Re: Tire question for the track
Hard for me to tell. His bags are in the way. He's certainly close in a few places. John certainly has better body position than I do (this doesn't surprise me).
I typically drag through 2, 3, the bottom of the bowl, 10 (as i bounce through it) and all through 11-12 and the drive out of 12. (I'd love to fix the drive out of 12 drag). John takes a wider line out of 12 than I have been. Since I'm really not concerned with times this is probably what I should do as well.
I've actually learned to use dragging as a bit of a slope indicator. Dragging pegs means I'm getting close to dragging hard parts, which causes problems. :/
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Unrelated, but these guys could prolly use some new tires http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm1xp...e_gdata_player
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Don't be a litterbug, yo.
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nhbubba
Don't be a litterbug, yo.
It gives you more grip for the wheelie down hot pit.
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Okay so are there any inexpensive places to mount and balance the tires either in the Springfield Ma area, or in the NH Seacoast area if I don't want to wait until the track? I just called a few places locally and they all charge around $40 per wheel if I bring just the rims in. That seems a bit ridiculous IMO. If I do it at the track, is that something that needs to be done the night prior? And do they actually do a mount and balance there?
Sorry for the noob questions
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No idea. But make sure they leave the stickers on.
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Oh dear god, no. Not on a non race bike. You'll be a poser!
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OreoGaborio
He may not be in the video, but he does.
Still not as much as me. His body position is still better than mine, but yes, he does scrape.