went for a ride...

[stewie]

glad to live in cali where i can ride hard all year

[O.A. for life]

NICE! Wish i was out riding.:(

[TX Repsol]

Dude, that's some serious lean on the street...

I only wish there were roads like that around here. I've got to save all my energy for my occasional track day or the annual trip or two to Arkansas.

Nice pics BTW.

[serche]

seems like a great ride i live in chicago have to wait :mad:

[tribaltim]

glad to live in cali where i can ride hard all year

Hey where do you ride in Cali? Do you ever hit up Palomar Mt.?

Hit me up sometime well run it.....

[1eyebrother]

snowed here again today...wont be riding till late march early april.....:mad:

[CANNONBALL]

Those are some cool leathers who makes those?:D

[salvaje]

How fast did you come up on the Kawi's a*s*s?

[Big Kahuna]

Sweet pics bro. Nice to see a Repsol out doing what it does best. I was born and raised in San Jose before finding my way up here to the mountains. Let me know when you want to tame the Little Dragon and I'll meet you and your boys there and show you the route. :)

[jbigelow]

i see we have the same leathers stewie. :)

[Nakkers]

Cool pics man , what speed were ya going in pic 3 ?

[stewie]

yes the riding season in california is great:D

[stewie]

Hey where do you ride in Cali? Do you ever hit up Palomar Mt.?

Hit me up sometime well run it.....

san jose. Yea i've been on palomar quite a few times.. fun road have to adjust the suspension a little, but fun

[stewie]

Those are some cool leathers who makes those?:D

Dainese

[stewie]

How fast did you come up on the Kawi's a*s*s?

the kawi and i were running apx the same speed (student of mine) he was beginning to transition to the up coming right hander... we were going apx 90-95

[stewie]

Sweet pics bro. Nice to see a Repsol out doing what it does best. I was born and raised in San Jose before finding my way up here to the mountains. Let me know when you want to tame the Little Dragon and I'll meet you and your boys there and show you the route. :)

I love the little dragon... rode it for the first time about 6 weeks ago in the rain. It stopped raining and dryed out a little later... it was great. Its a long ride out there but worth it:D

[stewie]

Cool pics man , what speed were ya going in pic 3 ?

apx 90-95 through that turn

[Big Kahuna]

I love the little dragon... rode it for the first time about 6 weeks ago in the rain. It stopped raining and dryed out a little later... it was great. Its a long ride out there but worth it:DAh, were you riding with that group of gals from BARF? I saw a Repsol in the pics and come to think of it, I think I saw you in them too. :)

I so wanted to make that trip but was out of town at the time. :(

[Repsol Robert]

the kawi and i were running apx the same speed (student of mine) he was beginning to transition to the up coming right hander... we were going apx 90-95

Clearly you weren't looking at your speedo at the time, because that arc would not support 90-95...nor would a prudent rider...Stoner couldn't even run that corner at 90 on his MotoGP mount. 60 is probably closer to reality.

You need to take that knee draggin' to the track and avoid becoming a statistic on the street. Teaching that kind of riding on the street lacks a bit of respect for our sport in my opinion. It's obvious that you were showing off for the camera, which often leads others to do the same and ride over their personal abilities.

Don't get me wrong, I like riding the canyons too, but not that close to the limit.

Be safe out there young fearless lions...RR

[stewie]

Ah, were you riding with that group of gals from BARF? I saw a Repsol in the pics and come to think of it, I think I saw you in them too. :)

I so wanted to make that trip but was out of town at the time. :(

yea that was me in my other suit

[stewie]

Clearly you weren't looking at your speedo at the time, because that arc would not support 90-95...nor would a prudent rider...Stoner couldn't even run that corner at 90 on his MotoGP mount. 60 is probably closer to reality.

You need to take that knee draggin' to the track and avoid becoming a statistic on the street. Teaching that kind of riding on the street lacks a bit of respect for our sport in my opinion. It's obvious that you were showing off for the camera, which often leads others to do the same and ride over their personal abilities.

Don't get me wrong, I like riding the canyons too, but not that close to the limit.

Be safe out there young fearless lions...RR

first off, i didnt even know they were shooting up there.

secondly ive seen you ride, and wreck, dont lecture what you dont know.

third, the kawi has been a student of mine on the track for the last two years

you cant even see the entire arc or layout of the turn, hence you cant see entry and exit angles, so dont act like you can judge that

No, i dont stare at my speedometer while i ride, hence the apx statement

as far as taking instruction... as far as i recall you couldnt even go at a steady parade lap pace for the gp race at laguna when ignascio explictly told you NOT to race off, than you took off thinking you were hayden out of control and unsafe

just because you bought a bunch of carbon doesnt make you fast or under control

[Hondaman69]

snowed here again today...wont be riding till late march early april.....:mad:

Sounds like good news to me considering I have some sweet a-- ride in Idaho waiting for me that I want to keep everyone away from.
:D:D:D:D

I know it sucks for you though considering you already have your glorious 07 and can ride at any time unless it is snowing, so sorry about that.
:(:(

[Repsol Robert]

first off, i didnt even know they were shooting up there.

secondly ive seen you ride, and wreck, dont lecture what you dont know.

third, the kawi has been a student of mine on the track for the last two years

you cant even see the entire arc or layout of the turn, hence you cant see entry and exit angles, so dont act like you can judge that

No, i dont stare at my speedometer while i ride, hence the apx statement

as far as taking instruction... as far as i recall you couldnt even go at a steady parade lap pace for the gp race at laguna when ignascio explictly told you NOT to race off, than you took off thinking you were hayden out of control and unsafe

just because you bought a bunch of carbon doesnt make you fast or under control

I didn't post my reponse to get personal, but to use it as an opportunity to promote safer STREET riding. These kinds of discussions are met with energetic and productive debate on SBR as an example, but on BARF this would be viewed as a personal attack, which it was not.

I'm not going to spiral into a verbal fisticuffs with you as there would be no point, but my abilities on the racetrack are certainly not at your level...and yes, I have crashed on the racetrack while learning my personal limits the hard way. I have not crashed on the street.

But out of control on a parade lap...c'mon man... I was riding my own ride at a safe speed, I never got above about 60 while having some fun in front of the crowd....yes, even showing off a little doing a few wheelies, but that was when I was clear of the other 3 riders...on a race track. Ignacio told me to "have fun out there" and put no specific limits on me or anyone else, except..."Don't crash" The nearest thing to an incident on that parade lap was when one of the guys decided to stop in turn 8 or 9 and do a burnout, and was narrowly missed by another guy rounding the bend...but no harm was done...and I was already in the pits.

I'll refer you to this thread on SBR to give you a sense of how good track riders offer good advice on safe street riding...

http://www.southbayriders.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50877

I wish you no ill will, and hope that you survive your young invincible days...

To repeat...be safe out there...RR

[SIXDOG]

"I wish you no ill will, and hope that you survive your young invincible days..."

Well written.....

Robert, how I long for long gone INVINCIBLE YEARS of my youth.

[salvaje]

the kawi and i were running apx the same speed (student of mine) he was beginning to transition to the up coming right hander... we were going apx 90-95

Very nice! From the picture it looks like our Bear Mountain runs up here in New York. Oh and turns like that are hit over 85mph plus! I am usually in the middle of the pack and when I am can sneak a peek at the speedo thats what I see. So imagine the guys in front who are waaaaay out in front!

[Repsol Robert]

Very nice! From the picture it looks like our Bear Mountain runs up here in New York. Oh and turns like that are hit over 85mph plus! I am usually in the middle of the pack and when I am can sneak a peek at the speedo thats what I see. So imagine the guys in front who are waaaaay out in front!

We do have some amazing roads out here...I'm guessing he is in the Santa Cruz mountains somewhere...possibly Highway 9, but I can't be sure from the pic...but that's a favorite haunt for local squids...

On the other side of the bay we have Mt. Hamilton, and I thought I'd share a great pictrure from the top looking down over the roads many twists and turns leading to the summit...tighter than Palomar, but no less exciting...especially the back side.