redkow97

I got my wife to admit that it's just socially acceptable pornography. My next move is to spend a weekend reading hustler at her parents' house. "what? You read 'shades' while we were on vacation. I fail to see how this is different."

Yeah, 30mph makes it less useful than I'd like. I couldn't even take it the 3 miles to my inlaws without wanting to go 35 on the one major road I'd take...

Street legal?

And $150/hour is what he BILLS. Not every hour worked is a billable hour. Then price out malpractice insurance and other necessary expenses. You can make a living as an attorney, but most start at $50-$60k, not the $100k people assume.

How much does he have in loans? After loan payments, I bet he makes around $40k That's if he's making more than minimum payments. You can get the payments lowered based on your actual income, but the interest is often more than the payment, so your balance is actually going UP.

Because it's not like you can just walk up to a vehicle and read the VIN off the federally mandated plate.

You guys really don't know much about law... Over 97% of cases never make it to trial. And there is virtually no money in criminal law. Not very many wealthy defendants.

Last I heard about this show they were doing "casting" calls at IMS shows. No random drawing of contenstant's names. And it was 3 novices competing against THEIR coaches. Jordan Szoke (multi-time Canadian Superbike Champion) is their riding consultant, or some other fancy title that really means, "if you're that fast, they're just going to put him on track and beat you down to reality." ...I've encouraged my buddy Brad to audition for the show. He'd certainly worry them at least a little bit if they've never been to Nelson before. I would guess he's under the 1:10 mark.

a speed triple is MUCH more capable than any XR1200... What's really embarrassing is that the leading XR riders will put down laps that are as fast or faster than I can do on a 600. At least at Mid-Ohio. At Indy, the epic straight might give a 600 more time to break away. Still, it's impressive what they do on those bikes. I need to rent one from the Wymanns some day.

That's not what it's about. The XR's are something different, and are actually very entertaining racing. the top 4-6 battle closely, and then there are a couple other packs further back in the field that also race pretty close. Why would MotoGP want to promote a series that's essentially competing with theirs? While Daytona Sportbike and American Superbike aren't exactly the same as MotoGP and Moto2, they're the same displacement. MotoGP was nice enough to allow the XR's a chance to race in front of more people than they'll ever see at an AMA event, and maybe help out the series.

And the shot noises didn't match up with the revolver recoil pictured.

as far as gearing for various turns (on a 600), I'll try to break things down a bit... T1 - I take it in 4th so engine-braking doesn't slow me down more than I want it to, but I'm sure some people drop to 3rd. Turns 2/3 - accelerate the whole time. You'll be tempted to brake for 3. Don't. there's a bump at the apex of 3 that scares you. I drop from 4th to 3rd under braking for T4 (the left). As noted, 4 has a ton of positive camber, and you WILL over-brake for it the first few sessions. Accelerating out of 4, I just tick the rev limiter in 3rd before rolling off for the carousel. Faster guys need a momentary shift into 4th, and then a down-shift into 3rd. The carousel can be double-apexed. I prefer to actually go in hotter and "blow" the first apex before squaring it off and rolling on in 3rd on exit. I believe that's quicker than running the double-apex drift-out and come back in line. Especially in a race where drifting out usually means someone is shoving a wheel on the inside of "your" line. after the carousel is the back straight. 3,4,5,6, and then down-shift into 5th before the kink/dip. STAY AT LEAST AT NEUTRAL THROTTLE THROUGH THE KINK THOUGH. You do not want to be loading the front end by braking through there, because the suspension compresses considerably from the dip... Losing the front there would be bad news. The bike is happy under throttle, and you'll keep some travel room in the forks. I actually get back on the gas for a second after the kink. I believe this is common for those of us who don't have the balls to take it as fast as we should. Brake later than you think you need to for T12. that's a drop from 5th to 3rd, or 6th to third if you never backed down a gear before the kink. Go in tight on T13, and drop into 2nd gear. If you miss that down-shift, you're screwed on the front straight. the front straight is short. it's 2,3,4, and as noted at the beginning of my post, I stay in 4th. I tend to use the shadow of the bridge as my braking reference point. Obviously it moves as the day goes on, but generally so does my confidence :-) T1 is faster than you think. You can drag your knee through the grass on the inside of 1. Less experienced riders will want to stay wide enough to put their knee on pavement, and you can exploit the hell out of that. Especially in lap traffic. It's a very flat layout though. HAVE FUN! Just reenacting a lap in my mind makes me want to go ride it.

I almost forgot: the main paddock area is very small, so you're in kind of close quarters with your neighbors unless you put way out in the infield area. While close quarters sounds inconvenient, it actually makes for a lot of fun when the track is no longer hot. I have met a lot of my riding buddies because of Saturday nights around a fire at Nelson.

Crap surface, lots of camber in 4 (the left), and have faith that you can go faster than you think through the kink/dip on the back straight Do not count on a hot shower or a comfortable shitting experience. You will go through "the 3 stages of Nelson." 1. "this track is a piece of shit!" 2. (around lunch) "it's not THAT bad." 3. "THIS TRACK IS A PIECE OF SHIT... I can't believe I like it so much."

"only 4 years" is a naive way of looking at it. Prison sucks. The stuff you miss while you're there is what really hurts though.

I liked it. Guns? Good Sleeveless? Good Dogs? Good Bottles? Bad And I did catch the costume inconsistency and tennis shoes with spurs. Blame my father for me "getting" that :-)

After looking at the finishing order, Aaron Borello was 22nd, and he is no slouch at the club level. No way anyone could just play it safe and finish in the points, let alone the top 10.

Still to be fast enough to make the qualifying cut.

You can "booby trap" an occupied structure to protect the occupants from physical harm, but you cannot use booby traps to protect property. Furthermore, a trap does not make any judgment of whether or not force is necessary, so whoever sets it needs to be able to prove that they held a reasonable belief that the person breaking in is armed. Prior instances or video footage of prior attempts would be the best evidence. A warning sign outside wouldn't hurt either.

is that really a concern with a hanging target at 50+ yards? plus a .22lr doesn't have nearly the muzzle velocity of most other rounds.

I think the mere mortals of the world are probably best served with something 675-esque. Torque and a forgiving chassis make the bike easier to ride versus something more "surgical" and high-strung (like an R6). Based purely on anecdotal evidence from the AMA, the R6 is the more capable bike, but the 675 is probably the better tool for the other 99% of sport riders who don't posess pro talent. I wonder how the 675 would stack up at the club level if more guys raced them. The only person I definitely know of racing a 675 is Brandon, and Scott Rosie, who is mostly retired. But last time I watched Rosey race his 675 (which is a 2006, I believe, and has 12,000 track miles on it, or something ridiculous), he was racing against guys on a 2011 ZX10 and a 2011 S1000RR. He tracked down the kawasaki. I don't think he quite caught the BMW. **edit - i belive this was the race. http://www.mylaps.com/results/showrun.jsp?id=1943170 Scott only raced because one of the other riders paid his entry fee to ensure they had enough bikes on the grid to collect contingency. ha.

STG's video reviews are generally good. They are described as a "value" suit, but Larry Pegram wears their stuff... I actually picked up a pair of their gloves and have been impressed. The Cortech rubber logo patches are only glued on, and the combination of 90 degree heat plus 140mph wind resulted in them flying off while on track, but that's hardly a structural or comfort issue. I would be surprised if their suits weren't of similar quality. Good, but not great. Safe, but not durable when it comes to style. I'd wear one.

I'm not sure Spies would have ended up on the podium. He obviously had the pace to be there, but I don't think he was looking after the tires enough to sustain that pace race distance. He might have sneaked away with 3rd, not that I wouldn't love to believe he would have been on top of the box if not for the engine failure.

yeah, as long as I can keep people with .223 rounds from shooting at it, I think it will do okay. All it cost me is getting rid of some scrap wood from the fence I build 3 years ago... the screws were the most expensive part!

they just don't ride on it often enough to build up any rubber. That's literally the only motorcycle event they host. The infield is never used. I walked across the infield track during the Indy 500 last year, and it's not surprising that it's kind of crap. They have maintenance trucks (mostly picking up trash) leaking oil all over it, and they just don't treat it like a race track so much as a road. Spies had to be beyond pissed. I'm not one to go so far as to say Yamaha is sabotaging him, but talk about bad luck...