Popular Post blue03636 Posted July 17, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 For those I'm not friends with on FB I figured I would put something on here for all that knew Ryan Hill. Last year after he passed I decided to buy his 750 and run the endurance race on it, it's something he wanted to do. We kept the group to close friends and just wanted to have fun and bring the bike home. We had myself, @RonStopable, @RVTPilot, and Bill riding with @TimTheAzn, @J_Copeland and Ron's brother helping with pit stops. I spent the better part of 2 months going through this bike trying to make sure it would survive the 4 hours. Ron and I haven't had a ton of suspension setup time and we made some poor choices when we were able to ride it. Friday came and we had no choice but to get it sorted. It's by no means perfect but it's very rideable by the end of Friday. We make one small change for the race Saturday and ride through any other issues that still persist. Things are going great until about the 3 hour mark when Bill comes in and says the clutch is starring to slip. We were determined to finish for Ryan epically since his mom came out to watch. The last stint I put is was probably the hardest I have had to do. Nursing the clutch on shifts and the bike only ruining about 120-125mph before it would slip made for very slow straights. Tim throws me a 10 min to go sign and I start taking to Ryan, asking him to help make sure the bike makes it. What feels like 40 min goes by and I see the checkered. I have never been so excited to see a checked in my life. Crossing the finish I started to cry and almost blew turn 1 lol. While none of us were setting the world on fire with the lap times it was a great adventure with a great group of guys. @Jester_ and @TRMN8TR were a huge help since they have ran these before and gave us a lot of pointers. Thank you everyone for the help. The shirts were also a huge success. I'll have more pics once I get them from @Photos by Marty and maybe Ron can post up what video he has from the gopro. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 Sorry I couldnt ride this time. Next time for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 Well done man, you are good people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 this is great, good job guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted July 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, TimTheAzn said: Sorry I couldnt ride this time. Next time for sure. I would probably do it again, I'm not sure about Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 I have to ride the 7fiddy again to see how much it's changed since the last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted July 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 Just now, TimTheAzn said: I have to ride the 7fiddy again to see how much it's changed since the last time. Yes you do. I also got some setup suggestions to completely remove the head shake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 1 minute ago, blue03636 said: Yes you do. I also got some setup suggestions to completely remove the head shake. fyi I removed the stabilizer before I left on saturday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted July 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 Just now, TimTheAzn said: fyi I removed the stabilizer before I left on saturday.... I saw. I'm not putting that other one back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 4 minutes ago, blue03636 said: I saw. I'm not putting that other one back on. Just put fresh baby oil in there again, you'll be fineeeeee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted July 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 1 minute ago, TimTheAzn said: Just put fresh baby oil in there again, you'll be fineeeeee. Honestly, if it wasn't leaking I would just use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tall_tracy Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 You guys did great. I never met Ryan, but this was a great thing you did in his memory. I'm glad I got to meet and hang out with all you guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted July 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 23 minutes ago, tall_tracy said: You guys did great. I never met Ryan, but this was a great thing you did in his memory. I'm glad I got to meet and hang out with all you guys. Just be happy that you survived Ron at his finest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue-yamaR6s Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 Ryan would have been so honored to have you guys do that for him. Thanks for sharing with us. It's sort of how things would go for Ryan with the clutch problems but he would have done the same and made it through to the end. Good job guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaDoc Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 awesome, great job doing this and thank you for sharing this write up. Need More pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tall_tracy Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 Here's some pictures that I took, there may be a couple more on my Instgram account. There's a video on Instagram as well... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 great job guys. i'm sure ryan was smiling as the clutch starting fucking around and asking "let's see you bishes deal with this" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 This is an awesome thing you did, guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4iguy Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 Awesome. Had a great time being in hand to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiztedRabbit Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 proud of you all, it was so amazing to see that bike out on track again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted July 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Here are a few shots that Marty got of us, the rest are on my FB page. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVTPilot Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I am proud to have ridden with these guys, and fortunate for the opportunity to have done something in Ryan's memory. Craig and Ron did a great job getting the bike to where it was Saturday morning, and Ryan helped Craig see it through to the end. Thanks to everyone that came out and supported us, and to the quick fellas in the pit ahead of us It was truly the best thing I have ever done on a motorcycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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