rchase Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Hey everyone, New to the forum but not to CSS. I took all 4 levels at Barber Motorsports Park and my friend Jeff who I met at the school told me about the forums so I thought I might pop in and see if I could pick up some additional knowledge in the process. A bit about me. I discovered motorcycles later in life and have only been riding for around 3 years. Those three years have been quite exciting to me because I have accomplished a lot in a very short amount of time. I have bought 6 bikes in my short time of riding. I have a couple of Yamaha R6's (one street one track), Yamaha FZR400, MV Agusta F4 and a couple of Harleys which despite their reputation are simply wonderful to ride. Hopefully my acquisition trend will slow down one of these days because in a few more years I won't have any room left. I have been doing track days with Sportbike Track Time mostly at Barber Motorsports Park due to it being such a wonderful place in general and only being a short hop from Atlanta. I have been learning a ton about myself and about riding in general doing trackdays. My main track bike has been a 1989 Yamaha FZR400. I picked the FZR after I rode a friends 1988 FZR400 and was astonished how wonderful it handled. Next year I'll be trying a 2003 R6 that I recently acquired from a racer that left the sport in 2007 but held onto his cherished track bike until I came along. It's litterally a fire breathing monster tuned for 110 octane fuel with lots of cool add on's. I hope to make some more improvements with a slightly more modern machine that fits my large frame a bit better. I'm planning on doing Level 4 again at Barber next year. Looking forward to seeing next year's schedule. Here's a photo of me and one of my favorite bikes. If you see me at Barber come and say hi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobie Fair Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Well haven't you come a long way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchase Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Well haven't you come a long way! Absolutely. And if it were not for your help specifically I would have missed out on all the fun I am having these days at Barber with the FZR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktk_ace Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Nice bikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScrmnDuc Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 It's about time you got here Robert Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchase Posted October 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Thanks Jeff! Lots of great info around here. Already completely glad I joined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchase Posted October 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Nice bikes! Hey. Thanks. Just noticed your comment. Can't wait to get the new to me R6 to the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK13 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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