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I completely understand the remodel adventure. Mine starts next weekend with the kitchen, living room and utility closet. We had a pipe burst that destroyed part of the sub-floor. I'll be replacing that starting next Wednesday. The 12 is nearly done and I plan to ride it today so I won't be here trying to decipher how to post pics. Here's a link to another forum where I'm documenting the build as well: http://www.zxforums.com/forums/zx-12r-forum/71354-my-zx12r-evolution-whats-going-fatcave-today-8.html#post2057705 That will get you up to speed.

I would like to update this thread but the new format does not like my links to photobucket........Any advice?

Welcome to the forum.

Here's a couple pictures from the show: I will post more later.

For everybody that has served in any branch of the U.S. Military, thank you..... Even the pond pirates of the Coast Guard.

Would that be Los Angeles or Lower Alabama? Either way, welcome to the forum.

Yep, plus the ergonomics, handling and user friendliness of the whole package (I'm thinking). This is where both turbos and nitrous will shine. An AMS1000 controlled turbo set-up will be infinitely adjustable with the touch of some buttons so you can set the tune in seconds between events.

With progressive nitrous controllers you can have the system completely disarmed for the road course and street ride events. I would think the street ride would be to see how user friendly on the street the bike would be, anyway. So you'd want a docile bike for that event. If your nitrous motor made about 200hp naturally aspirated then you'll have a good chance at the road course part of it (I believe). With that it would be up to the rider to apply power as he wants it with no surprises from boost or juice. That may allow more confidence to ride the bike harder into and around corners where on another bike they might be apprehensive. Smooth and steady wins on a road course.

Are we still on this challenge or is there a new one since this one isn't getting done?

I totally agree with this and I'm sure their insurance company probably dictated this. I've personally known Brock for over 20 years and I can honestly say he has ridden every fast bike I've had (fast by my standards, not his). Even when he was a reigning world champ on a Suzuki I still managed to have him ride my Kawasakis to get his input. I don't know who the pro riders will be. I assume they're all experts in their individual fields. If Brock approves of them then I would have no problem letting them ride my bike. Even one I spent years building. If I build a bike for a purpose then I want it used for that purpose,but that's just me.

that's what I figure too.

That tells me that a bike with a 4" to 6" over arm with either a turbo or big, progressive nitrous will win this event. Unless an arm is fabbed to allow stock to whatever length adjustments.

My understanding is that there will be professional riders doing all the riding. The owner would be a tuner/coach I'm guessing. Would still be very cool and I would love to build a bike that targets this event specifically. I guess I need to talk the wife out of buying a new house.....

I want to read the rules and see what's legal. Specifically whether or not you can do any changes between venues. Can you swap sprockets? What about swing arms? I know a pair of brothers that rebuilt a blown up and burned up pro-mod between qualifying rounds at Norwalk a few years ago during an ADRL race. I know a back-half swap on a bike when you're prepared for it would not be a big deal for them and I think they're both available.... Now that we have the B.S. out there I believe a 250-300hp bike will win this. Probably a ZX10R or GSXR 1000. Especially if people are swapping suspensions between venues. Which means a ZX12R is about 100lbs too heavy and under powered. I'd still like to give it a try. It would be cool if they had a "homebuilder's" class and a professional's class and keep the two seperate. Then you'd get to see real ingenuity from regular guys in their garages building and racing some probably really neat stuff. I would be all over that, if I got an invite.

No idea. I'd like to go to this to take notes and educate myself.

I think the winner will be something that can be average in most categories but win one or maybe two of the events. A dragbike with a 12" over swingarm is gonna suck on the road course and possibly the street ride if it's not set up right. A full on road racer may win the road course and even possibly the dyno or top speed but will suck at the strip. A bike built to shoot for 3rd place in most categories but will win one event will probably be the winner.

Brock and some other sponsors are putting together quite a shootout: http://www.brocksperformance.com/brocknm/templates/bpp1.aspx?articleid=502&zoneid=22

Would this be an extension of the witness relocation program? You know; the witness elimination program?

http://williamsvintagecycle.com/bikeshow.html I just found out about this and I plan to go. Just posting it here to let anyone else interested know about it.

Welcome.

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum.

How's the progress on your bike?

Nice job.

Baptizo is 100% right. Every Marine is a rifleman first( and therefore a frontline fighter first and foremost) everything else is a collatoral duty after being a rifleman.