;)

Thanks Budman and Butch for setting it up

Will post pix up later.
 

Butch

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more... the tacos were way yummy. Lightning paid for most of them. Double yummy?
Goood times.
 
Damn... missed it.
Riding gear was staged before I prepped the bike.
The 950 was all cleaned up, tires aired and fired she right up. Then I noticed a puddle developing under it. Gas. When idling.
Rev it up and it stops. Idle it returns.
I think I have a carb float problem. Time to open it up.

So, I wasn't able to make it.
 

Butch

poseur
Staff member
Damn... missed it.
Riding gear was staged before I prepped the bike.
The 950 was all cleaned up, tires aired and fired she right up. Then I noticed a puddle developing under it. Gas. When idling.
Rev it up and it stops. Idle it returns.
I think I have a carb float problem. Time to open it up.

So, I wasn't able to make it.

So...
you, so much, so really need the Strike, an electric motocycle without a carb float.
The event was very cool. Folks got to hang with Richard and other Lightning folks and get nerdy tech questiones answered.
The opportunities we have here in the center of the universe are amazing.
 
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budman

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A few more pics from Bonnie at 2 Wheel Safety.

Thanks for coming out and for the pics Bonnie!

Tim from the CHP is a solid dude. Former AFM racer too!
 

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budman

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Bonnie's pics round 2.
 

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budman

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Round 3 including the slow race final.

Congrats to:

Merlin for the win
Danny for 2nd
Tim for 3rd

Thanks to Cycle Gear for providing some prizes for the competitors besides the huuuuuuugggge cash prizes. :teeth
 

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HadesOmega

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Pix from yesterday

LN-218
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Trophy Showcase
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This is the LS-218 that set the landspeed record, if you look carefully it has a carbon fiber swingarm.
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LS-218 in different flavors, Carbon, Red, and Blue
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HadesOmega

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Lightning Motorcycle Presentation
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Delicious Tacos
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Slowrace action
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More pix of the showroom
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This bike has a dual hub motor 2WD electric motorcycle!
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Electric quad
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Butch

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The picture behind the number 80 Yellow racebike is Carlin Dunne shattering records on the number 5 bike at Pikes Peak in 2013
 

HadesOmega

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It was pretty hot that day. Nice to ride an electric bike on a hot day it didn't try to bake me like an ICE bike. Wound up riding Metcalf and Mt. Hamilton on the way home boy was I tired and dehydrated by the time I got back. The bike however seems to run better in this heat.
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That day I was Victorious in the slow race :)
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HadesOmega

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The picture behind the number 80 Yellow racebike is Carlin Dunne shattering records on the number 5 bike at Pikes Peak in 2013

Speaking of that bike I got to see it earlier this month here's some pix since it was missing.
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budman

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Good stuff Merlin.

Congrats on being the slowest!!
The head to head competition after the qualifying round meant that L8Braker got the pass straight to the final based on his quali time.

The faster riders had to do head to head combat to work their way towards the final. I kind of liked that format. :party
 

Butch

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What. Is. This.
???
 

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HadesOmega

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I really enjoyed riding the Boosted skateboards and scooter. It's great to see how far electric mobility technology has progressed in the years. I built my own electric bicycle like 5 years ago and I have an old Razor E200 scooter that I use as a pit scooter and the Boosted stuff is like at a whole other level with regen and lithium ion batteries. The scooter was 2wd also!
 

Scandalous

Hella legit
Let me get this straight: Lightning has three new models, the Strike AND two entry level motos?! Why don't they say anything about this stuff? They have dang near zilch on their website. Or was this event the model reveal?
 
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