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You're risking adding court costs to the ticket, but call the prosecutor and explain the situation. Ask if your case has been assigned to a judge, or if that doesn't happen until after you actually show up and plead not guilty. But yes, if you acknowledge that you were in violation of the law, but also take steps to become compliant BEFORE your court date, most judges appreciate that you've been proactive about remedying the situation and are likely to dismiss the charges. Ask the prosecutor or law director what he/she thinks. (s)he deals with the judges on a regular basis, and it may depend on who you're in front of, but this is just as much a waste of the prosecutor's time as it is yours... I have to believe that if you show up with before/after pictures and show some remorse, you would walk out of there with a dismissal, or at the very least with a reduced charge and lower fine. Heck, the prosecutor might just say "email me before/after pictures, and I'll let you know if you still have to appear." Might avoid court all together. And whether this is true or not, you may want to throw in, "the ticket is for $xxx.xx, and it's going to cost me almost that much to have the tint reduced - I'm happy enough to comply with the law; I just don't want to basically pay double-the fine for doing the right thing, rather than just paying the fine and waiting to get ticketed again..."

do you have a battery charger? Need to borrow one? My battery tender is on my bike, but it's not like it's hard to remove... I won't need it for at least a few weeks. PM me. I'm not available Wednesday, but thursday or friday after 5 or 6 I should be good. Problem is there's no way to (legally) find out if any changes work without a race track... I mean, you can rev the bike, but without a load, who knows if it's actually pulling beyond 12k?

bump - price now includes a set of Michelin Power One's with 1 day on them. Rode the bike 9/2/12 and it ran like a champ.

well you guys missed out. Forecast for Sunday was 70% chance of thunderstorms all day, and the fog was so bad at 6 AM I was scared driving up to the bathrooms to take a shower. By 9:00, the fog had lifted and the track only had a few damp spots. We got about 4 rain drops all day... Humid as hell, but otherwise great riding.

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I suppose if you're hell-bent on fighting this, the fact that the statute does not define legal or illegal tint should technically make the law "void for vagueness." The average person has to be put on notice that they're breaking the law, thus the law has to be specific enough that you can be sure you're in violation or compliance. I didn't pull up the ORC language, but if there really is no specificity, that is a valid defense. Then again, a judge could look at limo tint and say, "there is no way that is necessary, and you easily should have known that police can't see inside - in fact, that's explicitly why you did it. Preventing thieves from seeing your stuff also prevents the police." So the law could still be vague, but your individual vehicle's tint may not be.

I skipped the middle 3 pages, but I think this boils down to two pretty simple but opposing views: 1) the tint law is just an excuse to pull people over and check for suspicious activity; thus actual tickets shouldn't reall come into play unless there is another violation (rolling meth lab?) Or 2) repeated warnings only aggravates the offense rather than mitigating it. A judge could one down on either side of this just as many of us have. The safest bet is to lighten up the tint and go to court apologizing.

Riding a v strom and wearing appropriate gear is a good first impression to give a LEO. We all make snap judgments based ok stereotypes and our own past experiences. Where a sport bike, flip flops and a corona tank top doing 25 over says "reckless" a fully geared rider on a less sporty bike says "responsible guy doing something mildly irresponsible." Right or wrong, there's an impression made and an Expectation of how a person will act. Being calm and polite will always help your odds. Being white and over 40 usually will as well... Not fair, but statistically accurate...

Just as a PSA here, I'm tossing this scenario around the law office, and the consensus is: - POLICE need a warrant to go through a phone they recover at a crime scene, BUT - if your trailer is broken into and YOU pick up the phone and go through it, the information you read is not the product of a "state action," and can be used in the police report. It's not an improper search by police, because you (shocker) are not the police. It shouldn't be hard for the cops to get a search warrant for the phone without any action on the victim's part, but that statement of what the police expect to find certainly helps the warrant writing process.

you're assuming that the phone wasn't also stolen.

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If you like the 211's but are spending a fortune on them, try a 211 front and a Q2 rear. I'd consider running the rear warmer on "low" if you have dual temps, or just waiting to plug in the rear warmer until 5 minutes before your session, then give it a lap to get all teh way warmed up. If that's not appealing (and I suspect Brian won't like the idea of running a warmer on a Q2, although I know people who do so) talk to Brandon about the BT003 race tires. I believe the RS is the "race street" compound, and is NOT the actual DOT race tire desinged for use with warmers. At the beginning of the season Brandon quoted me a good price on the race version that was considerably cheaper than 211's. But as others have said, 5 days on a rear is pretty good... You can flip the tire and maybe get 1 or 2 more days. I know some people have a problem with that as well. Just inspect your tires often, and you should notice any potential problem long before it's an issue on track. Lots of people flip 211 rears. I haven't been to mid-ohio in a few years (riding anway), but I believe I was doing :39's on Q2's last time I was there, and I know I was doing consistent 1:05's at BeaveRun on Q2's. So you're good up to a slow/medium Advanced pace.

just re-posting since we're close enough that parts might pop up on CL www.ccsforum.com/index.php/topic,26717.0.html

Huge props for the Taichi suits. I love mine, and that's with the ugliest design of all time. The one for sale here is downright good-looking. These sell new for over $1,100, and that's through STG, which is probably the best deal you'll find new for Taichi suits... Great venting and air flow, mine has crashed well (no repairs necessary), and it's just solidly put together and well-made (see the STG video reviews on them). My ONE complaint is that the tail-bone portion of the back pad tends to curl up under my butt at times, but honestly it takes 30 seconds to just remove that pad (assuming you're wearing an aftermarket back protector anyway), and it's no longer an issue. ...or you can have an ORDN buddy reach around your back and pull the pad up for you before every session. Some of them like that ;-) The liner itself is also removeable and washable. **edit -for clarification, I have a "Blast Viper EVO," which is slightly different than the "GP-WRX R302" for sale, so my comments might be SLIGHTLY off-base, but I'm sure the quality of construction is still great on this model.

I was wrong. 2400 continuous, 3200 peak, but I know that's not large. I'm not looking to power my whole house; only essentials continuously, and then some ancilary lighting and a fan or two. So I wouldn't be running a fridge AND a microwave simultaneously. The whole manual "off" switch disconnecting the house from the grid seems brilliant in its simplicity... I'll have to look into that. We need to upgrade (replace) our breaker box(es) anyway. I have an old box that handles our exterior circuits that is probably not up to modern standards.

how much juice would it take to power basics anyway? my generator is only 2400 peak (i think), but that should be plenty for a fridge and some basic lighting, or a ceiling fan over night. could I just manually turn non-essential breakers off? I don't need my washer and dryer, TV, etc. - just kitchen and bedroom for essentials.

I admit I do not know much about electricity, but a quick look at this online raised the same concern mentioned above. 1) you're inadvertently sending electricity back into the lines and can potentially injure someone working to restore power. That's SERIOUS liability risk. That alone is enough of a reason to have a licensed electrician do the work... 2) Doesn't this require some kind of automatic (or manual) switch to completely cut your home off from the power lines to prevent #1 above, and also ensure that you don't double the input into your home when/if the power is turned back on while your generator is still running? If there's a cheap and easy way to do this safely, I'm all for it - I just asked a similar question a while back and got some heavy warnings about effing it up. I obviously didn't grasp all the electrician terminology, but the whole liability thing resonates...

I can't find a bad review of the LC9. If anything, it's all been "very accurate for a compact 9mm."

I don't want to start a debate here, but what am I missing regarding revolvers? Pros: compact. reliable. no magazine spring to fail (so you can leave it loaded forever without worry) cons: fewer rounds. wider (at the cylinder) Or is there some reason I'm not seeing that they're disliked?

I can't believe no one said that earlier. It is VERY helpful and reassuring to have someone who has done a given job before looking over your shoulder, but a manual and the internet really make most jobs DIY possible. What's wrong with the bike? I don't want to take food out of Ryan or Pauly's mouths, but if it's something relatively simple, most of us are willing to help out for little more than a "thank you" and a couple cold beers...

I believe I've heard Sean "Mongo" Clark (Clarke? 2nd in command at WERA global headquarters) say the same about his multi. regardless of how you feel about Mongo, he's ridden and owned a lot of bikes over the years.

Anything that has factory-made hard bags is pretty tour-y in my mind. The newer the VFR, the more they've started to trend toward the touring spectrum (IMHO). still great bikes, but they have gotten away from being quite as "hardcore," not that that's a bad thing.

Just wondering if anyone will be out. I know MotoSeries is running at Nelson this weekend, so I assume most of the ORDN contingent will be there, but if anyone is riding BeaveRun with NESBA, stop and say hello. I plan on being there Saturday afternoon, and riding Sunday. I got talked into registering while highly intoxicated on Friday night, and the wife (who was equally intoxicated) was silly enough to approve the purchase Anyway, I'll be out playing in Advanced on the CBR and terrorizing the paddock on a scooter when possible. I am planning to pit with my friend Jeff who control rides with NESBA, and I believe he's pitting with (another) Chris who has the captain-America R6. That's easy to spot, and I shouldn't be far away, since we're talking about sharing a single generator rather than running three smaller ones.

That is more than a rumor. The funding is secured, and Erik is taking the Buell into WSBK, which requires so many thousand street bikes sold. I think you'll notice that a lot of the carbon-fiber parts that are being deleted for the 'budget' (it's still $20k or so) model are parts that can be replaced or modified for WSBK competition. That IS an interesting idea... Or run them like a GT1/GT2 class in a car race. A privateer on an SV might actually have some really good battles with a pro on an XR1200 (which would of course be fun for the privateer, but a nightmare for the pro...) I agree that the XR's are not an ideal race platform, but in my mind that is what makes it fun to watch. EX250's are hardly "ideal" race platforms, but they're still a LOT of fun to race for very little money. The spectacle of speed is gone for the spectators, but for the riders, and the spectators who have more of an appreciation for what they're doing out there, I think it's still entertaining. Another point was made, I believe on the WERA board, that is worth keeping in mind for ALL racing: Slower bikes generally appear to corner at a higher speed because there is simply less braking involved. When you see a superbike doing 170 on the back straight at Mid-Ohio, the decline in speed down to 80 or 90 is a 50% decrease compared to what your eye has just seen. For an XR, they're topping out at maybe 120(?) or thereabouts, and only reducing corner speed by 10 mph compared to the bigger bikes. Percentage-wise, it's a smaller change, so they appear to be going faster through the turns. This is probably more easily seen with a 1000 versus 250 two-stroke comparison, but there, I think the reduced weight of the 250 actually DOES increase the corner-speed by a few mph...

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