An interesting Poll. What do you think?

[ktd]

It was the government and I had done a stupid thing and reported some corruption I had been witness to.   So they were looking for anything they could to make me look dangerous.  They said it was a threatening image.  I was taken to the security office, interviewed  and kind of given every chance to get angry and do something stupid.

This is the story on the person I had reported.    She finally lost here job but not before I had to leave.  I gave up a quit my job and moved on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Callahan

[Ducati23]

I thought that Danny had the best machinery that Grant could get for him?  Was it just crap? He seemed pretty fast on it? IDK but you missed my point - Nothing suddenlly made Danny so fast. Hes was not in this position last race of the season last year and suddenly doubling up at the latest AMA round. You know better than that. He's not Ben Spies either

It sounds like you think the Buell 1125R is about even with a Japanese 600.  Is that the case? IMaybe Buel cc's are different than metric cc's?  

[benprobst]

I thought that Danny had the best machinery that Grant could get for him?  Was it just crap? He seemed pretty fast on it? IDK but you missed my point - Nothing suddenlly made Danny so fast. Hes was not in this position last race of the season last year and suddenly doubling up at the latest AMA round. You know better than that. He's not Ben Spies either

It sounds like you think the Buell 1125R is about even with a Japanese 600.  Is that the case? IMaybe Buel cc's are different than metric cc's?  

Grants machinery is first class (or was). But Jamie was long gone at that point. On Grants machinery Danny qualified on the front row 3 or 4 times, led a handful or races, and put it on the box at least twice. From 3rd to 1st with some of the 600 talent being move out of the class or onto slower bikes is not that far fetched. It wasnt just the Buell. how about Michael Barnes, nothing made him suddenly slow (out of the top 5), but with your logic becuase he is on a Buell he is now finishing in 10th, damn that Buell is slow!!. So one guy goes from podium finisher on motorcycles in the lower portion of teir 2 bikes to a winner on the Buell. And another guy goes from a podium finisher on motorcycles at the top of 2nd teir bikes to finishing on the edge and out of the top 10 on the Buell. Maybe the Buell is actually super slow and should be allowed to be lighter!!

[Super Dave]

It was the government and I had done a stupid thing and reported some corruption I had been witness to.   So they were looking for anything they could to make me look dangerous.  They said it was a threatening image.  I was taken to the security office, interviewed  and kind of given every chance to get angry and do something stupid.

This is the story on the person I had reported.    She finally lost here job but not before I had to leave.  I gave up a quit my job and moved on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Callahan

A riding school mentor of mine worked for NASA. 

He was let go by some new people above him in administrative positions.  She proceeded to hire all kinds of people that she knew from her academic work into NASA.  She was working yet on her degree, but over saw all kinds of engineers that had vast amounts of experience, patents, etc.  They were leaders in their field globally. 

At his exit interview, he said, "I am being fired for my age and experience."  The exit interviewer was shocked he said this, but he was required to take the interview information.  Eventually, the government had to pay him because he was actually fired because of his age and experience.  Too bad you could have stuck it out.  Government jobs are becoming corrupted with radicals everywhere, local and federal. 

[benprobst]

It sounds like you think the Buell 1125R is about even with a Japanese 600.  Is that the case? IMaybe Buel cc's are different than metric cc's?  

You should know better than anyone that CC's do not equal race wins, lap times, or speed (this is in no way directed at your riding or bikes or anything, just referencing you as a guy who has more expereince than most with bikes that have displacement advantage). I was resting my sore just crashed body on the front straight at gateway and my 2500 dollar SV650 almost ran into the back of your 50,000 dollar Duc1000 before I stoped being stupid and started paying attention. You had 400 extra cc how could my bike possibly keep up with yours?

[benprobst]

  Government jobs are becoming corrupted with radicals everywhere, local and federal. 

Hey dont you bring that republican smut in here!! Keep it in the dungeon.   

[Super Dave]

Hey dont you bring that republican smut in here!! Keep it in the dungeon.   

LOL!  Has nothing to do with being Republican.  I refer to radicals that really don't have a relationship to either conservatives or liberals.  There seems to be a huge number of them in government.

[Ducati23]

Hey give me a break, I was racing with your dad long before you were born. Old guys is tough. I was resting my sore just crashed body on the front straight at gateway and my 2500 dollar SV650 almost ran into the back of your 50,000 dollar Duc1000 before I stoped being stupid and started paying attention. You had 400 extra cc how could my bike possibly keep up with yours?

Because it was a very slow (ie damaged engine) and I am old and equally as slow. 

Seriously Ben  I think the Buells are going to have a field day. Barney will likely get a feel for that thing and be up front before long. He is fast and the bike seems fast. If I remember correctly this is first real seat time on a twin. 

David knows what it's like from his SV days. They are not faster because they are bigger, they are faster because they are faster. He'll have fun on his Buell this year.  I'll see you at gateway a couple of times too. I'm riding a 848 this season, 1000 was too much for me... 

[benprobst]

Hey give me a break, I was racing with your dad long before you were born. Old guys is tough
Because it was a very slow (ie damaged engine) and I am old and equally as slow. 

Seriously Ben  I think the Buells are going to have a field day. Barney will likely get a feel for that thing and be up front before long. He is fast and the bike seems fast. If I remember correctly this is first real seat time on a twin. 

David knows what it's like from his SV days. They are not faster because they are bigger, they are faster because they are faster. He'll have fun on his Buell this year.  I'll see you at gateway a couple of times too. I'm riding a 848 this season, 1000 was too much for me... 

Imagine that, a Ducati with a motor problem. 

I must say I disagree with you on the Buell, I  think its going to be upfront for the duration of the season, but I just don't see it doing as well on flowing tracks that don't reward the explosive torque, or the high rpm wind pushing power the extra displacement allows. So far we have been to two tracks that couldn't suit the Buell more, and its results have been good but not mind blowing. It would have been in the top 5 at Daytona, though with the way Danny has to ride that thing, along with his and the bikes weight I wonder how the single front tire would have worked out if he would have been battling up front and really pushing into the corners to keep people behind him. IN the first race at Fontucky, he did control the race handily, though I think the contenders were surprised he had the speed to make the break and didn't respond like they would have normally. In the second race he won by less than a tenth and had 5 riders turn laps faster than he during the race. It just doesn't smell of domination on a level that would require rule changes to me. Especially when the other bikes are qualifying and finishing outside of the top 10. No one is griping about the Yamaha in WSBK it has dominated in every form of the word, especially on a track that should not have been a strong one for the power characteristics of its new plant, with Ben on it, but like the Buell, the second place bike has had lackluster finishes (yeah i know 6th at a wsbk isn't thaaat lackluster, but you get the point).

I'm honestly not sure why I feel this way, I have absolutely no good will torwards the Buells, I've ridden one and I thought it was a crude pig in nearly every way. I don't know or particularly like Danny, it just seems like the kid is riding his ass off, winning races against one of the most proven and talented racers to ever come through the AMA and its all being written off as the bike being the reason why. Just doesn't jive with my feel good waves man. 

[Super Dave]

David knows what it's like from his SV days. They are not faster because they are bigger, they are faster because they are faster.

My SV was not faster.  Compared to a 600, it was a turd.  If it fell off a 250 ft cliff at the same time as my old R6, it would have lost a race to the ground.

[benprobst]

My SV was not faster.  Compared to a 600, it was a turd.  If it fell off a 250 ft cliff at the same time as my old R6, it would have lost a race to the ground.

After being rocked past on Road America's middle straight by Ed on his superbike, I remeber saying in my helmet, "Just what is the terminal velocity of an SV" followed by the voice in the back of my head asking "african sv or european sv? laden or unladen?" Huh, I wonder why I never went fast at Road A on my SV. Too much time to think!!

[Ducati23]

We'll see Ben, you could be right. The Buell may be the e ticket ride this season. Danny is a fast rider and maybe it his time to shine too?  Ed is just a spider monkey and his bikes are rediculous.  Buells don't bother me either but I just couldn't own one. I don't know why I don't dislike them. They just aren't my thing.  In all my years on a Ducati last season was the first time I ever broke a motor. I've blown up more SV's than I can remember.

My 848 has all the good parts in it so it should hold up. I take good care of them.