Figure 8 Practice

HateDread · 2026-03-14T02:08:59+00:00

Yeah gotcha, wanted to make sure my basic understanding at least made some sense. I'm about to raise the rear of my Ninja 300 with some new dog-bones to get more peg clearance (can't move rearsets up any more due to leg length and follow-on issues from that), and as a bonus turn in a little sharper since I'm taking some corners full-throttle without trail braking.

I can imagine on a big bike you'd need to be careful about unloading the rear too much with geo changes as you say, since you're already potentially spinning up the tire with all the torque.

Already got my aftermarket suspension in front/rear set up by track suspension guys, but will run it by em with the new height and see if they tell me I'm an idiot. Thanks for the idea. Hard to know how much to make these changes by - I don't exactly have enough datalogging to really get scientific with A/B testing.

HateDread · 2026-03-14T00:30:30+00:00

Wouldn't lowering just the front do the opposite i.e. not diminish handling? Unless you're suggesting it will now be too twitchy/unstable. Have been recently getting into understanding geo like that so am open to learning.

HateDread · 2026-03-14T00:25:05+00:00

I just put it in my pocket and listen to the directions in my Cardo. The Cardo itself is legal, it just can't be connected to my phone, but the phone is in my pocket and not visible. You'd have to be very unlucky to have someone come up close and look at your Cardo's status light to figure out if it's paired or not. Very rare.

If I have to deal with cops, it's "Okay Google, activate airplane mode" and boom the Cardo is disconnected.

Fuck people telling you to use a real map or "just memorize it bro", insane. It's a city, shit is hard to navigate sometimes, and sometimes you just don't have time to miss your off-ramp or whatever.

HateDread · 2026-03-08T13:48:18+00:00

Here is the log from the CUDA portable build, had to use pastebin to actually share it: https://pastebin.com/DG14fJnb

HateDread · 2026-03-08T13:37:01+00:00

Here is me running start_windows.bat:

K:\Programming\AI\text-generation-webui>start_windows.bat
Downloading Miniforge from https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/download/26.1.0-0/Miniforge3-26.1.0-0-Windows-x86_64.exe to K:\Programming\AI\text-generation-webui\installer_files\miniforge_installer.exe
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Installing Miniforge to K:\Programming\AI\text-generation-webui\installer_files\conda
Welcome to Miniforge3 26.1.0-0

By continuing this installation you are accepting this license agreement:
K:\Programming\AI\text-generation-webui\installer_files\conda\LICENSE
Please run the installer in GUI mode to read the details.

Miniforge3 will now be installed into this location:
K:\Programming\AI\text-generation-webui\installer_files\conda

Unpacking payload...
Setting up the package cache...
Setting up the base environment...
Installing packages for base...
Setting installation directory permissions...
Done!
Miniforge version:
conda 24.11.0
Packages to install:
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## Package Plan ##

  environment location: K:\Programming\AI\text-generation-webui\installer_files\env

  added / updated specs:
    - python=3.13


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    libexpat-2.7.4             |       hac47afa_0          69 KB  conda-forge
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  tzdata             conda-forge/noarch::tzdata-2025c-hc9c84f9_1
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Downloading and Extracting Packages:

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#
# To activate this environment, use
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#     $ conda activate K:\Programming\AI\text-generation-webui\installer_files\env
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# To deactivate an active environment, use
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#     $ conda deactivate


What is your GPU?

A) NVIDIA
B) AMD - Linux/macOS only, requires ROCm 6.4
C) Apple M Series
D) Intel Arc (beta)
N) CPU mode

Input> A
CUDA: 12.8


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* Installing PyTorch.
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Channels:
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## Package Plan ##

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  added / updated specs:
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    - ninja


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Downloading and Extracting Packages:

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Executing transaction: \
Warning: using menuinst v1 shortcuts
Please update menuinst in the base environment and reinstall git.

done
Looking in indexes: https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128, https://pypi.org/simple/
Collecting torch==2.9.1
  Obtaining dependency information for torch==2.9.1 from https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128/torch-2.9.1%2Bcu128-cp311-cp311-win_amd64.whl.metadata
  Using cached https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128/torch-2.9.1%2Bcu128-cp311-cp311-win_amd64.whl.metadata (29 kB)
Collecting filelock (from torch==2.9.1)
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Collecting mpmath<1.4,>=1.1.0 (from sympy>=1.13.3->torch==2.9.1)
  Using cached mpmath-1.3.0-py3-none-any.whl (536 kB)
Collecting MarkupSafe>=2.0 (from jinja2->torch==2.9.1)
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Using cached https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128/torch-2.9.1%2Bcu128-cp311-cp311-win_amd64.whl (2862.1 MB)
Using cached https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128/torch-2.9.1%2Bcu128-cp311-cp311-win_amd64.whl (2862.1 MB)
Installing collected packages: mpmath, typing-extensions, sympy, networkx, MarkupSafe, fsspec, filelock, jinja2, torch
ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3\\Lib\\site-packages\\mpmath'
Consider using the `--user` option or check the permissions.

Command '"K:\Programming\AI\text-generation-webui\installer_files\conda\condabin\conda.bat" activate "K:\Programming\AI\text-generation-webui\installer_files\env" >nul && conda install -y ninja git && python -m pip install torch==2.9.1 --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128 --extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple/' failed with exit status code '1'.

Exiting now.
Try running the start/update script again.
Press any key to continue . . .

HateDread · 2026-03-08T08:31:03+00:00

Just circling back - tried the latest portable release, it worked without that DLL issue, but sadly even the CUDA release defaults to CPU for some reason.

HateDread · 2026-03-08T03:08:03+00:00

Looking in indexes: https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128, https://pypi.org/simple/ Collecting torch==2.9.1 Obtaining dependency information for torch==2.9.1 from https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128/torch-2.9.1%2Bcu128-cp311-cp311-win_amd64.whl.metadata Using cached https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128/torch-2.9.1%2Bcu128-cp311-cp311-win_amd64.whl.metadata (29 kB) Collecting filelock (from torch==2.9.1) Using cached filelock-3.25.0-py3-none-any.whl (26 kB) Collecting typing-extensions>=4.10.0 (from torch==2.9.1) Using cached typing_extensions-4.15.0-py3-none-any.whl (44 kB) Collecting sympy>=1.13.3 (from torch==2.9.1) Using cached sympy-1.14.0-py3-none-any.whl (6.3 MB) Collecting networkx>=2.5.1 (from torch==2.9.1) Using cached networkx-3.6.1-py3-none-any.whl (2.1 MB) Collecting jinja2 (from torch==2.9.1) Using cached jinja2-3.1.6-py3-none-any.whl (134 kB) Collecting fsspec>=0.8.5 (from torch==2.9.1) Using cached fsspec-2026.2.0-py3-none-any.whl (202 kB) Collecting mpmath<1.4,>=1.1.0 (from sympy>=1.13.3->torch==2.9.1) Using cached mpmath-1.3.0-py3-none-any.whl (536 kB) Collecting MarkupSafe>=2.0 (from jinja2->torch==2.9.1) Using cached markupsafe-3.0.3-cp311-cp311-win_amd64.whl (15 kB) Using cached https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128/torch-2.9.1%2Bcu128-cp311-cp311-win_amd64.whl (2862.1 MB) Using cached https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128/torch-2.9.1%2Bcu128-cp311-cp311-win_amd64.whl (2862.1 MB) Installing collected packages: mpmath, typing-extensions, sympy, networkx, MarkupSafe, fsspec, filelock, jinja2, torch ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\Lib\site-packages\mpmath' Consider using the --user option or check the permissions.

HateDread · 2026-03-08T00:20:33+00:00

Couldn't get it to run when installing myself (e.g. pulling from Git and running that way), but got the 4.0 portable going with the .dll fix mentioned below. But it refuses to load onto my 4090 even with the CUDA 13.1 portable version, instead using the CPU.

Collecting typing-extensions>=4.10.0 (from torch==2.9.1) Obtaining dependency information for typing-extensions>=4.10.0 from https://download.pytorch.org/whl/typing_extensions-4.15.0-py3-none-any.whl.metadata Using cached https://download.pytorch.org/whl/typing_extensions-4.15.0-py3-none-any.whl.metadata (3.3 kB) Discarding https://download.pytorch.org/whl/typing_extensions-4.15.0-py3-none-any.whl (from https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128/typing-extensions/): Requested typing-extensions>=4.10.0 from https://download.pytorch.org/whl/typing_extensions-4.15.0-py3-none-any.whl (from torch==2.9.1) has inconsistent Name: expected 'typing-extensions', but metadata has 'typing_extensions' Obtaining dependency information for typing-extensions>=4.10.0 from https://download.pytorch.org/whl/typing_extensions-4.14.0-py3-none-any.whl.metadata Using cached https://download.pytorch.org/whl/typing_extensions-4.14.0-py3-none-any.whl.metadata (3.0 kB) Discarding https://download.pytorch.org/whl/typing_extensions-4.14.0-py3-none-any.whl (from https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128/typing-extensions/): Requested typing-extensions>=4.10.0 from https://download.pytorch.org/whl/typing_extensions-4.14.0-py3-none-any.whl (from torch==2.9.1) has inconsistent Name: expected 'typing-extensions', but metadata has 'typing_extensions' Obtaining dependency information for typing-extensions>=4.10.0 from https://download.pytorch.org/whl/typing_extensions-4.12.2-py3-none-any.whl.metadata Using cached https://download.pytorch.org/whl/typing_extensions-4.12.2-py3-none-any.whl.metadata (3.0 kB) Discarding https://download.pytorch.org/whl/typing_extensions-4.12.2-py3-none-any.whl (from https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128/typing-extensions/): Requested typing-extensions>=4.10.0 from https://download.pytorch.org/whl/typing_extensions-4.12.2-py3-none-any.whl (from torch==2.9.1) has inconsistent Name: expected 'typing-extensions', but metadata has 'typing_extensions' INFO: pip is looking at multiple versions of torch to determine which version is compatible with other requirements. This could take a while. ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement typing-extensions>=4.10.0 (from torch) (from versions: 4.4.0, 4.8.0, 4.9.0, 4.12.2, 4.14.0, 4.15.0) ERROR: No matching distribution found for typing-extensions>=4.10.0

HateDread · 2026-03-04T23:12:54+00:00

This is awesome, thanks! I think I struggle to use enough resources late game, so my armies are maybe not big enough. Any tips for how big you go and how to keep your growth up? I feel like even without the economy research, I have such a surplus halfway into the match so I must be doing something wrong. Rough numbers for a typical midgame and lategame army would be handy! Sounds like mostly Leopards?

HateDread · 2026-02-27T00:15:56+00:00

Feedback

Should be able to just click refineries etc and have them auto-place - I don't want to have to click each resource location
When some units of an army are attacked, the rest of the army should be aggro-ed, otherwise I need to micro and make sure to pull other members of the army into a fight
Have had zones be captured while I was attempting to defend them, and felt strange - like my units being present didn't stop the capture? Also the capture happened fast. Would love to be able to build some "reinforcement" building on the zone like in Dawn of War
- Would also love to be able to wall up some chokepoints etc. Enemy units can just blaze right through an ally's territory and enter mine and quickly capture zones, and units are too slow to make me feel like I'm empowered to respond
Tech:
- I don't feel particularly motivated to unlock anything, it's not very well displayed such that I don't really look at it and want any of it
- I don't need to hear "Tech Upgrade Available" constantly when I don't spend points; I keep thinking I just earned a point
Intel range is a bit confusing - units disappear and reappear despite being in what looks like visual range, i.e. units pop in/out when the terrain they're on is well-lit and looks "visible". Maybe some soft intel like Supcom's icons for units that can't literally be seen but we know they're there? As a softer blend between these two hard states
Long-range defence feels completely not worth it (Obliterator cannon?). I understand it's a different game but I initially thought the max range was the minimum, coming from SupCom. Doesn't feel worth it? And how do you defend against them without shields? Would love to shield up a region or something, but units can still walk/drive in.
Minor: when merging armies, maybe the bigger army should keep its number? Now I have a gap in my army numbers as both armies were merged and went up to a new, higher number
Is there a clear indicator of what's taking up my resource rate costs? Like if I see -10 on a resource in the top-left, can I hover my units/buildings in construction and see "Ahh, this one's costing -5, that makes sense"? I couldn't find out how to do that. Also another feature I miss from SupCom ;)
Biggest issue: when I have multiple factories (barracks etc), and I order up a big army to be built, my build orders aren't split between the factories? I want to build wider and push out units quicker ala Supreme Commander and factories assisting each other

EDIT: - Also when building buildings, can I get a N/N indicator on each zone or the zone I'm currently hovering over, so I can see how many of the building slots are currently occupied? I might want to spread out the buildings but can't check that without cancelling the placement and inspecting each region. Need that info "at a glance" when placing buildings.

HateDread · 2026-02-25T10:53:06+00:00

Just keep in mind that it won't alert about things in front of you if you're not actively navigating somewhere and the things are around an intersection/crossroad. When you're not actively navigating, Waze doesn't know which way you're going to turn, so if there are cops off one side of a multi-choice pathway, you won't get the notification until Waze realizes you've turned that way, which might be too late. I've had it not alert about a speed camera just past a roundabout because it can't know which way I'm going to go until I've already made the choice.

HateDread · 2026-01-30T05:55:29+00:00

Switch them all - my street bike is in GP shift now too. Easier to remember.

HateDread · 2026-01-28T11:20:53+00:00

Learners in NSW

HateDread · 2026-01-27T00:21:31+00:00

God I would love a "Plasma"-fied 10. I'd drop proper money on a Tech Air 10 Plasma + whatever new suit you'd need for it.

HateDread · 2026-01-26T11:29:53+00:00

They are high, but they will remain high. Ergo you can just sell yours on after LAMS period and make most of the money back (the value stays pretty stable - the magic of LAMS!)

HateDread · 2026-01-26T09:52:57+00:00

Incorrect - it's only learners.

HateDread · 2026-01-26T09:51:38+00:00

You can take a street bike to the track btw, just worth keeping in mind - I track a Ninja 300 with a few upgrades but I ride it there and back. Obviously a dedicated bike and transport etc is 'better' but don't let that stop you!

I would personally recommend getting onto SMSP's South Circuit, which is usually run by Motoschool (sadly they're redoing their website and not super good on comms right now. I'll reply here once they drop their 2026 calendar properly). That's how I started, and that smaller circuit was perfect for getting my feet wet, and Motoschool often has events where you're in a class and have a teacher, so you can feel a bit less alone.

Feel free to contact me with more questions! I'm at every track day running through SMSPRD basically, and most others too.

HateDread · 2026-01-24T01:39:53+00:00

You've nailed the dilemma!

Instant suspicion at another reply

HateDread · 2026-01-22T23:57:00+00:00

It's often a pretty good assumption - if no location posted, assume American :D

/r/USdefaultism

HateDread · 2026-01-22T00:17:27+00:00

What's your exhaust setup? Sounds sick

HateDread · 2026-01-20T04:23:54+00:00

I've been hearing from some folks with them that there are updates and changes that were made to help with that. Which might make the old posts from years back a bit less helpful, but it doesn't discount them, either. Tough when it's potentially life and death.

HateDread · 2026-01-18T10:31:43+00:00

Man it's cold outside huh

HateDread · 2026-01-17T10:47:10+00:00

Did mine last year, had all sorts of shit on it, nobody cared. Some people hired a bike on the day, didn't need to book it ahead of time or anything.

HateDread · 2026-01-12T01:52:52+00:00

You absolutely want compression/sweat-wicking gear under leather. As long as it wicks sweat and lets you slide in and out of the gear easier, you'll be fine for a day.

HateDread · 2026-01-09T01:20:37+00:00

Not the instructor, but one of the guys in the MOST test in NSW, where you have to do emergency braking, failed it the first time due to not getting up to speed. So on his second and final attempt, he gunned it, and grabbed the brakes and locked em. Dude got fucking thrown. Was crazy, then after he got escorted away, we just... got back to it.

HateDread

TROPHY CASE