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Invariably that sums it all up. Guess that's why we're often referred to as motorcycle enthusiasts. Glad you signed in, welcome! And yes Oneness is a word. amid.aim : That's possibly a side effect of adrenaline and likely didnt heal your dental issue, so expect to be visiting a dentist.

Thanks for sharing that fossil, congrats! Sounds like it was a rewarding weekend. The idea of racing sounds like fun but I'm still not so sure, but in the least you made it sound potential fun for us 'not so young' folks.

Pfft...I didn't realize that? Why, mostly the effect I know it has to my overall well being. When I’ve completed a *good* ride I feel better. I have a stronger sense of being alive, more in tune with the moment and my surroundings. I do think some of what would be a sense of freedom leads all the way back to being on a bicycle as a kid providing the ability to get away and not have to deal with anything other than the road ahead. I took my first solo ride on a kawi 125 in the ‘70s, rode motocross in the ‘80s, street and motocross in the ‘90s. The new millennium had been bike-less until this spring. So I think I’ve been scratching an itch I didn’t realize was as itchy as it was. ‘The Track’ is a whole new world I have yet to experience. I’m doing everything I can to get to the track, even recently purchased my very first track bike I’m trying to get ready to take to CSS in August. It’s all a big new adventure and so far I’m having fun. Being an extremely busy/involved dad makes time for myself very limited but I’ve been getting some benefit/relief from riding I was not getting for a long time.

pfft...I didn't even catch that part. I just assumed it was a big SV.

Digging back to this threads beginnings. It hit a note for me as when I was just getting ready to buy a new bike this spring, I was strongly thinking I would go with the Kawi 650r thinking the ZX-6R was just too much machine for the street. It would be my first bike in a really long time. OMG, I am so glad I didn't buy the 650r! I'm quite certain I would have been bored silly with the bike in a couple of weeks. Granted there are many people who are not very experienced riders, or who really do want the sport look but is more of a touring rider, it might be great for them. So much has to do with the person and their maturity. Giving a new and young rider an inline four rocket as a first bike I think is nuts until they've proven they can handle it respectfully.

Well the SV650 is a huge light weight twin class racing favorite. The 1000 would work in the heavy weight twin classes but isn't especially favored like its little sister. Get the impression its top end isn't all that great.

No argument there, sharp bikes! Just don't know how people afford em. But now I think about it, likely not everyone has college student kids at 50k a year.

I've had the same thinking driving my CSS interest. Contrasting example is I've done intense extensive soccer training under old pro coaches and players from many places around the world and though they all kicked by backside hard, I learned SOOO MUCH and elevated my game to a level I would have never attained on my own. I expect no less from CSS.

I see the Ducati contingent is growing...welcome!

Big contrast in bikes there...ninjette and a boat. Fair amount race those little ninjas in light weight classes. Welcome Digger.

Sounds great! BTW, Nice Duc and nice lid...you got style man!

Right on, might get to meet the rainman!

Im a honda man myself but I use the qualifier and they're bloody awesome, so I'm thinking the Q2 should be great aswell. I do heaps of road and track days aswell and they are wearing quite well, well worth the money I've never been on the Q2's but read enough positive dialog about being a good street/track crossover tire and I plan on putting them on my ZX-6R when my BT's are done....fwiw.

Those are awesome! I discovered those not long ago and planning on going to them when switching out rubber. Didn't realize they came in pretty colors too!

Awsome!! I might sign up for 2 on Friday(payday..LMAO!!)...Im in the Upper Marlboro area. PM so you can go on some rides that we have down this way... Sounds good, hopefully we can work that out. I'm in that area at least once a week. Couple of my kids have soccer practice down that way. Another guy here I still owe a phone call that's not too far from that area too.

Welcome man! Another Marylander and I'm looking to do Levels 1 & 2 in August at NJMP as well!

Interesting, seems to me I'm in fairly good order all things considered. Seriously, my reference to the clip-ons seem far away is I'm ALWAYS over the tank and really sitting straight up is impossible but...ah that's the design of a race bike, so I guess it makes sense. Reaching around the knees and that sort of grip would seem to make the whole act considerably more difficult, so I'll not have any excuses come track time.

Holy Beanstalk Batman!!! I'm amazed a guy your size makes things work on these machines. You're not the first I've encountered and more and more finding it's not uncommon...so maybe it's even an advantage I'm not aware of? I'm 5' 9" and don't have gorilla arms so I would say sometimes the clip-ons seem a little far away. Also, when you put a knee down, it's by default...ohh 4"-6" closer to the ground with far less lean angle required to get there? Topic just got me thinking..

Could you try again? - I didn't find a link in that posting :-) Cheers, Kai http://getwelltrev.blogspot.com What little preview I've seen of the book on the internet, it looks good.

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I'm completely late on this but I have the Dave Moss DVD's. They're quite informative but some of it is hard to absorb. He explains a lot but somewhat assumes he's understood. But after watching them a few times, it starts to sink in. Once sag is basically set, REALLY suspension tuning is more like suspension 'best of averages', 'close enough for rock & roll'....etc. Because as soon as it's 'set', temp changes thickens or thins oils changing it again, so it truly is an art of averages. The three hardest things I find about suspension tuning : 1. Needing at least one helper to measure, or even two if you don't have expensive stands. 2. Never really knowing exactly where 'tuned' is, the stronger I ride, the suspension needs to change again. 3. Setup testing on the street is difficult to tell without being able to pull over into a pit and make a quick change. But I have done it.

Ditto! Nice to see things in action.

As I tried to say; probably not. But unless you are willing to put two identical engines to identical harsh tests with different oils, it is impossible to be sure. But if we consider the fact that air cooled engines running oil temperatures easily 50C hotter than what's typical for modern engines survived endurance races 30-40 years ago when metallurgy was far worse as well, I think it is reasonably safe to assume that it will not matter what you run. Seems all racers I've had conversations with run the high-end synths for the same reasons. Better shifting, engine temps and because they've seen what the engine has looked like during rebuilds pre and post good oil. For what it's worth..

Thanks for the quick trip around Thunderbolt, looks like a nice place. That's a school video bike I presume. Cool!

Great to hear guys!!! I'm planning on doing Levels I & II in August and NJMP and feeling even that much better about it with your feedback...thanks for posting!