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Shred
Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 08:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Well its official, I got mail of my bump to Expert status.

WHITE PLATES!!!! With a big red #1



Talked to WERA about the pros/cons of going expert. Their giving me the option of staying novice but with guidelines on what I can do like change to a different class.

1. D' Superstock and or D' Superbike

2. Lightweight twins superbike not supersport

Superstock is Stock bike,mild exhaust work, etc and Dot's or race Dot's

Superbike is "Anything goes" Engine mods,slicks,etc

Stay in the same class but if i when too many races they'll bump me during the year and I'll loose all my points as is.

Anyway with all this said I'm not really sure whats in store for racing next year. I was lucky enough to race at all. Who would have thought I'd even make it this far. Still wish I could have put the Buell on the Podium but it just wasn't in the cards.


BTW, I'd like to says thanks for all the support I got from the 3%ers and Bad Web folks. Thanks again
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Mountainrider
Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 08:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I will have a Uly I just do not know when. Going to have to have a sell off. Donations will be accepted. It will be so great to be back on a Buell. I love my SV and just about every other bike that I have had but the Buell just does it for me. The Uly sets so nice and comfy ,hell I might even be able to take a trip.
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Hooverrider
Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 08:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
congrats shred, job well done. after helping my son with his track days i can appreciate how hard it is to get anywhere in motorsports

mr i cant wait till we can tour i have always enjoyed riding with you.
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Mountainrider
Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 08:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Shred is the man
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Sanchez
Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 10:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)




I got the bike home with no trouble and took it for a little test ride. Man, what a different bike!

> my son's gsxr is not as easy and enjoyable to ride as my uly. i would not trade it for the uly no matter how fast you think it will make you.

Don't worry, my Uly's going nowhere. It will still be my street bike. It just wouldn't make a fun track bike.

Hanging your weight off the Uly is an awkward affair. It's like having sex with a midget, only you're the midget. The gixxer, by comparison, is like a swedish supermodel. It's all smooth curves, and your body just molds itself to them.

> WHITE PLATES!!!! With a big red #1

That freaking rocks. We should use this as an excuse to get together and celebrate. : )
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Odie
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 12:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Congrats Shred!! Well done!!
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Smoke
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 05:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
congratulations Michael!!!
tim
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Shred
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 05:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Thanks ya'll...

M_R, I wouldn't go that far....how about gimp legged fat man! lol! I'll be in last place next year.

I've been hearing the big red #1 makes a great bulls-eye.

Sanchez, I'm broke! Want to do a biker night at Krystals? Chili pups makes me rumble on the way home.

(Message edited by shred on November 28, 2007)
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Mountainrider
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 06:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Sanchez the Gixxer is alsome. Trackdays will be fun!!!!!

Shred I think you are cool and calm enough to handle the pressure.
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Glitch
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 06:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Conga rats Shred!


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New12r
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 07:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Congrats Shred!!
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New12r
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 07:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
well to add to all my bullshit, can someone come by in the next day or so to tell me if the ••••••• email I opened was a virus.

It was just one long code....I thought I recognized the name so I clicked it....
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Sanchez
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 07:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Charlie, you're probably alright. Just opening an email won't usually infect you. You have to click a link in the email or open an attachment. Here's a security scanning tool:

http://www.mynetwatchman.com/tools/sc/

Not a super user friendly interface, but it's effective.
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Sanchez
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 07:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
> Want to do a biker night at Krystals?

Lol, god no. I ate at Krystals once when I first moved to Atlanta, and it made me sick, so I never went back. We can do McDonalds instead. I'll buy you a victory happy meal.
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New12r
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 08:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Thanks!

Them Gixxers sure are smooth eh!

Get her up to about 10k in second and clutch it up, power wheelies will go forever with that huge range of RPM to go through!
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Sanchez
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 10:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Yeah, I don't know wtf to do with all those revs. Damn thing redlines at 15k. I'm riding around in 1st gear wondering if I even need to shift. It feels like it vibrates more than the Uly at high rpm, but it might just feel like that because I have so much more weight on the grips.

It feels really narrow, too. I itch to lane split on this thing.
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New12r
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 10:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Feels like a womans toy huh.....

BZZZZZZZZZZBZZZZZZZZZBZZZZZZZZZZ
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Ratyson
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 11:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Charlie, what line of work are you looking for?

Congratulations Shred! That is great! I bet you will do better than last place.

(Message edited by ratyson on November 28, 2007)
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New12r
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 12:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Dunno really, I just need something that is not flat rate so if I show up I get paid. I would work on pure commission if there is work. I have lots of talent and can learn anything fast, although I am more mechanically inclined and look for work with results that I can see.

I am just really tired of coming to work to surf the net and not get paid but for 2 hours of the 8+ I spend here.
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Sanchez
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 02:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
The inline 4 has so little rotating mass. When you let off the throttle, the revs drop almost instantly. There's no need to wait for them to fall before letting out the clutch on an upshift.

Oh, and the slipper clutch ROCKS. I can pretty much just drop it on a downshift without worrying too much about matching revs.
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Sanchez
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 02:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Here's something funny: the Uly has a better feeling transmission than the gixxer. The gixxer has an extra gear, of course, but it doesn't feel as tight and snappy as the Uly's trans. Still light years ahead of the M2 tranny, of course, but that's not saying a whole lot. : )
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New12r
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 02:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Whole different animal huh. You gonna tag it or track it or both??
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Kdan
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 02:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
From what I've seen downtown Sanchez, you pretty much can just leave it in second gear...At least that's what the brothers I ride with do.
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Glitch
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 03:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
And you don't even need to lift your feet when you take off!

Sanchez, why are you fiddling with the clutch. Other than being stopped I rarely used tohe clutch on the Bandit.
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Sanchez
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 04:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Charlie, I'll do both. After the newness wears off, I'll be back on the Uly for most riding, but I'll still ride the gixxer on the street.

Dan, I could probably just leave it in first for that matter. I think it hits around 80 mph.

Glitch, I enjoy fiddling with the clutch, but I'm thinking I might step up to the violin.
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Sanchez
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 07:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
The gixxer is fun, but I had to take the Uly out and goof off on it for a while when I got home, and it's still the king. It feels like a huge dirtbike after being hunched over on the gixxer. It's far more comfortable and easier to steer. I'll eventually be faster on the gixxer at the track, but I'll never enjoy commuting on it the same way I do the Ulysses.

Pretty much everything about the gixxer is completely wrong for a commuter. The body position isn't as comfortable, the power is fun but completely useless in traffic, the seat is slippery (ouch), and there's no room to store anything.

The only thing I'll say tops the Uly is the low speed smoothness of the engine. It doesn't surge and it doesn't rattle your fillings out when you're creeping along in traffic. If the 1125R has the v-twin torque with less shaking and better low throttle manners, then a Helicon-powered Uly will be the ultimate all-around motorcycle.
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Sanchez
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 07:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
> I rarely used tohe clutch on the Bandit.

I'll be damned. The gixxer shifts really nice without the clutch. I mean, you can shift the Uly clutchless, but it isn't pleasant. The high rotating mass really jerks the crap out of you. All that stuff Lee Parks says about pre-loading the shifter and throttling back a little to initiate the shift actually works on the gixxer.
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Hooverrider
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 10:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
sanchez you need to get together with my son for a track day you guys will have fun.
he is so calm after a track day its like he gets his fix and then he's ok----for awhile
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Shred
Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 12:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I hear ya JC, my wife says I'm always much more pleasant to be around when I come back from a track day or races and PPT/Inside Pass events. I ride so much slower on the roads and in the mtns. when I've been able to get my "track on"


I posted a while back about wanting to do a winter track day. How about New Years weekend?

At Jenings GP

WHO'S IN?

Should I start the roll call?

ME!

Charlie

Tony/JC

M_R,

Sanchez, Bring that Gixxer...BOOY!!! I bet I can having you dragging your knee by lunch and even safely too. Its a great feeling when you drag your knee for the first time, and your not crashing. lol!!!!

o.k folks I could go on and on adding peoples names that I'd like to see make it to a Winter/New Years weekend track day.

WHO'S IN?

I got a weekend pass

At least I think

I'll check with the wife, and make sure its o.k.

(Message edited by shred on November 29, 2007)

(Message edited by shred on November 29, 2007)
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Smoke
Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 05:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
where?
tim
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