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I'd rep for the inexpensive trackday comment, but OR says I have to spread it around more first. Costs are relatively close between all the tracks, so I would just go to whichever is most convenient. Just to add; don't plan on just going to one day, and don't stick to just one track either. The first two clips below came close ruining a track day before it started. Lucky; after asking around, another rider supplied a replacement brake lever and I able to get on the track. Ice cold(literally) brand new Q2's apparently don't have much cold grip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMFHCUF3jxw

Darwin Lack of preparation - No gear Lack of precaution - High speed wheelie Lack of intelligence - Doing both the above at the same time

^was about to comment, till the ninja edits happened Anyone planning on riding race school the 4th?

I blame your freak hands for the terrible fit of the old gloves, they fit me just fine

counting the days....

Guess I can't deny it, I'm addicted to track time.

My thoughts exactly :cry:

If you are worried about a group ride and not knowing the route. If you signal that you need to take a leak and pull over, the other riders should know to stop if the route varies from the current road. Hopefully they ease up on the pace so you can catch up quickly, but even if they don't, you will catch up at the next turn.

Something else to consider, don't dehydrate yourself before the ride even starts (@ friend suggesting not drinking anything the morning of).

Lol Anyway, signal, stop and go....then catch back up to the group.

This is the exact way I use mine, except it goes into my tank bag. I also put the hydropack inside a mylar frozen food bag. It will stay colder MUCH longer inside the mylar bag.

have you considered waiting for the upgrade and getting a larger screen size phone?

^ with this guy rooted a nook color because I thought I'd use it as a couch computer...cycled a charge through it a few times, then left it discharge to reside in a drawer somewhere.

have you found spare bearings for the trailer? I'd like to score a set before spring.

Trailer looks great and that tongue box is a real nice fit.

Any shops near Cleveland have Bell helmets in stock? I've been keeping an eye out, but still haven't found any to try on.

SMH5 works great with hearing protection and the SMH10 is supposed to have even better speakers. Sadly, I have yet to use is as a bike to bike communication device, but I have logged a lot of hours with it as an MP3 player. I think it was somewhere around 8 hours before it would go dead as well. It charges quickly, so I would just throw it on charge in my tank bag to charge for a half hour. The few telephone calls I have been on while riding have been OK, but I have had to slow down to hear them when I didn't have hearing protection in, when I did, I could actually understand the phone call better.

I think they do a great job. Yeah, you still are not perfectly dry, but they help you stay cool and; more importantly to me, they help you get into and out of your leathers. I wouldn't be able to get out of my 1pc suit if I didn't wear a long sleeve heatgear style shirt, speaking from experience. Last year we were out doing 6+hour rides on days when it felt like a hairdryer blasting in your face if your visor was cracked open. I switched to a long sleeve heatgear compression shirt right in the middle of that weather and never looked back. It was much more comfortable with the heatgear on then a drenched t-shirt under my textile jacket. also, moto-d has some of the suits that are supposed to be good quality as well

I put mine up for sale awhile back, but never really put any effort into selling it besides posting it on OR. http://www.ohioriders.net/showthread.php?t=97595

It is pretty amazing all the TREX clones that are out there. There is an EXI 450(another TREX clone) on Xheli that I was considering back when they were in stock, but the one you just listed up looks really tempting as well.

IMO, it is just preference. I prefer planes, because I learned to fly heli's in a confined area surrounded by trees. Also, I never got to play with the current high power to weight ratio heli's. These new ones look like a blast, I'm really tempted to pick one up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlsOGJxuKNU

I'm still missing this post where I suggested any of the above to the OP.

Band aid and half ass are synonyms in my book

I must have missed it mixed in with the condescending BS, did you quote the area where I told someone to half ass their suspension?

My racing experience or lack thereof has no bearing when I suggested: observe and act on your observations. Yes, I followed up with the spring example, but it was to reiterate the above; observe and act on your observations. Why don't you quote and point out where I told anyone to band aid or half ass their suspension setup? Maybe I missed the part where I gave equipment suggestions and bad info. I think your use of "band aid" is completely incorrect. Lets use my respringing as an example: Temporarily cranking preload and compression dampening to compensate for bottoming is the band aid in this scenario, but what is the proper corrective action? Stiffer springs or adjust the spring spacer(I'd consider that a band aid, unless you are fine tuning). What did I say my action was going to be? Stiffer springs. Will it fix all my suspension issues? Doubtful, valving is going to be too soft judging from the brake dive, but I won't know for sure until I test the adjustment range with the new springs. Will my choice to respring be beneficial? Hell yes, it will put the preload in range and allow me to make proper adjustments for sag allowing the valving to act over a longer stoke. So even if the valving is too soft, it will have more range to act on. Is respringing a band aid? Hell no Did I tell the OP to go get new springs? No, I asked if he has adjusted and observed his suspension.