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MadDuck

#5505
March 08, 2013, 10:44:37 PM
Quote from: DRKWNG on March 08, 2013, 08:19:25 PM
Caution with the counter-steer.  Put too much English on that bar and you'll find yourself laying on the ground wondering what happened.  The Daytona drops into turns MUCH easier/quicker than most other bikes.  Proper body positioning (weighting the bike) and just a bit of counter-steer will do you just fine up there on all but the sharpest of hairpins.

I didn't phrase that quite right.  Just meant to say while all bikes are turned by counter steering to one degree or another the sport bike really responds to that the best. When in doubt push on the grip. You just have to learn how much to push and when.
No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.

DRKWNG

#5506
March 09, 2013, 04:22:33 AM
One other good thing about the Daytona; it recovers nicely when you decide to check traction levels of the lawns around Norfolk...

;D
And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw thatâ€"it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.

MadDuck

#5507
March 10, 2013, 12:09:19 PM
Quote from: DRKWNG on March 09, 2013, 04:22:33 AM
One other good thing about the Daytona; it recovers nicely when you decide to check traction levels of the lawns around Norfolk...

;D

As opposed to 1198's which don't handle lawns for shit.   [roll]
No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.

MadDuck

#5508
March 10, 2013, 01:40:20 PM Last Edit: March 10, 2013, 01:46:38 PM by MacDuck
Sorry for the darkish composition, it's raining outside today.

Anyway,  what's better -------- without carbon tank protector



or with protector



without



or with



Don't ask me why the third pic is out of focus. Settings were the same for all four.   [roll]
No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.

Speed 3 Pilot

#5509
March 10, 2013, 01:48:16 PM
Red tank looks great MD...I prefer the plain tank look, but if you need a protector the Shift-tech is the best looking one...
Life is tough, it's tougher if you're stupid...

Gettin' old ain't for wimps...

You only live once and I feel like I'm running out of time...

118811

#5510
March 10, 2013, 02:37:54 PM
Quote from: 'fighter pilot on March 10, 2013, 01:48:16 PM
Red tank looks great MD...I prefer the plain tank look, but if you need a protector the Shift-tech is the best looking one...

I agree with FP.....plain looks better.
But, I would want some "buckle" protection....maybe a clear protector!!

That is one great looking 848!!   [bow_down]
My people skills are just fine.
It's my tolerance to idiots that needs work.

DRKWNG

#5511
March 10, 2013, 02:46:50 PM Last Edit: March 10, 2013, 02:48:23 PM by DRKWNG
Started the day off with some AMAZING coffee that a friend brought back from Columbia, then took D out to the park for some serious frisbee time.  Followed that up with about eight miles (I know, not that much really) of tight flowing singletrack on the mountain bike, and then completed the afternoon with fifty(ish) miles of twisty roads through the rolling horse country near my house.  

Time for  [drink]



And like everyone else, I like the clean look of the tank without the protector.  Think you can rig up something with clear 3M tape?
And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw thatâ€"it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.

rz3r0

#5512
March 10, 2013, 03:07:11 PM Last Edit: March 10, 2013, 03:15:04 PM by rz3r0
Holy crap MD, I always knew 848s were nice bikes... But yours is really nice!  [thumbsup] Plain looks good, but if you wanna leave the protector on, it matches with your exhaust, and you're not over-doing the carbonfiber so it still looks nice. I like the plain look, but I'd say leave the protector on!

DRKWNG

#5513
March 10, 2013, 03:24:04 PM
Quote from: MacDuck on March 10, 2013, 01:40:20 PM
Don't ask me why the third pic is out of focus. Settings were the same for all four.   [roll]

make the beast with two backsing IZ!  He somehow slipped into your garage and took control of your camera.
And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw thatâ€"it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.

Speed 3 Pilot

#5514
March 10, 2013, 06:51:35 PM
Autocrossed in the rain on R compound tires this afternoon...great fun it was, but I wouldn't want to do it more than a couple of times a year...;D
Life is tough, it's tougher if you're stupid...

Gettin' old ain't for wimps...

You only live once and I feel like I'm running out of time...

MadDuck

#5515
March 10, 2013, 08:04:55 PM
Quote from: DRKWNG on March 10, 2013, 03:24:04 PM
make the beast with two backsing IZ!  He somehow slipped into your garage and took control of your camera.

That's almost the same exact thought I had.  [laugh]  WTF?   [laugh]  I've liked the plain tank look also but in person the tank protector makes the bike look a bit meaner.  I was checking out lots of bikes in the SSD service parking lot yesterday and none of the bike that didn't have protectors showed damage, or if they did, it was super minor.

Tankslapper makes a clear vinyl kit.  I might look into that.  Almost 4 years of slow steady work to get to this point.

What would you all think about a clear windscreen?  I think that's the next move
No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.

MadDuck

#5516
March 10, 2013, 08:09:37 PM
Quote from: DRKWNG on March 10, 2013, 02:46:50 PM
Started the day off with some AMAZING coffee that a friend brought back from Columbia, then took D out to the park for some serious frisbee time.  Followed that up with about eight miles (I know, not that much really) of tight flowing singletrack on the mountain bike, and then completed the afternoon with fifty(ish) miles of twisty roads through the rolling horse country near my house.  

Time for  [drink]


I'm glad someone had a full day! 
No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.

DRKWNG

#5517
March 10, 2013, 08:22:12 PM
Quote from: MacDuck on March 10, 2013, 08:09:37 PM
I'm glad someone had a full day! 

Me too.
And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw thatâ€"it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.

sta

#5518
March 11, 2013, 04:27:24 PM
Definitely liking the red tank

MadDuck

#5519
March 12, 2013, 09:31:28 AM
When's your fuel pump coming in?
No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.
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