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posted November 19, 2002 04:55 PM
I'm turning into a track ho...
I never thought I would say this, but I may be turning into a track ho. I expected to start drag racing when I bought the 12. It was inevetable. But, this week, with the help of Jason370, I found myself signing up for the California Superbike school on November 26th at Laguna Seca.
One CSS doesn't make you a track ho, but I also found out that Lance Kiegwin still has spots available for his track day at Laguna the day after Thanksgiving. I went into his shop to buy an M1 rear tire for the CSS school. I went in there wanting to just buy a 200 rear. I came out with a 190 and a reservation for another track day at Laguna on the 29th.
Does two days at Laguna Seca in the same week make me a track ho?
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Ballisticzx12r
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posted November 19, 2002 06:32 PM
Don't Worry It Is A Good Thing
I too am going that way (I should have never wrote that). This year I did a track day at Road America and you will not believe the skill level you will pick up riding in that envorinment. You will progress ten fold over anything you are going to pick on the street. For next year I have 5 track days at Blackhawk farms (a little small for our bike) but a great place to learn. I will also be at Road America at least 4 days.
Now the best deal...
Two weeks in Deals Gap, thats is the icing on the cake.
Come on Spring,
Bart
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ZHooligan
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posted November 19, 2002 07:43 PM
wannabe.... It only gets worse. The disease has no cure. It can be controled, but it gets more expensive to do so as time goes by. I wish that I could offer you hope but unfortunately I must be honest.
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Hells Dark Lord
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posted November 19, 2002 08:46 PM
all I can say guys, is I am hooked to, this summer my goal is to ride Road America, North Florida, Talledaga, and Roebling Road....if my schedule in the Army provides me time. But I will say that the bike I will be riding is not my ZED, it will be my 01 ZX6R.....that is what its set up for. And ya have to love the way the Pirelli Corsa's handle the curves.....just got to get the sterring dampner on it.
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posted November 19, 2002 08:51 PM
Anotheer reason to get a Scott. Order the mounting kit for your 12 and 6 and then you can share the damper unit between bikes!
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wannabe
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posted November 19, 2002 10:36 PM
 Edited By: wannabe on 19 Nov 2002 22:36
I am still totally excited about next week!!! I've been dreaming about riding Laguna Seca since I was a young one watching Wayne Rainey passing people on the way down the corkscrew during the USGP races. I never thought I would get the chance to ride that track let alone ride it twice in one week!!!
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Hells Dark Lord
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posted November 20, 2002 08:15 AM
rock on there wannabe....good for you maybe someday I will get to ride it too......hey Z, is there any other dampner?? not that i knew of....  oh by the way Z its alreadu on order.....the g/f is getting the Zed painted, and new skins, and the scotts, along with a few other goodies while I am here in Kuwait....
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Ninjaman12R
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posted November 20, 2002 08:37 AM
Scotts....
I really like the Scotts damper. I haven't riden a 12 with the Muzzy unit.
Harry got my Scotts damper before we left Deals Gap back in September. He bought the mounting kit, so all he needed was the damper itself, he was going to run at Maxton and needed it. I missed the thing while he had it, the bike just didn't behave as well. Wheelie touchdowns were a lot more interesting too! 
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Hells Dark Lord
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posted November 20, 2002 09:06 AM
have a buddy that runs one on his ZRX, and I rode that boy does it make a difference.....that reminds me of a t shirt that he has that says..." I am probably a lot faster than you think you are" and being an instructor for Ed Bargy, its true for 95% of the people out there.....lol
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posted November 20, 2002 09:40 AM
Hmmm....
that would be interresting to get a bunch of ZX12-R together and arrange a track day.
I know last time Fish_Antlers took his ZX12-R to the track he was fast in the straights, but 'most passed' in the corners.
It's alot of bike to throw around.
Me?
I had a blast. I love my ZX6-R.
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wannabe
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posted November 20, 2002 09:44 AM
That would be cool. How about we all go to Thunderhill next year???
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Hells Dark Lord
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posted November 20, 2002 07:40 PM
i have an 01 6R that i ride on the track as well PK, but when I went to the school i took ZED wanted to see how it performed on the track, and it does well, the guys in the class that were good passed me on the corners, but NOBODY could touch it in the straight.......and man is it a workout....
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posted November 22, 2002 01:57 AM
Edited By: ZHooligan on 22 Nov 2002 01:58
I must admit the last time I took my 12 to the track, I did get passed going into the pits when practice was over. I really can't complain on how my 12 runs and handles. Certainly there are better track bikes, but I can hold my own pretty well on it. I suprised the hell ot of two 996 Ducati's when I passed them at the exit of turn 2 at Seattle Internatinal Raceway. You have to get used to hanging off and master throttle control. BUt in truth that is the same for every kind of machine.
It is fun being layed over coming out of the turn rolling the gas on and pulling those leaned over wheelies. Certainly not my RC51 or GSXR1000 but I love running the 12 on the track. And it is good practice for the twisties and the posers 600 boys looking to smoke me in the turns!!
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posted November 22, 2002 12:26 PM
I would love to see you take your bike out at the track and lean it way over!
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posted November 22, 2002 01:27 PM
I'm dragging my knee in turns 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 at Seattle. I could probably do it in 8 but I don't want to end up in the woods!!
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posted November 22, 2002 07:44 PM
Zhooligan - Dude, we seriously need to organize a ZX12-R track day.
I ould love to see whom could push their landslug, Fish_Antlers term, beyond human Limits.
We should make a Video.
Hmmm.... this might require a new Banner...
Event T-shirts?
Mugs?
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worm~hole
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posted November 22, 2002 07:57 PM
...what a plain ol' Bikeland ZX-12R Zone t-shirt first?...we gots to represent!
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bigju
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posted November 22, 2002 08:07 PM
Bart, You Track whore!!! I wish I could have went this summer. I think I'm going to try to make DG this year. I actuall will be riding in the spring. Last summer I was a Depressed Ho. This spring I'm going to be a normal Ho. Maybe a Slut havent made up my mind yet. Wouldn't mind the ride to Black Hawk farms
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posted November 22, 2002 08:10 PM
OK ok ok.
I will stop painting my house.
I will forget about trying to get the dishwasher - that is sitting in my Garage - put into my kitchen, before Christmas.
I will forget that I have no counter top in my Kitchen.
Did I mention the sink doesn't work?
Ah, I'll forget that too...
Why?
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Caus Worm_hole wants a t-shirt.
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Hells Dark Lord
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posted November 26, 2002 06:22 AM
anyone working on plans for DG this year, I need some dates so I can start planning, I will make one this year, I go up there 6 or 7 times a year, but can never seem to do it when you all are up there.....so who is the master mind for the next one????? any tenative dates yet>?????
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posted November 26, 2002 08:34 AM
PK... I'll talk with my buddy Mario Alverez. He is the owner of Adrenaline Freaks Track Day Excursions. He has a large number of days at Pacific Raceway. I'll see about setting it up.
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posted November 26, 2002 09:24 AM
That 's cool man 
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