Track Day Withdrawal

Money is a necessary evil in this life and I for one am not real focused on it.  I find it more important to enjoy life and be respectful, kind, and generous to others.  However, that causes me to be a bit on the lacking side of the financial world.  And that causes me great distress when I desperately want to get my bike out on the track.  There is a Track Day coming up real soon that some friends are going to and I would love to go too but I would first need to get a chain and sprocket set.  With that and the fees for the Track Day itself, it looks like I just have to sit here wishing I could go.  Until I can go again, I will just dream of the next one and look back on the times I've going in the past.

In fact, here are some of my pictures from past Track days taken by

 

Racing/Street Tires

Just a quick post for my favorite tires as of now!  I will be trying out some of the new tires available throughout this season and keep you updated.  However, for now, I have my favorite tire that will do an amazing job for anyone wanting to do some sporty riding!  The tires are the Bridgestone Battlax BT-003R  Racing/Street tires. 

My forms not great in this one but look at the lean angle these tires are capable of!

The tire size match up that I use is F:120/70-17 R:190/55-17 which if you get a set of that size from me is $285.  Rear size 190/50-17 $5 less and 180/55-17 $19 less!  If your ready to get your season started with some great tires for high performance fun just send me a message!  Uncaged Moto at googles mail will work.  Also, you can look for Uncaged Motorsports on Facebook.  I would truly appreciate the business.

James

More important than you may think, I do not order these in bulk and then have them sitting around trying to get rid of them like other stores.  That means you will not get old, expired, tires.  I have seen some come to me that someone purchased and then had me install that were scary. 

First Track Day of 2011

Been just over a week since I have made a new post so I am slacking slightly!  :)

I just got back yesterday from my first "Track Day" of 2011 and am planning on sticking to my goals of doing at least 5 this year and also one "New Racer School".  As for this track day, it did not start of wonderfully for multiple reasons.  One of those reasons is that I did not get anyone to go with me, whether to spectate or participate.  That means no videos or pictures of me doing my thing out on the track!  :(  It also means that I ended up having to ride my motorcycle down to the track and back on top of using it on the track!  Don't matter a whole lot to me, I've done it before and I'll do it again but leaving Klamath Falls on Monday morning (due to working Sunday and barely having the time to get my bike ready for the track) was a bit scary .....

I left my house at just after 4am to attempt to get to the track on time but the roads were covered in snow and ice and I still had to stop at the store to get a couple things!  The fastest I could go in these conditions was 25.  Luckily, the roads cleared up shortly after I got out of town but it was so F'ing cold that I had to actually stop a couple times simply to warm up so I could continue to use my limbs for operating the motorcycle.  This was my 2nd stop to warm up and the sun had just started to come out and it was absolutely stunning.  (Cell phone pic doesn't do it any justice at all)

All this caused me to be late to the event.  Normally, you get 7 20minute sessions to get out on the track and have some fun but because I got there late I missed the first 3 and then I missed one other one due to technical difficulties with my baby. 

My first session out was very disappointing.  I felt super slow, I never touched knee even a little, and kept getting passed.  Came off the track a bit upset but calmed myself down and talked with some of the other guys there for Track day as well.  I gave myself the benefit of the doubt since I haven't been out on a track since November 2, 2009  and because of everything I was going through personally barely did any riding through all of 2010.  Well, apparently, I was right because my second session out went 10 fold better.  My body position felt better, the corners went by smoother and I was definitely improving my braking into the corners.  Yay!!!  It made the session when I broke 140mph on the straight and didn't even feel concerned of the 1st corner coming up.  :)    :)     :)    All worth it now at this point! 
The next out for my group I'm headed for the entrance and feel shaking in the front and that's when I realized my neck bearings needed to be retightened, so I missed that session. 
Last session of the day was another fantastic one, got to play a little cat and mouse with one of the guys I met there and it really added to the fun of the session.

One of the concerns of riding the bike down there that your using on the track is, since your pushing yourself on the track, the chance of going down is rather high and if you do then how do you get home.  Well, I did not go down, had a great time and rode home with much better temperatures and road conditions then when I rode down!  So, first trip to the racetrack this year...................SUCCESS!!!!!

Oh, and almost forgot!  A picture of the rear wheel after session 2!

Excitement (Track Day and Products)

I can't stop thinking about the Track day that's coming.  It's been a little while since I was able to go last and I've really wanting to work on some skills.  And not only that but now I've got contacts that may be there to help me improve myself even more than I can do on my own.  My last trackday was November 2nd, 2009 and Dito at GotBlueMilk always gets great shots of the action and I was very happy with my pictures.  Not only did I finally get my knee dragging picture but I saw areas that I needed to adjust to be better.  Here are a couple of my favorites:


Turn 14



Turn 11?



Turn 2



Turn 2 Coming out

Which do you like most?  Leave a comment and let me know.

The other part of the excitement is some of the great products that I have to offer.  Like:



Shoei X-Twelve Glory 2 Helmet

Retail: $807.99  Through me as a follower: $655.00 (no shipping cost)



I can also get Arai helmets, Sidi boots and many other high quality products.  I work hard to get the best prices I can so just let me know what you want and I will let you know what I can do.

Another reason to stay tuned is I'm considering also giving riding tips and advice on here.  Until next time, take advantage of beautiful days and ride but take steps to make sure you can do it the following day as well.  Take care and hope to see you on the road some day.