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Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    Quote Originally Posted by FirstDuc-1098 View Post
    Great job Lauren! It's been fun with you and Greg at TDs now I'm going to have follow you into the racing.
    Dammitt...then you'll be passing me not only at track days but at race weekends too....

    Hehe just kidding...that would be awesome! You can pit with me any day

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    Nice job. Can't wait to see the progression. Watching the rookie race with peeps you know in it is awesome. I don't think I'll forget that feeling.

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    Nice. It takes courage to move from track days to racing. Good for you.

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    Quote Originally Posted by Ken C View Post
    Nice. It takes courage to move from track days to racing. Good for you.
    Or insanity to start on a 600?

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    Nah, you know how to ride the thing. You've just got to learn how to ride it faster now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pittenger5 View Post
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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    Nice job Lauren and congrats!!

    Those rookie jitters are quite the feeling eh?

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    Great job, Lauren. Glad I could help talk some nonsense into you

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    Quote Originally Posted by OreoGaborio View Post


    Great job, Lauren. Glad I could help talk some nonsense into you
    I fear what your next suggestion might bring.....

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    Pete is fast. Listen to him. Thanks for a nice weekend.

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    so who won in the rookie race, you or Greg?

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    Nice job Lauren! It sure is an addiction! Don't worry about progression, it will come quickly!

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    At 1:39 any tire is fine unless the cords are showing.

    If you slid out of 10 I bet you had your full weight sitting on the seat, not hanging off the bike, leaned over and on the throttle.

    Hang off the bike, weight the footpegs, and roll on the throttle smoothly but aggressively and you can drive over those bumps like a MF'er.
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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    Congrats on the step into racing!

    Put fresh tires on to reduce your worries about that and have peter bounce and click. Don't necessarily listen to anyone online about settings etc. That usually turns out to be BS. Every bike is a little different, especially older ones.

    Are you sure its not your clutch that's slipping instead of the tires spinning? I just don't think that your bike has enough power to spin any tire at that pace, unless there is some serious rider error going on. Like leaning the bike in after the apex and at the same moment you are whacking the throttle open. That will get her spinning, but I'd assume people would have pointed out that you are on the verge of crashing if that were the case.

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    How would I tell if the clutch was slipping? I put a barely used set of clutch plates in before the season... It shifts fine. This issue I have started experiencing (completely seperate issue from my Turn 10 rear tire issue) has been when I am driving hard (but smooth throttle) out of corners, it happens every time out of Turn 3, and now every time out of turn 12. It feels like my rear wheel grips, spins, then grips, then spins, its a "cha -chunk, cha-chunk, cha-chunk" feeling where the bike almost feels like it is bucking. It happens at high rpms.... I was happening to me driving out of corners at Thunderbolt ( I talked to Pete about it, and he seemed to think I was right at the edge of traction, and suggested kicking up into a higher gear, which completely solved my problem at Thunderbolt). From what I've read, it seems like if a clutch is slipping, the rpms go up, with no discernible increase in speed (which is not what I am experiencing).

    It starting happening at Loudon as I started increasing my speed, drive, and rpms out of these 2 particular corners.

    And no, I'm not tipping in post apex and whacking the throttle open

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    Put new stickies on.

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    I'm so proud of you darling! Next year we'll grid together

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    Congrats Lauren!!! It was a pleasure to speak with you Sunday morning, your enthusiasm for the weekend really reminded me of my first. The beginning parts of racing are some of the best and I look forward to seeing you out there enjoying every minute of your racing!

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

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    I'm so proud of you darling! Next year we'll grid together
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    She is going to get an EX500 too?

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    Quote Originally Posted by Femmekat View Post
    It feels like my rear wheel grips, spins, then grips, then spins, its a "cha -chunk, cha-chunk, cha-chunk" feeling where the bike almost feels like it is bucking. It happens at high rpms.... I was happening to me driving out of corners at Thunderbolt ( I talked to Pete about it, and he seemed to think I was right at the edge of traction, and suggested kicking up into a higher gear, which completely solved my problem at Thunderbolt). From what I've read, it seems like if a clutch is slipping, the rpms go up, with no discernible increase in speed (which is not what I am experiencing).
    Based on this description here it sounds as if the transmission has some issues. If your bike is making any clunking noises when you have that situation it pushes me closer to thinking it's related to the transmission. If you or Greg wanna call me tonight I'll get into the details about why the taller gear seemed to "solve" the issue.

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    Well...it isn't making those noises, that's what it feels like. And its coming from the rear tire... It honest to goodness feels like my rear tire bites, spins, bites, spins, bites, spins.... and the bike lurches forward with every bite/spin it does it 3-4 times on the exit of T3 and T 12

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    just let someone fast take it out next track day & see what they think before spending a ton of money on tires and aftermarket parts.

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy 2 Shots View Post
    just let someone fast take it out next track day & see what they think before spending a ton of money on tires and aftermarket parts.
    Wow, talk about opening the door...

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    Re: Rookie weekend -NV #629 Round 7

    Losing and regaining traction is a gradual occurrance. It won't alternate between spinning and biting that noticeably unless your inputs are severe enough to cause that...and if that were the case there would be other major issues going with the bike's characteristics.

    If you wanna exchange bikes for a session during the next trackday I'd be okay with that. So far I'm 0-1 for people liking my bike. Looking to make it 0-2.

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