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tharkun

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    Track days, racing,sportbikes, collecting V4s, photography, weapons, good books, good movies, & good friends!

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  1. Well, I got the opportunity to hit Barber twice and NOLA once this month on the RSV4 and I am stoked about the bike!!! I love the V4 engine , but the Aprilia, she is very different from my Honda RC45 & RC30 V4s. I expected her to pull from down low (torque) and tractor out of corners, but no.... ya gotta ride her like a cross between a 600 inline 4 and a two stroke. Definitely a bike with a higher, tighter power band. An even with full Traction control on, she will spin a rear tire. So far looks like its gonna be a set of rears every three-four track days. 2 days at Barber with CSS, and two days at NOLA destoyed a set of GPA's. The bike is compact and she turns very well and is very controllable, but you have to push her to get action. Was not an easy thing to tiptoe in the rain at slower speeds and try to turn into a corner. Harder you push, better she turns & remains very predictable in the turn. not twitchy at all. Bike is agile, and too me, seemed forgiving of my mistakes. Suspension ungrades; Ohlins 30mil kit in forks and TTX rear shock, made hugh diference from the stock Sachs suspension. THANK YOU to Thermosman for th build and tuning!! Mugget: I am 5'8" Those are Carrozzeria Tri-R Race Wheels, anodized, not painted. warregl: No performance build needs pending. I built eveything I wanted. Took the Stock 2011 RSV4R aPRC and stripped it down to frame, engine and electronics and the went to town on a track build. Started with Race ECU, Exhaust system, compete suspension rebuild and rear shock replacement with Ohlins, rotors, master cylinders, race skins, rearsets, electronics (APRC), 520 Chain conversion and sprockets, race wheels, lightweight battery, custom fairing stays, Graves Sliders, and too much more to mention now. Prince - Thanks! Yours looking good to! Bike is very fast and had no problem blasting onto front or rear straight and keeping pace with any of the S1000Rs. It is much more capable than I am at this point. I am loving it Whoooooo!
  2. Well, if you were at Barber with CSS first weekend in June, you got to see the finally finished (paint went on 2 days before the school) RSV4 that took all winter to complete. For those of you who didn't get to go, here it is: Great weekend with gorgeous weather after the initial rain Friday morning. Outstanding crew and Instructors as usual!
  3. Well, Santa came early today....and I got my new 2011 Aprila RSV4 APRC!!! Gonna do about 1200-1500 miles on street to break her in, then the track build starts! See you at Barber this summer!!
  4. A multitude of Jap dirt bikes in the early 70s, plus a 1972 Penton 125 ISDT (one of my favorites), and I raced numerous European dirt bikes back then (Norton AJS Stormer, Maico, CZ); owned several Goldwings starting in 1978..... up to now. And, in my current garage: 1990 RC30 (under going restoration/repair) 1994 RC45 2008 CBR600RR track bike 2005 Goldwing 2010 VFR1200F 1969 Honda SL90 (being restored) 1973 Honda TL125 (awaiting restoration) 1974 Honda Z50 mini-trail 1993 Yamaha TZ250 (being rebuilt) 2007 CRF150R motard 2007 CRF450R motard 2007 Ruckus pit bike Currently drooling over the new Aprilia RSV4 APRC....anybody wanna buy a Goldwing..... I have a bad case of MMD.
  5. OK Kai, Here is a video from the "Dragon" I shot in September my first time there, riding the RC45. This is on the 2nd day, I believe. And, yes, you can rent sport bikes in the area to ride the dragon! http://vimeo.com/17041463
  6. I just had to tell everyone that Level 3 & 4 camp at Barber (Jun 4 & 5) was fantastic! I can't say enough about the cadre and the support provided! Job well done gang! Level 3 was what I really needed, to work on some bad body positioning habits developed over the years. Kristie kept a great eye on me and I finally had an "Ah hah" moment early on the second day with spine alignment and head positioning issues. Cobie likewise, solve my vision and glasses problem with a piece of foam! It was all so interconnected that I would have never figured it out on my own.... When I got back on my bike for a repeat of level 4 on Sunday I was able to apply everything I learned while riding my own bike. But, after spending 2 days on the BMW.....my little 600 felt kind of anemic! "Bravo Zulu" to all for an outstanding, albeit long and hot, weekend!
  7. Well, howdy all. New to the CSS family. I just completed the 2 day camp at Barber's Motorsports Park & had a blast! Learned a lot and was treated likea friend of the family, and taught very well! Good Job to the CSS cadre & Special thanks to my rider coaches- JT & Mikey! Bravo Zulu to the CSS Team and support staff!
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