Nice! It'll be fun removing those headlights and all for when you hit the track! At least, that's what I'd recommend so they weren't to get damage if you did take a spill...
Not at all wishing that on you, or anyone for that matter. Just saying it'd prob be in your best interest if you're taking it to the track... With projectors and all, your headlights are now quite expensive to replace...
You plan on picking up track fairings and all that? Or stayin street and just tryin out the track?
Best of luck man! Gorgeous bike!
As Ant said, that is one of my fav R6's out... I'm not even into Gold, but that Black and Gold combo is so sick!
I do plan on track plastics in the future..I have an idea brewing that i may talk to chief about. Hopefully it will raise some cash for L.A. Childrens hospital if I can pull it off. (sort of what another member did on here with kids painting his bike but a bit different) I'll def be taking it slow this first time around the track though Try to soak up and learn as much as possible.
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I like Sherman time
That bike is too pretty
I knew you would...
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That bike is so purdy................
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I do plan on track plastics in the future..I have an idea brewing that i may talk to chief about. Hopefully it will raise some cash for L.A. Childrens hospital if I can pull it off. (sort of what another member did on here with kids painting his bike but a bit different) I'll def be taking it slow this first time around the track though Try to soak up and learn as much as possible.
I knew you would...
You can always pick a set up and run them bare for your first, or first few trackdays... I'd just hate to see that pristine back downed at the track... Then paint them whenever... Course idk your time scale and all, or when you're doing your trackday... I'll be at the track this weekend, may officially be in my first race ever... We'll see how things play out. I've got to get the bike wrapped up like today. It's still in pieces all over the garage...
Waiting on a few items to come in... But I've got to have it together for this weekend! So the pressure is on... Just gotta double check and make sure I don't forgot to tighten any bolts and such... Anywho, great start to your thread!
You can always pick a set up and run them bare for your first, or first few trackdays... I'd just hate to see that pristine back downed at the track... Then paint them whenever... Course idk your time scale and all, or when you're doing your trackday... I'll be at the track this weekend, may officially be in my first race ever... We'll see how things play out. I've got to get the bike wrapped up like today. It's still in pieces all over the garage...
Waiting on a few items to come in... But I've got to have it together for this weekend! So the pressure is on... Just gotta double check and make sure I don't forgot to tighten any bolts and such... Anywho, great start to your thread!
umm....track day is.....This saturday Bike is prepped and ready to go..Just need my ECU back from chief...Stupid Sandy
1st race? lucky, i wish i was that good....welll I am THAT good when i sit in the driveway and practice my body position. Its almost as if I'm taking Turn 3 at phillip island just like KC
Best of luck to ya on ur race! no more crashing!
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umm....track day is.....This saturday Bike is prepped and ready to go..Just need my ECU back from chief...Stupid Sandy
1st race? lucky, i wish i was that good....welll I am THAT good when i sit in the driveway and practice my body position. Its almost as if I'm taking Turn 3 at phillip island just like KC
Best of luck to ya on ur race! no more crashing!
I'm waiting on my ECU from the same fella...
This race I speak of may or may not happen... If I get my race license Saturday, I'll race Sunday... Now I don't imagine I'll win, or even come close, but it'd still be fun for sure! Sounds like you've got everything together! Good luck out there man! Just go out and be a sponge, if you can, get in with a few of the CR/coaches and get them to teach you a few things, like best lines for the track, then have them follow you and give you some feedback. Then you can work on those things the rest of the day. If you've got GoPro's, run them, every session out! That way you can also see what YOu are doing right, and what YOU can work on. Most of what can be improved on when it comes to track riding, is the rider... These bikes perform flawlessly, tires and suspension play a roll, but starting out especially, the rider is what can be best improved on... I find myself throwing money at the bike, when really, I should just be on the track as often as possible, sharpening MY skills... The bike does it's job, I fall well short of what a rider SHOULD be doing out there...
If I had to do it all over again, I'd be running bare fairings... Still, and only have some armor on the bike, clipons, and rearsets... and run it that way for awhile. Yeah it's fun to mod, and I've got a bit of money to burn, but moving forward, I plan to just focus on myself, and getting better, rather then dumping money into an already, more then capable bike...
Pics and vids after this weekend! Have a blast out there man!
This race I speak of may or may not happen... If I get my race license Saturday, I'll race Sunday... Now I don't imagine I'll win, or even come close, but it'd still be fun for sure! Sounds like you've got everything together! Good luck out there man! Just go out and be a sponge, if you can, get in with a few of the CR/coaches and get them to teach you a few things, like best lines for the track, then have them follow you and give you some feedback. Then you can work on those things the rest of the day. If you've got GoPro's, run them, every session out! That way you can also see what YOu are doing right, and what YOU can work on. Most of what can be improved on when it comes to track riding, is the rider... These bikes perform flawlessly, tires and suspension play a roll, but starting out especially, the rider is what can be best improved on... I find myself throwing money at the bike, when really, I should just be on the track as often as possible, sharpening MY skills... The bike does it's job, I fall well short of what a rider SHOULD be doing out there...
If I had to do it all over again, I'd be running bare fairings... Still, and only have some armor on the bike, clipons, and rearsets... and run it that way for awhile. Yeah it's fun to mod, and I've got a bit of money to burn, but moving forward, I plan to just focus on myself, and getting better, rather then dumping money into an already, more then capable bike...
Pics and vids after this weekend! Have a blast out there man!
You got a point...going back...All the money I spent i should've just bought my track gear and gone bone stock. My excuse was I need full gear if I'm going to start riding aggressive....So i kept myself to basic commuting...while dumping $ on the bike instead of saving. Now That i have full gear.............I'm still dumping $ on the bike. Chief doesn't make it easy either...i just want to throw money at the dude
I've been reading twist of the wrist 1 & 2 . Hopefully some of that stuff stuck. I think this first time out, my focus will be lines, body position, and throttle control. CANT WAIT!!
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....photoshop? i dunno how to use this photoshop you speak of
But I've got to have it together for this weekend! So the pressure is on... Just gotta double check and make sure I don't forgot to tighten any bolts and such... Anywho, great start to your thread!
Bike is prepped and ready to go..Just need my ECU back from chief...Stupid Sandy 
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