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Author Message   Dago Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 03:25 pm:        Yes, Sir.   Ortegakid Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 09:14 pm:        Thanks David! And I'm only fast 'cause of the awesome bolt I ride!(it flat works!) It was seriously super fun and a great track for us, we need ten or twenty buells there next time! I love Texas!!,cant wait for more!   Skully Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 10:42 pm:        Hey Derek, Hope to see you, David, and more Buells at OHR soon! Blake and I are talking about a track day in the 12th of November. We'll see how it pans out. Keith   Blake Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 05:36 am:        The Ortega Kid is in Texas?! Cool! Way to go guys. Dago, No need to wait until racing season. Autumn and Winter are great times to do the track thing at OHR.   Dago Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 08:47 am:        Not only is he in Texas, he's already proven to be a true Texan. Both he and his wife are good people. See? That's why I like you two much. Ya'll bring us track days when I thought there were none. Hook it up, please! I'm very happy to hear that OHR doesn't close simply because it gets cold. Jared, the class was cake and the mock race was fun. I hope you do decide to get your license. It's more fun hanging out in the paddock area with a bunch of people you know.   Ortegakid Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 10:09 pm:        Please keep us informed, any and all track days will be happily attended,let me or Dago know, and thanks to ya'll, we are now Texans for life!   Buellerthanyou Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 12:36 am:        More pics from the Texas Ducati track day on October 10: Hangin' out (L to R): Lootenant Dan, Dawg, El Jefe', Crashin' Chris, J.C. and Blazin' Shane.   Buellerthanyou Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 12:59 am:        My XB and Shane's S1 "slumming it" under the Ducati Austin tent. Actually, Ducati Austin kicks a$$ and we're grateful to be allowed into these Duc only events). S1 and XB hangin' out with Lootenant Dan's Thruxton. Hey! They're not gonna let THAT out on the track, are they? My goose would be cooked! You could probably drive this car UNDER a Humvee! Extreme zoom with a crappy camera...oh well, better than nothing. 'Nother long shot...   Buellerthanyou Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 01:16 am:        Blazin' Shane and Lootenant Dan suiting up. Crashin' Chris is just leaving on his Monster in the background. A l'il Blue Buell in a sea of Red Wolves! Ah, but the Ortega Kid and his Track Weapon are here to save the day! Nice to meet you derek! More longshots. Crashin' Chris (I think) looks like he's about to pounce on a rabbit in the grass! Last longshot: I had a great time and look forward to doing it again soon. Motorsports Ranch is much more fun than Texas World Speedway. Maybe we can get a Buell Only track day together and invite some Ducs along for a change! I also have a first person POV video that I'm happy to share, but have nowhere to host it. If you look at the front of my XB above, you can just see the CVS video camera mounted on the right side of the front fairing. It worked fairly well and I'd like to experiment more with these on the track. HellBuelly J "There are only three sports: mountain climbing, bull fighting, and motor racing. All the rest are merely games." --Ernest HemingBuelly   Dago Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 08:13 am:        Great pics and commentary, Buellerthanme. PM me and I'll provide you an FTP site to which you can upload your video. We'll have that sucker hosted in a matter of no time.   Cowtown Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 09:08 am:        Great pics. Can't believe I went to work!   Dago Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 05:24 pm:        If anyone here is interested, I just put up an offer within the QuickBoard for free NASCAR tickets.   Blake Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 10:53 pm:        Jay, Email it to me and I'll throw it up on the site here. Be glad to. Email to ... Blake at BadWeatherBikers dot com OHR on 11/12 is in the works. Nothing but us track day fools though. If you want an ambulance we'd need to arrange for that separately. Join CMRA as associate member and cost is $75, otherwise $100 for a day at OHR. Not sure if they will issue 2006 memberships yet or not. Probably will since last race of the season was two weeks ago. You know what I'm thinking? A BadWeB Endurance Team. I say we use Dago's bike. All in favor? The aye's have it.   Blake Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 11:23 pm:        http://www.cmraracing.com/involvement.htm for more info. Ignore the text under the Associate Membership heading that says "This level of membership does not include riding privileges of any kind." It is wrong, wrong, wrong.   Dago Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 03:53 pm:        I'm all in favor of the endurance team. From what I understand, it's one of the best ways to ramp up to running the sprint races. Time to read up on the rules...   Rpmchris Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 06:42 pm:        OK - with one week to go before the Saturday 10/29 ride, "count me in" Buellers include: Chris H. Paul Kevin Micah Bruce Derek (may be meeting us part way through the ride) Chris R. "Count me out" Buellers: David - baby due, but I'm hoping he'll meet us in the morning for breakfast and/or demo rides Patrick - still doing his Navy thing, and may not be back by then Justin (grayghost from sporttwin.com) - broken motor mount on his tuber and needs to take it in, so he may try to meet up with us there We're still waiting/hoping to hear from Danny, Forrest, Gary, Justin, Jared, and Jonny. I also invited Brad (Buellman - Admin/host of www.sporttwin.com), but he's in the process of moving and didn't think he could go. Anyone else? Let us all know if you're in!   Kevinfromwebb Posted on Sunday, October 23, 2005 - 09:35 pm:        Hey, I sent out an email about nailing down the plans for the demo day ride... Another comment, I was looking at the Buell site, the IMS in Fort Worth the first weekend of November:goto the Buell booth and get a free t'shirt. You have to give them you're VIN number but I guess I'll trust them they work for Buell. And you'll have it with ya if you carry your insurance card... Kevin   Dago Posted on Monday, October 24, 2005 - 11:18 am:        Here's a suggested ride for you guys (~174 miles). http://www.forthefew.com/default.aspx?p=Rides&r=3 I've done it several times. It's not too long, not too short, and not too straight. I'd suggest you eat in Muenster for lunch. It's a German community with excellent meats. I sure wish I could go. But Wednesday's D-Day!   Rpmchris Posted on Monday, October 24, 2005 - 02:50 pm:        So far the plan is this (minus a few forthcoming details)... 8am *Optional* Meet in the Corinth area for breakfast/coffee (anyone have any suggestions?) 9am *Optional* Meet at American Eagle HD/Buell for demo rides 11am Leave from AE HD/B and ride north (NE or NW, TBD) into southern Oklahoma (approx. 200-300 mile ride total) 1pm Meet for lunch somewhere on the ride (TBD) 2pm Ride some more, back into north Texas 5pm-ish Meet back at AE HD/B 6pm-ish *Optional* Beverages in the area 'til ??? for those who don't want to go home yet... Add Jonny to the above "I'll be there" list, and Forrest to the "I can't be there" list. Post up if you're interested!   Cowtown Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 12:37 pm:        Required viewing before this Saturday's ride. http://ueba.com.br/forums/index.php?showtopic=19607&hl   Slowride Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 02:22 pm:        Cowtown, what are ya trying to say! LOL that is the biggest cluster I have ever put my eyes on. Speaking of riding safety, what is the preferred riding width and distance of this group? I ride side by side with friends I know and trust, but with a group of 6-8 staggered and spaced always seems to be the rule. Any input is most appreciated....   Cowtown Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 03:39 pm:        Slowride, I always ride in single file in a group. I leave it to each rider on the distance they feel comfortable with. I don’t like to ride staggered because I like to move around in my lane depending on road conditions, oncoming traffic, topography, corners, ect., and I’m sure that would drive the rider behind me crazy. The odd thing about that series of photos is the first one looking up the street looks like there’s plenty of distance between the riders. Does anyone what country their in.   Rpmchris Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 04:57 pm:        Speed and a blind crest of the hill surely contributed to this mess... I like staggered if I'm riding in a mostly straight line and at sane speeds. Go faster or curvier, and I'd rather be single file as well. It is up to the ride leader to set clear expectations and the pace.   Cowtown Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 06:07 pm:        Everyone think of David and Lili (the Dagos) tomorrow. They're having their baby girl!   Rpmchris Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 07:15 pm:        For those of you who would rather ride on a full stomach Saturday, meet at IHOP at around 8am. If you don't want to eat, come for a cup o' joe. Otherwise, meet us at American Eagle HD/B at 9am for demo rides, or at 10:30am for the group ride. IHOP Restaurant 8310 S. Stemmons Freeway Hickory Creek, TX 76210-2424 (940) 497-3162 This IHOP is about 2 miles south of American Eagle on the southbound I-35E frontage road at the Swisher Exit. Coming from Dallas, take Swisher, and U-turn under I-35.   Rpmchris Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 07:31 pm:        This may be another chance to ride or hang out...I'll be there Saturday for sure (my wife is having a "girl's weekend" and I've been kicked out). Buell at Ft. Worth IMS (International Motorcycle Show?) Friday, November 4, 2005 - Monday, November 6, 2006. Fort Worth Convention Center Exhibit Halls A-E 1201 Houston Street Ft. Worth, TX 76102 USA "Are you a Buell owner? If so, stop by the Buell area to say “hello” – we’ve got a free t-shirt for you, all we need is your vin number."   Buellerthanyou Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 10:15 pm:        All, Here's a link to the video I took during the recent Texas Ducati Track Day (Buells welcome!). Blake was kind enough to host it for me, though the quality seems to have suffered somewhat in emailing it. The .mov version is clearer than the .wmv version. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/Videos/ This is using one of the CVS Pharmacy "one time use" cameras, though they really aren't "one time use" if you're a little bit handy. See Reepicheep's posts on the subject elsewhere on the board or here: http://camerahacks.10.forumer.com/index.php I taped it on to the right side of my fairing. In the meantime, enjoy! HellBuelly J "When we discovered Buellism, we did not have the aim of discovering Buellism. We only wanted to express what was in us..." --Pablo 'P3' Picasso   Rpmchris Posted on Friday, October 28, 2005 - 12:42 pm:        Here's the proposed route for our Saturday ride. Dago mapped nearly this exact route, found here - http://www.forthefew.com/default.aspx?p=Rides&r=3 I'll have several copies of the route to hand out. Leave American Eagle HD/Buell at 11:00 am. Corinth north on I-35, and west/northwest through KRUM, PLAINVIEW, and SLIDELL, to FORESTBURG (approx. 50 miles, >1 hour) FORESTBURG north through HARDY, GLADYS, and ST. JO, to BULCHER (approx. 25 miles, >30 minutes) BULCHER south and east through MUENSTER, MYRA, ERA, VALLEY VIEW, and MOUNTAIN SPRINGS, to TIOGA (approx. 60 miles, >1 hour) Lunch from approx. 1:00-2:00 pm at Clark's Outpost in TIOGA (101 N HWY 377, corner of Gene Autry - 940-437-2414) TIOGA east through GUNTER, ELMONT, VAL ALSTYNE, CANNON, and PILOT GROVE, to DESERT (approx. 35 miles, >50 minutes) DESERT west through WESTMINSTER, ANNA, WESTON, CELINA, and PILOT POINT, to SANGER (approx. 55 miles, >1 hour 10 minutes) SANGER south on I-35 and I-35E to CORINTH (approx. 20 miles, >25 minutes) We should be back at American Eagle HD/Buell by 4:30-5:00pm. (Message edited by rpmchris on October 28, 2005)   Kevinfromwebb Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 06:57 pm:        A pic from yesterdays demo days... Kevin   Kevinfromwebb Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 07:00 pm:        Still trying to figure out the best resolution for the pics...