Motorcycles!

[irish-racing]

Thanks. Yeah, they don't care what the bike actually is they just see 1000cc and are like o guess we better charge him more. Story of my life. I bought my R1 when I was 18 and they wanted like $2600 a year for insurance.

[New Guy]

Man that is a nice setup! Enjoy Jennings and all of that suspension work!

[irish-racing]

Thanks Mark. PS I have your rearsets. If you email me your address again I will send those out.

Jennings should be a blast. Weather is looking perfect.

[irish-racing]

A few shots from Jennings a few weeks ago

http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/D3S_9591_zps305fa922.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/D3S_9591_zps305fa922.jpg.html)

http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/D3S_0835_zps429e4c66.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/D3S_0835_zps429e4c66.jpg.html)

http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/D3S_6842_zps190284da.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/D3S_6842_zps190284da.jpg.html)

[sandm]

I don't see that knee on the ground :)

finished installing a new exhaust on the ninja1k. amazed at how not loud it is. all my 600class bikes turned into noisy rides with aftermarket exhausts but I don't notice a difference from stock to piped on this one. looks alone were worth it tho....still getting used to actually having a usable torque band below 10krpm's. kind of nice for around town riding..

[irish-racing]

Yeah my knee doesn't usually hit the ground. Especially in right turns. I am working on body position and looking through the turns. Hopefully the weather will cooperate in a couple weeks when I head back to VIR.

Sand I haven't seen any pics of your new bike. What is happening?

[sandm]

photobucket is such a pita to host to anymore I have gotten lazy. I'll put something up today as it was actually nice enough to ride :)

only downside is it's warm in the warehouse and I street-ride in steel toed over the calf leather boots. forgot my work shoes..

[parrothd]

Takes practice.. ;) try getting with nesba or take a lesson, that pays off the quickest.

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[irish-racing]

photobucket is such a pita to host to anymore I have gotten lazy. I'll put something up today as it was actually nice enough to ride :)

only downside is it's warm in the warehouse and I street-ride in steel toed over the calf leather boots. forgot my work shoes..

I understand photobucket being a PITA. That sucks. I hate when I would forget to bring my work shoes or anything other then my boots.


Takes practice.. ;) try getting with nesba or take a lesson, that pays off the quickest.

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Yeah I am working on it. I am working on getting my upper body outside the windscreen area.

I used to ride with NESBA until they went under and then bought out and now it is N2 Trackdays. Another trackday org was started at the same time Performance Riding Experience (PRE) by John Allen who used to be the Southeast director for NESBA. Great CR's and great people. We ride pretty much with them only. I have already scheduled some one on one time with some CR's at the end of this month.

[sandm]

the new ride...
added dual pipes and undertail. have the Kleen-air block off plates to install to get rid of the backfiring and probably a puig black screen and done. it's amazing both the riding posture and the low end torque of the 1k vs the 600's. powerband is much better for commuting/street riding. def. doesn't feel like it wants to lean over as easy as the '09 zx6 I had was. that bike was a corner carver. the front suspension feels somewhat sloppy in this 1kninja and I think some more aggressive rubber would make a world of difference, but it's a commuter now.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e194/sandm01/SDC12122_zps5ad55b78.jpg (http://s39.photobucket.com/user/sandm01/media/SDC12122_zps5ad55b78.jpg.html)

the gf's ride. 250 ninjette with a pipe. it sounds like a mad bee when you get on it. she def. needs a 600-650.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e194/sandm01/SDC12123_zpsd8fe6ca4.jpg (http://s39.photobucket.com/user/sandm01/media/SDC12123_zpsd8fe6ca4.jpg.html)

[irish-racing]

Those are some good looking bikes! That ninja is looking good! I like the exhaust.

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[irish-racing]

Here are some proofs from VIR last week. Had a blast. Weather was perfect and the new pavement is super grippy

Coming out of turn 1
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/2014-06-02110117_zps8ffab9f6.png (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/2014-06-02110117_zps8ffab9f6.png.html)

Turn 4
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/2014-06-02110036_zps41aae67f.png (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/2014-06-02110036_zps41aae67f.png.html)

Turn 4 again
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/2014-06-02105957_zpscca5daa8.png (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/2014-06-02105957_zpscca5daa8.png.html)

Turn 1 again. I had some mechanical issues so I didn't get a lot of pictures of me

http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/2014-06-02105916_zps4b499209.png (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/2014-06-02105916_zps4b499209.png.html)


PS Plasti dip isn't a very good way to "paint" your bike. Looks pretty sweet while peeling off. haha

[sandm]

I'm afraid the popo are on the way. stolen pics is a crime :)


looks good......

[irish-racing]

I bought the pictures don't worry. Just waiting on snail mail.

Thanks. We will be back at VIR in 3 weeks if anyone wants to join.

[rc5695]

small cell-phone pic, but I took it yesterday on highway 215 just S of the Blue Rdige Parkway. Fun Ride.20091

[irish-racing]

Bike looks good.

[irish-racing]

Sunday while at VIR I blew my motor :x

[irish-racing]

Even with blowing my motor we still had an awesome weekend. This past weekend at Virginia International Raceway we had our First Annual Air Fence Fundraiser. We raised $30,000 to help make our sport safe. I will post more pictures later.

http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/IMG_20140629_095852_resized_zps685cece3.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/IMG_20140629_095852_resized_zps685cece3.jpg.html)

http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/20140629_095803_zpsc2157423.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/20140629_095803_zpsc2157423.jpg.html)

http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/20140629_095519_zps42f0d87c.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/20140629_095519_zps42f0d87c.jpg.html)

[rc5695]

so sorry to hear you blew your engine :( Glad you still had a good time tho.

[irish-racing]

Thanks. IT's all good tho. Now I can do a super stock build and go faster :o

[irish-racing]

Picked up a 2014 Grom Saturday as a pit bike. That thing is awesome.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/14/u5u6ujeg.jpg

[ChrisK]

Wow, cool to see this thread is still going! I haven't been on the the Moomba forum in a long, long time, and for whatever reason this thread popped into my head so I thought I'd come check it out. I think the last time I posted I was in the process of rebuilding my Ducati Monster after crashing it. I've finished that, she's still my daily ride. This past spring I decided to get into track riding, and I took the Monster a couple of times. I loved it so much that I picked up a 2002 R6 with the intention of getting used to it on the street and converting it to track. I had it for 3 weeks and ended up totaling it in turn 1 at Road America. So, less than a week after that I picked up a 2007 CBR600RR track bike. Haven't had a chance to ride it on the track yet, and I can't wait!

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz345/chriskuecker/2014-04/7C3C87F9-A80D-46B5-8D91-F2237A9456A0_zpsni28jukh.jpg (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/chriskuecker/media/2014-04/7C3C87F9-A80D-46B5-8D91-F2237A9456A0_zpsni28jukh.jpg.html)

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz345/chriskuecker/09AFAA1A-CA27-4FB4-BF76-B77596879040_zps5yigfsox.jpg (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/chriskuecker/media/09AFAA1A-CA27-4FB4-BF76-B77596879040_zps5yigfsox.jpg.html)

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz345/chriskuecker/7F065107-25EC-4BE9-8754-150229D5BECE_zpsedpupl25.jpg (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/chriskuecker/media/7F065107-25EC-4BE9-8754-150229D5BECE_zpsedpupl25.jpg.html)

[irish-racing]

Good loking bikes. Sorry to hear about totaling the R6. I love my R6. Trackdays are awesome aren't they. Any suspension work done to the CBR? I have a buddy that is at Road America a lot. He has the baddest R1 I have ever seen. There is a good possibility he was there. If you ever feel like driving a good distance east coast tracks are awesome! VIR, Barber, Road Atlanta, CMP are some great tracks to ride.

[ChrisK]

Good loking bikes. Sorry to hear about totaling the R6. I love my R6. Trackdays are awesome aren't they. Any suspension work done to the CBR? I have a buddy that is at Road America a lot. He has the baddest R1 I have ever seen. There is a good possibility he was there. If you ever feel like driving a good distance east coast tracks are awesome! VIR, Barber, Road Atlanta, CMP are some great tracks to ride.

The CBR has Ohlins 20mm internals in the forks, that's it though. When I have the cash, my first planned modification is to get it properly sprung for my weight.

I'm actually considering coming down to Barber in October for a couple days. The Disalvo Speed Academy is doing a two day school in conjunction with an STT track day so I'm thinking about participating in that.

[irish-racing]

The CBR has Ohlins 20mm internals in the forks, that's it though. When I have the cash, my first planned modification is to get it properly sprung for my weight.

I'm actually considering coming down to Barber in October for a couple days. The Disalvo Speed Academy is doing a two day school in conjunction with an STT track day so I'm thinking about participating in that.
Yeah I would suggest the ohlins ttr rear shock. Pricey but worth it. I never had aftermarket suspension until this year and holy crap it makes a difference. STT is a quality organization. Check out performance riding experience. Great organization. The schedule was light this year but next year would be awesome.

[brad460]

For any motox guys...Recently restored a 91 CR125...

Before:
http://i978.photobucket.com/albums/ae267/bradschieble/5af495f10583dc58395dd8abcba367a3.jpg

After:
http://i978.photobucket.com/albums/ae267/bradschieble/cb874e8ab9d8c045cc2b536b434d335a.jpg

[irish-racing]

Looks awesome! Good job.

[irish-racing]

I have been a huge MotoGP fan for a long time now and living so close to Indy we try to go every year. Missed the last 3 years. Well this year we decided to make up for lost time at the track. Here are some of my pictures from our weekend.

My wife and I in the VIP Village suite.
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/IMG-20140808-WA0011_resized_zpsaea3ccc4.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/IMG-20140808-WA0011_resized_zpsaea3ccc4.jpg.html)

On the pit walk outside NGM Forward Racing garage.
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/20140810_101042_resized_zpsb76de107.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/20140810_101042_resized_zpsb76de107.jpg.html)

The Texas Tornado, Colin Edwards bike
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/20140810_101016_resized_zps11e4e5be.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/20140810_101016_resized_zps11e4e5be.jpg.html)

We decided to take a selfie in front of Colin's pit area.
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/20140810_101311_resized_zps66674f79.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/20140810_101311_resized_zps66674f79.jpg.html)

[irish-racing]

Colin saw us and decided to come out and take a selfie with us and autograph our passes. He was such a humble, down to earth guy. Couldn't thank him enough.
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/20140810_101325_resized_zps6056a14b.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/20140810_101325_resized_zps6056a14b.jpg.html)

Signed Pass
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/IMG-20140810-WA0003_resized_zps275f6568.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/IMG-20140810-WA0003_resized_zps275f6568.jpg.html)

Valentino Rossi's Factory Yamaha bike
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/20140810_100910_resized_zpsd1e2cf24.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/20140810_100910_resized_zpsd1e2cf24.jpg.html)

Jorge Lorenzo's Factory Yamaha bike
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/20140810_100829_resized_zps8b9b3e31.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/20140810_100829_resized_zps8b9b3e31.jpg.html)

[irish-racing]

During the pit walk a crew member of SAG Race Team for Moto2 rider Louis Rossi asked my wife to be a Grid Girl
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/20140810_124033_resized_zps2d3ee302.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/20140810_124033_resized_zps2d3ee302.jpg.html)

My wife with Louis Rossi after his race.
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/20140810_133347_resized_zps746b0723.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/20140810_133347_resized_zps746b0723.jpg.html)

Hanging out in SAG's garage during the race.
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/20140810_131854_resized_zps6eb10792.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/20140810_131854_resized_zps6eb10792.jpg.html)

Even managed to get Valentino Rossi's autograph
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r666/nmunson1/IMG-20140808-WA0016_resized_zps512f79e6.jpg (http://s1361.photobucket.com/user/nmunson1/media/IMG-20140808-WA0016_resized_zps512f79e6.jpg.html)

It was a great weekend. We had the time of our life. Hoping to do it again next year.

[rc5695]

wow!!! awesome irish!!!

great job on the cr brad.

[irish-racing]

wow!!! awesome irish!!!

great job on the cr brad.

Thanks!!!!!