What kind of bike did you race and when?

2008-2016 CRA/CCS 03/04/05/06/09/12 ZX6
2017-2021 CRA/WERA 11/16 ZX10
2019-pres RA Supermoto KX450
2022-pres CCS Kramer 690

 

I had a 84 . What a friggin pig .
Not to mention the shitty oiling system that caused flattened cams .

 

Good thing the cams were easy to change out....

 

And ? It was a know problem back then which I was unaware of when I bought it.
You not only had to replace the cams but also had to install external oiling tubes or modify the heads.

 

I rode one a few times. Huge in size, not all that fast, suspension (even in those days) was not great, overweight and if you wanted to race one, you HAD to buy a bunch of shit from HRC (if they’d even sell you the stuff).

what was that shop that was known for building the 1000r into something useful? HRD? Can not remember.

 

You didn't happen to ride with North Ridge, did you?

 

87 Honda cbr600 Herricane
91 Honda cbr600f2
94 Honda cbr600f2 (better forks)
95 Honda cbr600f3 (ram air/better brakes)
94 Aprilia rsr125r
94 Aprilia rsv250r

 

I’ll try and remember more on that bike tonight. It was all weird and for some reason I want to say the plan was to run it at the 24 hour races.
Edit: nope. the 24 hour bike was the gsxr750/1100 with giant Hella lights. Lol

 

The place that I talked to back then was https://www.holeshot.com/holeshot/home

 

That’s a name I haven’t thought of in a decade or two!!! :up: :up: :up:

 

After I found out what the ticking noise was, I was told about Dale.
He was very helpful . He made the external oiling kit I talked about.

 

84 was a VF1000F (Interceptor) VF1000r was 85 and 86

 

Also ARRA and AFM south

'85 500 Interceptor
'86 FZ600
'87-'90 Hurricane 600

 

Dale was the guy who built all those insane V-maxs wasn’t he?

 

That's what I had an Interceptor. Beautiful bike , I used for messengering .

 

2008-2009 Buell XB1200R
2010-2016 Buell 1125R
2017 SV650
2018-2019 Buell 1125R
2020-2021 Duc 1299
2022 Buell 1125R

Can you tell which is my favorite? I may get the 1299 back out again this year, haven't decided yet.

 

that's when i was born

and i'm not really "young" anymore



started riding bikes in 2006, started racing with WMRRA in 2007
1998 SuperHawk
2005 CBR600RR
2001 GSX-R750
2008 R6
2007 R6
2010 R6
2012 R6
2014 R6 (noticing a pattern here.. Marines in a Vietnam LZ and R6 racebikes in Chris' trailer... what do they have in common)
2015 R1
2018 R1
2019 ZX-6R
2017 S1000RR
2021 ZX-6R
2020 ZX-6R
2022 ZX-6R (shit..)

and then finally, haven't yet ridden it, but at this year's TT I'll be aboard a '23 M1000RR.

 

Good luck out there man.....

 

2006 Yamaha R1
2007 Kawi ZX6R
2008 Ducati 1098S
2008 Yamaha R6
2009 Suzuki GSXR750
2010 Yamaha R6
2010 Triumph 675
2013 Aprilia RSV4
2014 Honda GROM
2015 Triumph 675R
2015 Panigale 1299S

I think that’s it.

 

'06 GSXR 750 in 2015-2017
Then went expert and decided to celebrate with a '12 Panigale 1199 for a few years.
Of the two, one was a fantastic race bike. The other was Italian. Got a few expert podiums on her and damn the Pani was pretty but that GSXR was all I ever needed looking back.