What makes YOU a roadracer?

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

Oh yay.  You just knew we'd have to hear it from Anthony "Isle of Mann" Connor!  Yadda yadda yadda.  Guy thinks just because he's rubbed his helmet on a few stone walls that he's something special!
OK, I'm going to go watch my Joey Dunlop V4 Victory tape until I stop feeling so jealous...

[am_#65_john_deere]

ha , ha, chris ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

i just wish i could afford to go back and do it again :) :) :)

[am_#65_john_deere]

oh bye the way chris,
a good roadracer doesn't automaticaly mean you will be a good track racer and vice versa.

maybe i will lie and say that i am 39 this year and race f40 with you ;D ;D ;D ;D

i'm not really that good at track( or circuits) racing.

there are two distinct styles....roadracer and the track racer.

anyway ,, i look forward to another year of mayhem with you guys.

it's still fun out there.
racing is racing.

[GSXR RACER MIKE]

     I saw this posted on another site and it really hit home:

"Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music!"

     I think if you truely understand and experience the roadracing version of that statement, then your a motorcycle racer.


     Purchasing 3 sportbikes brand new in the last 8 years, all of them for racing. On top of that being told by everyone that I'm nuts to finance them for a few years while their being raced.
     Having some of the best friendships ever with people who I only see at the track and who don't live within a 50 mile radius of me, and quite possibly not in the same state!
     Taking every turn I make on a daily basis in my truck as though it was a race line. Of course proper brake point, turn in, throttle/brake/suspension control, apex, and drive out all while holding the line.
     Sitting at the line waiting for the starter to throw the flag....err... I mean... for the traffic light to change and having a fast reaction time.
     Having my Slider calender hanging on the side of my computer tower at work and it helping me to forget about work and remember why I am there in the 1st place.

[EX#996]

    Having some of the best friendships ever with people who I only see at the track and who don't live within a 50 mile radius of me, and quite possibly not in the same state!
     Taking every turn I make on a daily basis in my truck as though it was a race line. Of course proper brake point, turn in, throttle/brake/suspension control, apex, and drive out all while holding the line.
     Sitting at the line waiting for the starter to throw the flag....err... I mean... for the traffic light to change and having a fast reaction time.
     Having my Slider calender hanging on the side of my computer tower at work and it helping me to forget about work and remember why I am there in the 1st place.

Exactly!

Dawn   ;)

[tzracer]

Spending the money meant for the down payment on a house on a new TZ250 instead.

My wife wanting to try corner working since I retired the TZ, 4 strokes don't give her anything to do.

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

   
"Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music!"

    

Hey Mike!  That saying is available on a tee-shirt with a sportbike design from a company called Reaperwear.  He's recently redone the shirt to a more modern looking bike.  My shirt is the old design.  I just saw the guy again at the Chicago Motorcycle show at Rosemont, and he had those shirts there.  http://www.reaperwear.com/

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

i'm not really that good at track( or circuits) racing.

You should be better at circiut racing.  There are no pubs to stop at! ;)

[dylanfan53]

major purchases are considered in "number of tires" that would be...

That's got to be the most popular response!
My teenager was looking at the projection TVs at Best Buy. I wasn't even thinking when I said, "Are you kidding? Do you know how many tires that would be?"
Also,
The scent of burning wood takes me back to my youth in Africa.
The scent of two stroke takes me back to my snowmobiling days up north.
The scent of Honda cleaner/polish is my SV.
The blended scent of gas, laquer thinner and Simple Green is the R6,
The perfume of rubber, oil, old paint overspray & cleaners is my garage.
I love my garage.  I love my trailer. Sometimes I sleep in them...and my wife is fine with that. ;D

[ninelives59]

SOO TRUE :D :D :D

[Rich]

You might be a racer if.....

you know how to properly pronounce "Criville"
> ...you walk proper lines through the grocery store with the cart.
> ...you've ever had to explain the term "pucker factor".
> ...you've paid $5.00 a gallon for gas without complaining.
> ...your idea of a decent sort of house to buy is one with a basement and a
> big garage, a downhill driveway so you can bump-start your racebike, and a
> working toilet on the property somewhere.
> ...you bought a race bike before buying a house.
> ...you bought a race bike before buying furniture for the new house.
> ...you're looking for a bike transport vehicle and still haven't bought
> furniture!
> ...you hear "overcooked it" and think "off the track" instead of
"Denny's".
> ...you sit on your race bike in the garage and make bike noises and
> shift and practice your throttle blipping/braking, while waiting for your
> motor to get back from the shop.
> ...you look at the purchase of tools as a long term investment.
> ...at least one of your children was conceived at a race track.
> ...your garage has more bikes than your house has bedrooms.
> ...you have enough spare parts to build another bike
> ...you have bike parts in your cubicle at work
> ...you registered for wedding gifts at Marietta Motorsports
> ...after your answer to "How was your weekend?" the next question is
always:
> "And you do this for fun? Right?"
> ...you've ported your 2-stroke lawn mower, chain saw, or weed eater
> ...your reading material in your bathroom consists of a 1-888-FASTLAP
> catalog, and 400 bike magazines, none of which have centerfolds.
> ...some people only know you by your racing class & bike number
> ...your first date involves asking her to crew for you.
> ...you plan your wedding around the race schedule.
> ...you complain when cars in front of you on highway off-ramps don't stay
on
> the line, causing your exit speed to drop.
> ...you tell a friend you need to clean up the head this weekend and they
> think you mean the toilet.
> ...you gladly pay $9 for a bottle of engine oil.
> ...you hate long distance driving, but gladly drive 800 miles to the race
> track.
> ...you save broken bike parts as "momentos".
> ...you've found your lawnmower runs pretty good on 108 octane gas
> ...you've got 3 immaculate race bikes always race ready, but your wife has
> to nag you for 2 months before you fix the headlight in her car.
> .... you've discovered that the stationary bike at Gold's Gym WILL
> tip-over...
>

[Steviebee]

I got so frusttrated with the crappy metric allen keys i had,

I went out and got new Metric Allen keys, T handles, Allen Sockets, and Combination wrenches and a spare 10mm socket.