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TimTheAzn

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  On 8/26/2021 at 4:48 PM, ksands22 said:

I'll be there. #22 Black Honda CBR in Intermediate. Come say hi. I talked a buddy into getting a track bike and will be his first day too.

You will not be disappointed with the track or the facility. 

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Sorry about the blank face I gave you the other weekend. I meet and speak to so many damn people those weekends... plus catching me that early in the morning I'm not even fully awake yet haha.

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  On 8/26/2021 at 5:39 PM, TimTheAzn said:

Sorry about the blank face I gave you the other weekend. I meet and speak to so many damn people those weekends... plus catching me that early in the morning I'm not even fully awake yet haha.

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Yeah yeah you were probably like not this squid again...LOL I'll wait till 8:45 to talk to you this time. 

Intermediate before an Endurance weekend was definitely like entering Thunder dome but a hell of a good time. 

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  On 8/26/2021 at 8:28 PM, ksands22 said:

Yeah yeah you were probably like not this squid again...LOL I'll wait till 8:45 to talk to you this time. 

Intermediate before an Endurance weekend was definitely like entering Thunder dome but a hell of a good time. 

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Yea Friday's before endurance weekends have pretty much turned into race practice. Only the strong will survive.

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I have a helmet question that might be really dumb.

I started doing track days a few years ago on this old ninja I had around.  I still ride Novice.

Now I have a CBR600RR.  The riding position is very very different (forward) and I'm having a weird new problem.  I'm so far forward that when I'm in a turn I have a lot of trouble seeing down the track like I used to because the brown of the helmet blocks my view.  I have to crank my head back incredibly far to have the same view down the track that I am used to. 

The helmet is a regular street helmet, Arai RX-Q.  And I don't have short arms, that I know of.

Are track/racing helmets designed with this in mind, with a wider or higher brow, or is this just something I need to get used to.  Is this a thing?

 

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Helmets are a subjective topic. But typically the more race-oriented helmets have more vision (side to side and vertical).

First thing to do is to ensure your helmet fits correctly.

I ran into that issue when I switched back to one of my RF1200's at the track after getting used to my corsair x's. I would be leaned over in a corner trying to look forward and I would be staring at the brow of my helmet (in the RF1200). Or coming up out of t5 at PIRC (leaned over looking up hill).

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  On 9/13/2021 at 6:17 PM, Muckles said:

Nice to meet you briefly Sunday while we were waiting to go out in track for the last session of novice.

 

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Hey man it was nice to meet you. Are you going to be at pitt in oct? I'm not coaching that weekend but will throw a shirt on to help you for a session if youre there. lmk. I'm sorry we didnt get to link up this past weekend. I hope you had fun.

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  On 9/14/2021 at 12:11 AM, TimTheAzn said:

Hey man it was nice to meet you. Are you going to be at pitt in oct? I'm not coaching that weekend but will throw a shirt on to help you for a session if youre there. lmk. I'm sorry we didnt get to link up this past weekend. I hope you had fun.

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I had a great time, it was a lot to digest in one day. I think I finally started getting into a rhythm by the end of the day. Unfortunately, I made plans for that weekend in October before I realized (Sunday) that I definitely wanted to go back. Should have started earlier in the season, lol. I appreciate the offer for sure... I'm a spunge at this point...I had quite a bit of interaction with I believe "Nate" who was super helpful. I'll definitely be doing a lot more days here in the future. Already Talked to the wife into budgeting a track day ever three weeks or so next year.

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  On 9/8/2021 at 12:13 PM, TimTheAzn said:

Helmets are a subjective topic. But typically the more race-oriented helmets have more vision (side to side and vertical).

First thing to do is to ensure your helmet fits correctly.

I ran into that issue when I switched back to one of my RF1200's at the track after getting used to my corsair x's. I would be leaned over in a corner trying to look forward and I would be staring at the brow of my helmet (in the RF1200). Or coming up out of t5 at PIRC (leaned over looking up hill).

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Great topic......I find the same issue while in a more sporting lean.

I have a Shoei RF1100...Not a major pain, but annoying. Wondering if to get a different helmet more suited for backroad follies..  And what would that be?

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In my experience the AGV Corsa\Pista has the largest field of vision. I have an Arai Corsair X right now and it does have a smaller field of vision and I can see some of the helmet when riding but not enough to bother me. 

 

I have had issues in the past with the Bell Star but this was a few years ago and I am sure they have changed things since then.

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  On 9/17/2021 at 12:43 AM, mello dude said:

Great topic......I find the same issue while in a more sporting lean.

I have a Shoei RF1100...Not a major pain, but annoying. Wondering if to get a different helmet more suited for backroad follies..  And what would that be?

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Unless you have an improperly fitting helmet - vision shouldn't be a real issue riding the mean skreets imo. My RF1200 was fine for me until I started riding aggressively on-track and was cranked over trying to look up-hill looking for my next reference point.

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  On 9/20/2021 at 1:27 PM, Jester_ said:

In my experience the AGV Corsa\Pista has the largest field of vision. I have an Arai Corsair X right now and it does have a smaller field of vision and I can see some of the helmet when riding but not enough to bother me. 

 

I have had issues in the past with the Bell Star but this was a few years ago and I am sure they have changed things since then.

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The newer Bell Stars have a very good field of view.

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