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CNF2002 · #291 Unread post by **CNF2002** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:37 am

Glad you had fun, V. Going to make it a regular thing?

I like the Sheriff bike. Does he actually use that on duty or is it just a personal vehicle?

PS: I never noticed before but your bike has more of the engine exposed than most other sportbikes. Looks nice.

-Holiday · Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:01 am

good stuff. So, are you going to go back?

VermilionX · Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:24 am

Mintbread wrote:Track days are a real reality check, aren't they?
You think you are pretty fast on the road but get put back in your place very quickly on the track. Happens to everyone.

That tyre looks pretty chewed up considering you were taking it easy on an unfamiliar track. I told you they were soft...

not really, i don't think im fast on the road. i just know im not slow.

it's just there are so many guys faster than me even on the street group. they probably have more experience than me. i didn't talk to all of them but the ones that i did talk to... they were riding way longer than me.

if anything else... the reality check came from the crashes from the guys who were pushing it too much.

and the tire is great... no slips whatsoever aside from the time i mentioned i fishtailed the rear when i ran wide to the dirt edge.

you did say it was too soft for the streets... the streets never did that much wear in such a short time to my tires. i dunno if it's the difference in pavement or im just not pushing it hard on the streets.

VermilionX · Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:27 am

NorthernPete wrote:Grats Verm, you actually made it...but as for only hittign 120...thats still quite fast bra.

glad you had fun, take what you learned to your next track days!

the faster guys are hitting 140-160mph on the start/finish.

i just don't have enough speed coming out of turn 9 to reach that speed and im hitting the brake markers before i can speed some more.

VermilionX · Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:30 am

CNF2002 wrote:Glad you had fun, V. Going to make it a regular thing?

I like the Sheriff bike. Does he actually use that on duty or is it just a personal vehicle?

PS: I never noticed before but your bike has more of the engine exposed than most other sportbikes. Looks nice.

the sheriif bike is just a personal bike. i wonder though if he's sponsored by the LASD.

i'll try to join the sheriff's dept if they had a sportbike division.

VermilionX · Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:36 am

-Holiday wrote:good stuff. So, are you going to go back?

i want to go back and make it regular.

and eventhough i wasn't very satisfied w/ what i did... i just know after a few more, i'll be better at it.

but of course... trackdays is an expensive luxury added to the already expensive luxury of riding.

CNF2002 · #297 Unread post by **CNF2002** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:46 am

Imagine how many trackdays you can go to if you save your money on that suspension and keep it for those days instead!

Motorcycling is a funny 'sport'...you can spend unreal amounts of money on it, or you can spend nothing on it. The quality of enjoyment of the experience, and what you can do with it (be it racing on a track, canyons, commuting, or weekend riding) has little to do with the amount of money you spend. The choice is up to you

VermilionX · Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:56 am

CNF2002 wrote:Imagine how many trackdays you can go to if you save your money on that suspension and keep it for those days instead!

Motorcycling is a funny 'sport'...you can spend unreal amounts of money on it, or you can spend nothing on it. The quality of enjoyment of the experience, and what you can do with it (be it racing on a track, canyons, commuting, or weekend riding) has little to do with the amount of money you spend. The choice is up to you

actually... im going to see the head of hyperclub trackdays to see if he can work on my stock suspension.

his shop is actually not that far from me.

he's also a previous AMA racer and he's currently one of the top bike tuners here.

then i'll decide from there.

and yeah... money issues depends on the kind of riding you enjoy.

CNF2002 · #299 Unread post by **CNF2002** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:52 am

and yeah... money issues depends on the kind of riding you enjoy.

I disagree. I could do any kind of riding and the 'expense' is all up to me. I can race a 20 year old sport bike on a stock setup or a brand new bike with 10k of engine upgrades (my performance is based on my skills, not on my bike - with the exception of me being a professional racer). I can cruise the boulevard on a cruiser with or without 15k of chrome all over it. I can commute on a 12k VStrom with hard saddle bags painted to match or an old cheap Blast. I can wear a $1000 pop-brand helmet or a $70 one from Walmart.

The result is the same, regardless of what I spend.

jstark47 · Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:42 am

The Crimson Rider® wrote:i asked for tips from one of the instructors assigned for the street group for most of the morning, i followed him then he followed me. he said im doing good for my 1st trackday but i don't feel good. there were only a couple of riders that im faster, most were faster than me.

Yeah, but Verm, how many of them were on their very first trackday? You're not a Motorcycling God, but that doesn't mean you totally suck, either. Give it time, dude. Motorcycling is something you can work on your whole life. I'm definitely a better rider than I was a year ago, but a year from now I hope and expect to be better still. It just takes time and practice.