redkow97

I've only ever ridden it on the track, so smooth throttle application is the name of the game. Plus 90% of the time I'm accelerating in a low gear, I'm also seriously leaned over exiting a turn. I've spun the rear many times, but no power wheelies. Never tried to do one on purpose. Then again, who knows - maybe my clutch has been shot for the last 2 years and I just dont' know any better

i thought this was going to be about the verizon class-action suit settlement. I got a notice this morning. Haven't had a verizon phone for YEARS.

step 1) abolish all tax breaks for businesses. (edit - businesses with over a certain number of employees. Not sure how many would be ideal...) step 2) make a fairly significant tax-break for each full-time job a given business creates that pays more than $15/hour, or $35k/year. Then the employers are able to maintain the 'discounts' they've been receiving, but are simultaneously motivated to create jobs. am I retarded, or does this seem crazy enough to work?

this is why bikes have tip-over sensors. saw that on WERA a while ago. running on its side that long, that bike is trashed.

28/28 sounds low for a sport-touring tire. 30/30, or even 32/32 might keep them cooler longer. I run on the high side of 30/30 in my Q2's. If you want to try Pirelli's, I think the Diablo Rosso is their street/track tire (replaced the diablo corsa III) Dunlop would be the Q2 Bridgestone is the 003 Michelin is the Power Pure(?) I think.

^ good post. i would say it's actually better to do the race school sooner than later. I did mine with a guy who turned a fast lap of 1:41. Two weeks later, at BeaveRun one of the guys in the race school was doing 1:03's at "just don't crash" pace. At Nelson, that puts him in the 1:14's or so. So that's your range of talent in the WERA race school; 25 seconds A LAP. I suspect Moto Series is substantially similar.

the '96 FZR probably had 91-98hp at the crank, and when it was brand new. Unless you've had yours on a dyno, anything you read on the internet is just going to be a rough estimate. I had a '93 honda CBR 600 F2, and the previous owner showed me a dyno sheet that read 87 or 89hp. I believe that bike also redlined at around 13,500 RPM. So my '03 has at least 15 more horsepower, an additional 2,000 RPM to play with, weighs considerably less, and is (usually) geared taller. a 10 year difference in bike technology is definitely noticeable on the butt dyno. oh, and for the record, I have never power-wheelied my 600RR. I've clutched it up during a race start, and I'm sure power wheelies are quite possible if you're trying to do them, but you're not just going to accidentally lift the front wheel on a 600 by banging a 1-2 shift w/o the clutch. Personally, i've never felt comfortable power shifting through neutral, so I clutch from 1st to 2nd. After that, I don't bother.

Nice - then take the Moto Series school. Way more track time. WERA gives you 3 practice sessions and a mock race. They also really don't go over any riding skills; just flags and procedures. Those are important to know, but last I observed the Moto Series race school, they were on track 6 or 7 times, and their classroom stuff covered a lot more actual RIDING stuff, in addition to starting procedures, etc.

Is there case law to support this? I'm sure there's an eBay case out there somewhere, but I'm too lazy to look. I would agree with you that eBay rules are different than "real world" rules though. The seller has an independent contract with eBay. In a no reserve auction, I believe that essentially means that the property is turned over to eBay BEFORE the auction ever begins. There is no actual delivery, but eBay has the sole and complete rights to sell the item at that point. The legal problems start popping up when you get to venue. What state's laws apply? The state where the seller resides? The state where the buyer resides? The state where eBay is headquartered? The state where the transaction took place? Everything was online - where did that sale happen? These are all questions that will be HOTLY debated if there were actually a contract dispute. Depending on which state's laws are most favorable to each party, they'll all be arguing for different venue. The practical reality has already been established: The dealer will eat their mistake because the public backlash would cost them a lot more than even giving away a free car. But frankly, I think that's a "just" outcome. In contract law, mistakes are generally construed against the party who drafted the contract. In this instance, the dealership was the party that failed to enter a reserve amount. Not the seller's fault. The selling price wasn't ridiculous or unreasonable either, so a mythical "reasonably prudent person" would have no problem thinking that the purchase price was okay (especially if they argued that the buyer didn't know much about GT-R's).

yeah, we all know Mid-O is the hands-down best call when there's a questionable forecast BeaveRun has really good wet grip, so don't sweat it. Plus the radar there is NEVER right. I went a few weeks ago and wasn't even registered. Sunday morning at 7:50, the forecast was still calling for a 40% chance of rain all morning, and 50% all afternoon. I registered anyway. I never rode a wet session all day, and while it was overcast to start the day, it was sunny by lunch time.

Moto Series runs a good show, but I wouldn't describe any of the other racing or trackday organizations as "high pressure." With very few exceptions, EVERYONE at any club racing event has to go to work the next day. The exception might be at a "national" round with the bigger race orgs, but even then you're only talking about 2 or 3 endurance teams, and maybe 3 kids in the sprint races who have been riding since they were 4 and racing since they were 8. In their cases, racing IS their day-job, so avoiding crashes at a club event is high on their priority list as well. There are times when trackdays are safer (people take it easy) and times when racing is safer (because you generally get people with more experience, and fewer newbs who kamikaze into turns with no regard for how they're going to stay on line). It's more about the PEOPLE on the grid than whether it's a race or a track day. Moto Series generally attracts a good crowd. I went the route I did because Moto Series will honor a WERA license, but I don't believe WERA will honor a Moto Series license. Thus I am (hopefully) avoiding paying for a second race school. That said, the Moto Series race school gets you a LOT more track time than the WERA school. And you get multiple mock starts, instead of a single, 4-lap mock race w/ WERA.

in Lithuania? Maybe. Here? the owner of the vehicle would sue the city, and would win.

I was shooting pump-action and over/under 12 gauges back-to-back a few weeks ago, and the over/under is definitely the better choice for clays. Not having to pump between birds is one major benefit, but it's also just a lot less bulky. I have no intention of shooting clays remotely competitively, so I'll go with a pump, but it sounds like you'er more serious.

true story: I met a guy at the track whose parents wanted him to sell his "Speed & Strength" suit because his (very Jewish) grandmother flipped when she saw pictures of him wearing an "SS" logo. He was laughing about it. I actually think the SS suits are pretty fashionable compared to most other stuff out there. Lord knows my RS Taichi is butt-ugly.

what kind of pressures were you running? I don't know my Bridgestones at all, but I'm guessing that's a sport-touring compound. If people in the know are watching you and telling you that it's time to get better rubber, then yeah, upgrade. As a temporary fix, you might be able to run slightly higher pressures (32 front and rear?) to keep them from flexing as much. They might stay cooler a bit longer. How attached are you to bridgestones? I know I pimp the Q2's like I get commission or something, but I've seen them for like $210 a set in SV sizes, and the amount of grip you get for that price-point is insane... I just cringe when I see guys in your position say, "I was overheating my street tires, so I went out and bought $300 warmers, a $300 generator, and a $380 set of the new R10's!" there is a definite intermediate step that you can (and should) go through at least 4-6 trackdays (figure 1 rear at a good pace) on a more aggressive street tire before you'll be able to reap and appreciate the benefits of a DOT race tire. ***Edit Looking at Bridgestone's site, you might want to try the 003 model. Their chart isn't bad. http://www.bridgestone.com/products/motorcycle_tires/products/category/index.html

I should have read all of what I missed, rather than posting after reviewing only the "last" page. Casper beat me to at least half my point. I'll even take it one step further and add that I have no scientific backing to suggest that creationists are explicitly wrong; I just think that more plausible theories have been proffered.

Scientists have a handful of THEORIES on how life began. uber-religious firmly believe that their imaginary friend created everything. I see one side proposing what they think might have happened, and the other saying, "this is how it went down - we have no way of proving that, but that's how it happened; trust us." Frankly I'm more inclined to believe the people who are at least open to the possibility they might be wrong. Any absolute belief erodes credibility, because it creates the appearance that the opposing argument hasn't been given fair consideration.

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if you believe the guy they interviewed, it's because they don't have jobs. I think the more accurate answer is, "because daddy didn't smack them enough to learn any respect for their fellow human beings."

I saw a t-shirt years ago that said, "remember when sex was safe, and motorcycles were dangerous?"

really? I always kind of thought that was a misconception perpetuated by Hollywood. I find it a little hard to believe that special forces guys see mercenary as the next step in their career. private security domestically, okay, but I've never heard of anyone retiring from the military and wanting to go BACK to teh sandbox, no matter how much they were being paid.

I think we're throwing around the term "residency" without heeding the full legal definition. I won't pretend to know the full definition off-hand, but there are definite factors that would help you prove his permanent address is NOT your dwelling. - what address is on his drivers' license? (my bet is he hasn't changed it since he moved in. this is required within 30-90 days, I believe) - where is he registered to vote? (again, something he should have taken care of if he was trying to claim your place as his permanent address) - where do his school bills go? - where are his tax returns (you said he works) sent? if the answer is mommy and daddy's house, then you're in better shape. based on the fact that he's paying month-to-month, you are probably required to give him 1 month's notice before kicking him out. But don't expect him to know that. Being kicked out is different than being evicted. Eviction can take YEARS. Don't go that route. Clearly he needs to be confronted about this. how you do it is up to you. I think it's chicken-shit to write an email or a letter, but you do need to put things IN WRITING. i would explain the high points to him verbally, then hand him a letter explaining what needs to happen, in every detail. Ask him to sign a copy to acknowledge that he's received it. I would tell him that you're just covering your ass. Blame your mom, blame the dogs; whatever. If you can kill him with kindness, while still kicking him out, then great.

I'm more looking at this as "income of opportunity." I'm not going to go out and look for scrap, but I collect the recyclable materials at work already. We have some people in our office who drink 3 or 4 cans of pop each day. I'm already in charge of emptying that bin, so for the extra 2 minutes it will take me to separate cans from plastic, I can get a few bucks to pay for ammo, beer, or a tire change. NBD.

who talks on their phone anymore? I only use mine for text and email.

I don't either. That's why I said this was the reasoning behind the SECONDARY principle of the 2nd Amendment; the ability to defend your property when the police cannot.