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For those that followed us this season BeIn has finally posted race 2 from Barber. It was by far Gavin's best performance of the season and arguably the best battle of all classes all season. Grab a beer and watch. It is absolutely worth every minute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNaCj6zHgAs&sns=em

I've stopped watching all games this season aside from my team. I figure if so many people are boycotting, I might as well contribute to the drop in ratings... I'm so fucking sick of politics in the NFL... I still watch my team, but I used to watch games all day Sunday and Monday and Thursday games.... Idgaf which side anyone is on, I'm just ready for it to be over with. Maybe I'll resume binge watching next year, if they knock off all the dumb shit

IP's sense of giving a singular fuck has fallen by the wayside

Place is going to shit isn't it?

At least that's what it feels like. I've always had naked or nearly naked bikes but decided to pull the trigger on a Connie 14. I think it was a good decision. This whole wind protection thing is fucking awesome aside from a little trouble judging speed compared to a naked bike. This thing is super stable and smooth at speed and handles well enough to give 1/4" chicken strips the first time out on fresh rubber. All kinds of power doesn't hurt either. Took it over to the river Saturday and it's not my zrx but it's not bad at all in the twisties for a touring bike. 800 and 536 were plenty of fun. The linked brakes seem to be the biggest downfall for me (parking lots and such) but I have no doubt I'll get used to them eventually. Also having to do the 15k mile service including valve adjustment over the winter bites a bit. Planning two trips to Tennessee and a trip to Florida next year so it was time to find a more appropriate bike. Mostly just really excited about this thing and wanted to share.

Have you ever seen my bike dirty? Neither has anyone else.

Found a potential dinner spot for tomorrow I haven't washed my bike since before the New England trip in July. Just wipe the bugs of with the morning dew.

Welcome to the Sport Touring crowd. It seems like more and more people are drinking the Kool-Aid each year.

I'll be the owner of one of these german toxys in 2 weeks. SSSA rear suspension, FWD 14speed internal rohloff hub, tail fairing trunk. I could part the extras and have a sweet lighter naked bike.

Townsend to the Gap in an hour is not fast. Not even close.

Naw. He just throws oil everywhere at the track and screws everyone else's session

Noted: Finally a way I can get IP's head down and eyes closed.

Sounds like your mind was made up from the start.... I wish I could get my 10 minutes back from reading this thread

$300 too much to replace all plastic?

'03 was the first year for FI, correct? Didn't it have some 'quirks' because of that? I'm thinking my budget is more suited to a crashed carb'd model that someone else doesn't want to repair. Then I just throw a number plate above a circular headlight, and cut up a belly pan from some other bike and mount it with zip ties...

$95 a day for any track day. HAH!

The bathrooms and tech shed can go, I don't need that kind of unique.

You forgot # 11 about now being a track day snob!

Go to leantd.com for the link to the track days. Hopefully, next year will bring some additional improvements like track curbing, new bathrooms and a remodel of the scoring building and tech sheds. The ownership there is doing it right. There is a 10 year fix it up plan. Several years of neglect doesn't get fixed over night. I like what I see and hear from the new owner. Keeping the things that were unique to the track is part of that vision.

There isn't much runoff.

If you want, you can ride bitch on the whale, 40 minutes tops.

Just checked, I got enough Apple Pie Moonshine for the trip. For me anyway. I might give some to @brodie just so he knows what he is missing next time I don't give anyone some.

I think that you are playing with fire. I drank the kool-aid early on so can never change to an Android phone.

Last session at Nelson Ledges. I'm the lead bike with orange/gray fairings with yellow on the suit. Body positioning looking pretty good but still need to get my head out a bit more. Thanks Mike for filming!

Yes, you are "forever the contrarian"!