I have 40 years of bike riding and the busa is an animal no mater how you look at it..
5 trips to the gap and surrounding areas and 25000 miles, I FINALLY got to the point where I could "rail the bike"
I got some great help from Steve and John in some very fine points... Keeping in mind that an error at that level (and speeds) is most certainly going to end very badly, I have just not been able to put all the pieces together at the same time... A healthy fear of armco barriers at 70 + mph can keep you alive but there is a point where you gotta trust your own skills...
Steve and John let me ride with them (both exceptional riders) and I was able to build enough confidence to "let it go" finally... Running with the tack at 7000 to 9000 rpm in 2nd and 3rd gear for 40 plus miles up and then down hellbender was amazingly fun.. I have not been this amp'ed up about riding in a long time...
I felt a bit silly at one point when I was thinking "wow, he is really following those black tire marks around the corner really well" it occurred to me, ah... duh, those are his marks :stoopid:
Some side effects: cooking a set of Dunlop qualifiers in under 500 miles and worth every dime of it... next stop... track day
these have 487 miles on them and are about 2/3 worn....
First time I pulled a tire with more profile than it started with
Thanks again for the coaching and tips you guys!!
5 trips to the gap and surrounding areas and 25000 miles, I FINALLY got to the point where I could "rail the bike"
I got some great help from Steve and John in some very fine points... Keeping in mind that an error at that level (and speeds) is most certainly going to end very badly, I have just not been able to put all the pieces together at the same time... A healthy fear of armco barriers at 70 + mph can keep you alive but there is a point where you gotta trust your own skills...
Steve and John let me ride with them (both exceptional riders) and I was able to build enough confidence to "let it go" finally... Running with the tack at 7000 to 9000 rpm in 2nd and 3rd gear for 40 plus miles up and then down hellbender was amazingly fun.. I have not been this amp'ed up about riding in a long time...
I felt a bit silly at one point when I was thinking "wow, he is really following those black tire marks around the corner really well" it occurred to me, ah... duh, those are his marks :stoopid:
Some side effects: cooking a set of Dunlop qualifiers in under 500 miles and worth every dime of it... next stop... track day
these have 487 miles on them and are about 2/3 worn....
First time I pulled a tire with more profile than it started with
Thanks again for the coaching and tips you guys!!