A Nice Seafood Dinner

ceo012384 · 08-01-2008, 01:13 AM

Picking up all the painted plastics tomorrow.

Track photos showed up.

ceo012384 · 08-04-2008, 01:02 AM

Here is everything... full set of race plastics, oem mid fairings, airbox cover, intake covers, and fender. The race plastics have number plates with silver pinstriping around them. I got only one number plate on the front because I thought that looked a lot nicer.

Race plastics:

Trimmed the black border off the red/white replica stripes, going to install them next Saturday. That will give the paint another week to cure.

I also had the dent in the old tank pulled out and primered. I'll paint this at some point and throw another set of sliders on it to have as a backup.

Picked up a spare fuel pump

Spare set of wheels showed up... cleaned them up, now they're ready for rubber:

I installed all the street parts... she looks fucking awesome!
Notice the mid fairings (long skinny ones), airbox cover and intake covers are all painted now, instead of grey bare plastic:

I Threw a couple more stickers on the workbench and then laid another coat of Super Glaze down. Covered it up with a sheet for dust prevention and left it to cure:

A couple photos I picked up arrived. I'm going to get some frames for them and hang them up. One is Valentino Rossi leading Jorge Lorenzo and Nicky Hayden from the 2008 MotoGP race in Laguna Seca CA. The other is a print of an autographed photo of the king of smooth himself, Kenny Roberts.

ceo012384 · 08-13-2008, 02:13 PM

Bike = complete for now. Well, except for the red numbers that I'm planning to throw on there this winter...

Had her up at the track the past two days... I am less and less interested in riding on the street every day.

ceo012384 · 08-16-2008, 10:58 PM

Little bit of a 'riding' update.

Had a couple frustrating days at the track. About 1/3 of the time was raining, about 1/3 of the time not raining but wet-ish track, and about 1/3 of the time dry track. It really fucked with my head. I like riding in the rain and practicing being smooth and doing things at a slower speed while still having to worry about traction limits, you learn a lot... but when you have a damp/drying track it's a very difficult situation to deal with I found myself lacking confidence. When the track became fully dry I found myself having trouble getting back into the right mode and wasn't able to make the progress I had hoped. A couple of the sessions things started to click though and I got in a little bit of a groove.

Still have 4 more track days this season at the least, so I'm not worried. 9/29 and 30 with Tony's... 10/2 with another organization on a sick discount deal they were doing... and 10/13 down at the new track in New Jersey.

I also want to do the penguin roadracing school to get my race license so I don't have to worry about it in the spring... that's on the 26th of september... we'll see if I can drum up the money before then.

I think next weekend my buddy and I are going to safety wire our bikes.

Oh, I also went up to watch the races on sunday before my track days to see what I am getting myself into. All I can say is HOLY FUCK. There are a couple of the fastest guys in the northeast up there... and watching the way they go into a couple of the trickier turns at NHMS I nearly shit myself. It is absolutely preposterous how hot they are coming in on the brakes, ho early they get to 55 degree lean angles, how unscathed they are by the shitty bumps and pavement at NHMS and the transitions on and off the nascar oval, and how soon and hard they get on the gas powering out. I was blown the fuck away. Some day...

ceo012384 · 08-24-2008, 11:44 PM

Finished my workbench:

ceo012384 · 09-11-2008, 05:34 PM

Basically been doing a little bit of street riding lately especially with the nice weather. Other than that not too much going on, just busy with work.

Street riding is so bland to me now. Can't wait until next year when I'll be getting a motard for the street and racing the R6.

I have three track days coming up as well as on 9/26 I'll be taking the Penguin Racing School at NHMS which will allow me to get my racing license and be all set to go for next year

All those trackdays plus a bunch of maintenance I'm sure I'll have some good updates fairly soon. I wish the blog contest went longer though because my most anticipated trackday is on 10/13 at the new track in NJ... can't WAIT for that shit.

ceo012384 · 09-12-2008, 12:03 AM

I forgot to mention that I found a few photos from the last track days after the paint and decals were all done.

Unfortunately not many photos of me made it onto the website and like I discussed before a lot of the time was wet and I ended up having a frustrating couple of days.

There was one photo that I thought was pretty nice that didn't make it onto the website so I've been contacting the guy trying to buy it...

Anyways a couple from the rain:

This one the track is still wet but the rain has stopped so my rain gear is off:

And then this one from the dry, powering up the hill between turns 6 and 7:

08-01-2008, 01:13 AM	#1
ceo012384 Pompous Prick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MA Moto: 06 R6 (race), 04 CRF Tard (race) Posts: 3,040	Picking up all the painted plastics tomorrow. Track photos showed up. __________________ LRRS/CCS #123 Boston Moto Dunlop Woodcraft 35 Motorsports Sidi Pit Bull K&N Filters

08-04-2008, 01:02 AM	#2
ceo012384 Pompous Prick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MA Moto: 06 R6 (race), 04 CRF Tard (race) Posts: 3,040	Here is everything... full set of race plastics, oem mid fairings, airbox cover, intake covers, and fender. The race plastics have number plates with silver pinstriping around them. I got only one number plate on the front because I thought that looked a lot nicer. Race plastics: Trimmed the black border off the red/white replica stripes, going to install them next Saturday. That will give the paint another week to cure. I also had the dent in the old tank pulled out and primered. I'll paint this at some point and throw another set of sliders on it to have as a backup. Picked up a spare fuel pump Spare set of wheels showed up... cleaned them up, now they're ready for rubber: I installed all the street parts... she looks fucking awesome! Notice the mid fairings (long skinny ones), airbox cover and intake covers are all painted now, instead of grey bare plastic: I Threw a couple more stickers on the workbench and then laid another coat of Super Glaze down. Covered it up with a sheet for dust prevention and left it to cure: A couple photos I picked up arrived. I'm going to get some frames for them and hang them up. One is Valentino Rossi leading Jorge Lorenzo and Nicky Hayden from the 2008 MotoGP race in Laguna Seca CA. The other is a print of an autographed photo of the king of smooth himself, Kenny Roberts. __________________ LRRS/CCS #123 Boston Moto Dunlop Woodcraft 35 Motorsports Sidi Pit Bull K&N Filters

08-13-2008, 02:13 PM	#3
ceo012384 Pompous Prick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MA Moto: 06 R6 (race), 04 CRF Tard (race) Posts: 3,040	Bike = complete for now. Well, except for the red numbers that I'm planning to throw on there this winter... Had her up at the track the past two days... I am less and less interested in riding on the street every day. __________________ LRRS/CCS #123 Boston Moto Dunlop Woodcraft 35 Motorsports Sidi Pit Bull K&N Filters

08-16-2008, 10:58 PM	#4
ceo012384 Pompous Prick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MA Moto: 06 R6 (race), 04 CRF Tard (race) Posts: 3,040	Little bit of a 'riding' update. Had a couple frustrating days at the track. About 1/3 of the time was raining, about 1/3 of the time not raining but wet-ish track, and about 1/3 of the time dry track. It really fucked with my head. I like riding in the rain and practicing being smooth and doing things at a slower speed while still having to worry about traction limits, you learn a lot... but when you have a damp/drying track it's a very difficult situation to deal with I found myself lacking confidence. When the track became fully dry I found myself having trouble getting back into the right mode and wasn't able to make the progress I had hoped. A couple of the sessions things started to click though and I got in a little bit of a groove. Still have 4 more track days this season at the least, so I'm not worried. 9/29 and 30 with Tony's... 10/2 with another organization on a sick discount deal they were doing... and 10/13 down at the new track in New Jersey. I also want to do the penguin roadracing school to get my race license so I don't have to worry about it in the spring... that's on the 26th of september... we'll see if I can drum up the money before then. I think next weekend my buddy and I are going to safety wire our bikes. Oh, I also went up to watch the races on sunday before my track days to see what I am getting myself into. All I can say is HOLY FUCK. There are a couple of the fastest guys in the northeast up there... and watching the way they go into a couple of the trickier turns at NHMS I nearly shit myself. It is absolutely preposterous how hot they are coming in on the brakes, ho early they get to 55 degree lean angles, how unscathed they are by the shitty bumps and pavement at NHMS and the transitions on and off the nascar oval, and how soon and hard they get on the gas powering out. I was blown the fuck away. Some day... __________________ LRRS/CCS #123 Boston Moto Dunlop Woodcraft 35 Motorsports Sidi Pit Bull K&N Filters

08-24-2008, 11:44 PM	#5
ceo012384 Pompous Prick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MA Moto: 06 R6 (race), 04 CRF Tard (race) Posts: 3,040	Finished my workbench: __________________ LRRS/CCS #123 Boston Moto Dunlop Woodcraft 35 Motorsports Sidi Pit Bull K&N Filters

09-11-2008, 05:34 PM	#6
ceo012384 Pompous Prick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MA Moto: 06 R6 (race), 04 CRF Tard (race) Posts: 3,040	Basically been doing a little bit of street riding lately especially with the nice weather. Other than that not too much going on, just busy with work. Street riding is so bland to me now. Can't wait until next year when I'll be getting a motard for the street and racing the R6. I have three track days coming up as well as on 9/26 I'll be taking the Penguin Racing School at NHMS which will allow me to get my racing license and be all set to go for next year All those trackdays plus a bunch of maintenance I'm sure I'll have some good updates fairly soon. I wish the blog contest went longer though because my most anticipated trackday is on 10/13 at the new track in NJ... can't WAIT for that shit. __________________ LRRS/CCS #123 Boston Moto Dunlop Woodcraft 35 Motorsports Sidi Pit Bull K&N Filters

09-12-2008, 12:03 AM	#7
ceo012384 Pompous Prick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MA Moto: 06 R6 (race), 04 CRF Tard (race) Posts: 3,040	I forgot to mention that I found a few photos from the last track days after the paint and decals were all done. Unfortunately not many photos of me made it onto the website and like I discussed before a lot of the time was wet and I ended up having a frustrating couple of days. There was one photo that I thought was pretty nice that didn't make it onto the website so I've been contacting the guy trying to buy it... Anyways a couple from the rain: This one the track is still wet but the rain has stopped so my rain gear is off: And then this one from the dry, powering up the hill between turns 6 and 7: __________________ LRRS/CCS #123 Boston Moto Dunlop Woodcraft 35 Motorsports Sidi Pit Bull K&N Filters

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