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any chance of recording this and posting the video for the rest of US... would love to hear what you have to say... Yeah! If all else fails, ask Tom (fellow Nesbian rider that will be there) to go get the camera off his Kawasaki!

I tend to agree with you, I couldn't see the photos at the time I mentioned it and now that I can, yeah...that's a snug fit!

I'm thinking what the heck is this Canyon Dancer thing, ohhh a Bar Harness! Yep that's the ticket! I just know it as a bar harness. All suggestions are great, double support of the not strapping the front down too hard, that's THE MOST COMMON cause of blowing fork seals. The rear really only needs to be secured in place and not really that hard. If you want to get more fancy or permanent. Putbull makes a slick restraint system, once installed, just roll in and click.

Cobie, what do you suggest for street pressures on a hypersport tire? I'm sure crash is just following 'the manual'. Heck, my manual says 36 front, 42 rear. I usually run ~33/39 but I'm just guessing. Seems like a tracking 30/30 would possibly be too soft for most street riding? But again, I'm guessing?

I can't help but believe offroad riding helps make a person more prepared for ANY form of motorcycling. The dynamics, control/reaction required helps develop feel for the machine under your bunns. At least the way I see it.

Playing catch on threads I've missed, WOW some serious stables around here! Mine not so much.. 1971 Honda CB350 (was a great little bike) 1974 Honda CB750 (was a beast compared to the baby) 1983 Yamaha Virago 750 Midnight Special (Nice to look at really didn't like riding it) |-- large gap of time --| 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R (Street) 1999 Kawasaki ZX-6R (Track) Still have a Yamaha YZ-125 in the garage I'm trying to breathe life back into from sitting for years. Dat be it..

Wow dude, that made about as much sense as a peanut butter and spam sandwich.

OUTSTANDING! You found it! That tire ware is a tell tale of the rear suspension's not giving in to the tarmac and the tire is taking the beating, so sounds like you've got everything in total control...cool!

Yeah, don't think I'm going to try and ride, just out there this month to setup a kid for college. When we eventually move I'll trailer my street, track and dirt bikes with what ever else I can haul. Like I said before, gonna be a little while, but we'll get there!

Will do! Actually, I'll be in Berkeley most of the last couple of weeks in August...but no machine. Makes me start thinking, I wonder how many people have ridden a Ninja from coast to coast? A few I'm sure, but still sounds like an interesting adventure.

AQAJR. I did not know how much learning I needed to get to be a good rider until I took level 1. I can not imagine the knowledge you have acquired at your level now. Planning to improve and take the other Levels as well. Like the saying "one step at a time". Congratulations for your accompliments as a rider. It is fun when you are riding with people that knows the subject and can have you riding the right way. Good luck to you and 55 stay alive. Exactly. Bah!!! All this happy good time talk is making me want to call a vendor and yell 'WHERE THE HELL'S MY FORK SPRINGS!!!!!' If for any reason I come even close to missing September an NJMP, I'm going too start shooting and asking questions later...oh yeah, I don't own a gun.

Oh I'm sooo there!! Just have to wait until September now. What happens when ya buy a track bike and find gremlins while working out other gremlins. Cha-cha happens!

Congrats and Cool! I was expecting to be there...but noooo I had to have technical difficulties beyond our control.

Very cool! Well again welcome, wouldn't be shocked if we'll be riding the same days down the road.

Welcome man! I'll be moving back to the Bay Area in under a couple years. You done your riding at Sears, Thunderhill? What trackday orgs?

From my limited experience and learning some cold hard facts the hard way, as Dave Moss would say, "If it's a new to you bike, you MUST go trough the suspension completely, you have no idea what's actually going on in there!". Even with the very cool Ohlins bits, I would tend to believe no one can say they know it's functioning properly for certain. Some things may give hints like adjusting compression and rebound and having zero effect suggests the valving is hosed. The previous owner may believe their's a .95kg set of springs in the front when they're really a 1.05kg and if the new rider ways 50lbs less, that will be a serious difference. 50lbs rider weight difference alone is ~0.075kg fork spring and ~0.75 shock spring difference as a baseline. I just this last weekend was breaking down my forks to do the seals when to my shock discovered the springs were completely shot! I mean they were ~40mm below minimal tolerance, meaning there was absolutely NO preload on them at all or could be based on their length. So now, I'm waiting for springs. Just trying to share what I've learned in my misadventures.

Well, you were doing okay until you got to the reading directions part. I'm sorry, the only person in my household who reads directions is me! Though I know what to do and have proper stands to do it, you did bring up a point about the 'sag' segment on the TwistII DVD. Using the method of rocking the bike up on its side stand to take its static sag measurements has very limited value when the bike doesn't actually have a stand. Thanks for your input, sister of the NINJA!

Ah, so you haven't made it to the 'please kill me now' stage of females…the teenage female has brought many o dad nearly to their knees! My youngest is VERY interested in riding, just not quite there yet. And khp, dont sweat it! A. Your statement is true! B. Its my thread and I can do what I want!

I've got some ideas and man sometimes having all daughters has its disadvantages. Now if I could just figure out how to get the dog to handle a tape measure, I'd be golden!

Nahhhhh! Mine's the best, because they're NINJA'S IN STEREO!!!

Thanks for the affirmations and additional info Mr. Fair! I will follow up with Will. I believe CSS used to be a Kawi shop so I would not be surprised if he knows my machine better than I do! As I’ll be fleshing the front suspension this weekend I could use some help dialing it in. I really need to invent some device/method for a person to do suspension sag/setup alone!

I typically clutch up and down, unless maybe coming in hot on a short curve I'll take advantage of the slipper. I try to practice blipping as well, but on the street it's rare I'm pushing the rpm's high enough for it to really work. From the sounds of it folks must go through dog ears like crazy! Can't imagine how many chunks o metal are floating around the crank case.

Kevin & Harry, thanks! My first go will be at NJMP! That's the exact sort of thing I'm looking to know. I will get absolute clarification but putting this feeler out helps in planning. I have SOOO many variables in just getting to a class because of normal life, add in a new to me bike (I've been working on) and unknown class elements makes the journey a bit difficult. I was really hoping to attend a track day before class just to get a better sense of the machine and where it needs love that I can’t tell from twisting the grip in the garage. But that fell through when I discovered I needed fork seals (wasn’t going to pass tech), so hopefully I’ll be as set as can be and it will all work out.

...is there a set of guidelines? Meaning... I expect to be bringing my track bike that I actually haven't really ridden. As it is a track bike I expect a degree of tech inpection. It'll be safety wired, tires are not fresh but 'okay' and should be in good working order (hopefully...we'll see how my first fork seal job goes this weekend ). While attending more than one day, is it allowed to keep our bikes with 'the school' at the track facility overnight or are we entirely responsible for storing offsite? Questions like this are due to not owning a trailer, so I will need to beg/barrow/steal/rent. If I can keep the bike in a semi-secure location, I won't need an enclosed trailer and should be relatively easy to get, but if I'm totally responsible for storage my safest bet is an enclosed trailer and NOT SO easy to get. I vaguely recall reading something along these lines but can't find it. Any direction appreciated.

Amazing and inspiring, thanks for sharing!