ScrmnDuc

Welcome to the forum. It sounds like you have a good attitude about learning. If you make it to Barber's for CSS, I and a few more will see you there. A couple of comments about your picture. Cute knee sliders Question about your body position. If the bike were upright and not moving and you were in the same body position would you be able to stay on the bike if you took your hands off the bars? I'm not a pro by any stretch of the imagination dealing with body positioning, I'll leave that to them. Sales pitch time: If you have not bought at least Twist of the Wrist 2 book and DVD you may want to do so. That goes for the others also. They are used as references quite frequently around here. cya around Jeff

It's a slipper clutch. So rev matching is not as critical which should eliminate some or all rear wheel hop

Drive careful today, see you this afternoon and I'm really looking forward to seeing the new steed.

Congratulations on the new bike!!!I hear you laughing in your helmet now as you quietly blast past me. Please, please do not fall off your bike from laughing so hard while listening to me vainly trying to keep up. Next weekend will be a fun weekend, even if I'm riding a mini bike

I have a Shorai in one of my bikes. The biggest issue I have with it is the first start of the day in cold weather. I let the battery warm up for a few minutes before even trying to start it and then it will barely turn the motor. Warm weather starting in a non issue. My experience is with a Ducati. It may not be an issue for an I4. My bikes stay in a climate controlled building, aka the climate outside determines the climate inside

Got em. I'm just waiting on the Soft Science video. But that will probably never make it past pre editing or the drawing board. Or I have the vids saved so I can watch them while traveling.

Stoker, I would say first and almost a proper helmet fit is paramount. I would consider the fit of a helmet the main factor, unless the helmet is total garbage in crash ratings, then I would go with a helmet that didn't fit as well for the safety factor. If possible have a helmet professionally fitted. You may be surprised as to what you actually wear. A very close friend that is a member here wore XL helmets for years. He was fitted for a helmet that ended up being a small. A lot of brands have different "fits" for the helmets in their line up. As for the Shark RSR2's they are good helmets. I have 2 of them. They are outdated and out of production (but lighter than the new Carbon helmet that replaced it), finding replacement parts is becoming a problem, almost impossible in the US.

That is a stinker there FR, but RL will throw us those curve balls. If it turns out to be a "wet" school your buddy will thank you.

Yet another nice vid Eirik. The critter at 1:41 I'm naming Lucky. If it had of been me on the bike the critter would be named roadkill / trackkill.

Nearly there....lost 10 lbs already (weightwatchers - very educational experience, keeping track of everything you eat and drink). I am actually going to try for another 10 before the season starts. I am making sure to also get lots of exercise (gym, and also cross country skiing) to ensure that I am not shedding too much muscle mass. Keep it up YD. I am going to revise my orignal post with getting myself into a much better physical condition than I am.

Scrmduc, You seem to have unanswered questions but with all this back and forth I'm a little lost. It seems like some questions are asking, but some also may be rhetorical. Why don't you bullet out a little list for me and I'll see about answering. Thank you for asking Dylan, All is good and thanks again for asking. Jeff

Welcome aboard Ryan. Sweet looking bike, more pics, more pics

Good stuff fossil. Gratz on the championship too.

Thanks Eirik, I really needed those. Very enjoyable and took my mind off the current real life pressure.

I will cheer him on. But things look very gloom for 2014 in the AMA. I think he may have been better off going somewhere else.

Oh WOW khp....... your legs are going to hate you...... Really 2012. arg...... I just rode a couple of hours yesterday on my sport bike and my legs not happy. may you have better luck!

AGVSport does custom.....

Robert, You have one hell of a weapon that you are riding. Why are you not using it as designed? You have the knowledge, you have the training.... So what's the problem? Is it you, or is it the bike? You are very well knowledged at the art of sliding, thanks to your Dad. So, once again what is the problem? Do you intend on correcting this in 2014 or are you just going to keep, keeping along? Personally, I hope you figure it out.... and if my schedule works out we can "Piss Off the Track Coaches" when we are there.....They are marked targets BTW Jeff

Title is enough.... For me it is corner entry and body position. What's yours? And let's not forget progress as the year goes.

Mugget; lets get mad straightened out first, It took me a few minutes before I realized that you were talking "crazy" while I was thinking "KILL" it's all OK now.You, unfortunately still have to abide by the "Kings English" where as I try to demolish it every day Interesting to hear your thoughts on electronics in cars, but IMO you can't compare that to bikes. (What car exactly are you talking about anyway?) Pick any car within the reach of us mere mortals. I get what you're saying about systems operating when not expected, but are there any bikes that actually behave like that?? I've not heard of them. Well here recently another forum member was riding on a slick road and applied the brakes to slow down for a left hand turn, speed was slow, less than 40 kph. the the ABS applied and then FAILED causing an Off. This all happened in less than 2 seconds. Are you willing to take those kind of risk? BTW: I have almost finished repairing the pannier that took the brunt of impact. If work would just let me......

Benny, Welcome back from the real world. I hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday. We have never been on a different sheet of music. I heard you playing 4/4 and major chords while I was playing 5/8 and minor chords. I do like the odd waltz even if it's not in 2/3 . If you want to increase your entry speed onto the same line, what must you do with your steering rate... make it quicker, the same, or slower? It your are already at max lean then it will not be possible. Well maybe you can help here due to the delay from answer to reply,too much holiday cheer , Where is the reference? I can't seem to find it now. It is in one of Keith's books. If you want to increase your entry speed onto the same line, what must you do with your steering rate... make it quicker, the same, or slower? It your are already at max lean then it will not be possible. -- I'm not talking about when you are already at max lean... I'm talking about when you are at your turn point and STARTING your lean. You didn't say that. But my answer above still applies. To me you are looking at one specific area instead of the whole. You know as well as I do that many things of the past lead to the actions of present. The present being of course, What to do with the entry speed vs turn rate? Vague questions receive receive vague answers, or answers that are not considered from he how hath asked! Now here is a question for you. What is max lean? ktk has already partially answered this in another thread. What would you add or take away from his answer? Oh, I am still waiting on the answer to this question... How does this apply to a series of corners (s-curves) that you're trying to go faster through? In other words, what must you do to be able to go faster through a series of corners? It depends of the series of corners. Are they fast in slow out, or slow in fast out? Why does that matter? I was going along with the orignal theme of the thread. For those that trail brake "in the fast in slow out" could be hampered by how quick they can turn, at least for the first turn. So which steering rule would you apply? Did we get there this time? You tell me. Jeff

I think it is the RS125, Which would mean that bike rider combo would be less than 325LBS ready to race. I have one bike that maybe, on a very strict and expensive diet may reach that weight dry, that includes no oil, gas, and battery!!! W00T!!!!

My brother and I had one of his books ages ago. I don't have it so I guess my brother ended up with it. I will take a look into Arnold's new book and see if it jars any old memories. Thanks Cobie

Having a seat customized for comfort is a two way street. Comfort for touring is different than comfort for track riding. There are materials that are more grippy than others. For instance, the stock vinyl seat on my GT is slicker than owl poop. I replaced it with the Ducati "comfort seat" which is contoured different and covered in a different material. I do not know what the material is but it has a lot more grip and sliding all over the place was redused greatly. Once upon a time MV Augsta covered their seats in suede for the extra grip it provided. Gluing or velcroing foam in the front ( around the pointy area of the tank, you know; "That Area" ) and the back where you butt slides too can help with body positioning. The front maybe questionable because that could affect your ability to hang off. Look around and you should be able to find an upolstry shop or a company like Corbin, Sargent, etc... that can modify a seat to your liking. Some shops will even ask you to try the seat in an uncovered state to ensure that the padding is correct for you. Comunication will be a big deal when doing this. Stomp Grip ( on the tank) helps a lot for keeping certain body parts happy too

Are you sure about that, or could that be a Survival Reaction causing the uncomfortable feeling? What starts causing your uncomfortable feeling while cornering? Bonus Question: What signals would the bike give you when it is approaching maximum lean, and what is maximum lean?