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I have this one (with the additional rubber surround): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000COS8FI/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1 My friend has this one: http://www.motoparthub.com/08_0468_Motion_Pro_Digital_Tire_Pressure_Gauge_0_60psi?src=Google&gclid=CjwKEAjwk_OhBRD06abu3qSoxlwSJACt7sZ7G9bmwVQ37pk1YqcxFY_MS9HbKs7Y2PKorW0Cl8cizxoCO2Lw_wcB But I'm perfectly happy with mine. Both seem to be very consistent.

I'm now 99% sure that's a smarty cam being used. I just looked at their site and they have the exact overlay shown. The GP model has a bullet cam for remote mounting. Sorry, I'm a sucker for fancy gadgets and know too much about this nonsense. After all, they make you faster, right? Well, actually, this one can.

Yeah, but that involves using my phone as my camera, which I would never want to do.

Welcome! I am nervous before every track day I go to (been doing them for about a year now). But once you get onto the asphalt that goes away pretty quickly. You will have a great time, and you will learn a lot. You will without question be a safer, smarter rider at the end of your two days. In terms of getting the most our of the classes, just listen and ask questions when there is confusion. They will certainly keep you busy at the 2-day camp with lots of track time, each session focusing on a different aspect of riding. And it starts slowly, first with a couple of very slow orientation laps to get you used to the track, etc. When going on those laps, I'd just try to sit back and get a feel for the track. Sonoma is an awesome track, probably my favorite (though I've only been on a few). You will build up speed over the course of the day, and remember that you should only be riding at about 80% of your ability in order to let the drills sink in. Lap times are meaningless, so don't worry about how fast or slow you are going, especially since as you said you're out there to learn how to be safer, not Valentino Rossi.

That's one good thing about the SmartyCam, it just does the overlay automatically. But like I said... not cheap.

I put Pirelli SPs on for my recent CSS day last week, and I'd say that (so far) they are pretty much on par with the Q3s, which was my last set of tires. But yeah, I'd be curious on your take as well, rchase. Which type of P tire is on the HP4? I would guess it was the SP.

Not sure how they do it, but I have an AIM logger that gathers data and you can use DashWare to do the overlay. EDIT: there's also this (pricey though): http://www.m-world.us/aim_smartycam_hd.html

I just found this on the interwebs for the Q3: Source is here: http://dunlopracing.com/technical-info/

I am not sure how well it worked as it wasn't super hot last week, but it certainly tasted good and wasn't overly sweet. I was thinking of getting some for my normal track days.

Supposedly it looks across your whole tire and shows you some sort of average, I think. Not just right in the middle. No, it's not going to be as accurate as a probe, but it's way better than your gut feeling, I'd imagine. Do MotoGP bikes have some sort of temp sensor? I'd expect they do. Anyone know what kind?

Here's something new and helpful: http://www.drivenracing.com/embrace/mantis

What I know: 1) The sessions start off fairly slow during the school, and yes, the bikes are constantly in motion except for first session of day and first after lunch 2) Q3s warm up fast. 1 spirited lap is usually all you need. Obviously you need to adjust based on ambient/track temp. If you use warmers on a cold day it's not going to fix everything obviously because if the track is cold, it's going to cool your tires down too.

He's just really well connected to the internet:

Great article! And yeah, that definitely sounds like hook turn type of stuff.

Good times:

I've had a few 'offroad' experiences. Mostly coming in too hot to a corner and saying "heck with it" and going straight off. One time my friend was behind me and asked if I was chasing squirrels. I clearly explained, "I was exploring alternate lines!" :-) But the other week I was putting my bike on my Harbor Freight trailer and I was on a decline (you know where this is going, right?) and I put the kickstand down for a sec. The bike rolled forward I tried to grab it but couldn't muster the strength to stop it. It fell over right onto me and knocked me off the trailer. My legs were actually pinned under it and I was hanging upside down off the side. I had a railing I made that saved my butt here. It held the bike up enough. I was stuck there a bit, but finally managed to unstick my legs and get out and get the bike upright, etc. But it freaked. me. out. So much so that I sold the trailer days later and just got an enclosed trailer. F that! That thing was super rickety anyway. And after telling my wife about how the trailer tried to eat me, the purchase of the enclosed trailer was not questioned O:-) I only scuffed a fairing a tiny bit, chopped up my grip a bit, and broke one connector. Got lucky there.

Excellent. Both are great tires.

Yeah, it doesn't take much to get your tires ready. Heck, when they change tires at the school they seem to do a few circles on the skid pad and park the bike. That's it. You should be fine. What kind of tires will you be putting on, out of pure curiosity?

Yes. Heard about this earlier today. Very exciting!

Wow. I never thought about that. Super interesting!

OK. On the ride in today things were improved. Not perfect, but way better. I also think part of the issue is my stomp grips work too well. But I'll leave the pegs here for a week and see how we do. Thanks!

OK. I played around in the garage and I think my pegs are too far back. I'm going to try moving them forward and down. But here's an exercise for everyone. Try this: sit on your bike on your rear stand and get into a 3/4 position. Put your arms forward but do not put them on the bars. Now lift your left foot. Is that easy? If I am fully upright, sure, but while forward, not so much.

You people and your questions! :-) My commute is about 15 mins. And I feel this from the get go. Some street, some highway. When foot is ready to shift, yes, it's just a flick up with the toes. The actual shift action doesn't seem to be an issue, it's only the movement to get my foot into position to shift. I may play in the garage later to really see if I'm lying here or not, but I don't think I am.

1) Does this happen on upshifts, downshifts, or both? Do you have standard or GP shift? I have been paying more attention to upshifts, but I believe both are affected. I am using standard shift. 2) Do you have trouble while braking, accelerating, or all the time, even when riding at an easy pace? Is the problem worse when upright versus leaned over? I'm commuting while I'm noticing this. I think it's accentuated because I am really making a concerted effort to stay off the bars and pay attention to all these things. So I think it probably happens all the time. I think it's probably more of an issue when leaned over. But on my bike I'm leaned over a fair amount. 3) What kind of bike are you riding, and are the rearsets stock or aftermarket? How flexed is your knee when your feet are on the pegs? Are your pegs directly underneath you, or farther back, behind the vertical line down from your hips? S1000RR. I have Attack rear sets. I've tried to set them back a bit as I am taller (6'1") so my legs are always pretty flexed. That was one of the reasons I got the rear sets. If I moved back on the seat to 'fit' better on the bike—without them my feet feel too far forward. It does make the overall feel of the bike much better, but then there's this issue. I believe that when I am sitting back enough they are under me, but now I am starting to wonder if they are just plain placed wrong still. Maybe I should try to see if I can get some pics with my bike on the stand. 4) How are you using the bars to stabilize yourself when you shift, are you pushing your upper body up and back to allow your foot to move? Or using one bar to twist around to move your leg? I think on the way home I noticed myself pushing on the left side more to stabilize myself. 5) What part of your right leg cramped, when you had that happen? Hmm. I can't remember. Damn. 6) What are your normal grip points on the bike, and which ones do you have to release or change when you move your foot to shift? usually both legs right on the tank or frame. I have the extended stomp grips. I have to release the left a bit to move my foot to shift. Today I have been trying to use the right to grip more while doing this, as per the above advice.

Yeah, that didn't work out. I mean, do this: ride straight up & down, be in riding position (on a sport bike, silly) be loose on the bars and lift just your left foot off the peg. Is this easy to all y'all?