Moto-Brian

What do you know? I hate you. You suck. Go away. My dad's tougher than your dad! Let's see... anything I missed?? Just kidding...

Suggestion for next time - take the battery out in the winter and store it inside in room temp. I have done this for years and never even need to charge it. If I do, it is minimal... Another note - DO NOT start your bike up and run it over winter in an effort to keep the battery charged. All it does is actually drain teh battery every time you do that. You need a certain RPM under load to get the battery charged via being connected to the charging system of the bike. For now, the suggestions listed are good to go with. Buy a Battery Tender and you'll be set for next time. For now, give her the proper charge and don't hook it up until you go riding again....

What we used to do to break in a bike is go and run a few heat cycles through the motor. Run with the bike in a higher gear and lug it from say, 3k rpms and pull the throttle all the way until 2k shy of redline. NEVER hit redline... Once we did that, we'd also do a few pulls on the motor on the dyno and let the oil heat up nicely. Letting the motor essentially bake, if you will. Then, go out and run spirited sprints up to 1k shy of redline and let her off. Never keeping the same rpms for a long period of time. All the while, we'd use the basic oil from Kawasaki (or whatever Honda, Suzuki, etc. oil they had) until it was where we thought it best broken in. After the initial break in, we'd run synthetic right off... After doing that for maybe a few days or just taking a newly built motor to the track, we'd run it that way up until lunch. After the few days (street) or after lunch, we'd run her like it was on fire - like it was ready and ran it full tilt. Remember one thing about manufacturer's suggested break-in. They need to make it pretty much as safe and as middle of the road as possible. That way, it releases them from liability and it is a way they can acknowledge in proper use if it wasn't done properly. We've had motors done that way for over 10 years in how we've grown to do it. Most were either superbike or superstock builds and well less dependable than a stock motor. My suggestion to street guys is to take the bike and ride it 500 miles. Do heavy pulls often and lug it around a good deal. Helps seat the rings. Get the 500 miles of inconsistent rpms and from there, have the oil changed and run it like a scalded dog or however you feel best to run the bike. The anti-freeze issue isn't related to break-in. If it is burning anti-freeze, it is an internal issue that was due to something else... Burning oil is a possibility, but again, not likely a cause of poor break-in. However, you ask 20 people, and you'll get 20 different answers. It's like asking what oil is best or what tires are best... To each their own...

HUH?!?!? What the hell, dude? You all of a sudden get the keyboard muscles or something? You definately have small dick syndrome... Nobody can take the internet and sites with forums 100% serious. If you do, which sounds like you do with the "if there's anything you think would hurt me, try again.." or maybe the "what kind of boy you are..." Dude, you need help. We all were having fun and then you blow a fork seal when the "track" topic was brought into it... By the way, what "sense of what" I am do you have? I'd love to hear it... So, NinjaNick has gone down the tough guy road and seemingly has all the answers and is plenty fast on his couch he rides. Super cool. Hope we all can see how easily you toss that thing around and show how it is as easy to ride as any 600. Can't wait as I am always wanting to learn as much as I can. Sounds like you actually have some issue with track guys. Not sure why, but a lot of street guys I have run across do. Usually they tell us how fast they are, how they'd do well if they'd race and right up to about the point we invite them to the track, they get the spooks... They tend to get all pissy with track guys because I think they believe they are afraid to admit they can't do what it is they act like they can. Usually, there is always a guy faster and better than you - that goes for anyone. Matt Mladin down to my son who just started riding... Try and realize that nobody on here is against you. Nobody is trying to dis you or tell you that you suck. You pretty much are laying the foundation for that yourself. A lot of good insight and suggestions can be had on here if you are WILLING to listen. Of course, if you think you know enough and resent the track guys on here, what we have to offer you is worthless. That's fine. If you come up to the track and try and learn more about your bike, we'd love to help out. If not, maybe stop bashing the track guys until you've done it enough to understand and have a leg to stand on when commenting about it. Afterall, we track guys have a ton of street riding experience and many still ride. I personally don't much anymore as it just isn't safe in my mind compared to what I want to do with a bike. So, I keep myself away in an effort to focus solely on track riding. After 20 plus years riding all sorts of motorcycles, I think I have enough experience to be able to relate to street topics...

Drew was waving mid apex in the top of the keyhole. He wasn't waving to show riders he was slowing. He was waving at the camera peeps. He's got GREAT bike control and is comfortable and shows what physics are involved in riding even when leaned super far over... We wave at each other all the time. I have grabbed guys' boots while leaned over in a turn. Tapped their arms, etc. I only do that to those I feel are capable of maintaining control and not freaking out... We have fun out there. It isn't all seriousness all the time...

I think he was waving at me as I passed him by... Maybe he was waving you as he waxed the stickers off your bike. "Just go fuckin' faster."

I didn't say it got off course, I was saying that your comment that Max's crash was worse made no sense. ChrisOH's comments pertain to both street and track. You don't get it - that's not our fault, right? Relax young grasshopper and don't drink the Kool-Aide. You were cool before - calm down and come back to us before we end up making fun of everything you do and say. You leave a lot out on the table should it go that way... Motorcycle racing and street riding share one thing to all of us - we're all enthusiasts. If you don't like track talk, figure out why. I mean, a lot can be learned that just cannot be learned on teh street. It's that simple. However, what you learn from the track can easily be applied on the street and actually make street riders better overall. Get that ZX14 up to Mid-Ohio and have some fun. You'll learn more about you and your bike and you'll respect it more afterwards.

RIIIIIIIGHT.... As easy as a 600 or a 750 or sport1000? Let's take you to any street or road you normally ride. I'll make you go 100 mph through a turn on a 600. Then I'll make you take your ZX14 (which is a cool sport tourer, for sure and not bashing it) and tell you to do the same thing. If you think a bike that weighs a SHIT pile more and has a longer wheel base can be moved around as EASY as a 600, you have a bolt loose. They handle well for their size, no doubt, but finding a pic of a guy draggin a knee around a bend is no way to justify that comment. We had a guy riding a ZX14 last year at the track and a few Busa guys. Fast straight up and down, but parked when they hit the turn. Drug knees, too... Physics is still physics and the laws don't make that comment ring true...

Wow... Small dick syndrome or what? Relax dude. A LOT of street guys ride track. What's wrong with talking about the track? Lets' change it up. "Hey man, you going to Rally's to hang out and pose on your new bike? I am - the girls dig it. Maybe we'll even ride a few blocks and do wheelies. Wheelies are neato." We all have ridden or still ride street. If you are upset that it turns to track talk, go to another website. I know of at least 5-7 regulars on here that do track days. Nothing wrong with street, but if we relate with track experience, why is that a bad thing? You can tell us how to order fries and sit on our bikes w/o falling off when you come up to Mid-Ohio and it is lunch time...

Oh, shit... I just spit my water out my mouth!! Christ... By the way, the new thing is "Just fuckin' go faster"... Taken from the famous words of Ricky Carmichael when we were all hanging out and I asked him if he enjoyed training Tedesco. He said he wasn't any good at giving proper feedback and pointers. He said all he could do was tell Ivan "You just got to go fuckin' faster!" So, here's the new scenerio: Flounder: So, I need to figure out how to go through turn 1 better. Instructor: Just go fuckin' faster. Oh, and grow a set of balls... Yota: Man, I need to figure out the carousel... Instructor: Why, I'd love to help you out and assist you on a path of better learning and riding. Why follow me, friend. Flounder: Hey, why are you helping him out? Instructor: How's those balls coming?

I actually forgot the shock cover... I was distracted at the deal I got on a Scotts damper... I didn't care much about anything else!!! I'll check next Thursday... By the way, need a Kangaroo suit? Size 54/44...

Not yet, but MX forks are cake... Are you sure they need dust seals and not oil seals????

Yeah... Had a ticket for the homo had he gone and am willing to get him one for Detroit. Only cool kids with mad bike skills can get tickets. So, no fishes allowed... Homo.

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I understand it is your opinion, but what exactly are the facts? Crime STILL happens. STILL... Just because a state allows CC, doesn't make it a deal where crime doesn't exist. Look at Texas - they've been one of the first to allow people to carry weapons. Crime still happens... You're right to a degree, but look at it this way - Take Flounder and I. Flounder has his CC and I do not. If we were both SEPERATELY walking down the same street and a criminal decided he was going to jump each of us for money and had a gun, how does a criminal decide as to which to hold up? I look similar to Flounder, I dress similar and appear to be much the same yet, I am the one w/o a gun. Crime is a lot of times a matter of impulse. Street based crimes like muggings, etc are quickly decided - not all planned out and the victim plotted and watched for an amount of time before they are held up... Rape, in most studies (Since you want facts) typically is from somone who knows the victim. Again, guns are not really going to help... But, in any case, since we are talking about it, sure... If the state allows CC, it is a gamble for a criminal to hold up people with the premise that they could easily be walking into a situation where that so called victim could be carrying a gun. My point overall is that if you ban guns, crime will certainly still happen. Even if banning is not going on, those criminals will still be getting guns the same way - they don't go down to Vance's and pick one up to use on a killing spree... Even if they did due to a state not having a waiting period or background check (GA doesn't require back ground checks...!), they'd have done it anyways. It's the criminals that buy guns that have clean backgrounds yet they are disgrunteled and go into their work or school and shoot everyone in a fit of rage or vengence... Look, banning guns is stupid and isn't going to reduce crime. Allowing guns isn't going to reduce violent crimes a whole lot, either... Now, as far as stats, I suggest that burgleries are probably less in a state with people being allowed to own and carry guns. I mean, chances are, there's going to be a gun in a house if it is allowed freely and easily... Come into my house and even though I don't have a CC, I'll show you my .45 anytime... I prefer the Remington shot gun, though... By teh way, not sure where you pulled your info on guns and crime in GA, but look at this link to see what really is an issue. Some scary issues going on in GA... http://www.bradycampaign.org/legislation/state/viewstate.php?st=ga Here's the common example people use when they refer to GA when it comes to using stats to validate the gun laws. In Kennesaw, they require a gun to be in the house and they claim that crimes have greatly been reduced since. That was back in the 80's when the stats were taken, but here's a clip from the following site: " MYTH: A decrease in crime in Kennesaw, Georgia after it passed a law which required people to keep a firearm in their homes shows that guns reduce crime. TRUTH: Philip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig explain, "The case of Kennesaw, Georgia, which adopted an ordinance in 1982 requiring every household to keep a gun, has been prominent. There have been several published analyses of the burglary trends in Kennesaw around the time of the ordinance, with contradictory results. In any event, this is not a good test of the deterrence hypothesis, since the ordinance was purely symbolic. Most homes in Kennesaw already had a gun before the ordinance, and it seems unlikely the ordinance had any effect on prevalence since there was no penalty specified in the law for refusal to comply." ("Guns and Burglary", Evaluating Gun Policy, pages 81-82) The gun ownership rate of Kennesaw could have actually decreased because there has been a big increase in the population of Kennesaw since 1982, and it's not certain how many of the new residents abide by the ordinance. Nationwide the gun ownership rate has decreased according to the General Social Survey. So if Kennesaw has followed nationwide trends the gun ownership rate in Kennesaw would have also declined." Taken from http://www.guninformation.org/ Finally, Right to Carry has been adopted by a majority of the US now. Here's a great map to show who is and who isn't. Violent crimes in the US have increased so, not sure how you can say they decline... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rtc.gif Also something to consider is that many people use years ago to validate that crimes have decreased. They have since somewhere around 1985. However, as they decreased, states have come along (refer to map) and allowed the rights to carry. So, one would easily be able to think as states allowed it, that violent crimes decreased. Well, in 2005 and since, those crimes have increased... So, if more states in 2005 allowed rights to carry than in 1985, shouldn't the treand continue? It's going up. A lot more murders and such have resulted. I'm not saying it is due to CCW, I am saying it is because society has more crime when things promote it. Here's a link to good info on crime rates and increases: http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2006-12/2006-12-22-voa2.cfm So, I believe that crime occurs all the time. Violent or not. In states that have CCW or not. I believe the crime rates are going up due to the economy and the amount of expenses people incurr. Stress and angrish can lead to shooting sprees and massive assaults from people that had they not been in those situations, would have probably never done what they did. Look at the number of mass shootings we have now than before. What, because the people who were killing were allowed to have guns, right? The guy in Southern Ohio that killed his wife and opened up on students and such - he was an average Joe. No issues, but he got a gun and one day just snapped... Guns should be allowed. I think background checks are needed and should be the norm. I believe we should have the right to CCW. I also think that criminals will get guns no matter what and will target those with and without guns or CCW. Criminals are not researching their prey usually. Stalkers? Maybe...

That ain't cool. I'd let Drew ride my bike anytime. He's proven to me he can ride well enough. I wouldn't offer it up to anyone... I'd never suggest for anyone to crash a bike... Bad Karma, man...

Yeah, where's pics of the new paint job? Get a back up track day bike yet? Called you about Indy... Going to Detroit?

What, riding or crashing??

HUH?? Violent crimes will occur if guns are banned or not. Do you know how many criminals have "registered" guns? If a criminal wants to use a gun for a crime, they typically use guns they buy on the street. As far as people not defending themselves, how do they become a bigger target? So, if that is the case and the fact that few Americans carry a concealed weapon, everyone else is a target? How so? People make themselves a target, people create targets for themselves and some just are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Drive by shootings amongst gang members... Guys shot were carrying guns and yet, they were targets... Point is that violent crimes happen all the time whether guns are legal or not...

No. This was a thread about Days and Cardenas' crash at Daytona this past weekend... My point to your comment "Don't even compare to Max Biaggi's 150mph wreck in Race 2! " was that it made no sense and had no value to the thread... As far as witnessing the most horrible crashes, if you call seeing a friend die in front of you from a race crash, then maybe... But, I am sure there are worse ones out there others have seen while attending races... My comment was that there are always "worse" crashes out there... I was stating a point that was relative to the thread topic in speaking about the crash that was posted. My response to you was based on your response. So, it DID have a point...

And his doesn't compare to other crashes I have witnessed or seen on tv. Point?

Unless any of us were actually riding in Cardenas' boots, we shouldn't make those assumptions... He was out wide as he was on most the laps (Cardenas has a VERY unique riding style and line choice) and really, had no place to go in that short of time... Had he peeled in tighter, he too could have loaded the front and lost it. Had he stayed on line, he might have ran over Days... Second guessing choices at that level and speed isn't something I am one to do. Days tucked the front and I am willing to say what almost anyone would about what happened there, but I ain't about to second guess Cardenas' choice... By the way, Davies doesn't ride for Celtic anymore - he's with Attack Kawasaki... I believe that was Days...

He gambled and trailed too much front brake going into one... Locked the front and washed it out... Textbook low side...

Come from a family of car racers and drag racers. Thought for sure I'd race cars. Almost did. Family friend raced professionally with True Sports and another family friend got his Indy license and raced Porsches. So, was pretty much a step away from racing cars... However, saw Roberts at Daytona and it was over. Ran a few SCCA Auto crosses in college with my GTi, but overall, cages suck. I've had the privilege to drive some pretty sweet machines, but a $10-$11k sportbike will wax the shit out of anything that has 4 wheels... I'm not talking straight line speed, anyways - the world isn't all straightaways as there are curves... Plus, I can embarrass almost anyone in their super neato street cars with my pile Scion XB... Most can't drive once they get off a straight part of road... On and off ramps are so much fun. :D

Suggestion... At that price, you'd be better off putting it back to stock height. The bodywork switch over is something dealers will do once in awhile as the 750 and 600s swap easily... That said, get it back to stock and you'll get a few bites. Lower your price and you'll get more... Fair price - don't think I am bashing that - I just think drag bike when I see a bike lowered... Plus, it essentially isolates a few potential buyers...