TimTheAzn

On 3/21/2024 at 9:52 AM, marlboro man said:

Yes  I love to have you stay ! I really don’t  rent it out till after memorial day because because it’s on the river and river is dangerous in off-season to boat in sometimes so I pull the boat dock from end of April to November

haha I dont have a boat so that wouldnt be an issue.

Is this still a thing Joel? I might want to get away a weekend or two this summer and this looks pretty relaxing.

N2 has posted their schedule. Couple things still need to be added like Summit dates, Race schools, and ATP.

https://www.n2td.org/calendar/

22 hours ago, Tonik said:

MK Airsoft in Medina. It's really the only indoor facility around. It is very well run and noob friendly. Yes it is a workout. I play 5 or so matches and then I am dead.

Plan ahead and reserve a spot if you want to go on a weekend. They sell out.

Rental includes gun, bb's and face protection. You will want layers. I wear a long sleeve shirt and a good loose fitting hoodie up top. Jeans and motorcycle riding pants for legs. Gloves are pretty darn important as is good head covering. I was relying on my hoodie which left a gap on my forehead. That didn't work out very well.

Ping me if you go. I probably will go too.

 

I've got friends that go there and I've heard good things. I used to play airsoft when I was younger. I'll try and find some time.

55 minutes ago, Tonik said:

How about you two come out and play so I can shoot your sorry asses.

Where do you go? Sounds like a good workout and a good way to reinforce some training.

18 hours ago, Danimal said:

Yeah I’m getting pretty excited. And having a new bike under me will allow a little leeway in how I treat it as far as pushing through some bad roads. If I hit the weather right, the roads between Inuvik and Tuktoyuktuk should be passable. If rainy, the 13” calcium chloride road base turns to the slickest snot imaginable, and clings and dries to a state that is almost not-completely-removable, even with pressure washers. 
So things I am studying:

Bear sprays and deterrence 

mosquito issues (100%deet required)

spares (I have friends in Palmer Alaska and I’ll be sending fresh tires to her along with chain, sprockets and brake pads)

pre-spraying the bike with various coatings to help with calcium chloride sticking  

upgrading my satellite com system from my old SPOT Gen3 to a Garmin Inreach Mini2

getting a new FOBO motorcycle TPMS that integrates with my CarPlay unit  

that’s about it

 

 

Definitely carried bear spray on my hikes. Luckily didn't have to use it. Wish Canada was more liberal with firearms. I felt nearly naked for a week. 

On 10/20/2023 at 3:24 PM, Pauly said:

I trust Novice way more than I trust Intermediate. 😆 

You arent wrong there lol. Thunderdome.

2 hours ago, Tpoppa said:

ok, not sure what to think about that.

I just saw a video of a guy hustling on the Dragon.

My #1 rule of riding is simple "Ride within YOUR limits."

The thing that stood out to me in the video, was that he was in control at that speed...staying in his lane, good lines, smooth transitions, good body position, basically he was riding within his limits.

Maybe he crashed 100 times and edited it out, but in that video he looked smooth.

Speaking of speed, maybe his speedo is in km, maybe he changed gearing or some other mod to make the speedo read higher for the video.  Who knows.  

I've never seen the point of hard acceleration on the Dragon, but it that video the guy was riding smooth.

YMMV

 

 

That guy has almost wadded more bikes on the street than youve owned lol. Exaggerating a little but he's wadded a ton of bikes on the street doing dumb shit. He gets a lot of views from his incidents. 

3 hours ago, Tpoppa said:

But, apples to apples...if you consider experienced riders with legitimate skills, on capable motorcycles, riding a fast pace on fun roads...I don't think it's still true.  At least not from what I've seen with my own eyes. 

Track skills and street sport riding skills certainly overlap, but they aren't the same.  And we all ride for different reasons.  Some people love track, and I get that...it scratches the itch.  It didn't for me...for 2 reasons really...

1.  I didn't trust the riders that were on the track with me...getting collected was in the back of my mind.  I would have ditched most of them if they showed up for a street ride.

2.  Mainly...It just wasn't enough seat time.   For the hassle of going to the track, the sessions were too short & it seemed like I barely rode.   Afterward, I went home and rode about 250 hard miles then went to bed.

...endurance racing might work for me, but I'm just not going to go through all the effort to make it happen.   

 

       

There was a reason I rode with you guys on the street. The way you choose the people you rode around mitigated some risk. I agree street and track skills overlap a little but they are two different skill sets. I guarantee I lost a lot of "street pace". I also get the I don't trust the others in novice group. It's something you'd have to get past but I'm confident you and the others I rode with would figure out an intermediate pace by lunch and you'd be out of that novice group. "Good" seat time is based on an individual's opinion. So is "hard" riding. 

The point of my post wasn't to get into track vs. street. Anyone that supports that brand, is trash. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. I don't care if he was let out on good behavior motocat. Sounds like you're defending him.

20 hours ago, Tpoppa said:

If you say that's true, then is must be.  All I know of the guy what is in this video and 1 other I saw.

"ride like an idiot on the street, endanger people's lives, and don't properly respect the motorcycling community. "

Are you talking about this guy, or in general?  Because that seems to be the common refrain from track only riders, insisting it's the safest place to ride.  But, I saw more crashes in 1 trackday (about 150 miles of riding), than I ever saw in an entire decade of sport riding on twisty backroads (about 150,000 miles of riding). 

My comments have nothing to do with riding on the track. Even though I still say riding on the track is safer overall. It's up to each individual rider to make good decisions. While I dont have the amount of street miles that you or a lot of you have at this point, I've seen enough in both environments to have that opinion. A bunch of you did like 1 or two trackdays and then made the decision not to pursue them for whatever reason. Money, time, going around the same 3 miles or so of the same pavement, or couldn't handle getting your shit pushed in in novice group.

ANYWAYS... all I'm trying to do is inform people that the person that makes these videos is a grade A dbag pedophile and reposting said videos it gets him paid.

17 minutes ago, Tpoppa said:

Honestly, his skills seem on point.  His lines are smooth, not cutting across lanes, and seems to be able to handle that pace just fine.

...and it's the Dragon.  Everyone is speeding...or at least trying to.

I don't support people that touch kids, ride like an idiot on the street, endanger people's lives, and don't properly respect the motorcycling community. Even people he's ridden with he's crashed. Giving him views supports this.

Oh yea, and he touches kids. Look em up, Sgt 1st Class Eugene McMahel. Court documents can be found online too with some searching. 

On 10/12/2023 at 3:04 PM, Tpoppa said:

No matter how fast you are, there's always...

 

That guy is a pedo that promotes stupid riding. Just FYI.

Hope you feel better Paul!

On 10/7/2023 at 7:50 PM, Pauly said:

Nope. New LEDs didn't get the chance to overheat. My bike hates them. Drive to parts store and bought a pair of Sylvania incandescent H7s. Problem solved. 

 

Sometimes too much tech sucks lol.

5 hours ago, Gixxus Christ! said:

Damn, was hoping to see you and your mustache, Im bringing a few people interested in track riding and figured you'd be the guy to talk to. 

 

 

Looks like absolute shit weather Saturday. Might end up taking the car.

These gathering the last 4-5 years have had a habit of happening on a day I've never been able to make.

Damn. Going to WV this weekend. Have fun guys.

Watching....

17 hours ago, Tonik said:

Where did I say I was excited about going?

I am excited because it breaths life into that track and it is going to get paved. That means MotoGP and NASCAR might come back.

Then I will be excited about going. In the meantime I am just excited.

It's a long time coming. They must've started hearing about it from enough car org's.

On 9/21/2023 at 5:37 AM, F4iguy said:

So does that mean MA is no longer racing at Pitt?

I bet Brainard will go, don't think their contract got renewed. PIRC is an amazing venue, doubt they will X that for anything.

On 9/20/2023 at 1:56 PM, Tonik said:

https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/motoamerica-superbike-racing-returning-to-mid-ohio-in-august-2024/

 

I am excited.

Because you came out to watch MA at PIRC the last 6+ years . 

3 hours ago, Tonik said:

How do tires work on that. Can't imagine they make it for 4 hours.

Tire/wheel changes. Spare wheels and tires are sitting on warmers in the pits. The competitive bikes all have quick change axels/setups. Can change a rear in under a minute. A front under 2.  For our team we put on a new rear for each stint (about an hour each). We used the same front tire without issue.
 

Couple shots from Summit a weekend ago. Ran the 4hr endurance race on a friend's r6 and some fun time on a friend's r1 nakey style.

On 7/26/2023 at 4:01 PM, motocat12 said:

Has anyone tried Tweensport Dunlop Mutant Tires?

Buddy tested them at the track. Dont get them too hot. But for wet and cold, normal street riding id imagine they'd do just fine. Just don't expect exceptional grip.

On 6/27/2023 at 5:57 PM, Tonik said:

You can ride bitch on the Wing any time!

Seaking of tires, when I dropped them off at Sills there was a stack of track tires to be mounted. Unfortunately they were not yours. Was hoping to rub my on remaining nut on them like I did the last time.

Decent chance I know that person haha. I should've bought a tire machine years ago, would've paid for itself at this point.

1 hour ago, Tonik said:

Yea, I need two bikes but last time I tried that it didn't end well.

Just got to know your limits. Honestly though that kind of incident is the exact reason I stopped riding on the street like that. Was carrying too much risk towards the end on those faster street rides. I do absolutely miss taking trips with you guys though.