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Figured you've put in way more than the 25 laps I've managed to accumulate since 2001-- built a trackbike with my Dad back then and planned on getting into ametuer roadracing on a part-time basis, but he died before I ever got the chance to run it - so I gave up on that idea and sold the Yammie, gained a bunch of weight back and havent pursued it anymore other than a couple trackdays with the 14. Guess I just assumed you were a fast guy since you're looking into points racing, but if you're slow like me then we should have a ball!! I dont get real mean in the corners, but I do love blasting the exits!!

I figured he was, I was just bustin' his chops back.......would you take in a trackday Nick? Be cool if we could get a decent group together and hit MidOhio - or better yet, Nelson or Putnam - I haven't been to either of those tracks yet.

redkow97, after reading some of the trackday posts you've put up here I'm not sure I'd put my 14 up against your 600!! I'm nowhere near CCS or WERA riding capabilities, I just have fun partaking in some laps once in a while and faired lucky once up against a couple 1000's that were about as inexperienced as I.......would be a bad thing to have everyone laughing their asses off at me trying to catch you with more than twice the cc's helpin' me out........hahahaha........Ok, Ok, I'll watch my boasting from now on!! Still would like to have fun at a trackday together, I'm sure I could learn loads from you

It can turn in as well as a ZX14, you just gotta swell up enough to throw it in there!! :D:D

A race-ready 600 would be a good fight since I'm not much of an experienced track rider, though I'd definitely eat you up on the straights if I'm within a few bike lengths of you on the exit -- but that depends on how hard you lose me with that corner shredder. Turn by turn at MidOhio, you'd catch me no problem since I wouldn't walk ya too far anyway.....people were funny the first trackday I did with the 14, I could see 'em staring at me every pass and once i got back to the pits everyone was checkin' out the bike.....the few that did stop and talk said they hadn't seen a 14 at MidOhio and didn't know what I was riding - guess it's kind of a rare breed over there hahaha.

Welcome to the forum - I blast thru Vandalia everday on my commute to work, look me up sometime

Thanx Casper!

I've seen an atomic silver Connie or 2, north dayton on I-70 east Hu"briar"Heights area and I-75 south of TippCity - may have been you, or maybe not......wanted to ride today, but weather is being an absolute anus

I've probably seen you tooling around last season, caught sight of a few Connie's in my area........what color is yours?

I hope that CBS sports doesn't start picking up roadracing broadcasts like they've got some of the Supercross class racing......for some reason most of the races CBS has rights to end up blocked - I get a blue screen with FCC duplication warning the entire time the race is supposed to be aired, and I don't know why -- I'd rather Speed air ALL motorcycle racing......period.

Welcome to the forum from a fellow newb here........the MSF is a great idea, and once completed - take the advanced riders course. My wife took the MSF last year and I took the advanced course the same weekend. Advanced course was only 1 day and maybe 5 hours long - you learn some good low speed manuevering techniques and you'll save money on insurance with the completion card. Win, win!!!

Thanks!!

Hahahahaha

May not be as necessary on a 250 vs. 1000......quite a bit of hp/torque difference, so the 250 could probably get away with clip type.

1. 1500 idle is too high, I'd adjust the idle back down to about 1000-1100 2. Your bike shouldn't need a valvetrain adjust/lash until you're in the 15k mile range or more - refer to your service manual for proper intervals. And yes, fuel stabilizer if fine to use in injected bikes.

Spring's definitely a "busy season" for most custom bike painters ( so I've been told ) - I have a good friend that owns Extreme Tattoo in Piqua that has gotten into airbrushing over the last couple years and does small projects from time to time - but, this is his busy time as well and isn't taking in anymore work right now - between the 2 businesses, he's buried alive! He's still working on real flame techniques among other area's of expertise, but still does quality work for less than most of the competition. Other than that, I don't know of any other airbrush artists -- Good luck Mike!!

That's one freak phenomenon right there!! Damn, lucky it didn't happen at WOT on a straightaway -- LUCKY

Thanks for the Welcome fella's -- Hey Nick, yeah I'm networking myself around quite a bit this year hahaha......definitely get in touch with me, buddy of mine in New Carlisle just upgraded to a Fireblade from his old F2 - so, he's ready to ride this year as well......figured I'd have better luck meetin' other riders and new places to ride here than the other forums, not too many from Bikeland in our area. Glad this forum exists!!

Hello to all.......I'm new here, but not new to motorcycling. 38 yrs old, been riding since age 11 - started in the dirt, probably like a lot of you did and in my late teens got into street riding. If interested, here's my 411..... First dirtbike birthday '84 got a used '77 XR75 ( w/HRC exhaust. Beat the brakes off this poor little bike for 2 yrs - couldn't hardly kill it, one durable little ride - just outgrew it ) Next dirtbike at age 14 was '87 CR125 ( bought for me new, eventually totalled it later same year - broken frame at Kenworthy's MotoX track in Troy, OH ) Dad made me stop after that......guess my teens were too crazy for his wallet? Age 18, first streetbike - '82 Kaw 550LTD ( w/Kerker 4-1 Meg......crashed it later the same year.......fixed it, sold it. ) Stopped riding street for about 6 years and went back to dirt again. '79 RM250 ( low, long, and fast til it blew the trans apart - sold ) '84 CR250 ( good harescramble special - had a couple seasons - sold ) '81 YZ465 ( stupid fast widowmaker - rode one enduro with it, and it whooped my ass - I got mad respect for you guys that rode these things! sold ) '96 CR250R ( currently at midpoint of ground up resto project ) '97 YZF1000R ( got back into street riding in '01, bought this to build a trackbike with my Dad - went too far and couldn't legally streetride it anymore - Dad died, just couldn't continue to race without him.......sold '09 ) '08 Kawasaki ZX14 ( Bought slightly used in '09 - This machine simply demands it's rider's respect - love it, but I'm not racing this bike - just an occasional trackday ) Anyway, my plan is to ride until I can't get a leg over anymore. Would eventually like to get a "better" sport tourer than what I've got now to see more of this continent - but there's plenty of time for that, so for now let's hit some trackdays or the Gap!!