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Vinb
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 10:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I don't have one but I bet a could repair it or make a new one for you.
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Chippy
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 04:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I have an edelbrock can that tattoo Jim was gonna build into a latus for me.
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03worc9r
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 06:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
So the edelbrock is not ready to be bolted on right?
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Scotty_j
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 07:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Where the hell is Tat, anyways? I took a picture for him...



And one for Tripp-



And we ran into a dude at the Bean who said Lucretia's dead?! WTF Tripp?
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03worc9r
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 07:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
got pm. thanks
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Firebolteric_ma
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 12:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
If you need any help/advice with the bike, you know how to get a hold of me. We've done surgery on a few mufflers here. :-)
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Ttr523123
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 12:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Maybe you guys DO crash a lot? Is Jeff a bad luck token?(Only kidding guys).I hope he is doing well.Godspeed to mailman(?).
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03worc9r
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 01:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
lol, who wants to come ride with me and try your luck?
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Mailman
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 05:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Buells are heavy and slow. But they crash nice
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Firebolteric_ma
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 06:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Mailmen are also, but I hear they crash well. Glad to hear all is good with ya.

How ya feeling today? It gets better, don't ask how I know this. ; )
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Chippy
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 07:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
If you're wearing the right gear, crashing is a great learning experience. I always learn something from a crash.
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Ttr523123
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 07:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
That it sucked?
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Chippy
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 07:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
not really. kinda fun in its own way...and certainly lucky that they all required minimal effort to get going again. in a power ranger suit, you can kinda do anything, as long as you don't try and tackle the ground.
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Firebolteric_ma
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 08:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Keep going, I'm taking notes on crashing correctly.

I obviously suck at it in a bad way.

Is it bad I sometimes feel I should have ran the dude over instead? Cuz I definitely feel I got the sh!t end of the stick on this one. <sigh>

EDIT: staying home & the pain is getting to me, I'm glad I didn't smash him, Id feel like a tool bag if something seriously happened to him, like death....but only then.

(Message edited by firebolteric_ma on August 16, 2010)
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Chippy
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 08:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Ya did get the poopy end. Lots of lessons learned there for sure. These webz probably don't help much. But it's almost winter anyways.
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00nastym2
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 08:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
hey eric how are you feeling anyways
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Spdrxb
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 - 10:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
WTF is this winter talk! The best riding of the year is coming.(sorry eric)
Ive been really busy doing outside projects etc.Havent been on here much to catch all the banter
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Damnut
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 12:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I gotta say that was a fun ride home eric. lol ya took it good though........ "don't make me laugh dude" you were missed at the track, had several folks ask how you were

check out what ya missed this weekend. I gotta dip my outside shoulder a bit more.

http://s803.photobucket.com/albums/yy317/Jimbospictures/August%2015%202010%20BoMo%20trackday%20Intermediate%20group/

(Message edited by damnut on August 17, 2010)
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Scotty_j
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 07:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Way to rock the NEBO trampstamp, Dumnut! Eric: You don't suck at crashing... you just do it really, really, really, really, REALLY well.

(Message edited by scotty_j on August 17, 2010)
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03worc9r
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 08:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
okay, before the buell rage starts, I know some of you guys are junk collectors......anyone have a spare xb primary cover?
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Chippy
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 09:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I feel no rage.
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Firebolteric_ma
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 11:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)



yup, you look twisted up in this photo, Your a$$ and shoulders should line up.

It also helps to have your body position set before the corner in the brake zone. Practice what it feels like on stands in the garage and get a kind of system down for how you get into the right position. (I use to do it in front of a big mirror downstairs while the bike was in the house.) Then when you're coming into the corner (T3 for example) you can have your ass half off the seat, knee out, ready to go at turn in. I try to put my face where the rear view mirror would be or so and look through the corner from there. This not only gives you a consistent process but breaks it apart from the tipping in movements, allowing you to be more consistent and hit the right position every time. There's a reason you see pros with their knee out way before they actually dive in.

It comes down to the good old, trying to keep your head outside your mirrors. which you don't have, (see photo below). Just keep playing with it something will click, just use the outside arm to stabilize yourself and keep trying to lean farther. I end up with my outside arm laying across my tank if I'm ripping hard.





you want to be anchored to the bike through your feet and keeping off the bars. To me that's the best way to explain it. What I did to improve was changed the way I thought about it as I was setting up before the turn.

I concentrate on hanging off the bike and leading with my shoulder. If your leading with your shoulder your not thinking about the rest of your body and this may be why your crossed up. Think about your hips and your shoulders moving together, and make sure they are both facing straight (are parallel to the bars) as opposed to twisting towards the outside of the turn when you slide over on the seat. Push the bike away from you to decrease the lean angle as you move your hips and shoulders together and do this all at once. It should be one SMOOTH transition, and completed well BEFORE you flick into the turn while the bike is still straight up. Another way to look at it is don't rotate around the tank. For head position, think of it as trying to eat your inside fist and look as far ahead as you can, It "slows" everything down and makes for smoother transitions.

Okay, lesson over for today...But see here for tips

" Dont make me laugh bro!...It hurts still...haha..fun ride home for sure.

(Message edited by firebolteric_ma on August 17, 2010)
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Chippy
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 12:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
What he said. I try and look at pics of myself immediately after coming in. That way whatever I see that I don't like (besides my ugliness and gut) I can correct asap. That way I'm not reinforcing bad habits. This past race weekend, for example, I look lazy in every shot. Next weekend, chin and shoulder drops.
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Damnut
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 12:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Chippy... call me, need to give you $$.
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Ustorque
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 04:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Anyone have a working Head temp sensor they want to part with?
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Blue_pipe
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 06:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Tomorrow. Victory motorcycle demo ride at Higgins Power Sports in Barre Ma. come one come all..I'm thinking about trading my Buell for something more heavier.Victory Hammer.

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03worc9r
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 07:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I don't see you on that bike Felix
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Chippy
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 07:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I went the total opposite direction. Half the cylinders, half the displacement, half the weight. Twice the fun, twice the crashability.
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Ttr523123
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 07:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Why not just add to the stable?Best of both worlds.
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Chippy
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 07:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
That dude with the win.^
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