Question and answer

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Q: How old was I when I joined this site?
A: Twelve

Q:How old will I be tomorrow?
A: Twenty-two :whoa:

Crazy how this time stuff flies. Where my peeps at?

I will show you what I bought myself Saturday night.

 

[truespode]

Happy Birthday (a day early) dude!

I remember when you got that little 80 and joined us at the Spodefest. Who knew you'd be the mature one of the group :)

Ivan

 

[Patman]

Who knew you'd be the mature one of the group :)

Anybody that knows you or Gomer could pretty easily deduce that.

 

[Okiewan]

Q: How old was I when I joined this site?
A: Twelve

Q:How old will I be tomorrow?
A: Twenty-two :whoa:

Crazy how this time stuff flies. Where my peeps at?

I will show you what I bought myself Saturday night.

Pretty amazing .... :cool:
Good to "see" ya!

 

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I have slowly regressed since the first spodefest so I am just about on your level!

Check this out... found it on your site Ivan.

Happy Birthday (a day early) dude!

I remember when you got that little 80 and joined us at the Spodefest. Who knew you'd be the mature one of the group :)

Ivan

 

[truespode]

I will show you what I bought myself Saturday night.

So, what did you buy?

Ivan

 

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It was a long trip but it was worth it.

This is a quick picture from my phone.

 

[truespode]

Cool... be careful out there on those roads... you need to get back in the dirt :D

Ivan

 

[_SOLO_]

It is in full race trim so the only roads I will be on are Road Atlanta, Road America, etc... :nener: Been riding for five years now and I just want to go racing.

Worse comes to worse I can trade this in for a new ride for the dirt.

 

[truespode]

Have fun with that... smart doing track days to get your need for speed instead of trying to dodge lil ol ladies and dump trucks on Hwy 11 :)

Ivan

 

[_SOLO_]

Here is a better picture, my camera phone absolutely hates this thing.

 

[JuliusPleaser]

Happy birthday, man. That's a cool birthday present.

 

[_SOLO_]

Thanks dawg, I'm going to be at Barber next Sunday if you want to come watch me try to ride it. Someone like real tv might pay you for the footage of a big explosion and me running around Ricky Bobby style.

 

[oldguy]

when are you going to be at Road America we live about 1 1/2 hours from there and if nothing is going on I would try running up there

 

[Wolf]

Dave,
I'm heading upthere tomorrow for the Superbikes...

 

[_SOLO_]

R America could happen sometime, like maybe if someone wanted to get a dirt ride together near there I could do a day or two of that after a race or track day. It's a 14 hour drive so I would definitely have to make a few days out of it.

 

[motometal]

I'm pretty sure I remember you from Dirtweek! Yes that was a long time ago. Glad to see you are still riding.

As I"m sure you know, riding on pavement (even if its a track) is very different from riding in the dirt. If and when you fall down, it's not a matter of IF you or the bike got damaged, it's "how much". Something will be getting at least a good rash or worse. Keep this in mind, and make sure you have good gear, and don't skimp on the gloves. My favorite brand is "Held".

The other thing about riding on pavement, is that tires seem to be a bigger deal. They are more expensive than knobbies, you really need good tires to ride hard on any track, and tire pressure is critical (much fiddling with that). Conversely, a worn set of knobbies works pretty decent as long as it isn't muddy.

Anyway, Good luck and have fun!

 

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pssh this street bike stuff is EASY

:nener:

 

[ChopperDave]

Thats a great pic!!!!

 

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It does look cool until you see Mat Mladin going around it.

 

[JuliusPleaser]

pssh this street bike stuff is EASY

:nener:

That looks like Road Atlanta.

Shoot me a PM if you come back to Barber. I live 6 miles from the track.

 

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Yep, Road Atlanta it is. Barber seems to have events pretty regularly so I am sure I will be back over there soon enough.

 

[wrench]

What class are you running?
We should do a track day together sometime. I am still pretty quick for about 2 laps! LOL