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  1. What did you do for your ride today? (v3.0)

    in Passing Lane

    Posted

    21 hours ago, Tonik said:

    This is the car thread, you want "what did you do to your bike today" thread. Poor car peeps are looking that this going 'wtf, why did he only buy one rear tire?'

    Damn noobs.

    I think a thread titling standard needs to be implemented to easily distinguish the thread's I might be interested in vs. the ones I won't give a shit about until I'm old and crusty and can no longer swing a leg over a motorcycle anymore. :)

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  4. Spring Ride May 14, 2022

    in Events

    Posted

    8 hours ago, durk said:

    I would tell you medium-fast and fast are probably underestimated here. 

    Probably a statement people should really think about. Speaking from experience many moons ago when I first started riding in our medium-fast and fast groups. If you are thinking about it you probably don't belong in the fast group. These people already know. Durk is downplaying his normal pace - dude can ride. Just be aware it can get quick BUT they will always wait for you so do not feel the need to try and play catch up.

    I was so bad on my first fast ride they assigned me a sweeper (Thanks Jerry and Dave I still remember this day like the back of my hand. It's the day I decided to take this sport more seriously- I think I've gotten out of hand at this point.)

    I still remember the days of watching Doc, Paul, Jerry, Jim, Uncle Punk, Tony, Dave, Derek, etc just disappearing into the distance :lol:. They made me better.

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  5. Track Day Calendar

    in Track is Crack

    Posted · Edited by TimTheAzn

    1 hour ago, Casper said:

    Imported. 

    Oh, sick! haha I wasnt about to upload each manually.

    Worth mentioning off the top:

    • That first weekend at NCBike isnt open to the general public.
    • A Monday at Pitt Race is a dealer day.
    • A Friday before the weekend is typically a race practice day and you must already be in intermediate or advanced. No novice group will be run on Fridays before WERA weekends. 

    Ping me if you have any questions about N2 events. If you are wondering about getting on track and have been hesitant let me know, we have special offers for first timers and have some rental gear. So far we have a bunch at Pitt Race (closest venue). Pitt Race is one of the top tracks in the country. Arguably the best on the east coast. It sells out early and often so don't wait.

    https://n2td.org

     

  8. Mexican made k5 tire bead breaker tool

    in Tech and Tips

    Posted

    11 hours ago, marlboro man said:

    After trying to muscle the tire for 45 minutes  I realized I was trying to put a 17 inch tire on a 18 inch rim  Got sent the wrong tire . New Tire is for sale for $150 if anybody needs it Near Hartville Ohio Dunlop Road smart Iv 120/70zr/17

    698EB8B5-3198-49F3-B54B-C97E1E489789.jpeg

    It's a dunlop it will still take a ton of effort to put one of those on a rim by hand even when it's the right size.

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  13. Random Track Talk

    in Track is Crack

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    1 hour ago, ksands22 said:

    Heard that. 9 MPG to Barber and back was not easy on the wallet. 

    Yea that particular weekend trip blows all-around. Horrible timing. So bad- it's basically become a tradition for the org lol. Still people desperate to get one more in for the season come, so here we are.

  19. Random Track Talk

    in Track is Crack

    Posted

    17 hours ago, DesmoDuc said:

    I imagine this has been posted somewhere, but Lean TD has decided to not run the track days etc at Nelson Ledges next year.  Sam and Holly want to do a few things.

    Sounds like some planning may be going on in the background to continue something similar, but no specifics.

    Megga thanks to Sam and Holly for what they've done for us ... a class act all the way around 

    https://leantd.com/

    Makes me sad and happy at the same time. Sad we won't have Lean, but happy for Sam and Holly getting to do their own thing.

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  20. Random Track Talk

    in Track is Crack

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    13 hours ago, ksands22 said:

    Made the trek to Barber this past weekend with N2. 12 hour drive was worth it. Got down to a 1:48 so I was happy with that for my first time there. 

    Track and facility was awesome. 

    Barber2.jpg

    Barber1.jpg

    Nice! Wish I could've made it down. That weekend is just a pita to get down to due to thanksgibbins.

  25. Random Track Talk

    in Track is Crack

    Posted · Edited by TimTheAzn

    4 hours ago, TMC Customs said:

    Yeah, bouncing off my rev limiter was not great. I actually need to change up my gearing for that track to keep my RPM’s in a better spot. On turn 1, I tried not downshifting in practice but my bike lacked the power to get me to the speed I wanted to exit. I appreciate the advice on the shift points. I studied every race video of that track that I could find and was still not able to pin all the shift points down. 

    Need to carry more speed through t1 then. Nelsons is fast, but knowing there's like zero run off prevents people from going faster. Myself included.

    4 hours ago, TMC Customs said:

    I see what you mean now about two downshifts into 12. I tried that in practice and was finding it difficult to get down 2 gears and change body position in that amount of time. I also was a second slower on my laps so I was not hitting such high revs. Once I was racing, my pace was much faster and that downshift before the kink should not have happened. Practice will make me quicker on those shifts. 

    This means you need to move your body over to the left as soon as you finish the kink. You should not be moving your body by the time you go to the brakes - that should already be done.

    We ride triumphs, not r6's- we have a completely different power band.

    I will say I was going to experiment going into 5th right before the high-speed kink I just never got back to Nelsons to try it.

    Here's a vid of me following my buddy Nick at a track day this year. I wasnt riding at pace but my gear selection is still the same.

    7:17 is a good example of how to signal for pit out without rolling off btw.

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