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Sounds good, I'll do some research on the Q2's and 2CT's. Thanks for the suggestions.

Fair enough, I saw them on Iron Pony for $240 for both front and rear so I figured it was worth asking somebody who knew. The BT-016's are pretty inexpensive anyway. I've been having bad luck with heat cycling the front 016. It seems like I have plenty of tread left up front when the rear wear bars show but they start getting blue on the sides. I've never tried any other brands and nobody I've talked to has a bad thing to say about the 016's so I have a hard time considering anything else. Is there anything else worth looking at in the $280-ish price range? Thanks for the advice by the way.

Anybody ever try them? I don't ride aggressively on the street but I try to hit up a couple of track days a year, novice group of course. Since 2008 I've been using BT-016's with good tread life and good grip on the track but I want to broaden my horizons a bit. I usually get 2 track days and a year of street riding out of a set of BT-016's for reference.

You could try Metaltech in Marietta. (740) 373-8339

Do not ever buy gas from Marathon. The one time I put that crap in my bike I went directly home afterwards so like 1 or 2 miles max and the next day my bike wouldn't even start. I tried putting Seafoam in the tank and still didn't start. I ended up having to drain the tank, purge the fuel lines, buy a gas can because I didn't have one, and fill up with Shell 93 before my bike would even start. Moral of the story...Marathon gas sucks.

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I'm glad all you guys are getting in on this. I was really hoping there would be a few people interested. Anybody doing any trackdays at mid-ohio this year. My gf bought me a gift pass and I'm looking to split a trailer/gas with somebody.

Hey...I'm on the green zx6r with powder coat wheels. I'm ME also. See ya around.

Here is the website if you want to join. http://buckeyemc.ning.com/

Check all your grounds and make sure they're tight and not corroded. I had the same issue with a 96 FZR600.

Well if any of you guys want to be part of the Buckeye MC PM me...I tried to throw a ride together yesterday but everybody bailed.

We are a relatively new group. It used to be active a couple years ago and fell apart but now me and a couple of other people are bringing it back together. We only have 3 officers and 2 advisors, not really any structure based on choice of bike or riding style. Really the club is all about OSU students, faculty and staff just getting together and riding around. Technically you don't even need a bike to join, we also welcome enthusiasts if there is such a thing. We actually just opened a trial run on a new website and we have a Yahoo group if you want to check it out. http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/osumotorcycleclub/

I'm trying to restart the OSU Motorcycle Club if you guys are interested. We are finally considered an active group again.

I think the bbq place kawi is referring to is called Boondocks on Rt. 60 across the river from 555 near McConnelsville.

I run BT016's on track and street and never had any complaints. Make sure you check your tire pressure as soon as you some off the track to see how high it is when they're hot. You can compensate by dropping pressure before you start your laps but you have to take it easy until your tires are hot.

keep it, ride it, love it

+1,more girls-clothes+water hose=cleaner bike. Honestly I prefer a good car soap with a microfiber sponge, rinse with clean water, thorough drying with microfiber towel, solid wax. I have never tried the waterless stuff but I can't imagine it would work that great. It's probably better for a quick touch up in the parking and not a good old washing. I could be wrong though.

I started on an old Kawasaki EX500. They are pretty easy to work on and learn about how they work, they are easy to control but have enough power to get on the highway, and best of all they're cheap usually. Don't bother getting a really nice sportbike right off, take your time practicing the fundamentals you learn in the MSF course and eventually you'll be a condifent enough rider for a larger bike. I took the MSF course and got my EX500, moved up to a carburated Yamaha FZR600, and now I'm on a fuel injected Kawi ZX6R. The best advice I can give you is always wear your gear every single time you mount, pay attention to others because they will hurt you if you don't watch out for trouble, and don't be afraid to fill up your tank and get lost on some backroads. Also if you go are in the OSU area, student or not, there is a motorcycle club that gets new guys alot.

That was awesome! My roommate listens to that damn song all day. I think I may need to replace that into his media player. Also roommate's a dude...not right in my opinion, gay or not.

How is that guy still alive? 180 mph through traffic seems a little risky to me.

OSU also has a bike club if you're interested.

Looks like a sweet trip. I probably should go there sometime.