[fT-z33wor]

Shout out the NR! for getting this sub-forum established and operational! Was going to initially post this in the members journal sub-forum, but it seemed a lot of people on there found my last bike journal rather irrelevant. Only makes sense since this is predominantly a car forum and the fact is I haven't built a car in over 3 years since I jumped ship.

Bike build thread seem a lot more suited for this sub-forum. I'm certain it peaks more interest as more people can relate.

So I just sold the Duc last month. She's treated me well, but its time to move onto others things, especially if these other things will vastly aid me in further improving my riding skills. I didn't waste anytime, within 3 days after the sale of my bike, I picked this one up off craigslist.

A 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R in the iconic Kawasaki lime green. It just broke 7000kms. I've ridden Suzukis, Hondas and Ducatis, now truth be told I've been wanting to hop on a Kawi for a while. Renown for their peaky screaming motors, and strong brakes out of the box (for a supersport anyways, I think my 1098 raised he bar rather high: 330mm floating discs with Brembo 4 Pot Monoblocks hngg). I wanted to see what all the rave was about.

I had the choice of getting the '13 model, but my heart's been set on this generation (09-12) zx-6r for specific reasons.

I have quite the Christmas list of goodies coming in for this bike, and the small items have just begun to trickle in. I don't want to give out the full list at once, but the bigger "spendy" parts are made to order so I'll post them up as they come in, maybe some teasers most likely end of this month. I've given myself until early May to get this thing ready for the season down South of the border.

In the mean time I'll just post up what I've done so far. I'm keeping it streetable, I'm not a club racer just a very avid track day goer. I may throw race bodywork on it down the road and just graft a headlight onto it if I don't go with cheap Chinese fairings again. Want it streetable so I can still boot around town and enjoy the social aspects of riding. As much of a blast shredding pavement is, who doesn't like going to the beach, picking up chicks and the occasional hard parking at Starbucks. :hotbaby:

I purchased the bike with a couple of items on there from the previous owner:)
-Steel Braided Lines (just saved me the trouble from replacing, ty!)
-Fender eliminator
-Integrated Tail
-Pazzo black shorties w/ red adjusters, which I'm replacing (if anyone's interested in buying they fit 07-14 ZX6R)
-M4 GP slip-on

First time on the operating table :lol
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Ugly Halogens gotta go! Just a 35 watt DDM kit, burn rate is 6000k.
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Tested out with no issues! Bit a pain to find a permanent place for the ballast though. The ballast is still not completely fitted but I will find a remedy when I take the nose cone section off to install my suspension
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Stomp Grips! These things work wonders, I've ran both tech specs and these. Tech specs are great for the street as they adhere better to jeans but I had to switch them out after the first track season. The Stomp grips just work better with my leathers, especially the material located on the inner thigh of my 1 piece.
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There actually is a trick to installing these successfully without any air bubbles. The answer is a simple blow dryer and tennis ball. One to heat up the adhesive, and the other to even apply the tank grip while pushing out any potential air bubbles.
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Finished! Install roughly took 20-25 minutes each side
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Windscreen arrived today. Makes a world difference when you are in full tuck, wind turbulence gets annoying down the straightaway as your helmet just pulls.
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Before photo!
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After photo for comparison :)
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[?NR]

good stuff!

eager to see what else you have planned for it.

[Vale46Rossi]

Windscreens? Who needs those :P

[fT-z33wor]

:lawl: not Howard apparently

[Vale46Rossi]

:lawl: not Howard apparently


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[BaoTurbo]

Didn't you have the 1088? How does it feel to ride a lower cc though and a Suzuki

[Raid3n]

:suspicious: suzuki?

[CharlieH]

Didn't you have the 1088? How does it feel to ride a lower cc though and a Suzuki

i think the biggest difference isnt the smaller motor, but the fact that it's a silky smooth i-4 as opposed to a giant lazy v-twin. no power down low on the 4 cyl but its gonna be a beast on the track.

[?NR]

su... Zu... Wut??
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[fT-z33wor]

Didn't you have the 1088? How does it feel to ride a lower cc though and a Suzuki

I did, the 1098 was the bike I just sold. It's really on par with what CharlieH said, the smaller cc bike is much more agile and my initial impression was how easy and effortless it was to tip the bike in and flick it back and forth. Grant you the 600 provides a different kind of fun, the nimbleness and manageable power makes it a lot less work to ride fast. You're not constantly wrestling the bike like you would on a 1000cc and you're not as easily susceptible to body fatigue as quick. The 600 also provides more usable power so I can be much more generous with the throttle instead of feathering it like I would on a liter bike in fear of breaking traction out the corners. If you give too much gas too quick on a liter bike, the rear tends to squirm on you. It's nice to be able to attentively focus when pushing the bike hard, instead of riding in fear of it.

that being said, on the street it probably matters little. I would prefer to have a 1000cc for the street as they're gobs of fun. The off the line power, and stability of a liter bike at highway speeds make them great for the road.

I thought I would be power hungry after making the switch, but so far this bike's been keeping a grin on my face. I didn't miss the low end torque as much as I thought I would.

The Suzuki I've ridden previously was a '05 gsx-r 750, that also happened to be my first bike. It was a lot of fun, and a happy medium between a full blown 1000cc superbike and a 600cc supersport. Didn't have to downshift to overtake and pass people, and noticeably more stable at high speeds than a 600.

[fT-z33wor]

What a pleasant surprise, weekend's off to a good start
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I'm gonna show you guise...just the tip. :mamoru:
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[fT-z33wor]

Had the time to do some test fitting tonight, say goodbye to the oem rearsets! Oh and its true that once you go with aftermarket rearsets for the first time it's difficult to go back.

The pair I had on my last bike were Lightechs, decided to try something different this time around, went with a beautifully CNC'd set of rearsets from Sato Racing.

The reason for changing out perfectly functional oem rearsets? For me there's a few major reasons:
-fixed pegs of aftermarket rearsets offer much better rider feel and feed back of what the bike is doing
-the pegs are more aggressively machined, it almost zero's any chance of your foot slipping off when transitioning or setting up for turns
-fixed pegs add extra protection and acts as a secondary slider for when your bike goes down, provides extra ground clearance minimizing body damage
-increased adjustability allows me to position the foot pegs much more aggressively, provides extra ground clearance in full lean.
-utilization of ball bearing joints

^ the last reason also happens to be the most important of the 5. Most aftermarket rearset companies utilize ball bearing joints in the hinge areas of the levers. How is this useful? Well in the event of a crash (I've even seen this happen from a tip over) the stock shift levers, if bent even slightly at the hinge area, will seize. Ball bearing joints on the other hand don't. This could make or break a track if you lay your bike down early on the in morning. Even if you did bring spare parts, it could also be the difference between waiting track side for your bike to get picked up and eventually brought back to the pits for you, or just being able to pick up your bike and ride back to the pit immediately after your crash. They only pick up bikes twice a day, so you're gg'd if you dump your bike early in the morning, or mid-late afternoon.

Here's everything laid out!
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Everything has just been hand tightened until I figure out how aggressively I want the pegs to be positioned. Remember, always use loctite!
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Rotated my shift arm from bottom to top. Finally took the plunge and went with a GP shift pattern (this reverses the shift pattern). It will take some getting used to initially, but will benefit me in mid corner/out of apex up shifts. To shift up, I simply now step down, and to downshift, I lift the lever up. Up shifts will be even more seamless when I install the Bazzaz Quick Shift unit to use in conjunction with the set up. Essentially clutchless up shifts where I can leave the throttle wide open. It operates through a piggy back unit and a sensor in the shift rod that cuts the ignition for a few milliseconds when it senses movement.
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[Naka San]

hmm GP shift, interesting :suspicious:

[Raid3n]

1 up 5 down :D i have a friend that had that... i dunno if i'd take that plunge on a bike i daily haha

[CharlieH]

that gp shift is gonna be so handy for turn 9 at the ridge

[fT-z33wor]

I stand by woodcraft products, these are hands down the best frame sliders in my opinion. I've tested them on a different bike and do they ever hold up, cut frame sliders all the way. The issue with no-cut frame sliders is the weak point tends to be at brackets. These brackets are designed to offset the slider puck, so you don't have to modify your fairings, but that doesn't come without compromise. I've seen countless bent brackets from no-cut kits even from minor tip overs. In the event of a parking lot tip over, I'm sure no-cuts will hold up fine, but nothing will be as robust as a frame slider that utilizes your engine bolt as the main mounting point. Some of the woodcraft kits are no-cut, but that only comes as coincidence if the engine bolts happen to line up with the vents in your fairings.

Fun fact: the owner Eric Wood is a retired racer, and he developed and engineered his products with priority of racers in mind. It's always been function over form. All of his company's product line is designed to be as robust as possible and to make track side repairs as easy and simple as possible. (hence the bolts that mount the frame sliders are located perpendicular to the puck rather than the conventional through the puck design) When your slider is grind down to a pulp, its much easier to access the bolt from the side of the puck to remove the damaged unit.
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[bananana]

Damn those rearsets are sweet. Just curious, what is the purpose of the upside down shift pattern?

[Raid3n]

Easier to shift under race conditions if I understand correctly. Easier to pull up to shift down under breaking, and press down to shift up under acceleration
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[fT-z33wor]

Benefit comes at being able to up-shift out of corners easier instead of having to dig for the shifter with your foot. Sometimes you run out of rpm's before the bike is completely upright again out the apex of corners and having a gp shift pattern helps.

The bikes in motogp are actually able to up-shift IN mid corner with their seamless transmissions. It doesn't upset the geometry of the bike/unsettle the suspension, its pretty nuts what those machines can do.

[fT-z33wor]

New shoes arrived :hotbaby:
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Also got some proper sized levers in, I need more leverage than 2 brake fingers down a straight away. Plus they are folding magnesium, lessens the chance of breaking off in a crash.

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Clutch side installed!
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[?NR]

lots of goodies going onto the mean green machine.

[fT-z33wor]

Frame sliders went on today! Here is the base installed.
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Finished product after using a dremel to shave out the space for the slider puck
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[z3german]

nice work on the dremel, how long it take?

What would you use for something that you have a cut a hole into (yours is only part cut)

Im thinking just drill smaller hole and dremel the rest, given how clean yours looks

[fT-z33wor]

My mech actually did the installation and dremel work for me this time. I didn't want to touch the engine bolt when installing these sliders cause if the engine shifts out of place, its easy to tear out the threads when reinstalling the bolt.

Last time when I drilled out the holes for my fairings on my 1098 it took me about 20 minutes each side, I think it was on par with what my mech spent on it today. My 1098 fairings are a prime example of what you are asking. I used a sharpened punch to insert into the frame slider base once it was secured, then test fitted the fairing back on the bike, and applied pressure on the area of the fairing that sits over the sharpened punch.

This leaves an impression/mark of exactly where the slider puck will be going on top of, then drill a pilot hole where the indent mark is using a small sized drill bit. Remember to tape up the area you want drill using painters tape (to prevent paint from flaking off) and then find a stead surface to put the fairing down on, and finish the job with this tool.

(these come in many different sizes, so make sure its just slightly larger in diameter than your slider puck)
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then it looks like this when you're done. READY TO CRASH! lol jk :lol
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[JD¹³]

Bet you wish you had those frame sliders on before you dropped the bike :troll:

GP-QS.... once you're used to it you'll never go back.

[fT-z33wor]

LOL ohhhh come on man no faith, this bike's previously been in a tip over by the last owner, those scuffs ain't from me! You know when I go down again, I can only go like a BAUSS! :lol any predictions this year? Cold tires aint an excuse anymore, thank god for tire warmers & ntec's.

kudos on the gp shift, its grown on me. Can't wait for the QS, pretty stoked! New Bazzaz shift rods are modular and don't differentiate between left/right, push/pull anymore!

[fT-z33wor]

Ok this is gonna be along one haha :lol Finally getting around to tackling the installation of my quick turn throttle kit from Euro Racing and Woodcraft clip-ons.

Essentially the aftermarket clip ons give you better length and angle adjustments, a big improvement over stock handle bar positions aka. T-rex position with your hands all angled up front. The longer bars will give me added leverage to muscle the bike around between left/right transitions. It also makes track side repairs exponentially easier as the handle bars are now a 3 piece unit and the bars can be changed out easily.

The quick turn throttle? Well that is exactly what the name say it is. The kit come with an aftermarket throttle tube, throttle cables, throttle housing and 3 different sized cam profiles that reduce the throw by 1/4 turn, 1/2 turn and all the way up to 3/4 turn. This is my second throttle kit and once you ride with one of these its difficult to go back settling for a stock throttle. It drastically reduces the throw of the throttle so you can hit WOT/wide open throttle with much less wrist movement. It's annoying having to grab two handfuls of throttle when coming down the straight aways on track days, and this unit will allow you to have better drive out of corners as you're able to roll on the gas much quicker.
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first step, getting under the tank to access the throttle body
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Keep diggin' gotta get beneath the air box! Also remember to mark down the order the injector plugs go in.
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Finally gained access to the throttle bodies! What a rats nest of hoses and connectors. Only going to touch what I need to!
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The cables were actually buried between the frame and throttle body. I was really reluctant on removing the throttle body so I found a way to access the cables through the side from underneath the fairings!
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Out with the old!
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In with the new cables!
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Commenced removing the stock clip on assembly!
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Remember to try to keep organized so you don't lose any of your bolts!
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then I proceeded to disassemble the clutch side!
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Triple clamp, and stock clip ons removed! Took some muscle but the top triple clamp came off, remember to use a steering stem stand. It doesn't stress the forks and makes reinstalling the top triple clamp much easier!
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Breaky time. Treated myself to an ice old Grolsch, green just like my machine lol
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Stock clip-ons, no
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Biereeee yes
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Dry fitted the new clip ons, seeing what position was ideal and what lengths I could use without hitting the gas tank at full lock
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Brake side
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Time to start measuring and drilling for the control instruments!
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Using a marker to mark the area I'm going to punch with a hammer before drilling!
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Having proper tools make life so much easier lol
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Find the appropriate sized drill bit that fits, then make a pilot hole and go from there!
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And voila, perfect size.
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Remember when installing grips, the one with the larger inner diameter goes on the throttle! These are by far my favorite grips, they are smaller diameter and are super soft. Benefit of the smaller diameter grip is it requires less effort to maintain a strong grip when you're throwing the bike around or hanging off it.
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Slowly coming together
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Again, more adjustability in length and angle, you can see the difference in length side by side
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hmm which cam do I go with?
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The midsized maybe?
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test fitting with the teflon spacers
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Fuck it :fuckthatshit: LOL just going to go with the gold/largest cam profile
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and all assembled this is what the completed unit looks like! It's about a 2" throw to WOT at the moment. Decided to jump the gun, as I had the mid sized cam on my 1098 and I got used to it pretty quick on track. This bike being significantly smaller 600 I figured its no biggie
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New hand controls as they sit, another step closer to being finished!
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These just came in today, tank protectors from R&G Racing. Metal tanks don't get along very well with paved concrete. This is just me being proactive
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Installed with double sided tape for now, the kit came with a tube of silicone that I will eventually utilize!
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:megusta: ERMAGHERD look what came in. Part of my suspension package. It's a Penkse 3 way adjustable rear shock with an remote reservoir. :sweetjesus:
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Annnnnd the money shot, so now the rear's all set just waiting for my front suspension components to arrive!
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[fT-z33wor]

Well, out with the old! Big shout out to my mechanic for his once again solid work. Suspension stuff is out of my comfort zone and today he spared some time to remove this stock shock and throw my new penkse shock on.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a254/cbc-Em1/image_zpsf8deea63.jpg

In with the new, once again! Decided to raise the rear of the bike by 5mm, essentially what this does is increase the quickness of the turn in and improve the flickability of the bike. It makes the bike dive into turns much more aggressively with minimal effort required.
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Initial impressions, I had to get used to riding the bike again. The rear felt noticeably taller, definitely can't flat foot. I think I should use the time from now until May to get used to the new tip in characteristics of the bike. When my DOT race tires go on, its going to raise the rear even a little higher than it already is now. The DOT races have a much more aggressive profile than regular street tires and in turn result in a much taller tire. Why? Increased contact patch when bike is in full lean, and also improved turn in.

As far as the ride goes, it felt a bit firmer on smooth roads, but when going over large bumps the rear of the bike didn't tossed around as much and it just felt planted. I'll get a real impression come May down at the Ridge Motorsports Park, I can't really offer much feedback until then as I won't have an opportunity to really push this bike.

[Vale46Rossi]

I gotta step up the game and get an Ohlin's installed :D

[rk604]

WOw didn't know you started a build thread...good stuff James!

[#19]

that's a different way to remove the clip ons.:whistle:
i've always considered it far easier to simply lower the forks down rather than removing the top clamp and then having to find a torque wrench and re-torque the stem nut.

[fT-z33wor]

I gotta step up the game and get an Ohlin's installed :D

Better get it ordered before the season starts! :hotbaby:

WOw didn't know you started a build thread...good stuff James!

Yeah man, :bigthumb: I thought you guys knew! I told you I was keeping a journal of the build on the group chat mane

that's a different way to remove the clip ons.:whistle:
i've always considered it far easier to simply lower the forks down rather than removing the top clamp and then having to find a torque wrench and re-torque the stem nut.

I'd have to see if I can access the pinch bolts for the lower triple tree first, but that actually sounds like a pretty solid way to doing it. For my 1098 it was a pain in the ass to access the lower triple without removing the nose cone!

Plus I was paranoid with not being able to get a good feel of how tight/loose I'm securing the lower pinch bolts and resetting the height of the forks. I'm mostly scared about over tightening the lower pinch bolts as I've heard it can impede on the travel of the internals. Hmm whats your take on it? :teach: Could use your 0.02

[#19]

It's easy and basic, imo far easier than removing the top clamp. sure, you may have to remove the fairing but that shouldn't be a big deal.
i've dropped forks myself countless times and not once had any issues, you'd have to seriously over-torque the pinch bolts to damage the forks -in fact I don't even know if it's even possible to do so. imo.. The pinch bolts just need to be tight, whereas the stem nut should be properly torqued to spec.
As for the height of the forks, it's no biggy. measure the rise of the forks from the top clamp first before you lower them, use a pair of digital vernier calipers for your measurement if you want perfection. it's something you could be doing anyways if you want to change a bike's geometry and handling. For example my street SV has the sag set in the proper range but I found the handling too slow, turn in was too heavy.. so I dropped the front end a bit to speed things up.

[Vale46Rossi]

Better get it ordered before the season starts! :hotbaby:





http://i.imgur.com/GFzxxYZl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/FUtPalal.jpg

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Fine :P

[fT-z33wor]

Is that the TTX, or recently released GP?

[Vale46Rossi]

Is that the TTX, or recently released GP?


MKII TTX !!!! :D

They dont have a GP one for the Diavel :(

[fT-z33wor]

:troll:

Ha GAY!!! - YouTube

[-EuroRSN-]

Holy Shit, you put so much work into this bike already. Great job bro!

[fT-z33wor]

Thanks brah, appreciate it.

[fT-z33wor]

Oops, forgot to post these up. New set of rubber for the season came in two weeks ago. Big shout out to Jason over at Dunlop Race Tires Service, they always deliver! Decided to go with D211 GP-A Ntec dot race tires this year instead of a the full blown KR series superbike slicks. These are the new updated AMA spec supersport tire for 2013. They recently changed the profile over from 190/55 to a 190/60 to give the tire a taller profile.

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Can't wait to try these out in May :jerkit::buttrock:, I'm giddy just thinking about it. Like slicks I'll have to run these with warmers.

Compounds are:
7455 Medium Front
8477 Medium+ Rear
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[Doubl3_H]

sick brah

imma track dazes wit u guis

[fT-z33wor]

Join us this year! It's such a blast, we always have a small convoy heading down to Seattle.

[Raid3n]

when are you guys going next? i'm down haha.

[CharlieH]

btw james i have a 200 ntec rear if you wanna try that out after you wear this set out lol. they're the uk made ones and noticeably stickier

[Naka San]

me = pirelli fan boy all the way

[fT-z33wor]

btw james i have a 200 ntec rear if you wanna try that out after you wear this set out lol. they're the uk made ones and noticeably stickier

ohhh sankuuuuu :hotbaby:

me = pirelli fan boy all the way

You're just all over barry's caaaack lmao :troll:

[Naka San]

ohhh sankuuuuu :hotbaby:



You're just all over barry's caaaack lmao :troll:


Just like you all over Kevin's caaaaaack ....LOL :heckno:

[fT-z33wor]

Just like you all over Kevin's caaaaaack ....LOL :heckno:

http://forums.starcitizenbase.com/uploads/monthly_04_2014/post-6333-0-89340600-1397318477.gif

[Noir]

Were you @ Bayside Performance today at around 5pm? If that was you, that bad boy of a bike looked prettier in person. :thumbsup:

[CharlieH]

he works there haha

[fT-z33wor]

Were you @ Bayside Performance today at around 5pm? If that was you, that bad boy of a bike looked prettier in person. :thumbsup:

Thanks man! Just wait till its all done at the end of May :thumbsup: hopefully.

[fT-z33wor]

Bazzaz QS4 quick shifter unit came in! This is a sweet little piece of equipment that allows clutchles and essentially seamless up shifts :hotbaby:. It connects in with your ignition harness and ecu. The kit comes with a shift rod sensor that will send a signal to the unit to momentarily cut ignition when there is movement in the shift lever. It allows you to lock the throttle wide open and smash through the gears without ever rolling off :fullofwin:. I'll take everything out soon and lay it out with photos, probably installing later this week.

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10151226_10152436738466474_4258392734884668318_n.j pg?oh=52b76fe0b79ccc2c2e4e547cf687fee6&oe=55F877CB

This is what it sounds like.
SICK as GIXXXXER 1000/750/600 QUICK SHIFTER - YouTube

[CharlieH]

mine sounds like this huehue

Bmw S1000rr Akrapovic full system and Quickshifter - YouTube

[fT-z33wor]

bOOOOOOO-*brap*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*brap*BOOOOOOOOOO OO

[bananana]

Much porno. Very appreciate.

[fT-z33wor]

Finally got around to ordering the chain and sprockets, kept stock gearing for the track's around here on the West coast. A set of Superlite steel sprockets in 520 pitch, 43 teeth rear 16 teeth front!

Perfect fit on that Marchesini hub, kick's going on end of those month hopefully. For the chain I went with a RK GXW 520 in gold.
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[fT-z33wor]

Its time for a bit of an update, this thread's collecting dust! Kind of went MIA on everybody over the last two months. As a few of you probably know, I was involved in a pretty big accident on track back in mid June while at the Ridge Motorsports Park. Won't dive too much into the details but it was a bit of a freak accident, and essentially manifested into a 4-5 bike pile up.

The result was a separated shoulder and broken scaphoid/distal radius on my throttle hand, so this Summer was more or less a write off. Undergone surgery with an orthopedic specialist on June 21st, and just had my pin sites removed 3 weeks ago. I'm just finally back on the road to recovery. Doing physio 3 times a week to stretch out the tendons and regain range of motion back in my wrist. Strength is still at 20% and my range of motion is still only at 30% but I'm happy with the progress so far given the short time it's been.

Some pics from the day of the accident!
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CharlieH striking a pose :lol typical antics in the pit between our sessions
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Asked EvilX the samething, but this was all I could get out of him.
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Taken shortly before the crash :nyan: only photo I got this year unfortunately. I was really bummed out I didn't get an action shot with the rest of the guys. CharlieH and EvilX got some pretty bad ass photos from their last trip down on the 17th of Aug, I'm hella jelly.
https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/p480x480/10502440_10152602888996474_6244422022519025256_n.j pg?oh=aa2732edccdea286285ce983edc40c8e&oe=55FA7642

Then the crash.... :fuuuuu: they had to cut me out of my gloves and one piece. I'm the one in black on the ground in this screen shot.
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**the photo after the x-ray is graphic**

One week post crash. 1 plate and 11 screws later, an x-ray of my wrist. It looks like someone's carpentry project from highschool.
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External fixator/pin site was used due to my fracture being in a delicate location. The surgeon said he's seen the procedure/internal hardware come undone before in the past, before it's fully healed. Maybe its over kill but it was just a extra means of precaution.
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Three weeks after surgery, first time seeing the bike post crash! Damage assessment:
-Body work
-Windscreen
-Throttle Cable from throttle kit needed replacing
-Bent rear rim (shout out to greens wheel repair for the awesome job)
-Sato rearset components required replacing, stuff holds up pretty well
-Tail light
-Right Clip-On Bar
-Scraped up exhaust
-Rear tire (7 laps old :()

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For those that want to see the removal of my pin site, I had it filmed on video:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152647561491474&set=vb.514901473&type=3&theater

Day I had my pinsite removed, this was 5 weeks post surgery.

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1 week from that day, the holes healed over nicely.
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The incision for the hardware in my wrist! But enough about this, back to my bike.
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Annnnnnnd new body work is in! Big shout out to GP Fairings, they never disappoint. Quality on the paint and vinyls are superior to other brands of aftermarket bodywork in the market. This would come to be my second set of body work from them.
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Diggin under the tank so the new throttle cables can go in!
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Rearsets repaired, and still one of my favourite pieces of hardware on the bike! GP shift pattern with bazzaz standalone quickshift :woot2:
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Slowly coming together, new colour scheme for next year huehuehue
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It's finally starting to look like a motorcycle again. :concentrate:
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Dremmel skills, can I haz? Holes trimmed for the woodcraft frame sliders.
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ALAS! Returned to its former glory (well, sort of) lol. Decided to go with the 2010 scheme. Figured adding a bit of contrast looks nice, plus it compliments my rims! :hotbaby: Tail light and new rear tire installed as well. I'm finally back, have some more updates coming soon!
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[SoNaRWaVe]

i hope you have a speedy recovery! this might sound stupid, but with all the injury and only about 30% progress in healing, did you do this all by yourself?!?!

[saiko]

I don't follow your stuff too much, but wow.. trooper and a huge bike enthusiast. Ride safe and keep us posted in your journal!

[fT-z33wor]

i hope you have a speedy recovery! this might sound stupid, but with all the injury and only about 30% progress in healing, did you do this all by yourself?!?!

It's much appreciated, and I hope so too! Did you mean did I make the progress all on my own? Well I spend about an hour a day doing physio exercises outside of my sessions, whether it be light weights to gain back the muscle I lost from atrophy, to stretching my tendons back out that contracted from being dormant for 2 months. Also my wrist joint had stiffened up to the point where its near immobile and you have to gradually force it free and move it in different directions to gain back the range of motion. The only way is to push through the pain. You gain it back slowly but when you're anxious to rebound from it, it can feel like the progress is moving at a crawling pace. It's good to set the bar high though because if you let it passively heal on it's own, it would permanently heal with limited range.

I was doing a bit of research on my own on the internet with people that have had similar fractures (ie. video recovery logs on youtube) and the range of motion I've recovered in the last 3 weeks is what some others have made in 2-3 months time, it definitely helps me sleep easier at night. I actually even rode my bike today for the first time in over 2 months :megusta:

I don't follow your stuff too much, but wow.. trooper and a huge bike enthusiast. Ride safe and keep us posted in your journal!

Thanks and I will! This thread will remain alive so long as the bike remains intact :lol feel free to subscribe!

[Vale46Rossi]

http://www.quickmeme.com/img/25/25e83a0c3ba71e2837ad9997e5419c7dc87c7b850171b5ce26 21e6c165aa098e.jpg

[fT-z33wor]

Take My Hand - YouTube

[SoNaRWaVe]

That's dedication! I was referring the work on your bike lol. If you had did all that by yourself! Being injured and all

[fT-z33wor]

That's dedication! I was referring the work on your bike lol. If you had did all that by yourself! Being injured and all

As far as the replacement of my rearset components and rear tire go I was not able to do it on my own this time around due to the lack of strength. Electrical stuff I don't fair very well either so our shop mech was kind enough to lend me the hand I needed 3 weeks ago (pun intended :lol).

The body work I was able to finish off on my own though, although it was challenging. I'd say it took me about 10-11 hours total with my strong hand this week:woot2:. It involved a bit of drilling, trimming and filing to get some of the pieces to properly line up. Plus the aftermarket body work did not use stock mounting brackets for the headlight housing so I had to find/use alternative sized hardware in certain spots. It was a lot of assembling and disassembling to ensure all the fitment and lines of the bodywork were to my standards.

[SoNaRWaVe]

keep it up! you'll be tracking again in no time. i always love the pics you take/post.

[Sunfighter]

Wow! Bike is looking terrific and your hand arm looks hugely improved as well.

Hard to believe how much progress both of you have made!

[Sunfighter]

Any updates (on bike and arm)? :)

[320icar]

Holy shit how did I miss this dude. I don't even have words to say how brutal that wrist looks ( like it must have been). At least it's a good kill story instead of "I tripped on the curb while trying to text someone".

Beautiful bike and I love the colour scheme. How do you like the m4 gp pipe? Does it still have the cat on there? My fav pipe on my fav bike, so I've got a boy crush now

[fT-z33wor]

Any updates (on bike and arm)? :)

Still doing physio, the bike's come to a temporary halt but I still have some front end components coming in. I'll probably have them installed come Spring. I have about 50% range of motion again and it's still improving so this is good news! I have a final follow up with my surgeon one week from today. I've actually been back riding since August, against my physiotherapist's advice :lol should have seen his reaction when walked through the door with my lid in hand

Holy shit how did I miss this dude. I don't even have words to say how brutal that wrist looks ( like it must have been). At least it's a good kill story instead of "I tripped on the curb while trying to text someone".

Beautiful bike and I love the colour scheme. How do you like the m4 gp pipe? Does it still have the cat on there? My fav pipe on my fav bike, so I've got a boy crush now

Ohh I hear you man it's definitely served as a good ice breaker for people I've met over the last few months, and thanks! This particular m4 slip-on does eliminate the cat. While I think it looks and sounds great, it is obnoxiously loud. At certain a rpm it'll drone at a frequency that just resonates inside the whole helmet :eek5r: so I had to resort to wearing noise cancelling headphones. I'm sure it doesn't help either the fact that the outlet for the pipe sits directly under the rider's right ear. I swear this pipe is the neighbor hater 2000 haha, especially during the morning hours.

[fT-z33wor]

Hey guys and gals, just another update. I'm still here :) just the last few months have been super busy. The paramedics had to cut me out of my gloves and race suit back in June, so this calls for new gloves lol. Absolutely love these, they are the Dainese Full Metal RS. It was much different than my last pair which had free floating impact absorbing foam/kevlar suspended on top of the glove. These Dainese gloves instead have the protection pieces built INTO the glove, the last pair of gloves I had felt like I was wearing nothing at all (Ned Flanders reference for teh lulz).

This pair of gloves took a while to get used to though, they were super stiff until after I broke them in and let me tell ya, having a weak wrist youre trying to rehabilitate doesnt help.

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Decided to take the bike out for a quick spin to remedy my winter blues last week. Also decided I should stop procrastinating and put fuel stabilizer in it lmao (last time I rode it was the end of October day before my insurance expired) but its only been 2 months ish.
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In preparation for Spring 2015, decided to pick up some goodies. EBC sintered double h brakes pads! These provide a much more aggressive initial bite than your run of the mill stock pads (unless your bike comes equipped with OEM brembos).

Also finally picked up a Pitbull rear stand as I included my old stand with the sale of my previous bike. I was going to buy one after the first track day last year, but wound up binning the bike so it wasn't a priority after that.

Lastly some Motul Moto Wash, saw this sitting on the shelf at work. Hell of $14 why the hell not give it a try. I haven't washed my bike since, well end of Summer LOL.
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[Vale46Rossi]

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[Sunfighter]

Thanks for the update!

[fT-z33wor]

Shot of my friends from last season, a photo I should have been in :Petting

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[Vale46Rossi]

All 3 of those warriors crashed this season ^ :(

[Sunfighter]

I don't, obviously, have Brembo brakes... what would you suggest as a good street pad?

[fT-z33wor]

I don't, obviously, have Brembo brakes... what would you suggest as a good street pad?

EBC Double-H Sintered pads

Carbon Lorraine Street/Sport pad

either or, I know ebc provide great initial bite

both are civilized enough for street use and at the same time hold up against the abuse of club racing.

One thing though, they will be more demanding on your rotors than your stock pads. So under track use they can wear your rotors quicker.

[fT-z33wor]

Kawi buddies :nyan:
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[320icar]

awesome to see youre out riding again now!

[Raid3n]

haha those gloves look pretty haggard haha

[fT-z33wor]

awesome to see youre out riding again now!

I re-insured back in January!! So ready for the Spring meat, 2015 baby!!

haha those gloves look pretty haggard haha

Street Cred brah :smug: haha! No they come out of the packaging like that. No joke I love them, and I'm not just saying that cause I dropped a pretty dime on them..or am I? (You'll never know :hotbaby:)

[fT-z33wor]

Wow, ok. So 2015 brings some major life changes. So last week marks the last time I wear a pair of contact lenses. I didn't get the procedure done solely for biking per say, but it was more so for my future prospects for work.

After a consultation in early February, I went back to London Eye Center in New West last Wednesday and got my corrective eye surgery done :fullofwin:. The procedure I got was PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) which is the no touch laser method. Essentially what they do is reshape your cornea using a laser. The laser itself burns cool and it vaporizes a minute amount of tissue in certain areas of your eye they have premapped out to correct your near/farsightedness and stigmatism. It's different from the LASIK procedure as LASIK require a small incision be made to the cornea.

It's super bizzare though, you're awake for the procedure and as the laser goes to work your vision slowly clears. It gets blurry again before they clean your eye with out saline. Then everything you see is super crisp but light sensitive. You are in and out in an hour, the surgery itself takes 5 minutes but its the prep work that takes up the majority of the time.

Following the first few days your eyes are just itchy, gritty and dry. Sensitivity to light is going to be noticeable, but will have mostly subsided by the 5th day

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Anyways, I actually got around to wrenching on my bike today. Had to book a week off work and decided to use my last day off to throw on my brake pads. Come to papa baby.

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Remember to loosen the pins that hold the pad in first, then proceed to remove the caliper bolts
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Look at all that brake dust caked on. Dirty as hell, and definitely require a cleaning. You don't want to press the pistons back in to the caliper in this condition. Give them a thorough clean because if not you're pushing dirt and debris back into the lines and space between the caliper and piston itself. That could hinder its performance.
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Dirty ass pistons, shieeeee. No bueno senor.
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The wonders of brake cleaner, grab a toothbrush and git scrubbin'. You'll learn to love the smell.
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BAM! A before and after for y'all. Look at that, squeaky clean. (Still wouldn't eat off it doe).
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Remember, before you start pushing the pistons back in remove the top cap of the reservoir lol.
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And press press press
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Out with the old, in with the new. Side by side Comparison of the oem pads with the new ebc double H sintered brake pads. Gimme that aggressive inital bite pl0x.
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1 pair in, 3 pairs to go. This is just the design of Kawi's Nissin calipers, they decided to go with a dual pad set up for their 4 piston caliper. Reason? It's supposed to serve better functionality for heat dissipation compared to a mono pad set up. Back all cleaned, remember to do the clips and pins as well.
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Finished product, ready for remounting!
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Remounted! REMEMBER to pump the brake master until the pistons are pushed back out and pads are set back against the rotor. If you forget to do this prior to taking the bike back out, you could have a really bad day.
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[Sunfighter]

Was following your brake upgrades on IG earlier. :)

[fT-z33wor]

Today was a good day, I simply love this machine out of all the one's I've owned :jiggy:.

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[fT-z33wor]

Time for another update! Of course with plenty of eye candy :fappery:

After much anticipation (and waiting of course) my cartridge kit is in :fullofwin:. Original gold baby! It's the Ohlins 30mm aka. nix30 kit for the green machine. Stoked cause my front end setup will finally compliment the rear. Since I've changed our the factory shock for the Penkse 3-way, the front end seem to unsettle easily and just wasn't really confidence inspiring down at the track.
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Remember even if you're pushing a stock set up, its important to run the proper spring rates. Measurement is always rider weight + full gear.
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:hotbaby: Beautifully machined top caps
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Of course, decals for the ricer inside me. I mean, how else will people know LOL, amirite? :lol
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Riding to work as much as I can, so glad to see it's finally getting warmer out. Summer nights come soon please!
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Photo's complimentary of my friend, shots of his Raven R6 with my Green Machine.
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No, I'm not taking a selfie. Yes, that's me in the background lol.
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[bananana]

Do the cartridge kits make that much of a difference? Easy to install?

[fT-z33wor]

It increases adjustabililty, reduce brake dive in the front end and makes the bike feel like its planted on rails when cornering. I'll be reporting in when some feedback once I get these bad boys in. It's also supposed to increase the smoothness of the ride over bumps so the bike doesn't unsettle easily.

Installation will require removal of the forks and internals, then replacing the factory cartridges & springs with aftermarket. Also need new oil seals and dust seals as well as fresh oil. Measurements of the oil level will differ to for the new set up!

**edit**

Out with the old, in with the new! New suit next to (whats left of) my old one :lol Decided to go with a different color suit to match up my helmet and gloves :concentrate:. Like my last suit it's a Laguna Seca Pro Estiva (estiva for summer = perforated) by Dainese. This one is actually one size SMALLER, surprisingly fits me better :smug: gym time paid off heh!

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[fT-z33wor]

The installation process begins
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NIX30 All laid out and purdy
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[Sunfighter]

Looking great, man! I hear your Kawi is sharing shop space with a red Daytona now?

[fT-z33wor]

Looking great, man! I hear your Kawi is sharing shop space with a red Daytona now?

Hell yea bro, Patrick picked up a Daytona 675!

Anyways, the forks are in. Front end feels much more planted and unsettles less over bumps. I'll have a real chance to test it out at the end of this month at my first track day of the year. The front end is firm but plush, it's really an out of this world feeling as the bike doesn't pogo stick anymore over uneven pavement.
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Gotta have the swag on of course. Also a fork tube travel indicator was inserted around the fork tube as well during disassembly/reassembly.
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[fT-z33wor]

Race tires back on, registered at the Ridge Motorsports Park for this Sunday. First time back out since my crash, lying if I said I wasn't a bit nervous. It's a mixture of excitement too though.

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[fT-z33wor]

Time for some photo updates from my trip! To my surprise, wrist didn't give me any major problems, I mean, granted a few cramps and a smidge sore but I mean range is completely adequate. FUCK YEA! Nervous wreck during the first few morning sessions and witnessed a 5 bike pile up, which was a bit nerve racking but by the afternoon I was back and the rust was shaken off. I didn't want to go bonkers as I wasn't sure what my wrist could handle so I registered one group lower.

Time of departure, team Green all the way!
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Chilling in the pits in the morning waiting for registration, tech inspection and tires to warm
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CharlieH and I trying to look like we know wtf we're doing :lawl:
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Good friend of ours that just started joining us, for the record this is not how you sit in a chair
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Hopefully I'll post up some action shots later if the photographer at the track snapped some good ones of me, but for now this will have to do.

The cartridge kits WOW they work amazing with the rear shock bike is just planted.

[kchan]

damn it was nice staying in front of you at the ridge :hotbaby: jk

[bananana]

Interesting. There appears to be some extra space in that trailer. I wonder if a tiny little KTM390 would fit :)

[320icar]

Have u ridden one yet?? I'm purposely not riding a duke 390 just in case I fall in love. Gonna wait til I can save up first. Seems like a good commuter/city bike

[bananana]

Have u ridden one yet?? I'm purposely not riding a duke 390 just in case I fall in love. Gonna wait til I can save up first. Seems like a good commuter/city bike

Negative, same issue. But I want for track learner. :lawl:

Back on topic: Bike looks sick!!!!!!!

[fT-z33wor]

Interesting. There appears to be some extra space in that trailer. I wonder if a tiny little KTM390 would fit :)

Hell yeah ;) get one and come dude.

[fT-z33wor]

:sweetjesus: Feels so good to be back, round the carousel we go. Turn 6 at the ridge :)

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