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I am home, that was epic. Thank you everyone for the guidance and help...it was much appreciated.

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Made it home. Had an awesome weekend even though I didnt set foot on a track. Started at Pitt Race and hopefully got @TRMN8TR hooked on that liter bike life. Ended Monday at Mid-Ohio. Got to watch some guys go through their first track day, and got to watch others get their first bumps to faster groups. Great riding all around. I want to thank everyone for coming out to Mid-Ohio. It was great seeing everybody. I hope that the new guys will/ have already gotten hooked. I look forward to mixing it up with the others that got bumped. Maybe we can make this Ohio Riders Unofficial Track Day a "thing"! Want to send out a special thanks to @Jester_ for letting me stay in his new awesome new toy hauler all weekend. It was weird being in AC and watching Ninja Warrior in the paddock during a track day weekend, but I think I could get used to that. Now to figure out what to eat for dinner.

At least we now know who in this thread blows his grass clippings into the roadway.

I was just scrolling through our Ozark Trip photos. I hope all is going well Jerry...

Guess I should update this. Tried to slab home but I couldn't take it and broke off from the pack in Kentucky. No route in mind just got lost for a few hours then flipped on the gps and headed back home. Turned out to be a pretty nice ride. I replaced all my exhaust studs and got everything bolted back up so bike is fixed. For me this made three trips to the gap on three different bikes in the past year and I can't wait to go back next year.

Concentrate more about what you are doing & less about what other people are doing would be my advice.

And its not unique to tracks or this forum. Its reported pretty far and wide. Look, that type of failure is total BS. No other way to lool at it.

The information is available. Never had a nanny & don't need one now.

Thanks. I'll give him a call. Butch

Can always refer to rule #1

I was very tempted to go out there at 2am with my leaf blower and send it all down in front of their garage door. i'm sure they would love having their kids woke up at 2am.

Thanks! I'm loving it so far.

My experience was that the muffler packing gaskets are always hard to find. I don't know why. I do remember being very careful with the ones I had already in there, knowing they would be a problem if damaged. Nothing wrong with using the ones you have, but you might notice some exhaust gases getting past and leaving marks on the pipes. Try these two for hard to find Honda parts: http://www.servicehonda.com/ http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/ or for classic bikes: Find the part number and google search for the part number. I've used that to find stuff when only a few were available anywhere. Put parentheses around the part number to lock it in on the search.

Not entirely sure about the outlet gaskets, but the ones between the exhaust collector and the mufflers. Tried several different retailers that listed the part as "in stock" but nobody had it. When I looked on eBay, there was one gasket. I needed two. So I just left the originals.

Tech inspector to @Blitz Oh, its an Aprilia. You are fine, they never break down.

Date codes are only one factor of many when considering a tire's quality/life expectancy. Many other factors such as temperature where stored, how long have they been stored, have they been sitting in sunlight, have they been in a humid shed, have they been off the wheel, on the wheel, sitting with water in them, etc. This is why you check a tires physical condition (hardness, signs of cracking, loss of shape, odd coloring, etc) I just had a bike on the lift this weekend that had tires with a 2009 date code. Guess what, they looked perfectly fine and they guy was railing corners on a Goldwing with them. I understand you're trying to help, but this topic has been beat to death lately. People need to worry less about date codes and more about tire pressure. That is the #1 cause for premature tire wear or poor handling.

Enjoy guys! Went to Nelson again today and had a great time! Pit next to ludwb675 and met some new faces today too. Drink lots of Gatorade and water as it's supposed to a hot one tomorrow.

My neighbors are assholes. Luckily I just worked on the local police officer's R1, so I texted him this. He said he will have it taken care of.

Just be warned... You will spend the rest of your life running down the feeling you get that first year of riding! Enjoy it, be safe, and have fun.

$50, one of my friends finished his up today.

4th place in sport. There were zero beginners registered when I went to the table, so I did sport class instead. Fourth of four in my age group. I did beat a couple of guys over 40, and the lone woman racing 2 laps. I actually went slower this race than last race (by a minute or so), but I was pacing for a second lap. could have gone much faster my first lap, but damp roots and lack of warmup just had me feeling "blah" the first couple of miles. With pacing being less of an issue on lap 2, I cleaned all of the climbs I hiked on lap 1. The only place I dabbed was on the narrow hubcap trees, when my tire spun on their roots. great trail. Probably my favorite thus far.

On a Ducati? I'm sure they're at least Gucci brand. Boots are sold.

Poor Tracy has permanent brain damage from that weekend as well as a fear of Ron.

Id like to see how that CFR/ORC is written....So if ONE blade of grass goes from your lawn onto pavement, its considered unlawful? Also, the first 20 ft (typically) are the right of way of the road, so that's technically not their property to maintain in the first place.