2 Things I ponder for this season...

[stumpy]

 Ya when I got the 600rr alot of people came up to me saying that they heard the rr weighs 12 lbs more than the r6 or gsxr, It was usually a larger boned person ;)Saying that, But since I'm a firm 160lbs 8)
I'm thinkin I'll take my RR with me on it then their R6 with them on it...(Weighs less)
 
But..as Dave said. Skill is more important than bike weight early on.. (i've seen Dave FLLLYY on a 500lb Katana!)

StUmPy

[Xian_13]

Are you serious?  Body builders rarely go below 3%, you should consider riding horses  ;D
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I would race horses, but its hard to get the same lean angle ;D

No joking, my body has always been like that, since I was a freshman in Highschool.

And yes, you can see every bone on my body that is not wrapped in a muscle.. and every vien looks like it is stincking out 1/4 of an inch when my heart rate is up....

[Super Dave]

And quality of track time over quantity...

I think the RR weighs a lot more than 12 pounds more than the R6...

Not that it really matters a whole lot at this stage...

[xlr8tn]

I would race horses, but its hard to get the same lean angle ;D

No joking, my body has always been like that, since I was a freshman in Highschool.

And yes, you can see every bone on my body that is not wrapped in a muscle.. and every vien looks like it is stincking out 1/4 of an inch when my heart rate is up....

Got you all beat already...34/5'8"/115/2% and a brand new R6.  ;D

I have been this weight all my life...tough finding anything that fits.  Actually had to put rocks in my pocket to make the peanut football league when I was 10 or 12.  Back then I was the same size like everyone else.

But I tell you what...makes me a little more competitive on the track and fun to pass you all on the straight.  :D

[dwilson]

My Girlfriend has had the same figure since I met her in high school...  5'2", 95lbs, 10% body fat and she eats like a cow...  but I'm not complaining  ;D  I tried to talk her into riding ultra-lightweights but she wasn't interested, chicks... 8)

Dave; could you elaborate on your track time quality vs quanity statement?  I'd like to hear your suggestions on getting the most out of my track time.

[GSXR RACER MIKE]

     All you lightweight guys! I weigh in at 235lbs. at only 5' 10" tall. Most people guess me to be about 185lbs, but are they suprised if they try and move me. I find it hard to believe that a guy that weighs in at 135lbs wouldn't have an advantage over me on the same bike. 100 lbs is alot!

[Super Dave]

Dave; could you elaborate on your track time quality vs quanity statement?  I'd like to hear your suggestions on getting the most out of my track time.

Laps and laps and laps and laps cost money.  Oh, and you'll spend money on tires, gas...

The same thing done over and over expecting change is sometimes defined as insanity.

Unless you can find someone to work with you to help you make changes to what you do and how the bike is to improve things...

You are just probably wearing tires, your bike, and doing the same thing over and over.

I try to help racers do things differently.  I teach schools, but very few of my students are "new racers".  More of my students are active amateur and expert road racers.  

The average career of a motorcycle road racer is about two years.  Frustration is a big part of that.  Another is spending too much money.  I try to show racers how to do things differently so that they understand what they should be doing, and I'm pretty straight forward on saying what things are worth doing to a bike and what isn't.  There seems to be a lot of hype in the motorcycle world.  I've done this long enough that I know tricks.  This stuff should be simple and straight forward.  

Does that make more sense?

[dwilson]

Does that make more sense?

I understand, I have to be careful not to blow a fortune on track time only to practice going in the same wrong spots over and over with out improvement.  I guess I'll need to get a lap timer to see wether my efforts are paying off.  Maybe I'll luck out and have the chance to get instruction from you here in the North East.

I know the frustration that you speak of with new racers all too well.  My first race was 9-02.  I had never ridden a modern motorcycle, had lots of jetting problems, got hit on the straight in saturday practice...   Last season I got off to a good start with < 1 minute lap times at summit point jefferson circuit but then I crashed the bike real good a month later, car got stolen, taxes = no cash... I've had a less than pleasent mix of DAL & DNF.  I'm not letting anything get in my way this season though, I don't take failure lightly  ;)

[Super Dave]

Maybe I'll luck out and have the chance to get instruction from you here in the North East.

I've had some discussions with guys about doing a group thing, which would be the least expensive way to go.  When everyone gets closer to doing it, we'll probably have an open discussion...

[smoke]

Dwillson
Im in the same boat as u. I woul dlike to learn a better way of doing things. With you that makes three guys in our area that want to train with dave.

as far as the memory thing goes I have seen racers go out to summit and place markers for referance points on the side of the track.  last year I corner worked at summit for half the year to learn the track. It helped as I got to watch were dif riders turned in at and started braking.  I'm in the same boat as u learn the right spots to do the right thing

me 6'1 165 lbs

[Nate R]

I'm 5'11" or so, and weighed between 210 and 220 this year. By July, looking to be down to 165. I weighed 165 Freshman year in high school, and didn't get any taller since then.

When I start racing again, I'm hoping to be 160 or less, and maintaining that weight.

[Steviebee]

it's funny,  I tell my friends here at work that i want to loose 15 pounds,  and they look at me like im crazy !!!

5'11"  173 .  And everyone thinks im skinny. !!  ehehehe

BTW   i dont want to loose the weight to go faster, i want to do it so im more fit, Less weight to push around on the bike, means i should be able to run harder longer !  Be more focused!  If im less tired than i should be able to concentrate and run more consitently !  

Still dont have a PowerCommaneder,  stock spark plugs (i'm thinking about changing them for this year), stock air filter !!  Oh yea..   STOCK FENDER !!!  (I might keep that this year too )