AFM Round 1, May 9th and 10th at Thunderhill Raceway Park. With the unfortunate cancellation of the original round 1 at Buttonwilllow on April 11th and 12th, we had an unexpected wait for racing to start in. California with the AFM (American Federation of Motorcyclists) in 2026. All the Winter preparation and anticipation was held in [...]
If you have never been to Thunderhill West, there are various configurations. This video is clockwise with 10 turns and pace is set at Novice to all the reference points are easily visible. This will give you all the information you need to know to learn this configuration and go to your first track day with [...]
Race Report, AFM race 2, Thunderhill Raceway Park, May 3-4 I was very fortunate to be able to have Steve Collins of Scuderia Ducati fame (@scuderia_ducati) build me one of his world renowned Ducati 748/996/998 conversions. Yes, he is famous in several Countries for his build and has helped many riders create an amazing Ducati. In [...]
Thursday March 6th A slow and steady drive to Buttonwillow on Thursday evening got me to the track at 9.30pm. I emptied the Ford Transit and set the cot out for a good nights sleep. I was to coach Stacy Menas on her return to AFM all day on Friday and that would be my [...]
2 Clicks Out: Tuning K-Tech Suspension Bits part 1 K-Tech suspension components rival the infamous Swedish bits. Dave encounters them regularly. This is a Premium Video for Daves Paid Monthly or Annual subscribers. If you'd like to view this and hundreds of other Premium videos, please subscribe here. [...]
2 Clicks Out: GSX-R600 Street bikes at the Track A used GSX-R600 (and 750) is every bit as capable as the "new" model. Even as far back as the 2004-05 model, but for sure back to 2011 when it was fitted with same BPF forks as the [...]
Brake Fade ft. Suzuki GSX-R600 (random example) This is a Freemium Video that Dave shares with the global motorcycling community every month. Enjoy! Dave offers a variety of Premium content only available to paid subscribers. Please consider subscribing here. You can have all the best brake upgrades and/or fancy stock bits on [...]
2 Clicks Out: 2004 & 2005 ZX-6R 636 Suspension Setups The Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 was invented 20 years ago. Those early models have fully adjustable suspension, fuel injection, and radial mount brake calipers. They're still fantastic motorcycles even by today's standards. This is a Premium Video [...]
2 Clicks Out: S1000RR Gen 3 DDS Street Setups The 2015-18 BMW S1000RR electronic controlled suspension adjusters actually worked well enough to rival manual adjusters. In other words, you could approach professional lap times with the stock suspension. This is a Premium Video for Daves Paid [...]
2 Clicks Out: Faster Suspension Setup ft. Aprilia Tuono This is a Freemium Video that Dave shares with the global motorcycling community every month. Enjoy! Dave offers a variety of Premium content only available to paid subscribers. Please consider subscribing here. Your suspension setup needs to match the pace at which you [...]
