donkason

Some guys are pretty cool about it and actually seem to care. If anything they should follow how you handled it, and you helped fix the tech problem. Alot are on the hunt. My second post there I got called all kinds of names. I think that set the general tone.

I'm 31 and a gixxer junky.......but I got my first brand new in 2001, when I was 19:eek: I just got done observing a pattern of members busting on a new rider with a 600+, rider defends himself because he was asking for tech help and not bike choice opinions, members JUMP on noob and do everything short of calling him a retard. Out of 20 posts 3 may be related to the actual tech need. :banghead: I'm going to post here or on a racing board moving forward.

Do they do rear springs too? Those are about $50 under what I've priced out. All I have is my phone now and I can't browse worth a damn.

On my Busa it helped the nose dive under breaking and the mushy vague feeling in corners on the street. Between that and getting rebound/compression dialed in it will feel like a different bike and inspire confidence. I would suggested it for street and track alike. When I tracked it I read the tire and it had too much rebound, but for the street I didn't notice. I'm too fat and will be respringing this winter or I'd go.

Reread that post man. You guys are great here. I get 6th grade maturity on other forums and OR maturity has spoiled me. Edit: Sorry, my sarcasm radar wasn't on:D

I love OR, but I also need to have a specific forum they deals with my GSXR. In love the DIY and all the bike specific info. I've signed up for gixxer.com and have found the level of maturity not to my liking. I guess I've been spoiled here I don't have the time to go out and sign up for every one to weed them out. It seems like every other thread unsolicited flaming and arguments pop up as if it were lunch time in 7th grade. Are there any other GSXR forums you can refer me to that operate at a higher level?

I was on Blue Church road on the north end of Sunbury heading out for a bite. The road has some nasty twists and lots of loose gravel. As we rounded the first in a series of tight corners I got to see the bottom of a Road King in the ditch and the rider about 4-5 feet away laying there. He completely missed the corner. He didn't know the area as he was asking for directions to a main road adjacent to Blue Church. There was a 7-8 foot black mark straight off the pavement and he didn't even try to turn and he was in 5th gear:eek: No helmet, shorts, sneakers, and a tank top. The guy was pretty sore and I think his hand was broken and I know a few of his fingers were. I picked him up, picked his bike up, pulled it out of the ditch, checked the forks, bars, brakes, kicked the dirt off, and he went along his way. He was an old firefighter and hard as nails. Luckily he walked away and his wallet was hurt more than him. It was my first time seeing a street rider down. Scary stuff.

By deflection I mean slack in the chain up and down. I use a ruler and press it against the bottom of the swingarm and measure how much the chain moves up and down, like he did in the video. I always go on the looser side. The axle nut is the big nut on the back of the swingarm. When you loosen that it allows the axle to move back and forth and tighten or loosen the chain. Don't worry about preference on slack now. It doesn't have any real effect on the bike you will need to worry about as long as it's within spec. If it is too loose it will have some "chain slap" when you apply the throttle as the acceleration takes up the excess slack. This makes initial application of the throttle jerky. If it is too tight it can prematurely wear out your counter shaft, the little bar that sticks out of your motor that the front sprocket sits on.

Eh, you don't need a laser. Just count your turns on the adjusting nut. Example, if you move one adjusting nut a 1/4 turn the other side gets a 1/4 turn. Do it in small increments and keep track of it. A pen and paper never hurts here. Another thing you can do is measure the amount of thread showing on the adjusting bolt. Measure from the top of the nut to the end of the bolt and if they match you should be good to go. If one is 1/8 inch longer than the other you have some tweaking. Also, when you snug the axle nut it tightens the chain. So leave it a bit loose and as you torque it down it will snug right where it needs to be. Measure the deflection after you torque axle nut and you're good to go.

This might help a little for those who prefer a rounded posterior http://thechive.com/2012/08/03/snez%cc%8cana-rodic%cc%81s-talent-is-well-documented-by-skilled-cameraman-video/

"Once you've used up all your adjustment". He means when you have your adjusters moved all the way back you can't tighten the chain anymore the chain has become too long. If the chain is too long it's time to replace it. It's almost like getting too skinny and running out of belt holes. It is on the last hole and you can still reach down and pull it away from your waist, like he tugged the chain away from the sprocket. When you can't adjust it anymore it's time to buy a smaller belt, or chain in this instance. Get in the garage and OWN that thing!:thumbup:

Aaahhhhh, the old greasy trailer hitch ride.

If you're a visual learner this may help to give you the confidence to tackle it yourself. If you want to do basic maintenance on a bike this is your starting point. Lesson 2 is spraying NOS. Lesson 3 is using NOS for high speed wheelies wheelies with no helmet or gear. This is Youtube's mobile web address so you may have to cut and paste it if your using a computer and eliminate the (m.) And put (www) instead.

I'd still wear it for a hat.

I've heard some guy named DTM Brian does custom tunes around here. Brian, do you charge full price for a retune? As I add parts I'll have to get it redone.

I got a PCIII for my Gixxer 750 track bike. I am looking to get a custom tune but I'm not sure where to start. All it has is an Akra slip on. I don't plan on doing any performance mods for another year or so as I need to get springs to hold my fat ass up first. So who do you guys use to tune your bikes locally. I have one recommendation for Larry Pegram, but he's in Canal Winchester which is a long haul from Sunbury. So is there anybody else legit that would be good to look at? Also, how much is the average cost of a tune? I used the search function and didn't come up with anything, but I'm using the phone app which doesn't have a good search function. So sorry if this is a repeat.

Stuff it in an envelope and send it along. Thanks!

Got the PCIII next day and installed today. It's rocking and rolling. He's legit so no worries.

Thanks guys! Craz when is your next track day?

I would have pulled out the seats in the truck and let the bike ride upfront.

Nominate this man for coolest dad of the year.

Verbal equivalent to gas on a fire. This should be fun.

I checked out the site. There is nothing cooler than seeing people drag knee on an XR100. That's the bike I learned on. What a cool program! Looks like I know where to go. What are the age groups? I saw one say no younger than 10 but no detail on the others. I'm browsing on my phone too so I may have missed it.

That's a sharp ride.

My wife and I are expecting our first child on February 1st. This got me thinking about all the cool stuff I can show my kid! I was wondering if there are track days, courses, or the like for underage unlicensed drivers to learn how to handle a bike on the road? I am planning on making my kid as unsquidly as possible if it decides to ride, which it probably will as motorcycles are almost genetic in my family.