Sorry I missed out. How were the conditions at HPR today?
Sorry I missed out. How were the conditions at HPR today?
John
KTM Duke 690
Had a great time today. Thank you for the track time.Originally Posted by The GECCO
Bueller, thanks for the help, your still faster.
Its not how fast you go, its how little you slow down.
It was a great time. Although some wet spots with slicks made sure I was awake and focused. Thanks HPR!
Track on trackas
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I got the video of our session converting so i can edit it. Then I can upload.
It was a nice day with lotsa free tracktime and even the carports were free with power!
Thanks HPR, too bad no one showed up, probably 15 or so bikes.
Short notice made it hard to juggle getting a ride, and the holidays bracketing the week didn't help.
With more notice I probably could've gotten a ride, gotten the radiator flushed and the bike ready to go, but as it was, just not enough time...but, for those who went, I'm sure an empty track with 15 riders had to be a blast--wet or not.
Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
~Hunter S. Thompson
Jealous, I could't make it because I was busy all day fixing my baby and doing an oil change (had an awesome time with the battery situation...). This isn't worth making its own thread, but 6 months later my bike is finally fixed... I didn't replace the collector pipe ($1500 for a dent? No thanks, that's even too OCD for me.). No fiberglass on, the seat fairing is still on back order >.<; the damaged one is on there now. Got my clutch and case covers on, Samcosport hoses on there too (KTM Orange).
Going to try and make it the first Sunday in Feb...
I even bought a new Hero 2 and LCD add-on. They also make a roll bar mount, so I figured I'd see if I could mount it more securely than with the cup or stickies. Worked out pretty good, even safety wired it!
Last edited by TransNone13; Thu Dec 29th, 2011 at 08:11 PM.
Looking forward to it. Make sure you edit out me parking it in the corners. Im sticking with the excuse that its a street bike, and my only one. If I run off and wad it up, Im screwed. Its my story, Ill tell it how I want.
Its not how fast you go, its how little you slow down.
Sorry didn't see this, I can't remember two of the three without looking, but Shane Turpin was one of them... that made it more fun for sure. But hands down, that school is AMAZING. I did the 2-day, and yes it's at Miller. If we get enough, they'll come to you... But I doubt many people will buck up, it was for $2000 for the 2-day. It was worth every penny though, I signed up immediately after I put the RC8 down. I lost a little confidence and felt I HAD to do something to improve my riding for my wallet's sake.
Here you goLooking forward to it. Make sure you edit out me parking it in the corners. Im sticking with the excuse that its a street bike, and my only one. If I run off and wad it up, Im screwed. Its my story, Ill tell it how I want.Audio kinda sucks, I'll have to figure that out.
http://youtu.be/PTu3RLQOP0I
Thats what I thought. More motor than I know what to do with and parking it in the corners. The lines Im taking are so different than what you were trying to show me. Thanks for the video and the advice, it does help.
Its not how fast you go, its how little you slow down.
^sheesh^ you guys were going by me so fast, made me feel like i was going backward
How were the new patches on the track? Grippy with smooth transitions I hope?
As long as you are having fun out there that is what counts. I get passed all the time by guys going a lot faster than myself, I just keep working on being smooth. Speed comes with smooth. It was good to meet and ride with you and thanks for the air. Hope your ride home was uneventful.
They are smooth and I had no issues with traction, a couple of the seams looked like they might need some touchup but it was way better than the pavement they replaced.
Where are these new patches? T8?
Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
~Hunter S. Thompson
T5, 6, 8, 13 ... it's in the video
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Thanks man. Phone's not wanting to load it, I'll look later.
Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
~Hunter S. Thompson
[QUOTE=Bueller;634593]As long as you are having fun out there that is what counts. I get passed all the time by guys going a lot faster than myself, I just keep working on being smooth. Speed comes with smooth. It was good to meet and ride with you and thanks for the air. Hope your ride home was uneventful.
great to meet you also
yes, the smooth factor is starting to get thru my thick skull, prolly take a bit longer for me than many-natural ability certainly appears to make a difference, and i have a very limited amount of that
as far as fun goes, this track riding is making its way to the top of the fun list
hope to see all out there this spring- as the track bike needs me to shim a few valves, and put a nicer color scheme on the plastic
that will take a couple of months
shoot, its gotta start snowing sooner or later...right?
cheers
eric
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