March 20th, 2013, 06:05 PM | #41 |
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Those are some damn sexy bikes.
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March 20th, 2013, 07:28 PM | #42 |
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I believe the article says that alex.. wait... I think you know that dont you..?
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March 20th, 2013, 08:58 PM | #43 | |||
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I'm not sure where you get the "top gun style" idea or what that even means but we are a world renowned riding school that has been in business for over 30 something years. Each coach is extensively trained to be able to deliver Keith Codes carefully researched riding data in an exact manner that ensures student success. And so you understand a little bit more about why Keith Code charges $400-675 per student per school think about some of the costs that he has to pay upfront. Track rental, gas, bike maintenance, staff wages, food, water, staff accommodation, staff travel, etc etc.. I've been a coach with the school for 9 years now. I live in Canada and each time I coach at the school they pay for my flight, my car rental and travel, my room, my food and my wage and I'm one of about 15 staff that are usually at the track. It adds up. Quote:
The majority of the people that take the school aren't paying $1900 to learn to ride a superbike, they are paying $675 to spend an awesome day riding motorcycles on a race track and improving their riding skills at the same time. Our students cover the entire financial range; broke club level racers (I was one of them before I became a coach), couples looking to improve their riding skills, fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, rich guys that show up in million dollar motor homes and not so rich guys that save up all year just to make it to one school. Regardless of how much money they have they all leave the school better and safer riders with massive grins on their faces. If anyone has any specific questions about the school ask me, and if you haven't been personally then don't criticize. Misti
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March 20th, 2013, 09:38 PM | #44 |
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Name: Hansveer
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Well put Misti. I thought the 720 odd dollars they were charging here for 3 days tuition was too much as well, but after my first track day I knew it would have been totally worth it...
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March 20th, 2013, 11:16 PM | #45 |
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I think she just won the thread
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March 21st, 2013, 04:21 PM | #46 |
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Name: Will
Location: Los Angerles
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A bunch has been said here but I think a couple of other facts need to be presented.
I am the Chief Mechanic at the school, have been for over 20 years. I was a line mechanic at 18, first job in a shop at 14. I have worked on everything from top fuel Hemi's to 16 cylinder Diesel generators in the Navy. Bike are my passion and it is where I have been for a very long time. I ran and sold 8 fleets of Kawasaki's and this is my second fleet of BMW's. That is a lot of bikes. I have specific skills as a mechanic and a rider that enable me to be confident in the bikes we field, both on the track and as used bikes. Points not normally taken into consideration are things like how long is a sport bike made to last? Does high RPM "hurt" these motors? How long will a bike with over 10,000 miles last? In the days of cast iron bores and none synthetic oil bikes could wear out in under 100,000 miles. These Chrome bore engines and synthetic motor oils will go well past 200,000 miles without a problem. The fact is the current think is that a sport bike with over 10,000 miles is worn out is silly! I raced a 2004 636 for two years and nearly 4,000 miles and the crosshatch in the bores looked like new. I have an S1000RR's head off right now that has 30,000 miles of track use ( one I sold and was ridden at track days) and the bores still have all the cross hatch in them, meaning no wear. As for all the forces a track bike takes the only bike I have been scared of are the 2007+ GSXR's because the frame will split at the welds! I just did a frame on one last month and saw another at the salvage yard two days ago. With 3 years and over 1,000,000 combined miles I can say I have the most experience with these bikes and they are built tough as nails. BMW has long had the reputation for putting out bikes that go over 200,000 miles and I have seen nothing on these to change that impression. Weather you would consider buying a "track bike" for your own will be based on personal considerations. Some think that if a bike fell over it's no good, if it's been crashed at XXXX speed it's over, If it has been subjected to high RPM it will not last. All of these are just personal considerations. I have no issue standing behind the bikes we sell or field and any questions about the the S1000RR's we use can be directed to me, I am happy to talk to anyone about them. Thanks, Will Eikenberry |
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March 21st, 2013, 04:28 PM | #47 |
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Will,
It's a pleasure to meet you! I think you just won the trophy for best first post ever. Can we keep you around for maintenance questions? I tell you, between you and Misti, if I'm ever in CA for any length of time, you bet I'll be signing up for CSS. -Chris |
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March 21st, 2013, 04:47 PM | #48 | |
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March 21st, 2013, 05:53 PM | #49 |
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well said Misti and Will ...one of these days I will be attending the school
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March 21st, 2013, 07:28 PM | #50 |
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Will!
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March 21st, 2013, 09:20 PM | #51 |
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Name: nickypoo
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Thank you will. Welcome to the forums
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March 21st, 2013, 09:33 PM | #52 |
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Welcome Will!
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March 21st, 2013, 10:29 PM | #53 |
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Will!
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March 21st, 2013, 11:07 PM | #54 |
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You're my new best friend!!! welcome aboard!!!
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