The only seat time I'm getting is the ride to/from work and well fine in the AM .. hot and bad on the way home.
few weekend's ago the Cathy and I took a ride to Amicalola falls. about a 1+ hour ride, by the time we got there both of us jumped off the bike because we were both sore. I felt like I'd been on the bike all day. I have got to get more rides in this year.
(Message edited by riding_tall on August 09, 2011)
Maybe I can barrow a bike....I miss the hills and riding with good friends.
I always enjoy watching that video.
BTW, The weekend after labor day the weekend 10-11 is when the WERA National Challenge Series event is at Barber Motorsports Park. The 4HR Endurance race is on Sat starting at 12-4pm. MB Racing team riders are Laird Canfield, Tim Ivanoff and Myself.
We'll also be racing on Sunday in sprint races on our own bikes.
Just though I would stop to say hey again, and extend the invite once again for Moto GP. Free place to stay, and that Friday night were having a gathering / cookout for all the buell folks coming into town. Would love to see some of you guys! Hope all is well.
Alright guys. I did a top end rebuild on my bike. Got it all back together today and started it. It's making a squeeking noise when it's running. I have been told by a few people that the noise is normal with a freshly built motor because the rings are seating.
Heres a link to a short video of it. The noise is hard to hear, but what do you guys think??
Well before I start that, Great ride. had a few moments during the ride though that I did'nt talk about while relaxing at riders hill.
First happed some where near lake burton. Fran and I had been separated by some slow cars and in a straight section of road a car came into my lane. I was behind Fran and he was center/right and I was on the left near the center line. In the small gap between Fran and I, a dark colored honda accord drifted across the line. So quickly I did'nt even have time to move or hit the horn. So close that if I would have had the side bags on we would have made contact. Looked in the mirror and the car came almost completely in the oncoming lane before going back over. Thankfully there was no one behind us.
I was in the back all day because the bike was just "wrong" all day. I was doing just what you said Matt and pushing wide on the exit. One corner .. not riding hard at all I ran wide and hit the center line .. and a reflector while still leaned over. that is not something I want to do again.
Ok ... work rant starting now.
It's been that kinda month. 3 weeks ago our corporate business system crashed and was down for a full day. 2 weeks ago the core link into our data center went down ( the backup link was in place .. but dark and not configured ) down for a full day.
yesterday I get a text that a server here in GA is out of space .. thats why I was growling at my phone while we were at riders hill. As soon as I get home .. our data center in MI is having power and backup generator issues. ( big storm went through lower MI ) worked till about 1:30am - started first thing in the AM today. about 5pm power is back .. and our main WH building catches fire !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like I said. I needed that ride to decompress.
Oh and in the middle of that today a friend who was in town called and was broke down on the other side of atlanta .. luckly he was able to get going again and made it home.
> I was behind Fran and he was center/right and I was on the left near the center line. In the small gap between Fran and I, a dark colored honda accord drifted across the line.
Yikes! That's scary.
Have you ever met Alan aka English? He's probably the best rider I know. Not just the fastest, but also the safest. He hasn't crashed in something like 20 years. He taught me how they ride in the UK:
Always enter a corner from the outside. If you're going around a left hander, you should be almost on the white line. If you're going around a right hander, you should be near the yellow (if not a little over it some times). It not only gives you the best line through the corner, but it also gives you maximum visibility, and it puts you out of the way of any oncoming vehicle that blows the turn and runs wide.
If you've followed me much, you'll notice that I rarely run staggered. I'm always moving from one side of the lane to the other. It probably drives people behind me insane if they're trying to maintain a formation.
The other HUGE thing Alan taught me was to keep my eyes on the "limit point."
The "limit point" is the point where both sides of the road appear to converge to a point. It's the furthest you can possibly see, and it gives you maximum reaction time.
Also, that point tells you exactly how fast you can take the corner. Just keep that limit point the same distance away from you. If it starts to get nearer to you, the turn is getting sharper - gently throttle off. If it starts to recede, throttle up and chase it. The road tells you what it's doing so you can ride comfortably even if you've never been on it before.
Looking at the limit point also keeps your eyes up off the pavement and reduces your sensation of speed. We all have a panic threshold at which our mind shuts off and we freeze up. Looking down at the ground increases the perception of speed and can push us over the threshold. I've been in situations where I thought I was running too hot into a corner and started to freak out. Simply raising my eyes up to the limit point shut the fear off like a light switch, and I realized I was just fine.
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