[K9inAZ]

Hey all you northerners, guess what?

I'm going to a trackday tomorrow!


That is all!

[phobiaphobe]

[Mattress]

I'm going next Sunday

[Red Rider]

x 2

[Mojave954]

Man you are a dick.

I was at the track yesterday with a trackday tomorrow (possibly) and riding today.

Sucks HAVING to do this all yr round.

[Mojave954]

Originally Posted by Mattress

I'm going next Sunday

If you are going to WSIR there is a 2 case beer fine that must be paid as soon as you exit onto Rosamond Blvd. Sam Adams is prefer'ed.

[Mattress]

Originally Posted by Mojave954

If you are going to WSIR there is a 2 case beer fine that must be paid as soon as you exit onto Rosamond Blvd. Sam Adams is prefer'ed.

I'm going to Buttonwillow, or else I'd bring you some beer, it wouldn't be Sam Adams though, I'd bring you some home made stout or some of my Christmas Ale I have left over (bout 4 gallons left)

[Mojave954]

Originally Posted by Mattress

I'm going to Buttonwillow, or else I'd bring you some beer, it wouldn't be Sam Adams though, I'd bring you some home made stout or some of my Christmas Ale I have left over (bout 4 gallons left)

That will work too.

[ND4SPD]

Originally Posted by Red Rider

x 2

That's alright...Mr. AZ tough guy ain't gonna be able to breath in June MI weather 'cuz of the humidity.

[K9inAZ]

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

That's alright...Mr. AZ tough guy ain't gonna be able to breath in June MI weather 'cuz of the humidity.

I never said I was tough! Heh heh heh, see you guys at Grattan.

[Mojave954]

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

That's alright...Mr. AZ tough guy ain't gonna be able to breath in June MI weather 'cuz of the humidity.

Its a DRYYYYYYYY heat. Not like that stifeling crap you guys get with 70-90% humidity with temps just as bad if not worse.

Take a 110 in the desert way before I will take 95/98 anywhere else. 'Sides, you guys get that white crap on the ground and temps that causes water to change states. That ain't right, ain't right at all.

OBTW you NE guys, see another cold front is pushing through MN right now, bringing the "stuff". Have fun.

[Nickelii]

You guys should ask him how his trackday went yesterday

Note: 120 is 120, no matter if there is humidity or not

[CBR Riding Fool]

I might be at the same trackday next sunday, (Buttonwillow) depending on my budget. Already paid for 2trackdays on the 28th and 29th at Pahrump. It gets tough picking which trackday to spend $$$ on with so many so close to each ohter.


In the mean time. Today is my day off. I think I'm going to ride the Crest.

[CBR Riding Fool]

here is a what it tooks like today from Mt. Wilson over looking Los Angeles.


http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/towercam.htm

[Baketech]

Ummm...this thread needs an update...

[Getsome]

Originally Posted by Baketech

Ummm...this thread needs an update...

No doubt... Pictures? Video? Let's have it....


EDIT: He's actually probably still there now that I think about the time difference.....

[Mojave954]

Speak up K9, how was the trackday?????

[K9inAZ]

Originally Posted by Mojave954

Speak up K9, how was the trackday?????

Sorry, I was spending some quality time with the wife. Ok I was buttering her up, so I could spend the money to fix my 954!

The trackday didn't go as planned. I installed my new to me Brembo master cylinder and boy does it work! I wasn't even really pushing it and was testing the new brake setup. I was maybe around 170 at the end of the straight and grabbed some front brakes. Well, let's just say that stock setup doesn't grab as quick as the Brembo setup!

Anyway back to the story. I was about 170 and just beginning to slow down when I started to put pressure on the brake lever. Holy smokes does this baby ever grab! Next thing I know, the rearend is going lite and the front end tucked. Bam! Down I went while going around 150+!!!

I talked to the guy that was behind me and he said that my 954's rearend lifted off the pavement and then front tucked to the right. He said I flew of the bike to the left front of it and then the bike did a semi-flip (Damaged both sides of the bike).

The 954 slid a good ways before it stopped. In fact my Sato Racing foot peg was ground down to about 1.2 inches in length.

I fell on top of my left arm and it got lodged under me while I was sliding down the track. It took me a while to work my arm out from under me. I must have slid a good 300 ft on my arm under my body, so it took the brunt of the damage. I had to us my left hand to push my upper body up, to get my left arm out from under me while still sliding.

Total damage to me was;

1. Road rash on the left forearm/elbow area. Due to my body weight being on it.

2. Pulled back the fingernails on three fingers of my right hand. Due to trying to get my left arm out from under me, during the slide.

3. Sore muscles and joints on the upper left side of my body and right hip/knee.

Basically, not that bad considering the speed I was going when I went down.

Total damage to the 954;

1. Rearsets toast both sides
2. Clip-on tubes bent both sides
3. Throttle switch/tube assembly smashed
4. Fairing stay bent
5. Race plastics smashed up. Armourbodies held up pretty good.
6. Brembo and stock levers rashed
7. Brembo resevior split in half
8. Dented tank on right side
9. Scott's damper ripped of the mounting. Need new mount, might be able to save the damper.
10. Billet Tech stator cover rashed. It held up fine, but doesn't look pretty anymore.

Overall, the bike faired pretty good. Nothing that a little time and money won't fix!

That's all I can think of right now. Oh yeah, it's hard to type with one hand.

[ND4SPD]

Dang dude...glad you're ok. Get 'er fixed up before Grattan.

[Nickelii]

Glad to hear you're okay Rick, heel fast, you've got about 3 weeks til the 5th. To everyone else, what Ricky didn't tell you was that the track he was at is surrounded by walls, the one in the PSC video posted in here. Had he been at any other place on the track he would be drinking his food through a tube or checking out early. I'm glad you're okay Rick, sure do need that ride to Grattan

[Mattress]

Holy crap dude, glad you're ok

[K9inAZ]

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

Dang dude...glad you're ok. Get 'er fixed up before Grattan.

Heh heh heh, I'm calling Todd(Cal-Sportsbike) in the morning and ordering all the parts for the 954. I have to spank Nickelli's ass at a trackday on the 5th!

[Mojave954]

WOW,

Good to hear you are alright.

[Nickelii]

Originally Posted by K9inAZ

I have to spank Nickelli's ass at a trackday on the 5th!

So what you're saying is, you're going to win the next trackday?