Hello Everyone Glad to finally be here

[Ducati999]

Hello everyone. I stopped by Cycle gear in Manchester Ct this summer and they handed me some info on this site. I took my time in signing up because the weather was nice enough to ride but now that its cold out I have a little more time to work the laptop. When I got the info for NESR I also got a pamphlet for Tonys Track Days and while researching track days I found your thread for the Palmer Race track which made me happy. I live close to Palmer so I would love to have a track that close to home. My wife and I are both avid riders and spend as much time on 2 wheels as possible. I hope to both supply and receive much usefull information on the message board.

[Eric Baker]

Welcome! Glad you found the site. Pull up a chair and stay a while. Be sure to keep an eye on rides come next season.

[mzdagrl]

welcome - what do you ride?

[Ducati999]

I have a 2003 SV650s which is my daily ride and I have a Ducati 999 which is my baby. What is in your garage?

[Ducati999]

I also love to ride my wifes 2012 ninja 250r but the bike is lowered so I have to take it easy as parts touch down if you corner to aggressively on it, it shure is a fun little bike though

[DZircher]

My wife and I are both avid riders and spend as much time on 2 wheels as possible.

Welcome to both of you!

[TTD]

Welcome, and if you live in Worcester, you're also close to the CT track - which comes online around July of next year.

The Palmer track is slated for end of next year, but I'd be (pleasantly) suprised given the tough conditions (lots of rock blasting)

[Chippertheripper]

Enjoy the show.

[mzdagrl]

Enjoy the show.

This, you definitely joined at the right time of year for entertainment. I also have an SV650S (05) and my husband just picked up an 04 R1. I have been casually bike shopping for about 4 years but can't find anything that tops the SV for versatility. You'll find there are a lot of trackday (and race) junkies on this forum and they get pretty punchy after the tracks shut down for the year.

[DZircher]

they get pretty punchy after the tracks shut down for the year.

Keira, I'm going out of my mind not riding this fall. It'll be another 3 weeks with the brace on before I start PT. <sadness/>

-diz

[Stoneman]

...and they handed me some info on this site...

...When I got the info for NESR...

Interested to know what exactly did they hand you?

[Pigman]

Interested to know what exactly did they hand you?

A condom with NESR on it.....

[Ducati999]

Sorry they were out of condoms but I did get a flyer with all the track days info. I am really looking forward to doing a few track days with my wife and a friend of mine who has a 1st gen sv650s. I heard about this site from the same girl at Cycle Gear so I think she may be a member. I love the site I am still learning how to navigate thru all of the different threads. I keep loosing this one and when I find it again there are more replies! I think its great how friendly everone is on here.

[Stoneman]

Eh...bunch of fucksticks around here I tell ya...

[Ducati999]

Guess I haven't been here long enough to tell who or what is around but seems like some people I could get along with>do most people on here do all of their own maint. I just learnt to do the valves on my Ducati this past season and there isn't much else I haven't done so start the tech talk

[Ducati999]

I actually live in Southbridge Ma and I am looking for sum folks to ride with around here. I have been riding mostly in Stafford, Ashford and Tolland Ct this season as there are plenty of really curvy mostly empty farm roads out there and not too many police. We tend to ride at a sane level but sometimes that level is beyond the posted limit. The back roads we ride are really pretty empty (especially early Sat&Sun morn) so we don't get caught behind too many cages and our biggest worry is the local deer population.

[csmutty]

I actually live in Southbridge Ma and I am looking for sum folks to ride with around here. I have been riding mostly in Stafford, Ashford and Tolland Ct this season as there are plenty of really curvy mostly empty farm roads out there and not too many police. We tend to ride at a sane level but sometimes that level is beyond the posted limit. The back roads we ride are really pretty empty (especially early Sat&Sun morn) so we don't get caught behind too many cages and our biggest worry is the local deer population.

Ill be down next year. I live in pomfret

[GearHd6]

I'm in Ashford.

[OreoGaborio]

I have a 2003 SV650s which is my daily ride and I have a Ducati 999 which is my baby. What is in your garage?

Welcome to the forum. Nice little duo. I'm also rockin a 2nd gen SV and an Italian.... but it's one of those *other Italians

I also love to ride my wifes 2012 ninja 250r but the bike is lowered so I have to take it easy as parts touch down if you corner to aggressively on it, it shure is a fun little bike though

Hilarious... I also have my girlfriend's Ninja 250 in the garage & I love riding that thing, too

[Ducati999]

Welcome to the forum. Nice little duo. I'm also rockin a 2nd gen SV and an Italian.... but it's one of those *other Italians

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Question for OreoGaborio what other Italian would that be Aprilia, Moto Guzzi or Benelli? I love all bikes so let me know what you got.

[Ducati999]

CsMutty and GearHd6 I will be riding later today (Saturday) with my buddy in Ashford and Stafford. We will have to get together next season and do some riding I would love to learn some more areas to ride around here. I grew up in Enfield Ct and all the areas I used to ride are now an hour or more away.

[csmutty]

CsMutty and GearHd6 I will be riding later today (Saturday) with my buddy in Ashford and Stafford. We will have to get together next season and do some riding I would love to learn some more areas to ride around here. I grew up in Enfield Ct and all the areas I used to ride are now an hour or more away.

I'm moving today otherwise I'd be down.

[OreoGaborio]

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Question for OreoGaborio what other Italian would that be Aprilia, Moto Guzzi or Benelli? I love all bikes so let me know what you got.

03 Aprilia Tuono

[Ducati999]

Did a great ride today never enough. I adjusted the sag/preload on my sv today and what a difference! I put a ninja 600r shock on it when I bought it but never set it correctly. I think it is much better now but the forks really suck. I changed the oil this spring with 20wt and it has progressive springs but it will still bottom over rough road and I don't like the feel under hard braking. I wish there was a direct swap for these as I don't want to do the GSXR fork swap. My bike sits really high in the rear and even with the forks lowered 12-13mm in the triples it dosent feel right. I don't want to loose the front speedo cable or swap to a hall effect setup but I guess I will have no choice if I am going to keep it, my only other option is to buy a ninja 300 to race/track day with.

[maxim_X]

There are many other options other than fork swaps and shock swaps.

See : http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...hock-Swap-Myth

Anyway there isn't much you need to do to get the SV track ready. It will be a lot cheaper than getting a 300 and readying that. In the front you can do emulators springs and oil, or a cartridge kit instead of the emulators. In the back, penske is the most used shock, with Elka and Ohlins popular as well.