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Lame... But i understand. What about getting a power pure, or power 1 or whatever it's called? That shouldn't need warmed up, right?

Hm... They're Michelin Road 2s. Plenty of life left, thus my plug. It seems to hold air perfectly fine, but maybe I'll get a lot of non-snowy riding this winter and have to change it before the track day.

btw, maybe I can coordinate to go when some of you regular track guys go. It'd be cool to meet the riders behind all the damn sex jokes!

He probably does...

What do you guys think of a newb going out there on his street tires? With a plug in the rear?

My friend and I have had this idea for a while... But we plan to start on something simple. A homemade hang glider. However, for the vtol thingamajig, you wouldn't believe how much power you need to pack on that, and how efficiently you need to convert that to lift, for it to actually be effective. That's why the dam twin copter thing is 6 mil...

I'll let you in on my design ace in my sleeve though: a Busa plant. Or any other 14 superbike engine...

Thanks for the input! That's why I posted. I'll be looking at STT then. I remember seeing a thread comparing the two a while ago, but couldn't find it.

The STT website is a little bland though... Do I have to wait to pay for a membership until nest year? Then I can look at dates?

As far as money goes, I plan to pinching pennies wherever possible. My Michelin Road 2s should handle just fine in the beginner class. And my brother says he wants to go as well, so we can trailer the bikes.

I feel as though he's gonna get kicked out though lol. He has an old-school Buell that will simply haul balls. He has a hard time keeping the front down around curves on the street, so I know it'll be even harder on the track.

It's confirmed with the lady, and as a matter of fact, she's going to buy my first track day for me...

So, as I am a total newb to track riding, I'm starting my research now. Seems like NESBA has a more beginner friendly system than STT. Not to mention that you don't have to pay to look at their events.

Prices don't seem half bad, but I'm a little confused as to the frequency of track days offered at Mid-Ohio. I know the track is wanted by car racers, and other training classes, but that still seems like a pretty slim schedule. The mid-ohio site wasn't any help either.

Guess I'll just have to check back sooner to the start of next season to find a better schedule.

I'm sure some of you guys are very familiar with tracks and whatnot. How do I go about finding a good price and a quality day?

Hasn't ran since 1988... No choke... Have fun starting that thing up!

All you guys with your multiple bikes!

All I got is my Ninja... But I love it anyway!

They do sell pinlock diy kits right? I could just get one to put it on my visor...? Also, if I want to change visors can it be removed and replaced on another? The current visor is a little scratched. Not from wrecking, just rocks and my retarded thumbnail scraping off imaginary bugs.

Kinda disappointed with the Cat Crap... It works, but I have to reapply it before every cold ride or else it's useless. And even then, I get a little condensation around the edges.

One thing I like about the Exo-1000 is that the little lock pin can be rotated, so it holds the visor cracked. That works better, until I hit the highway.

I want one! That looks so much fun...

This is the bag I wanted before I got my tail bag... Hmm.

Good idea for the christmas gift! My mom has quit more times than I care to count...

eh... i don't like the random burst of color on the front. not to be picky, i'd take the bike in a heartbeat. but i'd probably want either to paint the frame orange to match, or paint the tank and fender black.

BTW... What kind of oil should I run?

let's see here.... the uber expensive kind. duh.

oh yah, i love cops.

um, ohio sucks.

anything else we can argue about?

cheese sucks.

truckers stop more frequently though. they drive all day, run into vans from behind, then nap on the side of the road.

Well, the fear that if it did fail, and you happened to be doing some spirited riding, then you'd lose control and end up on the side of the road.

Wow, this looks to be really cool.

The low cg would be slightly offset by the longer wheelbase though. I wonder how low one could lean into a turn on that thing.

I wouldn't plug bike tires too, if i had the extra money to get a new one... After the fact, I'm wishing I would have gotten the mushroom style plug.

So, you guys remember the rainy a$$ crazy Tuesday we had?

Well, I rode that day. And I avoided the highway on my way home. Besides it still being oily everywhere, I was surprised when I got home to find a screw embedded straight into my tire...

I was pretty much furious. At myself, the road, the tire, anything. But, I took the car up to Autozone, grabbed a plug kit, and a mini compressor.

The hole was rather small, so I had to spend a little while reaming it. (heheh)

I went to put the plug in, and it had a lot of resistance. So I pushed rather hard, then oops. It went all the way in. You're supposed to get it about 2/3 of the way in. So, I tried to pull it out but the way the tool is designed, it lets go of the plug when you pull out.

After depositing one plug into my tire, I got the next one in fine. It doesn't feel like it has messed up the balance much, but I have been rather easy on it since plugging.

It's kept air perfectly, so I'm gonna stick with it.

Ok, end rant, story, pity party.

I'm thinking of going the cheapest option: hand warmers inside my gloves... But I've heard of people getting burnt by this. Anybody else tried this? I've also read that liners can help as well.

Interesting. If it's not the wrong size, my only other possible idea would be that they sent you an old ass kit, and the rubber had been weakened.

I like the stuff, but it does seem like I'll have to apply it right before any cold weather ride for it to work... I've looked for pin locks, but am very particular about my helmet. (it does have to keep my noggin safe)

Do they have a pre-installed pin-lock for scorpion shields or no? Haven't found one yet, so I doubt it.

If this were facebook, I'd like that post justin.