who gives a fuck how shitty that pipe looks... spend money on suspension upgrades

 

lol we'll see dude, i'm going to just do a 05 r6 front end when i find one and have the cash for it, that should be good enough for initial track learning

 

i would be getting rid of those telescopic forks ASAP!!

 

Nice upgrade! Congrats!

 

^tyty

i know dude, already planning

 

Damn dude, you got bored on the 650R? Or the girlfriend kept leaving you behind? j/k. Looks good. You're good at keeping the shiny side up, so keep it up.

 

haha well I guess i could say that, the 650r I feel would be enjoyable when i get older and bored with the seating position of sport bikes ya know? I thought about getting better suspension, rearsets, clip-ons, tires, brakes, exhaust, intake, PC3 and tuning (in attempt to make it more comparable to a 'supersport') .. after spending all that money (ending up with around 67whp at best) on that it would've been more in the long run then starting with a base R6

thanks though dude! and the GF doesn't push her bike too hard, i'm always leading when we ride together .. she won't let me be in back so i can watch how she rides .

 

sorry to hear she doesnt let you hit it from the back... that's a sad story... almost made me cry for you.

 

those forks are just fine man.


if you start track riding and chasing times, then yes you can upgrade then. untill you get somewhere like a race track and learn how each setting makes your bike handle different, then figure out what your bike needs more of for your riding style. all those upgraded 3 speed forks and high speed shocks are just bling bling of a different kind if you don't use them by riding faster.


I have a little bit of a clue what each setting should do on my bike from reading tons of stuff, but can't push my bike hard enough to notice much change a few clicks either way. so for my street pace all that high $ stuff would be as pointless as a apc wing on a civic.


now for my last bike I played with the setting on the same set of coners for a while. but my focus wasn't going faster, it was soaking up a hiddin mid corner bump better and still not feeling sloppy loose. I felt safter thinking my bike would handle the unexpected bump at all the wrong time better.

 

^ I hear you man, I've seen a lot of pics of people at the deals gap R6/R1 convention with my bike seeming to be pushed pretty hard along those roads..

The bike will be getting only a few cosmetic mods for now (no added weight even!)

My gf and friends wife are going to Jennings all girls track day next weekend, maybe me n friend will come up and do North Run or ozello with u if you're down