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Congratulations. I don't know the S1000RR, but there are no shortage of people who do, so I'm sure you'll get lots of good input Kai

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Welcome out of the closet. Going to the race on The Island next week? - with the way the races been going this year, you could be in for quite a show. Oh and following and not posting is lurking, not trolling. Thanksfully, we don't have much trolling going on here

Once a track is set up once, it is GREAT - super easy to just choose the track you are riding. But whenever I go to a new track (especially if it is for racing) it is a pain to set up the start/finish and segment markers, because I am trying to push those flush-mount membrane buttons with race gloves on while riding at speed on the track. I have two Starlanes and the newer one has an auto-detect for the Start/Finish; a great idea but I have had it work on some tracks and not on others, I'm not sure why - maybe the track is too wide? So for the initial setup I have tried a few different techniques: (...) 5) Loading a "known" track - the newer timer was supposed to come with some tracks pre-loaded, so you could just tell it to search and find tracks near you and load them. So far I haven't found a track pre-loaded, but again - it's a GREAT idea, if I could get it to work. What I should do is download coordinates from my old timer (which has at least 8 tracks loaded in it) to my new one; I think that is possible but I haven't researched how to do it or tried it yet. OK, I see your point. Last time I point in points on a track was in .... 2012, on Big & Streets of Willows I think you and your husband have the Stealth GPS-2/3's right? The newer GPS-3X and the just announced GPS-4 have some higher rubber buttons which could help on the feedback, but now that I'm thinking about it, I'm not sure it really helps, since you need to take your left hand off the handlebar to push the button. I guess that the "best" on-bike solution would be if you had a dedicated switch on the left handlebar (like the pass switch on a road bike), that you could just tap at-speed. The best-best would be plotting in things ahead of time from Google maps or getting FS/intermediate points from a database of some sort so the laptimer pulls data automatically. As to the "pre-loaded" tracks, I read Starlane's material the following way: it can choose between the tracks that you have loaded, but it still doesn't come preloaded with a gazillion tracks. Sorry. What I have done is to use the PC-software's built-in track management SW to choose the S/F + Intermediates. Unfortunately, I haven't been 100% successful in getting it to work well. As for the auto-detect, I think it's trying to hit a circle about 10m (~30') in diameter, so if the track is very wide and you take very different lines the first couple of laps, it could lead to "misses". I have downloaded the tracks from the laptimer to the PC-software. You should be able to upload them as well, but given the Italian software.... well, it's not so easy. Hope this helps Kai

CodeRACE fills up quickly, especially the spring version, as I recall. I suggest you email the office and ask already now.

I totally agree on the software UX being, uhm, unintuitive. But I don't quite understand why setting the initial coordinates is 'clumsy'. Are you putting in the coordinates again every time you go to a specific track? I haven't filled out the 10 slots in the GPS logger, so maybe that's why I dont have a problem. I'm toying with the idea to create my on laptimer/logger with accelerometer, gyro (for rotation) and external inputs so I can tap into the YEC wire harness for RPM, Throttle and speed, but a lot of that is software (especially PC software), and I'm a hardware guy I gotta take a look at the Push smartGauge - might save me some work

Laura, are there going to anything else than the voting link up on that website? - or do I need to go somewhere else to get the lowdown on what's happening?

One thing that is different from left to right side is the throtttle hand. When you hang off on the left side, your right arm (the throttle arm) is draped across the tank, when you hang off on the right side, your right arm can be a bit cramped because it is folded up. How are you holding the throttle? If you feel like that you don't have room with a normal handlebar grip, try changing to the "screwdriver grip" on the inside handlebar. Since I'm 6'6", I have some challenges in fitting to the bike on the inside, so I have changed to use the screwdriver grip with my inside hand on both sides of the bike. On to some questions: Can you come up with any particular reason why you have such lack of confidence on the right turns? - have you crashed in a right turn? Do you feel that there is something different in terms of vision, between right and left turns? Any broken bones or similar that limits you from doing things on the right vs left turns?

Wonderful video and such a great humor.

Monster Tech 3 explains the causes for various crashes. Video is probably behind a paywall (sorry). http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2015/09/22/why-certain-crashes-occur/184913

Hugh, What I notice between the first two and the last two pictures is that OP has her bum more out (check the zipper on the first and fourth picture) and that she's lowering her upper body more. Both good things! I would look for the distance to the tank as well - you need to be about a fists' distance from the tank with your crotch (I'm definitely guilty of crowding the tank too). With the pictures taken from the front, it is hard to tell if there is any hip rotation. SickNic: how comfortable do you feel about your inner hands wrist? If you feel it's a bit crammed, you might want to try holding it with a "screwdriver" hold.

Welcome to the forums, Kootenanny! The CSS "home" track - Streets of Willow Springs - is a very compact track with a lot of turn combinations, while makes it excellent for practicing the techniques. Large fast GP-circuits, like the Mazda Laguna Seca, will give you less laps per sessions and more time spent on straigths, waiting for the turns. In the US, I have only ridden the Streets of Willows and "Big" Willow Springs tracks, so I cannot comment on the other tracks. Kai

Hugh, I'm stoked! Congrats on the title

Going two-up with someone who can show you how hard you can brake can really be an eye-opener, as rchase says. I used to be an instructor at a basic motorcycle safety course (similar to the MSF, I presume), where I would sometimes take the students for a ride on their own bike, to show them just how hard they could brake. Sometimes, just telling them that "you can brake harder, you need to brake harder" didn't work and they had to get the physical sensation of the braking forces - then it clicked for them. Get the rotors etc sorted out, then maybe ask someone who also has the same or a very similar bike to take it for a braking test (you can often do this in a desserted area of the paddock), to see if they find anything unusual with it.

Personally, I prefer the single days over a 2-day camp because the single days are less rushed. Yes, you have less on-track sessions, but that's exactly why I feel less rushed. As always, YMMV. Kai

So adorable, and yet so conscious of that camera making faces and giggles

XPyrion, I was going to mention exactly the Pirelli Wet which are an intermediate tyre. However, if I got the commentators right, it was a real rain - at least at some point. I have no inside information, but I would assume that Bridgestone (together with Dorna) at some point decided that offering Intermediates at the GP level didn't make sense.

After Silverstone, I didn't expect we would have a stranger and dramatic race. Boy, was I wrong. On the Sunny Adriatic coast, after sunshine all Friday, Saturday and even Warm-up on Sunday, it starts raining. Hello, did they move the unstable British weather from England to San Marino? I can't recall ever before seeing the riders having to change bikes from dry to wet and back to dry again in the race. Clearly, Rossi has the advantage over Lorenzo and Marquez in the rain, so that definitely played his way. It was pretty clear that Lorenzo and Rossi played a mind-game about when to pit for the 2nd time to change back to the dry bike. Rossi probably counts himself very very lucky for Lorenzo crashing out with the cold rear tire. Lorenzo, on his side, probably is relieved to find that Rossi didn't end up on the podium so he only took 11 points on him. Marquez, on his side, did a great tactical job on selecting when to change bike the 2nd time, to go on and take the win.

Sorry to hear about your crash, Spaghetti It doesn't sound like a footpeg scratching to me (I think you'd also notice the tingling sensation in the footpeg). It sound more to me as if you're hesitating slightly on the gas, which could shift the load forward. Yup, you're definitely rolling off the gas twice - first the normal roll-off and then again just a bit. Very clear if you start from 5m55s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8doCX42-Lsc&t=5m55s

Oh, right Eirik. It's Cal Crutchlow's trademarked "I've been taken out by my teammate in my home race" sign :D

Update: I borrowed my friends GoPro again today. This time, I mounted it using GoPro's "flat adhesive mount" and it did WONDERS to the quality of the video - the shaking was virtually all gone! I'll upload a small sample when I have the time. Today's Room For Improvement is to use a slightly higher Quick-release buckle so my steering damper doesn't take up ~1/3rd of the picture Kai

Throttle roll-on

Right, analysis is something to keep my meddling mind busy. A little fun, that's all I share your fascination about Lorenzo. Or maybe even puzzlement. When he's in in the lead, on the charge, he is virtually unbeatable. When he's off, he seems to be very very off (if 4th and 5th place in the race is even considered to be "off"). Is there some mental "thing" happening to him when he sees that he doesn't have the pace of the very fastest? Regardless, I think Lorenzo probably sighed a deep breath of relief when he saw that Marquez crashed out, so A/ Marquez is effectively out of the run for the title and B/ Lorenzo himself didn't loose another 2 points to Rossi. With less and less races left, those 12 points is becoming a sizable deficit to overcome, as long as Rossi & Lorenzo keep putting themselves on the podium - a crash and a broken bone can quickly smash any hopes of the title. BTW, although Rossi is "a dinosaur of GP racing", he's still only 36 years of age - not 38(!) Rossi started in GP500 in 2000. The next longest racing riders are Nicky Hayden (joined in 2003), Pedrosa (2006) and Lorenzo & Dovizisio (2008). Kai

OK Ladies and Gentlemen, please raise your hands if you've ever wondered if this thing with "The Aliens" in MotoGP is a recent thing or something we've always seen? Thank you. This only popped up into my mind a couple of weeks ago, and I'm afraid I have too much time on my hands. How possibly else could I come up with digging into data like this? The Aliens - way faster than the rest: But let's back up a few steps. I first heard the term "The Aliens" about 6-8 years ago. "The Aliens" are the top-4 guys (seemingly invariably the Honda and Yamaha Factory riders) that were just that much faster than the rest of the bunch. So just how much better are they at winning than the rest? - crazy much better. The more I look into it, the more my mind is swimming over their dominance. Consider this: the Yamaha & Honda Factory Teams has currently won the last 87 consecutive races together. They have won every single race since Casey Stoner won on a Ducati in 2010 at Twin-Ring Motegi. Yes, Casey won later on an HRC Factory machine, so that counts on the Factory side. Of the current riders, only Nicky Hayden (3 wins) and Andrea Divizioso (1 win) has ever won a MotoGP race, outside the Yamaha/Honda Factory teams. And both of them were on an HRC Factory ride at that time. But I digress... As I said, a couple of weeks time ago I paused to wonder whether this is a new thing in MotoGP. After all, in Rossi, Lorenzo, Marquez and Pedrosa we are seeing some out-of-this-worldy talents. Tonight, I say down with the help of MotoGP.com's statistics function and a bit of spreadsheet work and found myself arriving at a surprising conclusion: No, what we're seeing today is normal. On average, 4.2 riders win a MotoGP/500cc race during a season. Of the 67 seasons, 49 seasons have seen 3-5 riders winning. Only twice have a rider made a clean-sheet and won all racers in a season. Who? Giacomo Agostini. Twice (1959 and 1968). Outliers are seasons like 2000 (7 different winners, title went to Kenny Roberts Jr) and 2006 (6 different winners; Nicky Hayden's championship year), and the decade 1973-1982, where there were 5-6 different winners every year. Moto2/250cc and Moto3/125cc: So what about the smaller classes - how about them? The statistics are clear on this: there is much more fighting going on, with average 7.3 and 6.8 different winners per season in Moto2 and Moto3. Despite Zarco and Kent's dominance of their respective series, there has already been 7 different winners in Moto2 and 6 in Moto3 this year. In Moto2, only Zarco have won more than one race. In Moto3, only Miguel Oliveira have won 2 races (Kent has won 6). Looking back at the data, I rationalize this as due to the Moto3 & Moto2 classes being feeder classes of the best onto the top-dog class: MotoGP. So if you had a really excellent rider in a class, he would invariably be offered a contract in a higher class and therefore move on. So if you want to see some exciting racing and be less sure of who's going to win - MotoGP ain't the race to watch

Speaking of Dashware (which I really like), I have gotten confirmed from GoPro/Dashware support that DashWare doesn't support 4K video at this time.