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Buellgirlie
| Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 01:08 am: |
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woohooooo! 83 degrees and jennings racetrack next friday! way better than the snow predicted tomorrow here in milwaukee. my bike's coming along well too - spent some time up at badger motorsports working on it with 3 very nice racer/ex-racer friends who are being kind and patient wiht my learning. have front number plate and rear tail section in progress with the yellow spray painting to get my race numbers on. learned how to drill a safety wire hole, how to safety wire tonight. drained the primary. secured the front fairing with some bolts/zipties now that i've pulled (and sold) the mirrors/blinkers. had new pirelli tires put on. yeehaw! D |
Rubberdown
| Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 08:30 am: |
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I'm sooo envious! Have a great time! |
Uwgriz
| Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 09:22 am: |
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Yes, but did you refill the primary??? Are you going to Blackhawk in May? Hope to see you there! |
Mike748
| Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 10:23 am: |
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I'm ready. Mounted new tires, changed the oil and adjusted the valves. See you Friday. |
Buellgirlie
| Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 09:23 pm: |
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i havent refilled the primary yet. shop was closing up so i just drained it and put the fill plug/screw back in (which i drilled for safety wiring). working on the bike tomorrow and will fill it then - smarty pants! YES i will be at blackhawk in may to race, at road america in april to watch and learn, and at jennings next week to practice and learn! D |
Buellgirlie
| Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 09:24 pm: |
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at least it didnt snow today in milwaukee. though 32 degree wind, 21 degree windchill and rain wasnt much fun at all D (Message edited by buellgirlie on April 07, 2006) |
Shred
| Posted on Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 03:42 pm: |
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See ya'll at the track. I can only do saturday. Its been a busy month already, weekend after next is Barber. Still haven't got another 9R, so I'll bring the street 12R and have some fun. (Message edited by shred on April 08, 2006) |
Paint_shaker
| Posted on Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 10:13 pm: |
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I may be up there to spectate on Sat... My riding buddy lowsided at MBIII and has no bodywork on his ricer... He wants to go sooooo bad, but I would hate to drive up there....lol |
Buellgirlie
| Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 12:31 am: |
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shred - see ya there! paint - c'mon up! i'm still tinkering with the d*^% bike. it wouldn't start saturday....so its either going to get done tomorrow night (monday) to get on a truck headed to florida tuesday night, or i'm going to bring my XB9S (which isnt such an awful backup!). however, i really wanted to have some shakeout runs on the new racebike-to-be. regardless, i'm on a plane to jacksonville thursday and will see you guys soon! D |
Blasterd
| Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 12:37 am: |
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Buellgirlie, Of course I'm on call so I won't be able to make it for the track school, if I am in the area though I will try to stop by. Maybe I can catch the next one.. Ken |
Mike748
| Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 09:42 am: |
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Jennings GP forecast.
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Shred
| Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 11:01 pm: |
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Mike748, Its been a while since I've seen you at the track. Hope to see you with that sweet KTM. Paint_Shaker, Hope to see you there and him too. Was he on that Red Kaw-? If so he was behind me when he when off the road and down that steep Azz drop off. Glad he was O.K |
Mike748
| Posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 05:03 am: |
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Hey Shred, Yes I'll be riding the KTM. Haven't been to too many track days due to the CCS schedule. Arriving on Friday to ride Saturday. See you at the track. |
Shred
| Posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 07:54 am: |
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See you then... |
Firemanjim
| Posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 02:04 pm: |
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You guys all suck--rain yesterday,last week, 34 of last 42 days,rain today, rain forecast on and off through the weekend(can you see a pattern here?).You would think we were in stinking Seattle--- |
Buellgirlie
| Posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 11:20 pm: |
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hey guys - the bike left on a truck today, and i get on a plane tomorrow. see you all tomorrow night! D |
Buellgirlie
| Posted on Friday, April 14, 2006 - 12:52 am: |
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hey florida folks leon, steve, chuck, chris, bruce, and i are in florida! bikes made it just fine. hoooooray!!! see you all soon. D |
Mike748
| Posted on Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 06:14 am: |
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Some pics from Friday
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Buellgirlie
| Posted on Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 07:04 pm: |
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i am exhausted and sore, but thrilled with how the new racebike is handling and i *definitely* improved over the 2 days. i ran 8 sessions of 15 min yesterday and 5 sessions of 20 min today (though i bailed early the last 2 sessions). i got at least 200 minutes of track time , if not more! with under 15 people on track at a time over the 2 days. today, they combined into 2 groups and did TEN sessions today for each group. what fun. yesterday we had leon's XB9R and my XB9R. today we added Diana with a XB9S, Mike with an XB12R, and Tim with an XB12R. Leon's went onto the trailer early. also Mike748 on his KTM, and Brian on a Harley StreetRod. jennings is a great track! i hope to be back again D |
Paint_shaker
| Posted on Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 09:29 pm: |
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I wish I could have made it up there today, but at least I got some riding in today!! Shred, that was indeed my buddy on the red Kawa... Mike, on the first pic you posted, can you give any details on the yellow sliders?? They look like they are attached to the front motor mount/ islolator... |
Ezblast
| Posted on Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 11:05 pm: |
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Yeah - I'd love to see what he did to that Street Rod to race at a real track - lol GT - JBOTDS! EZ |
Shred
| Posted on Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 11:40 pm: |
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I'll have some pics up soon.. Paint_shaker, wish ya'll could have made it down to JGP Mike748, good to see you at the track again, the KTM is so sweet. Thanks Leon, had a great time... I can't believe how many laps I ran today. It was sick... For those of you how couldn't make it. YOU MISSED OUT.... Their is always next time. Leon has a good thing going... PTT I'll have pics up tomorrow... |
Mike748
| Posted on Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 06:00 am: |
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Wow what a great time. Thanks for the invite Dora and thanks Leon for puttng on a great track day. Hope you guys enjoyed the Florida weather. Everyone looked really good out there. Brian was railing out on the Street Rod. Owner of the track said he now holds the track record - On a StreetRod that is.
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Ezblast
| Posted on Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 06:57 pm: |
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Sweet! Did she drag? |
Mike748
| Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 12:56 am: |
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A few more.
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