See the tiny muffler on the lift? I asked Kyle at M4 Exhaust if it would pass the PIR 101 db sound limit. Kyle said he made that muffler for Moto GP and it would not pass any sound test. This is the muffler from my SV. Tomorrow, I’ll be welding the mount I made onto the sub frame. It’s currently perched on the back edge of the exhaust bracket.

I’m older and wiser than I once was so I’ve decided to call this a good race and go home early. I’m still tired from last weekends Cookie/Moto America Laguna event, I rode fantastically yesterday, I have a back log of shop work and I bent one of my front rotors yesterday. While driving home today, I’m going to feel like I wimped out but by then it will be too late. I’m looking forward to getting Cookie ready to race at PIR in 2 weeks. Remember, her full name is “Cookie, as in Monster.”

I raced today at The Ridge. I was too busy racing to take photo’s so here is one from a track day with my friend Peter Hively in T4. I raced here for the first time a few weeks ago and my PB was 1.58.33. Today I Q’ed 6th with a 1.57.76. In my first race I did 56.20, for two new PB’s is two sessions. Not bad. I was surrounded by RS660’s in all 3 races today. I did not even skim my knee on the 56.2 lap but I did drag my knee and toe a few times on other laps. Good starts with two nice two gear wheelies. I bent another front rotor braking too hard, I need some 4 piston calipers, these floating twin piston calipers are not up to the job. At the end of the day I thanked the guy who was emptying the trash cans and he said he noticed that I was the first person working this morning and the last tonight. True and thank you for noticing. Three more races tomorrow and the rear Bridgestone will be on it’s 5th day.

Delivered to me here at Laguna today. I have to re-sticker her but we will race at Portland Aug 1st & 2nd.

I almost never need beakers this small but they were my Grandfathers so I take care of them and use them whenever I can.

Now I have a Standing Desk and more shelf space than I have stuff.

Remember my post about the bikes legs going all the way up? The rider sent this photo and said “Bike rides great, thanks again. It’s a whole new world.”

By bolting together the 7 foot beams and the 6 foot legs from two different sets of shelfs I got another place to put stuff and a nice looking work station. The business that was here before Gray Area KTM made wood structures so I repurposed some left overs into a stepped table for my small and medium size drill presses and belt sander. The orange 20 ton press and the green band saw are on wheels. I roll them out when I need them.

Now it’s starting to look like my shop.