With a forecast of 109F/ C for the event, I was not relishing the race weekend. Many others I’m sure had exactly the same thoughts. No matter what, you show up if you want to win Championships and preparation is everything. In this case, hydration would be the priority and I started that on the Wednesday [...]
Qualifying Time: 1.58.617 Best Lap Time: 1.56.332 For this event I would be under the very professional Motorsport Exotica canopy. This was as a teammate to Jason Diaz of Oculus Financial as he has Jerrad and his staff helping him for the full year in 2027 at all Moto America events. Jason has worked very hard [...]
A track is a living breathing thing so when you go back to it, you have to walk it to see what has changed with the asphalt:- tar snake repairs, small or large patches, areas that have been ground down and how the surface has changed over time for “bumps” especially in braking zones. Buttonwillow [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Dave will be working on motorcycles from 7am to 1pm setting up ergonomics, sag and damping based on rider anatomy, weight and ability/use. He will adjust hot tire pressures as required. Payment at the time of service is via: cash, card, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle, Apple Pay, Cash App. Suspension Tuning $60 for a one [...]
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Freemium Article. Enjoy. To view Premium content, please Subscribe or Login. UPGRADING THE SUSPENSION ON A YAMAHA MT/FZ07 – SUMMARY For a solo rider with a net body weight of around 90 kg (200 lb.) and a ready to ride weight of around 100 kg (220 lb.), I would suggest the following settings for [...]
Freemium Article. Enjoy. To view Premium content, please Subscribe or Login. With version 2 of the Nitron shock prepared by KSS being ready, I rode to New Plymouth to install the new shock. Valving was changed as was the needle taper and a 15nm/mm spring was installed with 12mm of preload. Front pressure was [...]
Premium Article Excerpt. To read the full article please Subscribe or Login. More testing with suspension, geometry and tyre pressures on yet another long haul ride from Cromwell to Nelson over Arthur's Pass and via the Buller Gorge. As the forecast was much warmer weather, this was a great opportunity to acquire [...]
