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choneofakind · August 23rd, 2012, 11:10 AM

@rcouch358 Hit the track on the 250. It's a great learning tool.

The R6 is a beast, and going around the track on a slower bike before hand will give you a great appreciation for the supersport.

Plus, you have a track-capable bike now. The track is just too damn fun to wait for.

Gurk · August 23rd, 2012, 03:30 PM

Sunday can't come sooner

Gurk · August 28th, 2012, 02:49 AM

Through my friend's camera. Wheeeeeee
Horrible line and a terrible body position but I'll take my first knee drag. I'm not sure if I'm actually touching in this pic but i did it 3 times in a row in that corner. Now that's out of the way, I can actually focus on riding fast bwahahah.. jk jk

csmith12 · August 28th, 2012, 04:47 AM

Gratz mang! Don't be hard on yourself, not bad... not bad at all. Starting to get your grove on?

choneofakind · August 28th, 2012, 06:57 AM

Woot WOOT GURK! nice yo!

Gurk · August 28th, 2012, 07:55 AM

Thanks guys.
Chris, yeah I'm way more comfortable but also definitely learning new things everytime I go out there. What I'm happy with most is after each sessions I can sit down and think and come up with what I'm doing wrong.

One thing I gotta do for sure is lose some weight man.. I'm so friggin lazy on the bike. I don't get my body down. And that's mainly what's wrong with my body position in the photo. That bike should be a tad more straight up and I should be leaning my body a whole lot more. I'm definitely better first few sessions then I quickly get tired and stand my upper body up a bit..

Along with following better lines (comes first), if I can solve my bp, lazy steering (not leaning in quick enough aka flicking the bike) and gear problem (not being in the right gear for the right corner. r6 feels like a goddamn honda civic if i'm one gear up than i need be), I'll improve a ton. Then it'll all be about late break and early/hard throttle off corners to get a few more seconds down.

Anyway. I sound more upset than I really am. I just know I can get way faster. Don't we all

choneofakind · August 28th, 2012, 03:17 PM

Get a bicycle. Or a pair of running shoes. Start slow and work your way up to 30+ minutes of vigorous excercise 4-5 times a week. It won't be an insane workout schedule, but the cardio will keep you in shape and you won't get tired as quickly.

csmith12 · August 28th, 2012, 03:32 PM

Looks baller in the pic yo. Sure you can nit pic about how far down your head is but dood, common... hahahahaha

Now I can tell you... "GO FAST AND TAKE CHANCES!!!!"

alex.s · August 28th, 2012, 03:38 PM

nice photo gurk

Gurk · August 28th, 2012, 05:18 PM

thanks alex <3

chris 1 : yeah i wanna get into cycling! everyone in my office is a serious cycler and they competed at one point or another. sucks to be the only fatso

chris 2 : yeah next time i'll be more throttle happy. lol

Jiggles · August 28th, 2012, 05:25 PM

Ryan, have you taken the 250 to the track yet?

csmith12 · August 28th, 2012, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gurk

chris 2 : yeah next time i'll be more throttle happy. lol

yay! I am Chris 2 ahahahaha

Gurk · August 28th, 2012, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

yay! I am Chris 2 ahahahaha

subject to change

choneofakind · August 29th, 2012, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

yay! I am Chris 2 ahahahaha

Must be my dashing good looks and my babyfac... errr clean shaven face

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gurk

chris 1 : yeah i wanna get into cycling! everyone in my office is a serious cycler and they competed at one point or another. sucks to be the only fatso

do it! there's plenty of basic road bikes that are great for exercise or transportation etc. Talk to the guys you work with. If they competed, they likely have spare bikes or know where to get quality inexpensive bikes, or at least they'll have some advice on what to look for/how to get the workout you want. If you find you like road biking, you can get a fancy shmancy carbon fiber road bike that weighs less than your R6's tires and is uber rigid and then go attack some of those California mountain roads.

Or get a mountain bike and make fun of your road-biking coworkers for being weight weenies because you can hop curbs and not give a f*ck.

Gurk · November 6th, 2012, 09:31 AM

Boredom + Free time = Painting the bike. It's a ****** rattle can job but who cares! If I ever get new set of fairings some day I'm getting those painted by a pro in the same color scheme though.

Next will be either orange rim tape OR getting rims powder coated orange. OR a combo of both. Black rear rim with orange rim tape and an orange front rim. I kinda like that uneven look. Dunno..

edit : oh yeah i couldn't resist photoshopping out the frame slider holes. I should repair those. Too lazy at the moment hehe.

alex.s · November 6th, 2012, 09:34 AM

orange and black checker wheels.

DO IT NOW.

csmith12 · November 6th, 2012, 09:38 AM

Fly pic Gurk!

csmith12 · November 6th, 2012, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

orange and black checker wheels.

DO IT NOW.

omg... read my mind. leave the wheel lip black, do the checkering on the wide part of the wrheel. would look so dope.

Gurk · November 6th, 2012, 09:41 AM

dunno. feel like would be too busy looking! :P I'm a fan of siple stuff heheh.

I'l photoshop it first and see how that looks.

August 28th, 2012, 04:47 AM	#204
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Gratz mang! Don't be hard on yourself, not bad... not bad at all. Starting to get your grove on? __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

August 28th, 2012, 03:32 PM	#208
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Looks baller in the pic yo. Sure you can nit pic about how far down your head is but dood, common... hahahahaha Now I can tell you... "GO FAST AND TAKE CHANCES!!!!" __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

August 28th, 2012, 03:38 PM	#209
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	nice photo gurk __________________________________________________

August 28th, 2012, 05:25 PM	#211
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Ryan, have you taken the 250 to the track yet? __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

November 6th, 2012, 09:34 AM	#216
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	orange and black checker wheels. DO IT NOW. __________________________________________________

August 23rd, 2012, 11:10 AM	#201
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	@rcouch358 Hit the track on the 250. It's a great learning tool. The R6 is a beast, and going around the track on a slower bike before hand will give you a great appreciation for the supersport. Plus, you have a track-capable bike now. The track is just too damn fun to wait for.

August 23rd, 2012, 03:30 PM	#202
Gurk Done here. Name: - Location: Track Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.	Sunday can't come sooner

August 28th, 2012, 02:49 AM	#203
Gurk Done here. Name: - Location: Track Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.	Through my friend's camera. Wheeeeeee Horrible line and a terrible body position but I'll take my first knee drag. I'm not sure if I'm actually touching in this pic but i did it 3 times in a row in that corner. Now that's out of the way, I can actually focus on riding fast bwahahah.. jk jk

August 28th, 2012, 06:57 AM	#205
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Woot WOOT GURK! nice yo!

August 28th, 2012, 07:55 AM	#206
Gurk Done here. Name: - Location: Track Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.	Thanks guys. Chris, yeah I'm way more comfortable but also definitely learning new things everytime I go out there. What I'm happy with most is after each sessions I can sit down and think and come up with what I'm doing wrong. One thing I gotta do for sure is lose some weight man.. I'm so friggin lazy on the bike. I don't get my body down. And that's mainly what's wrong with my body position in the photo. That bike should be a tad more straight up and I should be leaning my body a whole lot more. I'm definitely better first few sessions then I quickly get tired and stand my upper body up a bit.. Along with following better lines (comes first), if I can solve my bp, lazy steering (not leaning in quick enough aka flicking the bike) and gear problem (not being in the right gear for the right corner. r6 feels like a goddamn honda civic if i'm one gear up than i need be), I'll improve a ton. Then it'll all be about late break and early/hard throttle off corners to get a few more seconds down. Anyway. I sound more upset than I really am. I just know I can get way faster. Don't we all

August 28th, 2012, 03:17 PM	#207
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Get a bicycle. Or a pair of running shoes. Start slow and work your way up to 30+ minutes of vigorous excercise 4-5 times a week. It won't be an insane workout schedule, but the cardio will keep you in shape and you won't get tired as quickly.

August 28th, 2012, 05:18 PM	#210
Gurk Done here. Name: - Location: Track Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.	thanks alex <3 chris 1 : yeah i wanna get into cycling! everyone in my office is a serious cycler and they competed at one point or another. sucks to be the only fatso chris 2 : yeah next time i'll be more throttle happy. lol

November 6th, 2012, 09:31 AM	#215
Gurk Done here. Name: - Location: Track Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.	Boredom + Free time = Painting the bike. It's a ****** rattle can job but who cares! If I ever get new set of fairings some day I'm getting those painted by a pro in the same color scheme though. Next will be either orange rim tape OR getting rims powder coated orange. OR a combo of both. Black rear rim with orange rim tape and an orange front rim. I kinda like that uneven look. Dunno.. edit : oh yeah i couldn't resist photoshopping out the frame slider holes. I should repair those. Too lazy at the moment hehe.

November 6th, 2012, 09:38 AM	#217
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Fly pic Gurk! __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

November 6th, 2012, 09:41 AM	#219
Gurk Done here. Name: - Location: Track Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.	dunno. feel like would be too busy looking! :P I'm a fan of siple stuff heheh. I'l photoshop it first and see how that looks.