Nick's Update

nickjpass · September 8th, 2015, 09:10 AM

Haven't been on for a while

had four track days.

crashed on my fourth. wrecked the bike pretty badly after a collision due to an error in judgment, but I'm riding her again this weekend about two months after the crash. i am still having some pain but its no big deal.

csmith12 · September 8th, 2015, 09:21 AM

Nice! Gettin' it done Nick!

psych0hans · September 8th, 2015, 09:56 AM

Good luck nick! Be safe out there

Mocha Man · September 8th, 2015, 09:59 AM

csmith12 · September 8th, 2015, 10:04 AM

Lol... I just noticed the ducks on your boots. What is that for?

And and speaking of feet, tidy up those flippers! You're draggin' em for no good reason.

nickjpass · September 8th, 2015, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by csmith12

Lol... I just noticed the ducks on your boots. What is that for?

And and speaking of feet, tidy up those flippers! You're draggin' em for no good reason.

I'm hoping to correct the knee and duck footing this weekend.

And the tape is just tape. I have some on my front wheel as well.

I'll be running hello kitty and macaroni/cheese duct tape this weekend for the extra torks.

sharky nrk · September 8th, 2015, 10:36 AM

Looking good, but man those may be the biggest knee pucks I've seen lol. Don't curb catch those things they may pull you off the bike lol.

nickjpass · September 8th, 2015, 11:06 AM

They work well in the wet.

csmith12 · September 8th, 2015, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by sharky nrk

those may be the biggest knee pucks I've seen lol.

[Coach's Log #743.1]
I have a pair of these really thick ones. When a rider is 90% about there but just can't get their knee down no matter what they do, I slap em on them. Then BAM!!! They drag a knee. Funny thing is... I take them back off after a session or two and guess what? They drag on their old ones just the same.

subxero · September 8th, 2015, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickjpass

Haven't been on for a while

had four track days.

crashed on my fourth. wrecked the bike pretty badly after a collision due to an error in judgment, but I'm riding her again this weekend about two months after the crash. i am still having some pain but its no big deal.

You are young it is easy to shrug off a little pain discomfort and say no big deal but, that is the reason it should be a big deal. You are young, try and take the time and the proper measures to heal up as well as possible, it only gets worse and harder especially if you are neglecting things

Other wise keep on keepin on

adouglas · September 8th, 2015, 12:37 PM

Lookin' sharp, Nick!

Get those pics onto the BP thread.

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

[Coach's Log #743.1]
I have a pair of these really thick ones. When a rider is 90% about there but just can't get their knee down no matter what they do, I slap em on them. Then BAM!!! They drag a knee. Funny thing is... I take them back off after a session or two and guess what? They drag on their old ones just the same.

I totally get that, as one of those guys who's close to touching but hasn't yet.

Cranked over, what's going through my head is usually "how close to washing out am I?" and "where the heck is the ground?" It's like walking down a staircase in pitch darkness. Once you know where the bottom step is, you're fine. But that first time down... you're pretty tentative.

nickjpass · September 8th, 2015, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adouglas

Lookin' sharp, Nick!

Get those pics onto the BP thread.

I totally get that, as one of those guys who's close to touching but hasn't yet.

Cranked over, what's going through my head is usually "how close to washing out am I?" and "where the heck is the ground?" It's like walking down a staircase in pitch darkness. Once you know where the bottom step is, you're fine. But that first time down... you're pretty tentative.

First time I dragged I was like "the f#@k".

Sirref · September 8th, 2015, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by nickjpass

First time I dragged I was like "the f#@k".

I had the same reaction, I skimmed the first time and heard it without feeling it. Next lap it happened again and the lap after that too until I figured out what was going on, next thing I knew I was dragging in every corner and putting down respectable race pace times.

nickjpass · September 8th, 2015, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sirref

I had the same reaction, I skimmed the first time and heard it without feeling it. Next lap it happened again and the lap after that too until I figured out what was going on, next thing I knew I was dragging in every corner and putting down respectable race pace times.

I felt my knee touch the kerbing the final corner. I knew what happened right away haha

nickjpass · September 8th, 2015, 06:47 PM

pic

Sirref · September 8th, 2015, 07:48 PM

that's an interesting angle, did you drag it on the side of the curb?

choneofakind · September 8th, 2015, 07:49 PM

I think it's positioned wrong on your knee. Try getting it so the whole thing touches at once. I had the same pattern the first time and I completely forget which way I ended up moving it so it touches off all at once.

Sirref · September 8th, 2015, 07:53 PM

ok, I looked through the photos again. The puck could definitely be moved slightly

September 8th, 2015, 09:21 AM	#2
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September 8th, 2015, 09:56 AM	#3
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September 8th, 2015, 10:04 AM	#5
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September 8th, 2015, 07:48 PM	#16
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September 8th, 2015, 07:49 PM	#17
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	I think it's positioned wrong on your knee. Try getting it so the whole thing touches at once. I had the same pattern the first time and I completely forget which way I ended up moving it so it touches off all at once.

September 8th, 2015, 07:53 PM	#18
Sirref Private Joker Name: Ben Location: Towson, MD Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '14	ok, I looked through the photos again. The puck could definitely be moved slightly __________________________________________________ I see you over there seeing me, do you see the me I think you see?

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