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  1. Gravisman

    How to go from zero-to-track

    I have a friend who has never ridden a motorcycle but is an athlete already very into action sports. She might be interested in getting into motorcycles, but probably specifically for the track - I don’t think she has much need for or interest in street riding. So, my question is, how would...
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    This time of year

    I get really anxious waiting for track day schedules. I had a mild panic yesterday when I realized I hadn’t ridden my track bike since mid October - coming up on two months! - and that if I waited til April (I won’t) then it would be 6 whole months. Oh, the humanity of it all.
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    Thunderhill thanksgiving weekend

    Curious if anyone is actually gonna go ride in 50 degree rain. Damn that sounds miserable.
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    SDK at Valencia

    https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/american-sean-dylan-kelly-making-moto2-world-championship-debut-at-valencia/ Can’t imagine how amazing it feels for Sean Dylan Kelly to get to ride a Moto2 bike this weekend. Maybe next year someone will give me a call :cool
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    Carters THill 10/12-10/13 B+ group

    I’m selling a B+ group pass for the weekend. Saturday is 3 mile, Sunday is 5 mile. $400 DM if interested.
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    Thunderhill Turn 8

    So I’m curious to hear people’s thoughts on turn 8. I’ve heard people say they go through there flat out on the throttle, and I’m struggling to see that. I feel like I get good drive (for a B-grouper) out of 6 and I’m hard on the throttle through 7, putting me in the triple digits as I approach...
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    An angry hit and run

    https://apple.news/A2MSXArm-TIquUWx6l_cTTQ Some people are just angry. I never understand that.
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    Last second advice - missing registration

    I'm selling a bike today to a buyer who's financing it through his credit union. One of the documents they want is the registration, which I've just realized I can't find. I have the title, which to me is the important thing, and I have current stickers. Obviously getting a new registration...
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    Turn in your badge

    In the movies, whenever a cop gets suspended, they always have to turn in their badge. Just curious - does this happen in real life? My suspicion is that a suspended officer is just told not to come to work for a while, but they don’t bother doing anything with the badge. What say you, LEOs?
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    aim solo 2 lap timer

    Does anyone have any experience with the aim solo 2? I've been thinking about buying it, but the internet is thin on specific information such as whether the product comes with wiring to connect to the motorcycle battery, how long the battery life is if running on its own, and how easy or...
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    650 twin race bike

    I’ve been looking around the internet for options to buy a 650 twin that’s setup for racing. I’d love to be able to get something like what jhsracing.co.uk builds, but they’re in the uk :( Haven’t found much of anything in this part of the world. Maybe my best bet is to look around the pits at...
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    Warmers for street tires

    I just got a set of warmers as I slowly upgrade my track-going gear. Currently I'm running Diablo Rosso Corsa tires - I plan to upgrade to something like Supercorsa when they wear out, but they've got a good amount of life left and I plan on using them up. I know that Rosso Corsas are a tire...
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    Replacing helmets

    So, for all you track riders and racers, do you replace your helmet every time you go down? If not, how do you decide when? $500 for every fall before even beginning to address the bike sounds steep to me, but maybe that’s just the cost of doing business.
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    Lap timer

    What do people recommend for a lap timer? My needs aren’t too fancy - I just want an objective way to measure my progress.
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    Bodywork painting

    I have a set of armour bodies that are currently factory gray, and I’d like to make them purple. I’d paint them myself, but I don’t have a place to do it. Anyone know somewhere I could get a solid coat put on for reasonable cost? I live in SF, so closer to the city, the better
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    2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R - needs a little work

    13000 miles, clean title - $3000 OBO Hey, all. I'm the second owner of this bad-boy, riding it since 2012. We've had great times together and I started becoming a track rider on this bike a few years ago. It's only been to a handful of track days, but unfortunately it's had a couple spills...
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    Unregistering a bike

    I have a resistered bike which I’m considering converting to track only use. Do I need to do anything to “unregister” the vehicle or can I get away with simply ignoring registration and insurance renewals? Do I need to register as PNO even if I never plan on converting back to road legal?
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    Dogs at track days

    After doing my first 3 track days in the last two years, I was really hoping this year to break out and start doing a bunch more, but a wrinkle has come up in my planning process. That wrinkle comes in the form of a puppy who will be joining my home next month. Since its "my dog" my wife has...
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    Removing a smog box

    After crashing my 2009 zx-6r last weekend at Thunderhill, the dudes at PTT saw my smog canister hanging off the remains of my bike and were like “you can just remove that.” I’ve tried to do some research across the internet on this and it does seem like people are removing smog canisters, but...
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    Trailer in a Bag

    https://www.stingertrailer.com/product/trailer-in-a-bag/ Anyone have any experience with this? I would really like to have something I could use for towing to track days but I have very limited space. Even a Kendon folding trailer is probably too difficult for me to store. Any feedback...
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