.... wife, girlfriend, significant other stated that they wanted to do some track days? ???
;)
Go 4 it baby!
Like my response matters, as we all hold or have held a competition license.
Tell Paul: If you can do it, so can I! >:( ;) ;D
"crap...now my bike budget just doubled."
Quote.... wife, girlfriend, significant other stated that they wanted to do some track days? ???
;)
Do you want to borrow my bike?
XIII
You can borrow my stuff if you need it.
Run for the bike shop with credit card in hand buying her gear :D
No worries. I would say look into this organization. Track days with instruction in a controlled environment. Excellent for the first time track rider.
:)
http://nesba.com/info/whatis.aspx
QuoteNo worries. ÊI would say look into this organization. ÊTrack days with instruction in a controlled environment. ÊExcellent for the first time track rider. Ê
:)
http://nesba.com/info/whatis.aspx
Always advertising. ::) See that thing ontop of the page that says "VoiceEclipse is a proud sponsor of the CCS racing community."
??? That's how you advertise ;)
QuoteAlways advertising. ::) See that thing ontop of the page that says "VoiceEclipse is a proud sponsor of the CCS racing community."
??? That's how you advertise ;)
Wow...
I can't beleive I am going to type this...
I agree with you Dan!
XIII
*in hiding now
QuoteNo worries. I would say look into this organization. Track days with instruction in a controlled environment. Excellent for the first time track rider.
:)
http://nesba.com/info/whatis.aspx
I think this is an excellent idea.
QuoteWow...
I can't beleive I am going to type this...
I agree with you Dan!
XIII
*in hiding now
Come on everyone, I think he went this way. Catch the traitor! ;)
:P
I'd say, "You smokin' that crack pipe again?" :)
(She's a city girl. Can't even drive stick shift. Got her license at 25. I wouldn't mess with her though. There's city girls and then there's city girls. Just like there's dogs and junkyard dogs. Not that my wife's a dog...oh crap... there it all goes...) :-[ ;D
QuoteI'd say, "You smokin' that crack pipe again?" :)
(She's a city girl. Can't even drive stick shift. Got her license at 25. I wouldn't mess with her though. There's city girls and then there's city girls. Just like there's dogs and junkyard dogs. Not that my wife's a dog...oh crap... there it all goes...) :-[ ;D
Don, you have firmly inserted foot in mouth. Toe Jam tastes good, don't it? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
By now it's a familiar taste. ;D
QuoteBy now it's a familiar taste. ;D
Ok, I'll say it...
It'a because you're a MAN! :o ::) ;D :P
QuoteOk, I'll say it...
It'a because you're a MAN! :o ::) ;D :P
OH NO YOU DIDN'T!!!!
QuoteOH NO YOU DIDN'T!!!!
Uhhh huuuhhh, I did! ;D
I'd say that K3 is going to be LEAD INSTRUCTOR at some STT events this year, and that he'd probably take you under his wing with a bit of persuading.... Like, for example, showing up! ;)
Someone just told me about 2 FZR400 track bikes, a grand for the pair. One for you, and one for Renee! It's time to start training the leather-clad warrior who will one day unseat the Evil Queen Rhiannon! ;)
QuoteSomeone just told me about 2 FZR400 track bikes, a grand for the pair. One for you, and one for Renee! It's time to start training the leather-clad warrior who will one day unseat the Evil Queen Rhiannon! ;)
Rhiannon is not an evil queen.
I am the evil queen, and she is just in training. :o ::) ;D
QuoteRhiannon is not an evil queen. I am the evil queen, and she is just in training. :o ::) ;D
Evil Princess would be the correct term i believe. ;D
I'd give her the same response I gave her when she called me and asked if I minded that she bought a CRF-150...
(start laughing) "Do you really have to ask me this question?"
I'd say "If you want, but those tires are going to last you for the next race weekend too."
;D
-z.
QuoteEvil Princess would be the correct term i believe. ;D
Call Rhiannon a princess to her face. I dare ya! :o
QuoteCall Rhiannon a princess to her face. I dare ya! :o
i think i have before. ;D
Quote.... wife, girlfriend, significant other stated that they wanted to do some track days? ???
;)
That's easy...
"You mean we'll have TWO SV's?" ;D
My wife has done several track days (RA and Blackhawk) along with passing the licensing school.
LCR is hosting a Ladies Only school on Monday July 18 at Blackhawk.
I took my wife to California Superbike School in June of 1998. The school had opposite effects on us. After that day, all I wanted was to race. After that day, she lost interest in riding. I think she must have had a close call or seen somebody else crash, because she just wasn't into it after that day. I've tried to talk to her about it, but she doesn't ever give me a clue as to what happened. It's one of the great mysteries of my life....
Well, seeing as I'm single, I'll have to imagine it based on my last 2 girlfriends....
After coming-to (I'd get knocked out when the news knocked me over and I whacked my head on the ground...) I'd probably pick up the phone and call my suspension guy, looking for setup tips to lower my R6 so she could fit on it. ;)
There's something about a hot female, wearing leathers and sitting on a bike....
Quoteone for Renee! It's time to start training the leather-clad warrior who will one day unseat the Evil Queen Rhiannon!
Meanwhile at the Buxton Family Ranch, crickets chirp.... a dog howls in the distance.... Renee does her homework and tries to be a good little girl....
QuoteMeanwhile at the Buxton Family Ranch, crickets chirp.... a dog howls in the distance.... Renee does her homework and tries to be a good little girl....
What...?!?
I already know what Paul said, I just wanted to see what you fine folks would say.
;)
QuoteWell, seeing as I'm single, I'll have to imagine it based on my last 2 girlfriends....
After coming-to (I'd get knocked out when the news knocked me over and I whacked my head on the ground...) I'd probably pick up the phone and call my suspension guy, looking for setup tips to lower my R6 so she could fit on it. ;)
There's something about a hot female, wearing leathers and sitting on a bike....
;D
QuoteWhat...?!?
I already know what Paul said, I just wanted to see what you fine folks would say.
;)
So...are you going to keep us in suspenders? ::)
QuoteSo...are you going to keep us in suspenders? ::)
LOL!!!!
Looking back on it, the conversation was hilarious. ;D It was almost like that point - counterpoint conversations that 60 minutes used to have.
I gotta go, I'm in training today, but I'll post later.
:)
I'm just suggesting that Renee could be the next Jesse Janich.... ;D
QuoteLOL!!!!
Looking back on it, the conversation was hilarious. ;D It was almost like that point - counterpoint conversations that 60 minutes used to have.
I gotta go, I'm in training today, but I'll post later.
:)
As long as it wasn't like the Dan Akroyd/Jane Curtain SNL News:
Jane, you ignorant s l u t!
(I can't believe they actually said that sh1t...even now it's funny!)
BTW, the auto censor won't let you say: slut. Too funny, you could say it on TV in the 70's but not in the 21st century on the forum. :-/
Being married as long as Paul and I have, one learns how to approach them with 'delicate' subjects. Knowing that the idea of track days might not be that appealing to him, I waited for the opportune time. This presented itself to me on Sunday, and this is how it went....
Paul: Did you put those sprockets on eBay yet?
Dawn: No, not yet.
Paul: Perhaps I should keep them for the 6 [ZX-6] and use that for track days on not my super bike.
Dawn: Yeah, I was thinking that too and I could ride it in the Novice class.
Paul: What?
Dawn: Yeah, I would like to do some track days.
Paul: You would be nothing but a roadblock on the track only doing 60 mph.
Dawn: Obviously you have never watched the Novice class.
Paul: You probably wouldn't even get the tires warm.
Dawn: <smirks, rolls her eyes, and shrugs her shoulders>
Paul: Well you would have to get a set of leathers.
Dawn: Alexa has some that would fit me for $$$$
Paul: How do you know they would fit? They would probably fit you like your coveralls since you're so tall.
Dawn: Alexa said they would fit and she should know since that is her business.
Paul: So this all came about when you talked to her today, huh.
Dawn: No, I've known about these for some time.
Paul: Well your just going to have to try them on.
Paul: Besides, if I set the bike up for myself, the suspension is never going to move under your weight.
Dawn: I guess I'll just have to ride the bike.
Paul: I know you ride within your limits, but even if you do, you can still fall down.
Dawn: Yeah, I know.
Paul: What do you think is going to happen to you when you fall down? Just compare your muscle mass to mine.
Dawn: Remember the bone density test that I had, the results were off the chart. [That's why I weigh what I do, I have dense bones! Hey! No jokes about a hard head, OK ;)]
Paul: Well, when you show me you can ride on dirt, you can ride on the track.
Dawn: What more can I show you? I'm already wringing the neck off the little 150, and I can ride that thing on the ice just as hard as you. [ Perhaps I should have reminded him of the times that we would ride in the triple digits on the back roads up here. Me on the lowly ZX-6, him on the 'busa, and a buddy on a ZX-11 :o]
Paul: Well that's why I want to get you a bigger dirt bike.
Dawn: Yeah, I know, but I want to have fun too.
Paul: Well you can't take it out there like it is now, and you can set it up yourself.
Dawn: OK
Paul: [Heavy sigh] :-/
Yea! I won (like there was any doubt, just don't let Paul know, because he's allowing me to do this, j/k)! We all know that he will help me with the bike, he just had to make me work for it. I know where he's coming from, he just doesn't want me to get hurt (he's the "I gotta protect my woman!" type of guy). ;D
Quote We all know that he will help me with the bike, he just had to make me work for it.
Work for it? WORK FOR IT!?! For the amout of effort, energy, and time you've spent supporting his racing habit over the years,
HE OWS YOU BIG TIME!!!Be sure to pick him out a cute little outfit that accentuates his curves for when he'll be holding the umbrella for you! ;D
Yeah, that's too funny. Roger was the same when I wanted to get my RR license. Then he was right there wrenching beside me because underneath it all he's just as much of a control freak as I am. (I'm better at clutch assembly and safety wire...LOL)
Good for you. Maybe I'll take a few days with you, I haven't been on a bike in 2 years! (No not even my R6) :(
I have no problems with my wife doing track days or racing.
I think it is pretty hypocritical of any racer to not let their SO ride track days or race. Yes they could fall and get hurt, but so can you while racing.
I recall racing aginst Carol Drucker. She was not very fast (lapped her as many as 3 times in LWGP at Blackhawk), and she was never a problem. Of course I don't think there is any excuse for hitting a back marker at a club race. That whole idea of rubbing is racing is a bunch of crap.
Dawn, go ahead and do it. If you need help setting up a bike, give me a call and I will help you.
QuoteI have no problems with my wife doing track days or racing.
I have problems with my wife beating me >:( :-*
No, actually I don't. I'm very proud of her. And I get to take a little credit because I tune her bikes. :)
-z.
QuoteCall Rhiannon a princess to her face. I dare ya! :o
I call her Princess all day long , quit being such a girl K3.. Jim
QuoteI call her Princess all day long , quit being such a girl K3.. Jim
Yeah me too. Just this Monday on the phone. Then I panicked, got scared and hung up. ;D
Bite me Jim! I'm just helping to weave the Rhiannon mistique! Gotta represent for my girl, doncha know!
Dawn, a letter and a number will get you all the help you will ever need. K3!
i bought her a bike and gear .,.
see that was easy