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Author Message   Flxmanlethal Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 09:46 am:        thank's greg i'll see you guy's there.   Jpb Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 09:53 am:        OK I'm in for tomorrow! New sneakers are on and tested...just couldn't resist the late night run...neighbors probably weren't too happy but tough. Scotty I'll head to your place first then we can swing by Tattoo72 & then Eric - I want to get a little extra mileage in to scrub the tires before hitting the twisties. Who else is coming?   Ducxl Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 09:55 am:        Cool stuff,another great riding day ahead.   Tattoo72 Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 10:41 am:        Sure 8 is good. See ya then.   Scott_in_nh Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 12:03 pm:        I'm gonna come down and meet you guys at Carl's at 9a   Scotty_j Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 12:28 pm:        Alright Scott!! Try and kidnap Shawn on your way down.   Darren_xb Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 12:45 pm:        Tripp; your meeting up in the am W/fairhaven what time   Ducxl Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 01:22 pm:        OMG!!!Hey everyone! Scott's coming down!!! Woo-HOO!!!!!   03worc9r Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 06:38 pm:        Does anyone know if 2004-2007 xb front and rear pullys, idler, are all the same on the xb9 and xb 12's?????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????   03worc9r Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 06:40 pm:        I want to part together an upgrade/updated belt for my 03 but I refuse to pay $500. for all new from American Sport Bike   Chippy Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 06:41 pm:        fairhaven doesn't know. tripp give me a shout!   Tattoo72 Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 06:53 pm:        I believe the front pulleys are different. The rear pulley and idler should be the same. I'm no expert though.   Firebolteric_ma Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 07:47 pm:        They are both different, They were upgraded in 2004.   03worc9r Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 07:56 pm:        so everything was changed in 2004! but are all the 04+ (pulley) the same for 9's and 12's ?   Tripp Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 07:57 pm:        se mass guys (east of nb) meet at the 7/11 1st new bedford exit from east, called coggshall st. exit, 7:30? and we can take 195 to 95 to 146, sound good?   Scott_in_nh Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 08:25 pm:        If anybody else is thinking about riding down from the north I'll be heading: 95 South from the Hampton tolls 495 West 290 through Worcester 395 to Oxford Probably leaving Newfields about 7a.....   Ducxl Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 08:27 pm:        YEAY!!!   Firebolteric_ma Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 08:29 pm:        yes they are the same.   Firebolteric_ma Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 12:03 am:        I will be passing on tomorrow's ride. I need to do some Data Logging to my bike since I am 1/2 way through Retuning it. Bike needs to be running Great by Monday for the track. Have Fun!   Jpb Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 01:27 am:        Don't give us that data logging crap as an excuse...you're posting at 12:03 am...you're gonna be too hung over to ride in the morning...   Scotty_j Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 06:38 am:        Sure thing, Eric. We'll pick you up around 8...   Jpb Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 06:49 am:        A great day for a ride!!! See ya'll at Carl's!   Scott_in_nh Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 06:51 am:        See you guyz shortly! Come on Eric, datalog on your way to breakfast if you must but come ride with us!   Ducxl Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 07:25 am:        decisions,decisions.Tuber,XB,or 996   Scott_in_nh Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 04:37 pm:        Good seeing and riding with you guyz, I'll post some pics later........ Oh and breakfast was awesome!   03worc9r Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 06:48 pm:        Great ride today! I just got back from meeting a kid in CT. I bought a front pulley, rear pulley, idler, and belt from an 2005 xb9s. I am now looking for a front pulley gaurd/cover (04+). Let me know if anyone has an extra they want to sell before I buy one online. I guess the one I have wont fit the upgraded belt and pulley. (Message edited by 03worc9r on June 01, 2008)   Tripp Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 07:27 pm:        doh, went down pretty hard on the way home, hurt shoulder, maybe a couple of cracked ribs, weirdly a sore throat maybe from chin strap and sore neck - i was taking my exit while a truck was on ramp and he did'nt see me and or care so i sped up then cut right, i thought i was going to low side so i figured i'd hop the curb into the grass but i misjudged the height of the curb and it really threw me up in the air (felt like a motocross jump or something) unfortunately i came down real hard on the forks (bent) and ate dirt, rode the bike home but she's in rough shape as am i, i feel like i got my ass kicked by a karate troop. need new fork tubes, handlebar, controls etc., motor and frame seem to be fine, it's going to take some time to pay for this though so i probably won't be out next weekend - it's good to be alive and relatively intact however!   03worc9r Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 08:11 pm:        WTF, Tripp, I wish you were kidding. Thank goodness you were able to get up and ride away from it. DId the truck driver stop after this? This not a good way to start the summer for NEBO.   Eboos Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 09:00 pm:        Tripp, that really sucks. I hope you feel better soon. Todays race was a surprise success. I got to the track tired and less then motivated. Missed first practice as usual (too much crap to do between the time the gate opens and Group 3's first practice). Second practice I showed up pretty late for, but after 1 lap, it seemed like a fire lit under my ass. I was all over a couple of bikes in front of me, and carefully watched them to see where I know I could stick a good pass. It was pretty cool being stuck in traffic instead of causing it. I passed a couple of guys and then on the last lap, I got stuck behind someone that was really slow in turn 3 and then suddenly 2 motards came up on my inside right when I was about to turn in. I took the escape route and signaled that I was pitting in. The weather was weird. It was sunny and hot then cloudy and cool and pretty nasty wind (saw a couple of EZups get shreaded). I grilled up some awesome fajitas and waited until my first race. I tried to drink as much water as I could through out the day, but I didn't drink much in the days prior. 2 laps into race 6, I got suited up, took off my tire warmers and made my way to the pit road entrance. When I got there, I learned that race 6 was red flagged and they were going to do a restart. I rode back to my pit area and watched the race restart and they didn't even finish the lap when there was another red flag. Now here I am, still fully suited up, in the sun and my tire warmers have been off for about 15 minutes. Finally race 6 finished and I was doing my warmup lap. I was gridded in the first row, second position. The number one board is displayed, and I am already tucked in with my nuts to the tank, right foot on the peg, holding 4000 rpms and the clutch right at the friction point. Green flag, and I am off really good until I shift and catch a neutral. Now I find myself going into turn one near the back of the pack. I am working like a dog trying to catch up to everyone and I feel like I am going slow as hell. I didn't make any real mistakes, but I also didn't really feel like I was on my game. Half way through the race, I was really hurting. My mouth was completely dry and I was cramping up really bad. During the last lap, my front tire started to give up on me in turn 6, and having crashed there before, I still am nervous about going down there again. When I felt the front tire push, I felt like I was going to crap my suit. I carried on, through the last half of the last lap, and I couldn't wait for it to be over. I rounded 11a and 12 in a real half assed way and barely throttled up for the straight. By then my leg was so cramped that I could barely shift. I still had to make it through the cool down lap. I finally pitted in and went back to my canopy. I then really started to consider if I should continue with race 13. With 5 races in between, that would give me about an hour and 15 minutes to recover. I had to be real with myself, and admit that I was badly dehydrated and also had sun poisoning. Not quite in race shape, I desided to pack up my gear. I felt pretty pissed because I didn't think that I performed very well at all, I felt slow in that race, and after how well practice went, I really thought that I could do better. After I got all of my stuff packed up and cracked open a beer (and quickly through out as I learned that you couldn't do that until all races were finished, not just yours). I went to see the race results. I looked at the sheet and couldn't find my name because I was looking at the bottom. I was surprised when I found it about 6 up and then even more when I saw that I did a new personal best lap of 1:39:315. To get into the 1:30's was my goal today and I really didn't think that I would reach it until after race 13. My previous best was a 1:42 and I cut a 1:40 in this mornings practice. These are not great times at all, but I am very proud of them because it has taken my a lot of work to get there and I am getting faster and faster every time out.   Flxmanlethal Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 09:02 pm:        wow! what a crazy day. be safe, see you guy's soon had good time. came home to yard work.