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They still have the launch control for starts this though right?

I was thinking this was going to be mid may or june. April will be very iffy.

My goal for next year on the 1k will be Sub 1:35s and hopefully in the 32 range at the RRGC. Sub 35s should net me a top 20 at least in expert I hope.

Yeah Most of my focus is always getting in and out of the keyhole as that is where I feel I loose most of my time. I feel I am decent through the chicane, since each time I try for that little extra bit I end up drifting both tires pulling it into the last apex. I feel the keyhole is really big on a good lap, and I seem to struggle finishing the corner and getting a good drive (rider error). I think I have made one bad pass at Mid OH, I made thought a guy was going to slow down a lot more for the chicane then he did and I had setup on the outside. So I went in late and on the brakes wide since I Didin't want to saw off his front end.

1:50 in a good rain or damp track? If you can hit 1:50 in the rain that is damn good. Heck the WERA Experts in 2 years ago were close to 2:00 mark in the rain on the new surface... I was about the 2:05 my first time in the rain and with rain tires.. I think I could work down to the about the 1:55 range, but not sure on the 1000 as that will be a workout. Lizard I think that class session will help. At Mid OH you guys are behind the 8-ball especially the weekend days since it is such a top notch track your I fills up and some who shouldn't be in A are, but with such a full day we just have to make do (not complaining just stating what I see). I am one that I get faster as I get clean laps. I can start out in the 1:39 range on my first clean lap then drop into the 38s but most times running that pace I am already coming up on the first group of slower riders. I think 36s were doable on my 03 600 if I could get enough clean laps to get into a good rhythem...

I will. I'll say it to your face. I swear to got I will... :lol

Dang Satan I need that. Those are classic.

April 1st is sunday I think, so yeah the 7th is the STT day you and Drew were looking to hit I think. Nah my street is stock setup. Just a M4 pipe is all I have done to it. Still on the stock sucky BT 014s. I will be throwing my used Pirelli DOTs that came with the race bike on it maybe mid may.

Nick's problem is that when any of us track guys say something it only has to do with what you do on track. That we only give advice for those who get on the track.. He bit my head off when I was talking about standard riding technique and used Aaron Yates as an example of best case senario... Nick knows he has a lot to learn "on the track" but seems/comes off as to think he knows everything there is to know about the street. That nothing you learn on the track translates to the street which is why when any of us track guys say anything it is only track knowledge.

Nah I am heading down to Barber April 12-13 with a top off the 11 at GMD Atl to setup for the BT slicks. Then a week off, then down to Nashville for first race. I may be up for helping in the pits at Putnam for the FT race... I'll still spill the gas in your lap My only day at putnam this year looks like June 8th with Ducati Indy.

Busa is Hydraulic clutch, just make sure your clutch line is long enough to handle the Heli bars. We put a set of Heli bars on my dad's TL-S then everytime you turn the bars it adjusts the clutch. We put the stock bars back and it still adjust the clutch on us... I would love to get back to Cranberry Mt. Lodge in VA. though if I do I am not riding, but driving the truck with the dirt bike. That 3 mile driveway would be killer. (and maybe acutally a killer.)

walter is still his best Character... Dang if he ever comes to Cincy Columbus area I will have to check that out. I can't wait till Titus comes back in town.

If I could sell my Gix 1k for $8000 I might but I'll never get that now... With racing costs this year I cant eat the difference. I know I might be able to find a 07 or 06 red one, but the chances of finding someone who wants blue orange gix 1000 is rare.

When I got my 97 TL-S I picked a road and hit it every day leaning just a little bit further each time or trying different things to see what the bike did (now mind you this is probably with 1" 1/2 of chicken strip on the rear). I had a buddy who had ridden for 20 years and has ridden every bad Suzuki made. He used to ride with some former racers and had to work to keep up on his sport bike and them on their goldwings (70s goldwings). We both had 97 TL-S at the time and we started going to KY and I started to follow him and mimic his riding and learned a lot. I started doing trackdays in 2001 and no matter what we tried we couldn't talk him into the track, so then I started racing in 2006. We finally got him on the track in 2006 since he stepped down to the Buell XB-12 firebolt to start trackdays. I never rode with him in a session in 2006, but at the start of 2007 he made the jump back to a 06 GSXR 1000 and we had a day at Mid OH. Now in his defense it was his first time at Mid OH and only 3rd session. On my 03 600 I saw him as I entered Turn one and thought, Ok i'll just catch him at the exit of the keyhole and draft down the backstraight. Well before I knew it I was right behind him before the Chicane, he sat up and started to brake, and I just stayed on the gas then sat up and just threw the 600 into the chican and continued on my way. Now even to this day when we ride the street neither one of us will leave the other. My limit I set on the street is pretty much his limit as well.

Now the question is will you all (no nick not going to say anything about the track) actually put big distances on these bad boys? I am hoping to do some long weekend rides this year along with my annual September Ride down to Georgia (hour + south of ATL) on my 1000..

I wish I had got the red model of that year. dang I loved that red. Congrats...

Good luck with the mods you only get about 1/2 of what they cost back... I had 98 CBR 900 with $20k in aftermarket parts/work not including the bike, I got $10k for the bike from insurance....

Did you say something???

For what I would get out my 1ks I wouldn't be able to afford to get a leftover 07 Busa.. So i am just going to keep the 1k.

I wish I had gotten the Busa instead of the Gix 1000. I like longer rides, and don't care if I keep up with anybody on the street. All I care about is making me happy and if I do hit the twisties I will run a pace that I gets my adrenaline moving enough to satisfy and stay there no matter what pace it is. (now sometimes the pace means i am draggin in spots). I would not buy the 08 busa for anything. They screwed up with that bike IMO with such a long reach to the bars.

Sharing with GoDaddy?? And we don't get to meet the girl???

I can't see any text in this post.... My eyes are glued to his avatar..

One thing that might help on the longer rides is to change positions. I will generally run 20-30 minutes straight up and down and let the wind hold me up, and then some time with leaning against the tank (not tucked but against the tank, having a spare tire there helps), and then sometime resting on the tank like a full tuck. If you are mainly in the twisties and it is hurting try using the tank to help support you some. I evend did this racing at Nelson Ledges on the long Carosel. To make sure I stayed loose on the bars I would rest on the tank to lossen my arms up mid corner. But I need to workout period, but couple years ago when I actually did back exercise I noticed an improvement in the braking zones.

Did you drain the gas already??? I am open this weekend (oh there's a shock).. Reminds me i need to call LP and order a Gas cap for my good tank.

With it being a Japanese flag design I bet it is a Japan only model.