| Author | Message | ||
     Xb9 |
All loaded up, See you guys there! | ||
| Mikef5000 |
I'm always against trailering, EXCEPT when going to a track event. By the end of the thing I'm so drained I just want to sit in the luxury that is my huge ford van and cruise control my way home. | ||
| Us_uly |
I'm loaded, see you guys in the AM! Dave this is my first track day, I'll take your pointers. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Checked in the travel lodge... I'll be in the older silver Saab 9-3 with the trailer, and Bob brought a shelter... and I have tools, so if anyone needs anything give us a shout. You can tell its a Buell track day, because there was a big line of Hondas in trailers on I-71 on the way over  | ||
| Jimduncan69 |
does anyone know what time does the gates open? | ||
| Ceejay |
Tanks for stopping jimiD! I needed a break after hoofing it... | ||
| Jimduncan69 |
Ceejay, no prob i wish i would have been there a little sooner. maybe would have saved you a gallon of sweat... what a great day. went thru 2 sets of knee pucks. got to ride the 1125CR. it does look better in person. but i still think it needs a different rear end. | ||
| Xb9 |
Great time! Working with the novice group riders, I must say you guys took all the instruction well and hope you all had a great experience. Saw a tremendous amount of improvement from the first session to the last. | ||
| Reepicheep |
You run out of gas CeeJay? | ||
| Ceejay |
30.4! That's how many miles you can go on the reserve light. Of course that's with the first 15.8 being on the track, so I'd imagine that you could get at least five more miles on reserve before running dry with normal riding. The bike starting cutting out at clancyville?-the small town right off of 71 but I figured I could coast to the gas station-I made it to about a mile away...Pushing a 400 lb bike in full gear ain't much fun JimiD stopped and asked if I needed help, but we were only about 400 yds from the station so it was just easier to finish the job. One more reason why I may stop the riding to trackdays. The time was ahelluvalotta fun despite the push at the end, and seemed a little more structured for us novice guys. Big thanks to all the instructors(Nuke!), Buell and STT guys. Way fun and well run... I'm very sore today. I played four years of college football for a Div II school-Go Pumas!, and that seemed to be about the same amount of exersion, just spread out over 8 hrs. I'm still somewhat in disbelief in regards to everytime I'd get off the bike after a session in the afternoon my legs would be shaking from all the work... | ||
| Reepicheep |
I can't imagine trying to push the bike any further then the trailer after that full day... Wow. You get the official "iron man" award for the day  Rest of Bob's pictures at: http://picasaweb.google.com/rjhodgeman/BuellInsidePassDay2008MidOhio# Haven't pulled any of mine from the camera yet, not that I took many. Too busy riding | ||
| Ceejay |
Cool Pic! Thanks! | ||
| Rde48 |
What a great time again this year. The day was a bit more structured for the novice then last year but was still great. My 1 session was a little slow and then I rode demos the rest of the day until the last session and then went back out on my bike. Riding the demos all day really brings out the low points, like the foot pegs, shift, break leavers of my S3. They all spent most of the last session grinding away on the track. Acutely coming out of Thunder Valley the track decided to shift my bike out of gear. The demos are a great opportunity to put the Buells through a good hard run and see how they feel and all I can say is they are great fun bikes to ride. The 1125CR was a great bike but that 1125R just grows on me each time I get to give it a go. It has smooth usable power all over the place and never told me NO. Even the Firebolt never ran out of power for me. I find it hard to believe anyone could write a bad review of these bikes. They take beating after beating, session after session, and keep coming back for more. Thanks to BUELL for making it possible for me to get on the track and for letting us ride the hell out of your bikes. Thanks to STT for providing us with a good organized day and Mid Ohio for a great track. Again thanks to Buell!!! Without you I would still be trying to figure out how to get my sportster to handle like my S3. Also the inside pass program that allowed me to get on the track for my first and now second time, I would never know my bike the way I do without this opportunity. And for keeping the Demo program alive for not only us owners but everyone that gets intrigued by a commercial or someone comments, and allowing them to really see what Buell is all about. Well Done! | ||
| Nukeblue |
ceejay sweet pic! well done! nice to meet you guys. maybe ill see you at the lube the 10th if it really is buell night that would be cool. i gotta say after riding the 1125r a couple times i prefer my 9r. it just feels like home i guess. plus i'm sure i was gettin around there quicker | ||
| White79bu |
Reepicheep, I am the guy on the 1125r in the pictures. I had fun riding with everyone. I know after lunch I was able to pick up the pace alot. I hope to make it next year. But next year I will be in intermediate if there is a spot open. | ||
| Mikef5000 |
AAARRRRGGGGHHHH when are they going to post the pictures???? I'm dying here waiting! | ||
| Mbsween |
Here's one of JimDuncan69 with a well used knee slider Thanks again for the tape  | ||
| Mbsween |
And when he ran out of slider, he went for the belly pan  | ||
| Mbsween |
I gotta learn, less brake more gas!  | ||
| Jimduncan69 |
Matt, my pleasure. note to self for next year: 1. DON'T WEAR BLACK!!!!! 2. take chin cowl off 3. bring extra pucks "thanks buell for giving me an extra set" 4. get a set of firebolt pegs "for more lean angle" thanks Mark "wolfridgerider" for letting me borrow your extra set. | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
The van is loaded for round 3.... Beaverun last weekend, Mid Ohio yesterday, Nelson Ledges this weekend.... just one more fix... its all I need... I swear.. just one more.... Great to see everyone on the HOTTEST day of the year... at the track... burning up the rubber! If any of you are in C-Bus next Wednesday I will be helping with the "Buell Night" at Quaker Steak and Lube on Polaris Pkwy. I will have the Race bike and a bunch of Fasttrax info with me. Hope to see ya there. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Cool! Nice to hear from you White... | ||
| Mikef5000 |
Anybody else have problems with the website for the pictures? They were handing out the business cards all day, but they say: Find your photos at Buell.com/insidepass Fotos by Fonzie Well that link does take me anywhere... I think it's supposed to be here: http://www.myinsidepass.com | ||
| Rde48 |
You would think they would just redirect the url listed on the nice glossy business cards to go to the correct site for the pics. Still waiting. | ||
| Jimduncan69 |
i am sure it will take him some time to sort thru all of the pics he took. he probably took several hundred if not a 1000 pics that day. then he has to dump them in to his computer compress them ad the sponsors logos then sort them by class then finally upload them to the web. they should be up in a couple of day's don't worry. | ||
| Hammer71 |
Does Gary have hair in that pic? LOL | ||
| Jimduncan69 |
sure i do!! it's around my nuts remember?!?!?.......lol | ||
| Mikef5000 |
Sorry to interupt the love fest... I'M GOING NUTS! I'VE CHECKED FOR AN UPDATE ON PICTURES EVERY HALF HOUR TODAY! AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH | ||
| Jimduncan69 |
Mike, relax there young grasshopper your patients will soon be rewarded. Confucius say: Man with hole in his pocket feels cocky all day! | ||
| Hammer71 |
You let that stuff grow back? Shorn damn you shorn |
