Going Faster On The Track #10
Racers Michael Gougis and Ed Sorbo discuss how to go faster on the track with less stress and effort. A discussion about dogs, bio-energy harvesting, contentment and track time ensues, as well as the type of exposure that won’t get you arrested.
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Still Racing!
I went racing at Auto Club Speedway yesterday with WERA. Riding the #31 Iceman 250 Ninja I battled with two kids who weren’t even born when I started racing, their combined age is less than mine alone. It was a great race, we were stuck behind a SV650 till he ran off the track. The photo is from the back of the SV as we exit T 5/6 on the first lap.
Getting Out Of The Game #9
Racers Michael Gougis and Ed Sorbo discuss how hard it is to stop racing, and how some racers have made the transition to non-racer, gracefully or not. A brief discussion over love vs. lust ensues, and both Gougis and Sorbo call into question the intelligence of their listeners – and each other.
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Fitting
I just found out that bike shops charge hundreds of dollars to fit your bicycle to you. People pay because it makes a big difference, you go faster with less work and more comfort.
Setting your motorcycle up to fit you is just as important. The thing is, I’ve been helping people adjust their bars, grips, levers, pegs and pedals since I started working on bikes. I even do it when I’m being a suspension vendor.
Check out the Coaching page on my web site. We start with fitting the bike to you and it’s included.
Winners And Losers In 2015 #8
Racers Ed Sorbo and Michael Gougis make their predictions about the outcome of the MotoGP and Superbike World Championship series in 2015. A discussion about Romans and the size of a horse’s behind erupts.
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Travel O-Rings
These finished R-6 forks are drying after being washed. Note the Travel O-Rings. The set up notes on your invoice will include the Max Travel. In this case, 6 mm. That is the distances from the bottom of the travel o-ring to the top of the foot when the forks are bottomed.
The left fork has been bottomed. The right fork o-ring is in the normal street riding zone.
Remember that travel o-rings only show you what the max travel is and that info is of limited use.
E Mail List
I now have an E Mail list so I can let you know when there is news. Â I sent out a test message and got back a bunch of happy unexpected comments like this one from Curt:
“Hi Ed,
Happy New Year and hope all is well. Looks like you’ve figured it out, came through as bcc and only once :)… oh and my bike has been phenomenal since you dialed it in.
Cheers,
Curt”
Thank you Curt and Cheers! Â If you want to be on my list just send me an E mail.
The Siren Song Of Sponsorship #7
Racers Michael Gougis and Ed Sorbo talk about what it actually takes to earn support from sponsors, for the club racer and professional racing teams alike. A serious, in-depth discussion of stickers takes place. The neighborhood cat Plaid makes a cameo appearance but refuses to comment.
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Blanket
Peter sent his Triumph Tiger forks wrapped up in this nice blanket as packing. His getting his forks back with new seals & oil, better than stock chrome, powdered coated feet, stronger springs, good valving and his blanket.
Follow up photo of the installed forks. Â Note the Bimota in the background. Â It has LE too.
Shop and Trailer
Time for some shop and trailer photo’s. Send me your’s along with some notes and I’ll use the good ones for more Blog Posts. Below is the Me Wall of my shop, how I transport my tool box in my trailer and my pit set up at the track.
