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CLASS at Infineon 2007
In 2007 I attended one of Reg Pridmore's CLASS days at Infineon and it was a blast. A sunny mid-May track day in NorCal is damn hard to beat.
photo used with permission, credit: Ian Donald - http://iandonald.com/
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Last Three Days Content
Showing topics, images, blog entries, files and events posted in for the last 3 days.
- Past hour
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Another run to Cycle Gear and tried on a couple Shoei's... same size, dammit they fit better. Lesson.... the supermodel is not always the one you want to live with!
- Today
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So spent most of today putting my rear end back together. Took wheel to local tyre shop to get tyre put on, they did if FoC 😁 👍 Then reassembled the axle & disc, needed different washers as spacers due to 800 & 400 axle having different cutout for disc mounts. But we got there. Fitted axle to the hub & tighten everything up to the correct torque & axle spins freely 👍 Then connected the rear caliper to the brake hose & hung it from the rear of the bike to bleed it, much simpler with the bleed nipple at the top. Remembered to put something between the pads to act as disc spacer. All bled up very easily, hardest part was keeping my mini reservoir topped up, 2 full pumps & its empty. Then bolted caliper in place & put wheel on the bike & torqued up the wheel nuts. Removed centre stand whilst bike warmed up & took it for a brake test up my dead end street. All good, rear brake works & wheel didn't fall off 😂 Get an MoT Monday/Tuesday & then some test rides 👍
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I think, this is maple syrup, not fork oil!
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Thanks for sharing the pages
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With style like that, could it have been anything else? Ciao, JZH
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From the album: Anything goes!
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From the album: Anything goes!
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From the album: Anything goes!
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From the album: Anything goes!
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If plugs are connected and not worn out ... Carburettor cleaning and new O ring gaskets all over sounds sound right to me. At least that was the diagnosis for my bike with similar behaviour. In my case the acceleration behavior was felt like a hesitation in the middle rpm zone - or rather the middle caburation zone. Idle and full throttle was OK, but these are different work zones for the carburettors. Spot leaks (smell) or sometime waterfall like leaks from carbs are due to aging of the o-rings and chemical reaction to the modern (unleaded) fuel. So this rebuild will be needed sooner or later.
- Yesterday
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Bunch of extra parts, cleaning out the garage. All came off a running 1998 bike recently. - Forks have some minor pitting. - Brakes, f&r, have been set up for delinking by PO and calipers powder coated, pads are fresh. - Rear wheel has some interior scrapes, shown in pics. - Helibars (41mm) are straight but have a small dent in the riser. Prices are all OBO, not including shipping. PM with interested part and your zip code for shipping estimate. Brakes front $50 Brakes rear $40 Chain guard $15 Coils $20 Condom mirrors $25 C-stand $25 Forks $200 Front rotors $100 Front wheel $125 Givi bags $60 Helibars $140 MRA adjustable screen $75 Rear wheel $145 OEM exhaust $50 Upper and lower triples $75 Turn signals dumbos $20 Zero Gravity DB screen $50 Pics are in this album: -
From the album: Parts
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From the album: Parts
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From the album: Parts
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From the album: Parts
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From the album: Parts
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From the album: Parts
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From the album: Parts
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From the album: Parts
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From the album: Parts
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From the album: Parts
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From the album: Parts
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From the album: Parts
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From the album: Parts
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From the album: Parts
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The Last Day Of Good Riding Weather
Juniper Pass
I took a day off from work and also from my bicycle training to take out the Veefalo one last time before the weather turns ugly, supposed to snow the rest of the week and possibly start sticking to the ground along the Colorado Front Range. I took a leisurely pace up hwy 105 toward Morrison and got reacquainted with the bike since its been over a month since I took any sort of twisties on it at all, hwy 105 is a scenic ride along the front range between Denver and Colorado Springs, its mostly easy fast sweepers and lite traffic so its a favorite road of mine when going north. Then I have to negotiate a bit of traffic near Highlands ranch and up hwy 470 into the mountains. I decided to take the Morrison Exit and try either Lookout Mountain or head up Golden Gate Canyon - this time it was Lookout Mountain, I was sort of making it up on the fly as I went along. Lookout Mountain is my old bicycling haunt from my days while I was working at Coors, its a killer ride and all uphill - I don't think I could do it today If I had to, not quite there yet! I saw a whole bunch of riders doing it though and wished I was in shape enough to be there doing it as well. 30 more lbs and I will be able to do it! On this day I would do it on the Veefalo instead.
I took a video from the gateway to the top at the Lookout Mountain State Park, getting past riders, the guy in the green jacket actually pretty much astounded me with how far he had gotten in the short time it took me to set up my camera, some 3 miles at least and up to the gateway from the turn off at hwy 6! Amazing I thought. I took the first two turns slow then got more comfortable as I went up further, till I was doing well, I made some gearing mistakes and took the tight 15mph marked hairpins in the wrong gear so I lugged it a bit on one or two. Still enjoyed it though and then got off at the top and hiked over a rock outcropping for an overview of the road for the pictures below.
Lookout Mountain - Golden Colorado
Zoomed in
Lookout Mountain Park top of the mountain
From there I headed up interstate 70 to Idaho Springs for a beer at the Tommy-knockers brewery, I was the only customer in the joint - slow day for them so they treated me like a king! I got a nice tour of the place sort of impromptu, they made me a nice Pastrami sandwich on rye and with the brown ale it was fantastic. I must say the beer is much better there than in the bottles - its always good at the brewery. I am glad I stopped
Tommy-knockers Brewpub Idaho Springs
Idaho Springs Colorado
Mashtuns and fermenters
Rows of fermenters
I finished my lunch and since the road to Mount Evans is right there I headed up Squaw pass hoping to get in some nice pictures I wasn't expecting what I found, ICE IN ALL THE SHADY PARTS
Icy patches on Squaw Pass definitely taking it easy on that road
There were some section where the ice covered the whole road for 300 yards or so I had to roll through it with my legs out to help keep the bike from sliding and falling over, I took it real slow. A Ford pickup was right behind me so I pulled over to let him pass but the guy was going slower then even I was so I pressed on - in places where I could see I just cut over to the oncoming lane and out of the ice where the sun was shining on the road more, but some places there was not alternative so I just had to go slow, good thing it wasn't slick but rather they tossed some gravel over the worst parts so I had some traction!
I did stop for pictures in all the best spots
Echo Lake at Mount Evans showing off my new plate
Elephant Butte Park and Denver
Close up
Veefalo on Squaw Pass
Juniper Pass
Juniper Pass
Mount Evans
My route A is home B is Tommy-knockers
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I Am Back !
Not that it matters and not that I expect anyone had noticed, but to those who sent me "where are you?" I would like to say I am back. Not only that I am officially returning to VFRD after nearly 2 months break but I have also ridden my Hawk last weekend and had FUN! Let me restate that; I had major fun riding! Something I have almost given up on.
Most of you have been riding your whole adult lives and riding is not only a hobby to you, it is part of you. But I started riding three years ago and even though I have encounter some setbacks, till this spring I loved riding with whole my heart. However, I have always considered riding as my hobby. As a hobby which suppose to make my life better, more fun and more rich. Life is too short to do something which we don't fully love.
My love of riding received a first major scar this spring: I lost a friend on the racetrack. He was a total stranger who offered me his help after I lowsided at CMP track last year. I still remember hearing his "Hi, my name is Todd, do you need help?" while I was duct-taping my roadrash from ripped jacket. He helped me straighten up the shifter and we kept in touch. The next time we saw each other was the day he died.
With 9 months delay, I can say that Todd's death shook me more than I have realized. It rooted fear in me which was fueled by seeing and hearing about others getting hurt over and over again. If I was to summarize this year - it would be one big accident report. I became sensitive to every broken bone, every roadrash, every lowside. And even though I did 10 track days this year, I became slower and slower and slower. Suddenly, I have acquired this 'grandma' riding style on the road, frozen with fear that behind every corner there is car standing in my lane, or major sand trap or deer staring at me ... I was crippled with fear not only for me about also for my fellow rider.
So, at the end of this year, I rode more and more by myself. I could not bear the feelings of responsibility for others on the road and my lines were crippled by my own fears. It all culminated this fall at WDGAH. In a freaky accident Love2rideh82crash was taken down by a truck crossing into our lane. I was done. I finished the weekend, locked the VFR into a garage and took a break.
Until the last weekend, I pretended that motorcycles do not exists. As a last instance after 2 months break from riding, I decided to go to CMP track to see if I can still have fun. I also felt like I should go for the memory of Todd. I went and I had fun! I had much more fun than I expected and the most fun on track I can remember. Suddenly the whole track connected into an uninterupted line of turns and I felt one with the bike riding around! I was giggling like a little girl in my helmet and keep on giggling ever since
Granted I was not the fastest one and through out the weekend, I have never exceeded about 60% of my riding abilities, but I had no "oh-shit" nor 'blond' moments. I could have maybe go faster, I could have brake later for the turns and I could have lean further, but I am no Rossi nor Stoner. I decided to ride for fun and I had amazing blast riding well within my comfort zone.
I was proud of myself when, after bandaging Ricks arm, I was able to distance myself and go back to riding without the year-long fear. I did feel bad for him but the feelings were not crippling my lines nor my mind. And when a total stranger came to me and said "Hi, my name is Todd", my heart stopped for a minute though but I suddenly knew that my life went a full circle. I probably will never win MotoGP :idea3: , but I am back! :wheel:
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By interceptor69 · Posted
Oops. I do believe I know how to post YT videos or they wouldn't be on YT. However I may have screwed up copying the link to the playlist. Thanks for the helpful comment. -
I think that you might not know how to post videos. You're in your YT studio in these links. You need the link to the actual video. -
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