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Slide Panda

#630
November 06, 2012, 09:41:13 AM
You gonna be a little salty if I tell you I'm planning to go to the track this weekend?

-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
- '00 M900S with all the farkles
- '08 KTM 690 StupidMoto
- '07 Triumph 675 Track bike.

Monsterlover

#631
November 06, 2012, 11:11:46 AM
Nah,

I haven't been to the track in so long I forgot what it's like :(
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Slide Panda

#632
November 06, 2012, 11:13:35 AM
'Tis a magic land! A land of no cars and no speed limits and [leo]
-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
- '00 M900S with all the farkles
- '08 KTM 690 StupidMoto
- '07 Triumph 675 Track bike.

Monsterlover

#633
November 06, 2012, 11:18:14 AM
Now that I think of it, I ended up on my head at both of my last two track days.

I never gelled with that bike and was trying too hard.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Slide Panda

#634
November 06, 2012, 11:20:57 AM
Hmm perhaps for you it is a cursed land...
-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
- '00 M900S with all the farkles
- '08 KTM 690 StupidMoto
- '07 Triumph 675 Track bike.

Monsterlover

#635
November 06, 2012, 11:25:29 AM
Maybe not.  I use the track for what it's for.  Hauling ass and crashing.

I've crashed 3 times and they have all been at the track.

No wrecks on the street.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Slide Panda

#636
November 06, 2012, 11:33:19 AM
I care not for crashing...

-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
- '00 M900S with all the farkles
- '08 KTM 690 StupidMoto
- '07 Triumph 675 Track bike.

DanTheMan

#637
November 06, 2012, 11:56:05 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on November 06, 2012, 11:25:29 AM
No wrecks on the street.

Not trying hard enough.
2008 KTM 690 SMC
2006 749 Dark- Sold
2003 M630ie Dark - Sold
2003 CRF175F
1999 Minsk 125 2T - Bought in Hanoi sold in Bangkok
1994 Ninja EX250 - Sold- AFM #692 - Retired
1996 Honda CR125R - Sold

Monsterlover

#638
November 06, 2012, 12:21:50 PM
Quote from: DanTheMan on November 06, 2012, 11:56:05 AM
Not trying hard enough.

[laugh]

I've had some almosts.

I almost got hit by a car this summer.  We were out messing around on the 450 and it was hot as hell, I was dehydrated and tired and not making the greatest of decisions.

I ripped across a couple lanes (westbound) to get to the left turn lane (minimal traffic) and as I rolled up to the light (first in line) it turns green so I gas it.  I was under the impression the other lane (east bound) had the red and I had a green turn arrow.

Totally wrong on both accounts.  I sailed gracefully, almost leisurely, through the turn and an oncoming station wagon missed blasting me by what I figure was about 5 feet.

They had the green.  I could have sworn I had a green arrow.

I went home, had a huge glass of cold water, cooled off and put on cooler gear before heading back out.

I don't screw around with heat/dehydration anymore.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

lethe

#639
November 06, 2012, 02:45:13 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on November 06, 2012, 12:21:50 PM
[laugh]

I've had some almosts.

I almost got hit by a car this summer.  We were out messing around on the 450 and it was hot as hell, I was dehydrated and tired and not making the greatest of decisions.

I ripped across a couple lanes (westbound) to get to the left turn lane (minimal traffic) and as I rolled up to the light (first in line) it turns green so I gas it.  I was under the impression the other lane (east bound) had the red and I had a green turn arrow.

Totally wrong on both accounts.  I sailed gracefully, almost leisurely, through the turn and an oncoming station wagon missed blasting me by what I figure was about 5 feet.

They had the green.  I could have sworn I had a green arrow.

I went home, had a huge glass of cold water, cooled off and put on cooler gear before heading back out.

I don't screw around with heat/dehydration anymore.
and you were almost the star of a snuff film I was filming too on that other occasion
'05 Monster 620
'86 FZ600
'05 KTM SMC 625

Monsterlover

#640
November 06, 2012, 03:11:03 PM
That wasn't nearly as close. I had time to brake and steer to miss that suburban.

Hmm..this seems like a pattern.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

lethe

#641
November 06, 2012, 03:23:00 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on November 06, 2012, 03:11:03 PM
That wasn't nearly as close. I had time to brake and steer to miss that suburban.

Hmm..this seems like a pattern.
close enough that the guy drove into his neighbor's grass  [laugh]
'05 Monster 620
'86 FZ600
'05 KTM SMC 625

Monsterlover

#642
November 06, 2012, 03:27:10 PM
Everyone does that around here. Grass is treated like the alligator strips at the track :)
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

DanTheMan

#643
November 07, 2012, 10:30:23 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on November 06, 2012, 09:19:16 AM
Well, I put the 450 and the 950 to bed for the winter.

The 950 is on front and rear stands and the 450 is on its pit stand.  I drained the fuel from the tanks and from the carbs to keep my pilot jets in good shape (450 is really sensitive to this) plugged in the battery tenders and that's all she wrote :(

Well sadly i have to put the 690 to bed for a few months also. Not cause of winter, it's 85 and sunny here in Cali. Shipping off again overseas for 2.5 months. Fuel stabilizer in the tanks and this time i got a solar panel "battery tender" and leave that guy plugged in. But i am still on the original factory battery from '08 so it may be time to replace it. Im only thinking of replacement because when i get back, me ant the 690 are going to take a little trip south....as in California ---> Ushuaia
2008 KTM 690 SMC
2006 749 Dark- Sold
2003 M630ie Dark - Sold
2003 CRF175F
1999 Minsk 125 2T - Bought in Hanoi sold in Bangkok
1994 Ninja EX250 - Sold- AFM #692 - Retired
1996 Honda CR125R - Sold

KnightofNi

#644
November 08, 2012, 10:02:51 AM
that sounds like a great trip.

when are you getting back? do yoiu need company? lol
Life, alas is very drear. Up with the glass and down with the beer!
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