redkow97

I just found this track today, and given that it's the closest place I've found, I'm looking into whether or not they will allow bikes. http://www.ckra.org/ ^ this is actually the link for the karting organization that races on the track, but they have a good aerial photo, and the track's website (Thompson Raceway Park) barely mentions the kart track. I couldn't even find contact info for the track. I do have an email out to the karting club asking them who I should talk to about open practice. I didn't mention it was for bikes, because kart people seem to be weird about that for some reason. I would assume the track will be open to new sources of revenue regardless of how many wheels the vehicle has. They seem to do a lot of "bikes only" events on the drag strip, so i'm optimistic. stay tuned, and let me know if you have a 50 or a 100 or anything else that's slow and has street tires I would like to make it worth the track's time to host open bike practice with 24 hours notice. I figure it would be $20/person if we can get 5 riders.

I understand the concern over closing speeds, but in Advanced group, people should be on the ball enough to deal with it. Honestly, my biggest closing speed scare wasn't even really a "closing" issue, it was at Nelson where a group of 600's were exiting the carousel behind a ninja 250. He was in 5th gear pinned, and we were rolling on in 3rd gear. His corner speed was totally safe, but we were accelerating a lot harder than him and it made for some hairy riding when the second through fifth rider in the 600cc train suddenly realized how rapidly we were catching the guy we weren't watching... our fault, not his.

Upon further thought, and a second watch, the EVO driver must have panic-braked and really made no attempt to steer into the skid. He or she is just a bad driver. There's no reason to rotate 270 degrees at that speed unless you're totally incompetent.

but anyone can register in advanced, so...

an hour south of me... Let me see if the wife's up for the trip. We have friends in Canton who might meet us.

Their uniforms are modeled after horse-mounted officers. The boots make that quite apparent. I need to get back on top of that 'project' and sit down with some LEO's to find out what they would actually wear, if it were offered. It's always going to be a compromise of form and function, but I think there is definitely room to improve the foot/ankle protection, get LEO's into armored textile pants, real riding gloves, and some mesh/textile options for hot and cold weather. Modular helmets should be a no-brainer, IMHO. Personally, I would push for high-visibility accents on the riding gear (i.e. dayglow yellow), but I don't know if departments will go for that. step 2 would be to get American cops to buy a VFR rather than a Harley...

Facebook leads me to believe Devon is there coaching.

Can I lease this from you for a couple weeks? I want to complete the Daytona 200 at some point.

It's filmed in the UK. road was probably wet. ...plus stupidity.

I agree that "aiming" isn't really a factor in a defensive situation, but if I want to carry at work, I have to qualify with what I carry. I did some dry fire drills last night and revised my grip per some advice online. Hopefully I can hit the range Thursday at lunch.

This looks like something fun for me to spend money on!!! http://twisted.industries/product/pf9-22lr-conversion-kit-2/

And after some time with teh PF9, that might be a purchase I can rationalize. But for now, I want to be proficient shooting the PF9. I'm realistic about the gun's flaws, but I'm far more flawed than it is for now.

relatively little with handguns. I am proficient in firearm safety. The shooting portion is a work in progress. I just watched a video of a 10 yr old shooting a PF9 at an 8" gong from 10 yards. He hit 4/7... I'm out of excuses. smooth any edges that are "biting" my hand, and grip the thing like I mean it. After reading a bit over lunch, I think I'm being far to lazy with my left hand while gripping the firearm.

That certainly complicates things. The OP may want to consult an attorney...

I am trying to avoid developing a flinch. I guess the answer is just to suck it up and shoot hte PF9 more...

anyone own a Ruger P95? This is the only large-frame 9mm I have found that has a DAO variant.

My carry gun is a KelTec PF9 sub-compact 9mm. I do not currently carry it, because I fucking suck at shooting it. I won't carry it until i can at least put every round on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper at 7 yards... Aside from just needing more practice (i've only put 50 or 60 rounds through it), I believe 2 things are to blame for my shitty performance: long trigger pull, and substantial recoil. I would like to find a full-sized 9mm that is also DAO to train with, but one that weighs more and eliminates a lot of said recoil. I would look at the KelTec P11, but it's really not 'full-sized' at all. Compact, if not sub-compact... Otherwise it fits all my criteria. The Smith & Wesson SD9 VE was my next consideration, but it's striker fired. I would like whatever i purchase to be as similar to my PF9 as possible, so that everything is "familiar" when I need the PF9. Thoughts? should I just suck it up and shoot the PF9 more? it is not enjoyable to shoot right now. Partly because I suck with it, adn partly because it is "snappy" and beats up my hand...

I love that copper color too, but I don't know many SV1000 owners who were happy with their bikes. No more than $3000 for that bike if you're looking to turn it around without losing money. Especially if you're looking at $250 in tires, and potentially other cosmetic flaws. I still vote 2008ish Ninja 250... For as infrequently as you ride it, a 250 will feel quick. You can buy my 750 for when you want to carry a passenger.

Our buying progress is progressing nicely as well. Inspections were completed on Sunday. there were minor issues with both houses (under $1,000), and since we're selling to the husband of the house we're buying (couple is divorcing. crazy coincidence) we're proposing to just call the issues a wash, and then no one has to take less money or spend anything out of pocket. The biggest hurdle in this process was getting approved for BOTH mortgages. We close on our new house before we close on the sale of our current house. They're only 10 days apart, but the bank wants to see a ton of money in savings to show we can afford BOTH mortgages in a worst-case scenario. We qualify. Barely. Our lender also locks us in at 3.87% interest if we open an account with them and set up auto-pay for 1 year. We're just going to put my wife's paycheck in there on direct-deposit, and then forget that she works... So with that in mind, we'll "accidentally" save $600+ every month in a separate account we just don't access or have a debit card to spend from. That extra $600 can either go toward savings, or toward the mortgage some months - or if it accumulates to $5,000, maybe we take a vacation or I buy another bike, or whatever... The trick is going to be truly acting like it doesn't exist.

That, and it's 2 seconds to throw a strap through the front wheel if this is actually a concern for you. I did that just to keep my bars straight, but tightening up the damper would have done the same thing... Pauly's issue with transporting multiple bikes is understandable in his situation, but honestly, I think multiple pin sets would be a good investment for most shops. The liability of having a bike fall in the trailer isn't worth the risk. As for putting holes in your truck bed, you can cut a bed-shaped piece of treated 1" plywood and attach the plate to that.

I don't know how this is even a discussion anymore... The Pit-Bull trailer restraint system is bomb-proof. Unless your bike doesn't have a compatible axle, there's no reason to use anything else. If your bike doesn't have a hollow axle, Pit-Bull will machine a 'cup' that your axle nut and bolt fit in, and then the 'pin' sits inside said 'cup.' I have only seen this solution implemented for the Ninja 250 racing crowd, but the theory would work fine for basically any bike I can think of.

Home inspection went well. None of the things i was concerned about seemed to make the inspector nervous. That said, he didn't like several things in the electrical system: - need circuit interrupting outlets near sinks and in bathrooms. No big deal. I can do that. - our breaker box has an extra item (i'm guessing garbage disposal) wired into the breaker for the dish washer. Not something I'm worried about. - the breaker box itself is full. Can't add a hot-tub without buying a larger (completely new) box. I'll live. I'm aware. It's an expense i can plan for if we want to add something - There is a 10 gauge wire going into a 20 amp breaker. The inspector (who is not an electrician) says that wire is too small. - There is an extension cord running from an outlet in the basement, over the wall of the foundation to the exterior of the home, under the deck. Basically it appears that someone is using an extension cord as a permanent source of power, which is not recommended. I am speculating that this powers the 4 outlets in the 3-season room on the deck. None of those outlets work... - also, the ceiling fan in the family room is wired with lamp wire, and not properly done. the wiring itself is exposed (although well hidden), and probably not completely safe with a 19 month old walking around. So does anyone know an electrician in Strongsville, or around that area? We may make it the seller's problem to fix this stuff, or try to get a grand or so knocked off the purchase price.

Sitting in a bank, having my financials examined to confirm we can actually pay the mortgage the bank pre-approved us for. We close on our new house before we close on the sale of our current house, so the bank requires a certain debt-to-income ratio and 6 month worth of payments in savings. Basically we have to qualify to pay 2 mortgages in case our sale falls through.

You regretting spending all that money on your niece's civic yet?

I was about to bring up the same issue as Scuba above. Consult with an attorney before filming people without their knowledge - even in your own home. Our contract with the real estate agency probably forbid such conduct as well. I will be the first to say that we got lucky with how quickly our house sold (on the market 4 days), but it wasn't a total accident. We had a stager come through the house and give us feedback on things buyers want to see, and what they don't want to see. She gave us 10 pages of notes. We moved some furniture around, re-painted a few things, removed a lot of stuff from closets, and put a few pieces of furniture in the garage to open up space. Then we had a professional photographer do the listing photos. I can't say that those things are why our house sold quickly, but they certainly helped.